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6:20 PM ET, April 27, 2015

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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Faith leaders demand that liberal justices sit out gay marriage case  —  Religious leaders are calling on members of the Supreme Court's liberal wing to recuse themselves from the blockbuster gay marriage case that the court will begin considering on Tuesday.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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John Culhane / Politico:
There's no real case against gay marriage  —  Opponents rely on dubious warnings of social Armageddon.  —  Lead image by Getty.  —  Marriage equality opponents are having a hard time pointing to any good reason for fencing same-sex couples out of marriage.
Yahoo Politics:
As arguments near, Justice Ginsburg has already made up her mind on gay marriage Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the West conference room at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 82-year-old leader …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Gay Businessman Who Hosted Ted Cruz Event Apologizes
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Historic ruling expected as SCOTUS takes up gay marriage
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The joke was that Obama wasn't joking  —  The White House Correspondents' Dinner has become a strange event.  It is, ostensibly, an evening when the president and the press can come together to share a few lighthearted laughs.  But it's evolved into a recital of brutal truths — albeit one neither side ever really admits happened.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:   “If only President Obama weren't black, maybe he would realize …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Our Mean-Spirited President Cuts Loose
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Taylor Marsh
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
At correspondents dinner, Obama lets second-term anger out
Baltimore Sun:
Seven police officers injured in violent clash near Mondawmin Mall  —  Seven police officers were injured Monday afternoon in a violent clash with demonstrators that began near Mondawmin Mall and spread across West Baltimore.  One officer was unresponsive and others suffered broken bones, police spokesman Eric Kowalczyk said.
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
The Proof of the Clintons' Wrongdoing  —  Her campaign and the media are misreading the scandals.  —  Let's remember what this story is about.  Hillary and Bill Clinton want it to be about a “conservative author” who catalogued their conflicts of interest.
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John Fund / National Review:
Are Democratic Insiders Starting to Panic about Hillary?
Christopher Ruddy / Newsmax:
In Defense of the Clinton Foundation
Discussion: Liberaland, Politico and FOX News Radio
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Nobody Said That  —  Imagine yourself as a regular commentator on public affairs — maybe a paid pundit, maybe an supposed expert in some area, maybe just an opinionated billionaire.  You weigh in on a major policy initiative that's about to happen, making strong predictions of disaster.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Conservatives fear GOP leaders giving up on Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Daily Kos and The PJ Tatler
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
George W. Bush Bashes Obama on Middle East  —  In a closed-door meeting with Jewish Donors Saturday night, former President George W. Bush delivered his harshest public criticisms to date against his successor on foreign policy, saying that President Barack Obama is being naïve about Iran …
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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Assad's hold on power looks shakier than ever as rebels advance in Syria
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Six PEN Members Decline Gala After Award for Charlie Hebdo  —  The decision by PEN American Center to give its annual Freedom of Expression Courage award to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has prompted six writers to withdraw as literary hosts at the group's annual gala on May 5 …
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Brigette Paladon / WGNO:
EXCLUSIVE: Watch as strong winds knock over a train in Jefferson Parish  —  ELMWOOD, La. (WGNO) - Nearly a dozen shipping containers and some train cars were blown off elevated tracks in Jefferson Parish Monday.  —  WGNO reporter Jabari Thomas captured the moment when strong winds knocked …
Bfearnowcbs / CBS Houston:
Texas A&M Galveston Professor Hits ‘Breaking Point,’ Fails Entire Class  —  Galveston, Texas (CBS HOUSTON) — A Texas A&M Galveston professor says he hit a “breaking point” as he failed an entire class of students in his management course that he said required “security guards” for him to feel safe teaching.
CNN:
How Google is endangering police officers  —  Sheriffs: Driving app endangers police 01:36  —  Story highlights  —  David A. Clarke Jr. is sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.  Jonathan Thompson is CEO of the National Sheriffs' Association.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the authors.
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Virtual Candidate  —  Elizabeth Warren isn't running, but she's Hillary Clinton's biggest Democratic threat. … “Might I suggest a full-bodied white?”  —  BUY THE PRINT » … “This seems like a lot of work for one lost contact.”  —  BUY THE PRINT »
Washington Post:
Never before have so many people with so much money run for president  —  The 2016 Republican presidential contest, designed to be a tidy affair, is instead shaping up to be a chaotic, drawn-out slog, thanks largely to an expanding pool of rich patrons raining money on a broad field of candidates.
USA Today:
Let ‘free range’ kids roam home: Our view  —  In Maryland, it's hard to tell exactly where the law stops and parenting begins.  —  Two Sundays ago, Danielle and Alexander Meitiv of Montgomery County, Md., got a call from Child Protective Services.  Police had taken their two children …
 
 
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Loretta Lynch is sworn in as U.S. attorney general
Discussion: NPR, Daily Kos and Firedoglake
Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Koch Industries drops criminal-history question from job applications
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
Aggressive Effort Underway by Democratic Leaders to Recruit Elizabeth Warren
Discussion: Political Wire
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
New Amendments Imperil Measure on Iran in Congress
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
City birth rates haven't been this low since Great Depression
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
That Time Pizza Hut Made Fun Of Hillary Clinton For Being A Carpetbagger
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Chuck Grassley doesn't want to ‘second guess’ police forces
Discussion: ABC News
 Earlier Items: 
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
In 2013, The Clinton Foundation Only Spent 10 Percent Of Its Budget On Charitable Grants
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
The Latest Fashion, Trending on Google
Discussion: Bloomberg View, The Week and Althouse
CBS News:
Race to rescue climbers trapped on Everest
Discussion: USA Today, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Rand Paul Defends Drone Killings of Americans in Al Qaeda
Discussion: Gawker, Hot Air and Balloon Juice
New York Post:
De Blasio: New Yorkers are too mean to me at baseball games
Discussion: The Daily Caller and RedState
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  When I came to Iowa, I wanted to do something a little different.
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Washington Post