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10:15 AM ET, April 28, 2015

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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Nonviolence as Compliance  —  Rioting broke out on Monday in Baltimore—an angry response to the death of Freddie Gray, a death my native city seems powerless to explain.  Gray did not die mysteriously in some back alley but in the custody of the city's publicly appointed guardians of order.
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David Simon:
Baltimore  —  First things first.  —  Yes, there is a lot to be argued, debated, addressed.  And this moment, as inevitable as it has sometimes seemed, can still, in the end, prove transformational, if not redemptive for our city.  Changes are necessary and voices need to be heard.
Scott Dance / Baltimore Sun:
Riots erupt across West Baltimore, downtown  —  Violence and looting overtook much of West Baltimore on Monday, injuring more than a dozen police officers and leaving buildings and vehicles in flames.  —  As night fell, looters took to Mondawmin Mall and a Save-A-Lot and Rite Aid in Bolton Hill, loading up cars with stolen goods.
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Orioles COO John Angelos offers eye-opening perspective on Baltimore protests  —  Demonstrators destroy the windshield of a Baltimore Police car as they protest the death Freddie Gray.  (Photo via Jim Watson/Getty Images)  —  After protests in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray turned violent …
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Baltimore and the State of American Cities  —  Six weeks ago, before Baltimore had become the latest venue for outrage over the killing of black men by the police, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake delivered her annual State of the City address.  Rawlings-Blake, who served previously as the chair …
David McCabe / The Hill:
Lynch: Justice Dept. officials will go to Baltimore  —  The Department of Justice will send two officials to Baltimore amid clashes in the city between police and citizens, new Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday night.  —  Vanita Gupta, who head's the Civil Rights Division …
Discussion: Instapundit
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a Ruling for Same-Sex Marriage Would Help Republicans  —  Many Republicans believe that their party needs to improve its image among the new generation of young and nonwhite voters who have helped President Obama win two terms.  Yet there is a reason most Republican politicians …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Booman Tribune
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Jeffrey Toobin / CNN:
The lawyers arguing the same-sex marriage case before SCOTUS 4 photos  —  Mary Bonauto, GLAD's civil rights project director, will argue that states shouldn't be able to ban same-sex marriages.  —  Hide Caption 3 of 4  —  John Bursch, Michigan's former solicitor general …
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse
Joseph Landau / New York Times:
Why Chief Justice John Roberts Might Support Gay Marriage
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of Same-Sex Marriage
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Washington Post:
The Supreme Court must finish the job on same-sex equality
Discussion: Common Dreams and Daily Kos
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
High stakes as Supreme Court considers same-sex marriage case
Discussion: USA Today, Joe. My. God. and NPR
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP's open season on Clinton  —  Democrats are quickly learning the perils of having a de facto presidential nominee in Hillary Clinton.  —  With the controversy around donations to her family's charitable foundation growing, Democrats are bracing for more attacks on the former secretary of State …
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Zach C. Cohen / National Journal:
Here Are All Seven Media Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered During Her Campaign
Discussion: Hot Air, Politico and Mediaite
Karyn Polewaczyk / Jezebel:
Woman Uncovers Two-Way Mirror in a Bar Bathroom; Owner Says It'll Stay  —  Tonight a reader tipped us off to a video posted by comic Tamale Rocks, who uncovered a two-way mirror in the women's bathroom at Chicago bar Cigars and Stripes.  —  Here's the video, which shows the stall …
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic:
To the Media, “Black” Is Too Often Shorthand for “Poor”  —  What does poverty look like in America?  —  Judging by how it's portrayed in the media, it looks black.  —  That's the conclusion of a new study by Bas W. van Doorn, a professor of political science at the College of Wooster …
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House awakes to ‘national crisis’  —  Baltimore riots show the limits of President Obama's hands-off approach.  —  For President Barack Obama and Congress, one thing was clear amid the smoke in Baltimore: A task force didn't solve the problem.  —  There weren't a lot of firm recommendations …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
If Carly Fiorina were male  —  If Carly Fiorina were male, she would be regarded in national politics as an anti-Clinton crony capitalist who mismanaged a company when she was its CEO, was terminated by the company's board of directors, was criticized for flying around in multiple corporate jets …
Discussion: Instapundit
Maddie Hanna / Philly.com:
Christie blames ‘negative coverage’ for poll declines  —  Gov. Christie, whose approval ratings in New Jersey have hit new lows as he eyes a run for president, said Monday a media battering was partly responsible for the declines.  —  Appearing on NJ101.5 radio's Ask the Governor program …
Baltimore Sun:
Three-alarm fire engulfs senior center under construction  —  A community center and apartments being built across the street from the Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore were ablaze Monday night — a huge, raging fire visible from blocks away.  —  Firefighters were called at 8:49 p.m …
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
2% Inflation Rate Target Is Questioned as Fed Policy Panel Prepares to Meet  —  WASHINGTON — The cardinal rule of central banking, in the United States and in most other advanced industrial nations, is that annual inflation should run around 2 percent.  —  But as the Federal Reserve prepares …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
As Baltimore Burns, O'Malley Speaks Out, Hillary Tweets About Bumper Stickers  —  Martin O'Malley, the former governor of Maryland and possible Democratic presidential candidate, is speaking out on the violence in Baltimore.  O'Malley's rival, Hillary Clinton, is not.
Discussion: Althouse
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Clay Aiken: Rep. Ellmers is ‘an idiot’  —  Clay Aiken is “not a fan” of his former political opponent, Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), calling the congresswoman a “b—  ” and an “idiot” in a Monday interview.  —  The Republican incumbent defeated the former “American Idol” contestant, a Democrat, to win her third term in November.
Discussion: Mediaite, “The Lid” and Politico
Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
Boehner: Congress Doesn't Have Votes to Stop Iran Deal  —  The top ranking Republican in Congress privately acknowledged this weekend that his party doesn't have enough votes to overcome a veto of any resolution disapproving the nuclear-weapons deal President Barack Obama hopes to reach with Iran.
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Israel Matzav
New York Times:
Scott Walker Is Said to Take a Long View in 2016 Strategy  —  It is a gamble at once audacious and born of necessity: Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a likely Republican candidate for president, has put campaign plans in motion that cede early momentum to his chief rival, Jeb Bush …
Discussion: SaintPetersBlog
 
 
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Pope Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change, to Conservatives' Alarm
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Reuters:
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
The “War On Cash” Migrates To Switzerland
Discussion: LewRockwell
Wyatt / COED:
WATCH: BALTIMORE RIOTER SLAPPED BY MOM ON NEWS [VIDEO]
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
NY congressman drafts bill making police chokeholds a crime
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Guardian:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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