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1:00 PM 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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Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Freddie Gray Arrest Record, Criminal History & Rap Sheet  —  Freddie Gray, who died a week after suffering injuries while in Baltimore police custody, had a lengthy criminal record, mainly for drug-related offenses, according to state court records.  Police claim he was “involved in criminal activity,” prior to his arrest.
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul: Baltimore Violence Is About ‘Lack Of Fathers’ And Morals (AUDIO)  —  Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) weighed in on the turmoil in Baltimore on Tuesday, standing with police and blaming the violence on a lack of morals in America.  —  “I came through the train on Baltimore …
Discussion: The Week and The Huffington Post
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.
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Orioles COO John Angelos offers eye-opening perspective on Baltimore protests
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:   Baltimore and the State of American Cities
Scott Dance / Baltimore Sun:
Riots erupt across West Baltimore, downtown
David McCabe / The Hill:
Lynch: Justice Dept. officials will go to Baltimore
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Gay Marriage Arguments Divide Supreme Court Justices  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday clashed during arguments on whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.  The session is the last public step before a decision that will resolve one of the great open questions in modern constitutional law.
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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 …
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 …
Bloomberg Business:
Kennedy Sends Mixed Signals as Supreme Court Debates Gay Marriage  —  The top court hears arguments in a historic showdown.  —  t damclaugh  —  A pivotal justice sent mixed signals as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a historic case that could legalize gay weddings nationwide.
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Joseph Landau / New York Times:
Why Chief Justice John Roberts Might Support Gay Marriage  —  ON Tuesday, when advocates press the United States Supreme Court for a nationwide right to marry for same-sex couples, they and their supporters will have reason to be optimistic.  Since the court decided United States v. Windsor in 2013 …
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
SCOTUS steps into marriage crossfire
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jacqueline Klimas / Washington Times:
Iran fires at, boards Marshall Islands cargo ship; U.S. sending defense … Iranian troops boarded a cargo vessel early Tuesday morning after firing shots at the ship, prompting the U.S. to send assets to the ship's defense.  —  The Pentagon said at least five Iranian patrol vessels approached …
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Walid Shoebat
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Fars News Agency:
URGENT: US Ship Seized by Iranian Warships
Katie Valentine / ThinkProgress:
First Offshore Wind Farm In The U.S. Kicks Off Construction  —  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Deepwater Wind project.  —  CREDIT: Drew Grande, Senior Campaign Organizing Representative for Beyond coal in New England  —  Offshore wind is coming to the United States.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Work begins on nation's first offshore wind farm
Discussion: providencejournal.com
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 …
Evan Bleier For / Daily Mail:
The no-nonsense Vietnam vet who stepped in front of the police line and shamed Baltimore rioters into going home  —  That's how Vietnam veteran Robert Valentine identified himself after he stood up to young rioters in Baltimore and shamed them for how they were behaving in the wake of Freddie Gray's death.
Sean Kelly / OpposingViews.com:
Teen Pleads With School, Students To Stop Bullying Her (Video)  —  1.4 K  —  A Michigan teen posted a heartbreaking video to YouTube, begging her school and fellow students to stop bullying her and allowing the cruel behavior to continue.  —  Dana Hamrick, a 16-year-old student …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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 …
Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Live Blog: Gay Marriage Arguments at Supreme Court Tuesday  —  Washington Wire is one of the oldest standing features in American journalism.  Since the Wire launched on Sept. 20, 1940, the Journal has offered readers an informal look at the capital.  Now online, the Wire provides a succession …
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 …
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
Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal:
Regulators May Reject Dish Entities' Spectrum Discount Claims  —  FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told the commission's staff to study the spectrum auction applications of the entities closely  —  The Federal Communications Commission may reject Dish Network Corp. 's attempt to benefit from billions …
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 and Poynter.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Rand Paul Calls Hussein's Ouster a ‘Mistake,’ and Qaddafi's a ‘Disaster’  —  Senator Rand Paul visited the headquarters of Torah Umesorah, the National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, in Brooklyn on Monday.Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times  —  For some time, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky …
 
 
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SCHLAFLY WARNS AMERICA ‘MAY BE AT A BREAKING POINT ALREADY’
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George Roberts / ABC:
Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran ‘dignified’ ahead of executions
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Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore rioting kicked off with rumors of ‘purge’
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
Bumble Bee Foods, 2 others charged after employee died in pressure cooker
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
As Baltimore Burns, O'Malley Speaks Out, Hillary Tweets About Bumper Stickers
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Discussion: US News and Talking Points Memo
Eli Lake / Bloomberg View:
Boehner: Congress Doesn't Have Votes to Stop Iran Deal
Wyatt / COED:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
If Carly Fiorina were male
Discussion: Instapundit
Don Kaplan / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: NBC News chief wants Brian Williams back on air ASAP
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Clay Aiken: Rep. Ellmers is ‘an idiot’
Discussion: Mediaite, “The Lid” and Politico