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11:50 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.
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.
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 …
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.
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
Discussion: Politico and Instapundit
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
SCOTUS steps into marriage crossfire  —  Passions are running high ahead of the Supreme Court's oral arguments on gay marriage, with religious leaders pleading for the justices to steer clear of a ruling that could legalize the unions nationwide.  —  Faith2Action President Janet Porter …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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 …
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
Joseph Landau / New York Times:
Why Chief Justice John Roberts Might Support Gay Marriage
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Are Hearing 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
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
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: Vox, Hot Air, Politico, Fox News 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 …
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 …
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
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
New York Times:
Pope Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change, to Conservatives' Alarm  —  Washington — Since his first homily in 2013, Pope Francis has preached about the need to protect the earth and all of creation as part of a broad message on the environment.  It has caused little controversy so far.
Discussion: Political Wire and Crux
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 …
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
Hmarr / The Office of Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.:
Governor Larry Hogan Signs Executive Order Declaring State Of Emergency, Activating National Guard  —  ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Larry Hogan today, at the request of Baltimore City, has signed an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard to address the growing violence and unrest in Baltimore City.
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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.
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 …
 
 
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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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Maddie Hanna / Philly.com:
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Reuters:
Angry Nepalis dig in rubble themselves as quake toll passes 4,000
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Wyatt / COED:
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Don Kaplan / NY Daily News:
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
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Nobody Said That  —  Imagine yourself as a regular commentator …
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