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6:40 AM ET, May 16, 2015

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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Sentence Reached for Dzhokar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon Bombing  —  BOSTON — The jury has reached a decision on a life-or-death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon, the worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001.
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Boston Herald:
Jury sentences Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for marathon attack  —  Photo by:  —  AP file photo  —  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a jury ruled today, should be put to death.  —  A jury's ruling today to sentence marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death is “justice” and a warning Boston …
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Given Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing  —  BOSTON — Two years after bombs in two backpacks transformed the Boston Marathon from a sunny rite of spring to a smoky battlefield with bodies dismembered, a federal jury on Friday condemned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for his role in the 2013 attack.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death
Discussion: ABC News, WPRI-TV and Daily Kos
Fox News:
Jurors sentence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death in Boston Marathon Bombing trial
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Judith Miller And James O'Keefe Discuss Ethics In Journalism (VIDEO)  —  Ex-New York Times reporter Judith Miller and rightwing guerilla filmmaker James O'Keefe filmed an hour-long discussion trying to answer the question that has persisted through their careers: “Why do they hate us?”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Emily Zanotti / American Spectator:
James O'Keefe and Judith Miller Talk Press Freedom
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obamas worth millions, disclosure forms reveal  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's assets total somewhere between $1.9 million and $6.9 million, according to financial disclosure forms released Friday by the White House.  —  The bulk of the Obamas' wealth is invested …
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Richard Rubin / Bloomberg Business:
Obamas' Net Worth as Much as $6.9 Million, U.S. Filing Says
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP chairman: No ObamaCare extension if court cripples law  —  House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) said Thursday that he does not support an idea backed by Senate Republican leadership to temporarily extend ObamaCare subsidies if the Supreme Court cripples the law.
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
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Wall Street Journal:
Clintons Received More Than $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014  —  Campaign official says Hillary Clinton received more than $5 million from book ‘Hard Choices’  —  WASHINGTON—Hillary and Bill Clinton earned more than $25 million in the past year and a half delivering more than 100 paid speeches …
Discussion: Mediaite
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Hillary Wants the Power to Ban Books and Movies that Criticize Her  —  Hillary Clinton says that as president, she would have a litmus test for Supreme Court nominees: they must promise to vote to overturn the Citizens United case.  —  It is easy to understand why Hillary isn't fond of Citizens United.
Discussion: Hot Air, Hit & Run and Liberaland
Ursula Halligan / The Irish Times:
Referendum led me to tell truth about myself  —  ‘For me, there was no first kiss; no wedding.  And until a short time ago no hope of these’  —  “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” - Martin Luther King.  —  I was a good Catholic girl …
Bobby Blanchard / The Texas Tribune:
In Gay Marriage Battle, the Clock Beats Cecil Bell … When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, ruling it unconstitutional to deny federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples, Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, found himself agreeing with Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion.
Washington Post:
Islamic State militants seize key areas in capital of Iraq's largest province  —  Iraqi government forces are fighting back against an Islamic State advance that began overnight.  Witnesses say the militant group raised its black flag over a government compound in the city center on Friday.  (Reuters)
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
The Myth of ‘Faulty Intelligence’  —  The Iraq War, both how it began and how it proceeded, is now an active topic in the 2016 presidential campaign, which I think is a highly salutary development.  But it does mean that we need to be on guard for the kind of distortions, misleading statements …
The Hill:
House defies Obama veto threat, approves $612B defense bill  —  Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House on Friday passed a $612 billion defense bill in a 269-151 vote.  —  All but eight Republicans voted in favor, along with 41 Democrats who went against Obama's veto threat …
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Daily Kos
New York Times:
How Your Hometown Affects Your Chances of Marriage  —  Growing up in some places — especially liberal ones — makes people less likely to marry, new data shows.  —  Places that make being married at age 26...  Less likely  —  More likely  —  The place where you grow up doesn't affect …
Discussion: The Week and Gothamist
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
A ‘Jewish Litmus Test’ Was Unacceptable  —  A Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, David McCleary, wrote to me this week with a complaint about being subjected to what he called “a Jewish litmus test” during a Times interview.  —  The interview (conducted by a Times stringer …
Discussion: Hot Air and Talking Points Memo
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Perry to announce June 4 in Dallas  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce his expected entry into the crowded GOP presidential field on June 4 in Dallas.  —  Anita Thigpen Perry, his wife, emailed an invitation on Friday to supporters of the former governor's political committee.
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Christy Hoppe / Trail Blazers Blog:
Rick Perry to announce presidential run June 4 in Dallas
 
 
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Joe Boardman / blog.amtrak.com:
A Message from President and CEO Joe Boardman on Train 188
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Herald:
York schools reverse stance, allow American flags on student cars
Discussion: Hot Air, Watchdog.org and WBTV-TV
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Jeb Bush sees Apple Watch as part of anti-Obamacare plan
Discussion: Addicting Info and Daily Kos
Reuters:
Wreckage of missing U.S. helicopter found in Nepal; no survivors
Discussion: CNN and LAist
Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Bill Simmons will not appear again on ESPN platforms, including Grantland
Prri / Public Religion Research Institute:
Only One-third of Millennials Say They're Millennials
Discussion: The Week and Washington Post
Kate Belz / timesfreepress.com:
DesJarlais, who supported ex-wife's abortions, votes for abortion ban
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Save Obama (on trade)
Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Texas Teen Says He Saw Jesus Before Being Revived
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