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New York Times:
Deadly Explosions Bring Brussels Airport to a Halt  —  BRUSSELS — Two explosions killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of Brussels Airport around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the authorities and news reports, halting arrivals and departures.
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BBC:
Brussels explosions: Airport and metro hit with ‘at least 13 killed’  —  Several explosions have struck Brussels airport and the metro system, causing at least 13 deaths, Belgian media say.  —  Two blasts tore through the departures area of Zaventem airport shortly after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump's Frightening Response To The Brussels Attacks  —  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is seizing upon the attacks in Brussels to again call for the Mexican border to be closed, Muslims to be banned from entering the country, and terrorism suspects to be waterboarded.
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Who Is the Man in the Tan Jacket: Police Searching for Possible Suspect From Airport Blasts
Discussion: abc13.com and KTAR.com
Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Calls for Border Closings, ‘A Lot More than Waterboarding’ After Attacks  —  “You have to get the information and you have to get it rapidly,” the Republican presidential front-runner said Tuesday morning following a series of deadly attacks in Brussels.
CNN:
2 explosions at Brussels airport, reports of several killed  —  Brussels, Belgium (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 4:44 a.m. ET]  —  An explosion has occurred at a subway station in Molenbeek, Brussels, according to CNN affiliate RTL.  The station is near the European quarter.
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: Brussels is ‘catastrophic,’ waterboarding Paris suspect ‘would be fine’
Daily Mail:
‘It was like the apocalypse.. you could see peoples’ …
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Cruz: “We Don't Need Another Lecture on Islamophobia”
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton: Closing borders ‘unrealistic’
Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
‘Why do they hate us so much?’  —  How the Brussels attacks strike …
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Tierney McAfee / People.com:
Sarah Palin Signs Deal to Preside Judge Judy-Style Over Her Own Reality TV Courtroom  —  Move over, Judge Judy.  There's a new TV courtroom judge coming to town - and it's none other than former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.  —  The onetime vice presidential candidate has been tapped to preside …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz calls for patrols of Muslim neighborhoods  —  Ted Cruz on Tuesday called for a freeze on any new refugees from areas affected by Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, as well as new powers for law enforcement to patrol “Muslim neighborhoods.”  —  “We need to immediately halt the flow of refugees …
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Calls for Security Patrols in America's “Muslim Neighborhoods”  —  In the wake of the Brussels terror attacks Tuesday morning, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz suggested that the United States “empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.”
Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Cruz: Empower Police To “Patrol And Secure Muslim Neighborhoods” After Brussels Attack
Discussion: WRIC-TV and KXAN-TV
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Past Terrorist Attacks Helped Trump Capitalize On Anti-Muslim Sentiment
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
So, Florida AG Pam Bondi's Unhinged Media Relations Stooge Just Called  —  We just got a very angry email and subsequent very angry phone call from someone claiming to be Whitney Ray, Media Relations stooge for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.  I'm going to reprint the email in full …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump camp issues rare admission of error: Charity donation to Florida AG was a mistake
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Trump Foundation admits error in donation to Florida attorney general campaign
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Trump Foundation Blames “Clerical Error” for Illegal Pam Bondi Contribution
Discussion: The PolitiStick
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump Says He Will Delegate Supreme Court Appointments To The Heritage Foundation  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, in an apparent bid to placate conservatives who fear that he could appoint an insufficiently ideological justice if elected president, plans to release a list of 5-10 names sometime in the next week.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Supreme Court deadlocked for first time since Scalia's death  —  The Supreme Court issued a deadlocked ruling Tuesday, its first since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.  —  The court tied 4-4 in a case involving whether a pair of wives should be held financially responsible for the failure of their husbands' real estate endeavor.
SSRN:
Why President Obama Has the Constitutional Power to Appoint—and Not Just Nominate—a Replacement for Justice Scalia  —  University of Illinois College of Law & University of Chicago Law School  —  Abstract:  —  After Justice Antonin Scalia's recent death, politicians wasted no time before teeing …
Discussion: Balkinization and Prairie Weather
The White House:
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you.  (Applause.)  Muchas gracias.  Thank you so much.  Thank you very much.  —  President Castro, the people of Cuba, thank you so much for the warm welcome that I have received, that my family have received, and that our delegation has received.
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
As Brussels Reels From ISIS-led Terror Attack, Obama Attends Baseball Game In Cuba; UPDATE …
Discussion: Hot Air, CNN and RedState
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The Castro Bros Aren't Feeling The Bern
Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
Obama in Cuba: ‘I have come to bury the last remnant of the cold war’ - live
Washington Post:
Donald Trump reveals foreign policy team in meeting with The Washington Post … Donald Trump revealed part of his foreign policy advisory team and outlined an unabashedly non-interventionist approach to world affairs during a wide-ranging meeting Monday with The Washington Post's editorial board.
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Washington Post:
We met with Donald Trump. Electing him will still be a radical risk.
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
AIPAC rebukes Trump for anti-Obama comments  —  The president of the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) rebuked Donald Trump  —  on Tuesday, scolding him for his harsh comments about President Obama.  —  “Last evening, something occurred …
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians
CBS News:
U.S. Mormons, military family among injured in Brussels  —  SALT LAKE CITY - Several Americans are among the casualties of the attacks at an airport and metro station in Brussels on Tuesday.  —  Mormon church officials say three missionaries from Utah were seriously injured …
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MilitaryTimes:
American service member, family injured in Brussels attacks  —  At least one U.S. military service member and his family were injured during Tuesday's bombings in Brussels, and military officials in Europe are urging many of the 60,000-plus troops stationed throughout the continent to avoid …
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Michael Kaplan / International Business Times:
Muslims Fear Backlash After Brussels Attack: Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Often Follows Violence
Rick Madonik / Toronto Star:
Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dead after battle with cancer  —  Rob Ford, 46, seemed like an unstoppable political force, but the city councillor and former mayor could not beat cancer.  —  Former mayor Rob Ford, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2014, would have turned 47 on May 28.
Nick Denton / Gawker:
The Hogan Verdict  —  The decision by a Florida jury to grant $140 million in damages for a story on Gawker.com about a Hulk Hogan sex tape was extraordinary.  The number is far larger than even the plaintiff himself had asked for in relief.  It's a huge pay-day for an indiscretion …
 
 
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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
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Morgan Chalfant / Washington Free Beacon:
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Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
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