++The Donald says that Donald Sterling, owner of the Clippers, was set up by an awful "girlfriend".
++TMZ printed the photo that set off Sterling's racist rant. It was of his mistress with Magic Johnson, who sported his infectious smile. Why did Sterling's friends complain to him about Magic?
++Today Business Insider reports that Magic now wants to buy the Clippers. After all, he bought the Dodgers and brought Sandy Koufax back after Fox had smeared Sandy as "gay". Next we will have the Donald go on an anti-semitic rant.
++Egypt sentenced to death 683 dissidents, including the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, to death. And for all the promises of increased religious freedom,the New York Times yesterday found none under the military regime.
++The Obama Administration invoked new sanctions against Putin and his colleagues.
++E.G. Dionne has an excellent article in today's Post on the NRA and its current campaign of fear.
++Paul Krugman summarizes the lessons of Cliven Bundy, the High Plains Grifter.
++Howard Kurtz lambasts Fox News for ignoring Bundy's racism.
++A whopping 6% approve of Congress. 14% says Congress passes laws that improve their lives.
++It's official--Congress says it doesn't want to pass many laws this term.
++In a private meeting with the Trilateral Commission,John Kerry expressed frustration with the Mideast peace talks and said that Israel risked becoming an "apartheid" state and facing tremendous threats to their identity if the two-state solution doesn't materialize. Kerry threatened that if there is no more progress, he may leak his plan and say "take it or leave it".
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