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The party of austerity has a problem—their defense hawks need money for war. So even as GOP congressional leaders labor to complete a "budget blueprint" that cuts spending to the bone, other Republicans want to scrap it. Rachael Bade reports:

The conservative fixation on Putin continues to get stranger

This story has everything, though the best might be how it makes Vladimir Putin look like a star-chaser with very low standards.

Suddenly, Putin proposed a bold new idea: make Steven Seagal an honorary consul of Russia in California and Arizona.

Freddie Gray alive and well, Freddie Gray under arrest, Freddie Gray in coma

With the president's nominee for attorney general languishing in the Senate, John Cornyn (R-TX) issued this statement:

Albinos 'Killed Like Animals' for Body Parts Used in Potions...(Third column, 15th story, link)

Drunk Man Arrested After Bar Hopping In Golf Cart...(Third column, 14th story, link)

SURVEY: 18% of Americans don't plan to pay off their debt...(Third column, 13th story, link)

UK GUARDIAN EDITOR TO STEP ASIDE AFTER 20 YEARS...(Third column, 12th story, link)

Confident Biden sets timeline for presidential candidacy...(Third column, 11th story, link)