GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 04/29/2015

Arlene's Flowers appeals to state Supreme Court A Richland flower shop owner sued over her refusal to provide services for a same-sex wedding because of her religious beliefs wants the state Supreme Court to review the case.

Bill Clinton: mass incarceration on my watch 'put too many people in prison' Former US president Bill Clinton has called for an end to mass incarceration, admitting that changes in penal policy that happened largely under his watch put "too many people in prison and for too long" and "overshot the mark".

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More gunfire erupts after one shot amid protest in Ferguson A small crowd of protesters remained in Ferguson. Some of them set trashcans and a portable toilet afire in the middle of West Florissant Avenue.

Bill would require Supreme Court justices to follow 'code of ethics' A bill currently in Congress is designed to give Supreme Court justices reason to think carefully about their actions outside the courtroom.

Obama's Bucket of Contempt Liberals still glow when they talk about comedian Stephen Colbert ripping into President Bush at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2006. He told Bush they were alike. "We're not some brainiacs on the nerd patrol," Colbert announced. "I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the 'No Fact Zone.'"

After historic arguments, court to rule on same-sex marriage Pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote could decide the same-sex marriage issue for the nation, did not tip his hand Tuesday in historic arguments at the Supreme Court. But Kennedy's record on the issue could give encouragement to gay and lesbian couples.

Arlene's Flowers appeals to state Supreme Court A Richland flower shop owner sued over her refusal to provide services for a same-sex wedding because of her religious beliefs wants the state Supreme Court to review the case.

Bill Clinton: mass incarceration on my watch 'put too many people in prison' Former US president Bill Clinton has called for an end to mass incarceration, admitting that changes in penal policy that happened largely under his watch put "too many people in prison and for too long" and "overshot the mark".

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More gunfire erupts after one shot amid protest in Ferguson A small crowd of protesters remained in Ferguson. Some of them set trashcans and a portable toilet afire in the middle of West Florissant Avenue.

Bill would require Supreme Court justices to follow 'code of ethics' A bill currently in Congress is designed to give Supreme Court justices reason to think carefully about their actions outside the courtroom.

Obama's Bucket of Contempt Liberals still glow when they talk about comedian Stephen Colbert ripping into President Bush at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2006. He told Bush they were alike. "We're not some brainiacs on the nerd patrol," Colbert announced. "I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the 'No Fact Zone.'"

After historic arguments, court to rule on same-sex marriage Pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote could decide the same-sex marriage issue for the nation, did not tip his hand Tuesday in historic arguments at the Supreme Court. But Kennedy's record on the issue could give encouragement to gay and lesbian couples.