51 years ago today, we said a prayer before setting out from Brown Chapel to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. https://t.co/bt2gJFDuPb
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2016At the apex of the bridge, high above the Alabama River, Hosea Williams asked if I could swim. I said no. #Selma51 https://t.co/dlEXA8dJ6X
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2016****
Down below, we saw a sea of blue... Alabama State Troopers putting on their gas masks. #Selma51 https://t.co/mOSfX07atn
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2016Major John Cloud said, "This is an unlawful march. It will not be allowed to continue." #Selma51 https://t.co/Gw5pHCHJDM
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2016****
The Major paused for a minute and then he said, "Troopers advance!" https://t.co/rN8Br6bqse
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2016I was hit in the head by a State Trooper. I thought I saw death. I thought I was going to die. #Selma51 https://t.co/N4CDxv2vJG
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 2016****
I had a concussion there at the bridge, and I've never been able to recall how any of us made it back alive #Selma51 https://t.co/TlJRfyrikO
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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 07, 201651 years ago today: Bloody Sunday, most important march in civil rights history. Led to Voting Rights Act #Selma51 https://t.co/dzyrB8fXlW
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 07, 2016****
FACT: 14 presidents have had 19 Supreme Court nominees confirmed in presidential election years. https://t.co/cvXnpbQzgm
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 07, 2016The amazing story behind this photo of a sexual assault survivor and Vice President Biden at the Oscars wapo.st/1RwnunT
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 07, 2016****
"You really did save my life." —Brent, a Republican from Milwaukee, to @POTUS about the Affordable Care Act
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 07, 2016There's things about both candidates I don't like. I'll be voting for whoever the Democrats nominate. Principles don't supercede lives.
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 07, 2016****
BREAKING: Supreme Court reverses Alabama court that denied lesbian woman's adoption usatoday.com/story/news/201… https://t.co/g79fDJgX4t
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SPLC (@splcenter) March 07, 201670% of black women are registered to vote. Highest of any group in the US #BlackWomenVote ow.ly/Z8cog #BlackGirlMagic #ImWithHer
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Shashana (@1978BABY) March 06, 2016****
This is what happens when you don’t SEE black people and they’re just another talking point
Here is that since-deleted @BernieSanders "Bloody Sunday" tweet, complete with image from the film SELMA. https://t.co/CIxaVRbqKx
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 07, 2016Rough day for the Sanders campaign: #Selma photo snafu and "ghetto" remarks clarification on top of "I'm talking" and auto bailout vote.
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 07, 2016****
.@BernieSanders responds to @NBCNews' question about his "ghettos" comments from last night in the #DemDebate. https://t.co/JeJtGkQNHl
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Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) March 07, 2016My thoughts on Bernie's ghetto comments https://t.co/1iNrk1P4S1
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#BernedOut (@rodimusprime) March 07, 2016****
Some people will give whiteness a pass for any and everything. She has been taking the drug for 10 years and Serena Williams still crushed her
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So, even with the help of drugs, Maria Sharapova still lost 18 consecutive matches to Serena?
😎 https://t.co/HOu3v437Yp
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) March 07, 2016#Sharapova was emailed about changes to the banned list, but "didn't click on that link".
bbc.in/1pusAuz https://t.co/JJKUDCDle7
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BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 07, 2016Maria Sharapova fails drug test at Australian Open: deadsp.in/FhwNwt4 https://t.co/gqOXaizBg1
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(@Deadspin) March 07, 2016****
I'm proBernie but would vote Hillary as I am a one issue voter and that issue is not opening the seventh seal and ushering in the apocalypse
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Ivan Hernandez (@ivan_hernandez) February 02, 2016AIDE: he's calling you "little Marco"
RUBIO: what if i sit in this huge chair
AIDE: no, why would you—
RUBIO: weeeee https://t.co/kQOBB3aVpn
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Matt Negrin (@MattNegrin) March 05, 2016
The Obama Diary 
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