A.M. Links: White House Politicizes Cinco de Mayo, Supreme Court Rules Public Prayer OK, Buddhist Monks Breakdance for Beastie Boy

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    Does it count as cultural misappropriation when the White House uses Cinco de Mayo to push immigration reform?

  • The latest poll on the 2016 presidential election has Rand Paul tied with Jeb Bush on the Republican side and Hillary Clinton with an overwhelming lead on the Democrat side.
  • Local governments can start meetings with an invocation or other prayer, according to a ruling by the Supreme Court about such a practice in Greece, New York.
  • The leader of the Islamist group Boko Haram acknowledged it kidnapped 230 girls in Nigeria, threatening to sell them.
  • Some residents in eastern Ukraine are growing weary of the government's campaign against pro-Russian insurgents. 
  • Four monks in Brooklyn did some breakdancing to the Beastie Boys at the third annual MCA Day honoring deceased group member Adam Yauch.

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