A.M. Links: Hundreds Dead After Turkey Mine Explosion, McCain Would Send Special Forces to Nigeria to Rescue Kidnapped Girls, E.U. Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’

  • At least 232 people are
    dead after an explosion at a mine in Soma, 280 miles west of the
    Turkish capital Ankara.
  • Sen.
    John McCain (R-Ariz.)
    has said that the U.S. should send
    special forces to Nigeria, regardless of Nigerian permission to do
    so, to rescue the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram if their location
    is known.
  • Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris
    Christie
    said that he would find a potential GOP 2016
    presidential nomination race that included both him and former
    Florida Gov. Jeb Bush “stressful.”

  • Tea Party
    groups are celebrating Ben Sasse’s nomination in the
    Nebraska Republican Senate primary and Alex Mooney’s nomination for
    West Virginia’s 2nd district.
  • A South African court has ordered
    Oscar Pistorius
    , the Olympic and
    Paralympic runner on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, to
    undergo a mental examination.
  • The European Union Court of Justice has backed the “right to be
    forgotten
    ,” in a case brought against Google by a Spanish
    man who wasn’t happy about an auction notice related to his
    repossessed home showing up in search results.  

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