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Poll: Donald Trump back on top, with Ted Cruz climbing into second — The Republican Race — Thirty-five percent of Republican primary voters support Trump, up 13 points since October, and his highest level of support in CBS News polling. Ted Cruz (16 percent) has moved into second place …
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Megan Thee-Brenan / New York Times:
Donald Trump Solidifies His Lead, but Leaves Many Nervous — Donald J. Trump occupies his strongest position yet in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, yet nearly two-thirds of American voters say they are concerned or frightened about the prospect of a Trump presidency …
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, OnPolitics and The Week
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / TIME:
What Donald Trump and ISIS Have in Common — TIME columnist Abdul-Jabbar is a six-time NBA champion and league Most Valuable Player. He is also a celebrated author, filmmaker and education ambassador whose life and career are the subject of Minority of One, a new documentary on HBO Sports.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
White supremacist groups see Trump bump — The Ku Klux Klan is using Donald Trump as a talking point in its outreach efforts. Stormfront, the most prominent American white supremacist website, is upgrading its servers in part to cope with a Trump traffic spike.
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Hey, Media, Try Again To Take Down Trump (and Cruz for Understanding the Trump Context) — Herd mentality running rampant with hypocritical and/or naive pundits trying to crush Donald Trump because he's committed to clobbering the bad guys, and putting the good guys first.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Trump: 'I'm doing good for the Muslims' — (CNN)Programming note: Watch Don Lemon's interview with Donald Trump on CNN Tonight at 10pm ET — Facing harsh criticism for his proposal to temporarily halt Muslim immigration to the U.S., Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was acting in the Islamic community's best interests.
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
The coming Republican immigration civil war
The coming Republican immigration civil war
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump and Muslims, by the numbers
Trump and Muslims, by the numbers
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M. Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Muhammad Ali Hits at Trump and ‘Misguided Murderers’ Sabotaging Islam
Muhammad Ali Hits at Trump and ‘Misguided Murderers’ Sabotaging Islam
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Samantha Grossman / TIME:
Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle
Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bloomberg Politics Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely GOP Primary Voters Back Trump's Muslim Ban
Bloomberg Politics Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely GOP Primary Voters Back Trump's Muslim Ban
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Daily Mail:
'Trump's not wrong - we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump …
'Trump's not wrong - we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush suggests Trump dealing to help Clinton win
Bush suggests Trump dealing to help Clinton win
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jeb taps Bush alumni for early-state push
Los Angeles Times:
Opinion No, Scalia's comment about ‘less-advanced’ schools wasn't racist — Justice Antonin Scalia wasn't saying all blacks should attend inferior colleges. — Wednesday's oral argument in the Supreme Court over affirmative action at the University of Texas had barely concluded …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Media Jumps The Gun, Attacks Scalia For Perfectly Reasonable Question
Media Jumps The Gun, Attacks Scalia For Perfectly Reasonable Question
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument analysis: Now, three options on college affirmative action
Argument analysis: Now, three options on college affirmative action
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Justice Scalia Suggests Blacks Belong at “Slower” Colleges
Justice Scalia Suggests Blacks Belong at “Slower” Colleges
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Beau Yarbrough / sbsun.com:
Source: San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook had photos of a Rialto high school on cellphone — San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook had multiple photos of a Rialto high school on his cellphone, according to sources close to the investigation. — As a health inspector …
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Los Angeles Times:
The man who bought the rifles: Who is Enrique Marquez? — FBI agents executed a search warrant at this Riverside home where resident Enrique Marquez is suspected of purchasing the guns used by the couple in the San Bernardino shooting rampage. — A 24-year-old Wal-Mart security guard …
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Sarah Koenig / Serial:
Welcome — Hello, everyone. We're back. Yes, at last! We've launched Season Two. — Our first season was about a murder case few people had heard about. Season Two is a story a gazillion people have heard about: the story of Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who walked off his post …
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Thomas Joscelyn / The Long War Journal:
Ex-Guantanamo detainee now an al Qaeda leader in Yemen — Ibrahim al Qosi, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, now serves as a leader and spokesman for al Qaeda in Yemen. — Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released a new video featuring a former Guantanamo detainee, Ibrahim Qosi, who is also known as Sheikh Khubayb al Sudani.
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Donald Trump Well-Known, but Not Well-Liked — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2016 presidential candidates who are the most familiar to U.S. adults — Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush — also rank among the least-liked, in terms of their unfavorable rating exceeding their favorable rating.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton dominate primary races in South Carolina
Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton dominate primary races in South Carolina
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Jimmy McMillan, Rent Is Too Damn High Candidate, Is Retiring From Politics — Jimmy McMillan, the whiskered political showman who became a viral Internet star when he ran for governor of New York in 2010 as a candidate of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, has announced his retirement from the political arena …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump postpones Israel trip — Donald Trump will postpone his trip to Israel and reschedule his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Republican presidential candidate tweeted Thursday. — “I have decided to postpone my trip to Israel and to schedule my meeting with @netanyahu …
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New York Times:
As It Fights ISIS, Pentagon Seeks String of Bases Overseas — WASHINGTON — As American intelligence agencies grapple with the expansion of the Islamic State beyond its headquarters in Syria, the Pentagon has proposed a new plan to the White House to build up a string of military bases in Africa, Southwest Asia and the Middle East.
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Los Angeles Times:
UFC's Dana White says Holly Holm will wait for Ronda Rousey — Holly Holm punches Ronda Rousey during their championship bout at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. UFC leadership says Holm's next fight will be a rematch with Rousey. Holm's camp wanted a fight against Miesha Tate …
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People.com:
Kendrick Lamar Vs. Bruno Mars: POTUS and FLOTUS' Favorite Songs, Movies and Moments of 2015 — We've all gotten glimpses into the private passions and pastimes of one of the most famous First Couples in American history, but now President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are opening …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Amy Schumer, Jennifer Aniston and More Celebrities Join Obama in ‘End Gun Violence’ Video — Everytown for Gun Safety introduced a new video featuring President Obama, Julianne Moore, Michael J. Fox, Jennifer Aniston, Spike Lee, Amy Schumer and Sofia Vergara, among others, and titled simply “We Can End Gun Violence.”
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