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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP preparing for contested convention — Republican officials and leading figures in the party's establishment are now preparing for the possibility of a brokered convention as Donald Trump continues sit atop the polls and the presidential race. — More than 20 of them convened Monday …
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Questions Donald Trump's ‘Judgment’ to Be President — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who has carefully avoided public criticism of Donald J. Trump, said this week at a private fund-raiser that the real estate developer was facing a “challenging question” about whether he has the “judgment” to be president.
New York Times:
Fear of Terrorism Lifts Donald Trump in New York Times/CBS Poll — Americans are more fearful about the likelihood of another terrorist attack than at any other time since the weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, a gnawing sense of dread that has helped lift Donald J. Trump to a new high among …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll Shows Voters Split on Trump's Muslim Ban — Nearly six-in-10 Americans oppose Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to bar Muslims from entering the United States, but Republicans are evenly divided, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Democrats' Dream Nominee
Trump Is the Democrats' Dream Nominee
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz
Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
In Trump's Muslim ban, Clinton sees an opportunity
In Trump's Muslim ban, Clinton sees an opportunity
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Has Even Flip-Flopped On Bigotry
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to Win
How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to Win
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Hot Air, Washington Monthly and Washington Post
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The campaign from hell
Lauren French / Politico:
Democrats demand end to ban on gun violence research — House Democrats are adding a controversial new demand to the government funding talks: ending a 19-year old ban on gun violence research by the federal government. — Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday …
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Actor Kurt Russell Fiercely Pushes Back Against Anti-Gun Hollywood Interviewer: ‘What Are You Going to Do, Ban Everything?’ — Legendary actor Kurt Russell said in a recent interview with Hollywood reporter Jeffery Wells that it's “absolutely insane” to believe that more gun control will curb terrorist attacks.
Phoebe Maltz Bovy / New Republic:
It's Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them. — Ban guns. All guns. Get rid of guns in homes, and on the streets, and, as much as possible, on police. Not just because of San Bernardino, or whichever mass shooting may pop up next, but also not not because of those.
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Ted Cruz nailed an endorsement from a well-known Christian conservative newsmaker Thursday, one more step toward locking up the influential evangelical conservative voting bloc in Iowa. — “At the end of the day, we truly believe that Ted Cruz is the most consistent …
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Endorses Far-Right Pastor's Plan To ‘Rescue’ Black People From Sexual Immorality
Ted Cruz Endorses Far-Right Pastor's Plan To ‘Rescue’ Black People From Sexual Immorality
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Votes Against Senate Resolution That Rejects Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban
Ted Cruz Votes Against Senate Resolution That Rejects Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban
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Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Colorado ACLU Board Member: Shoot Trump Voters ‘Before Election Day’ — Loring Wirbel, board member of the American Civil Liberties Union's Colorado chapter and co-chair of the ACLU's Colorado Springs chapter, called for supporters of GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be shot before they vote for the billionaire businessman.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
When It Comes To Donald Trump, I Hate Everyone
When It Comes To Donald Trump, I Hate Everyone
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Attacks on Trump just make these voters like him more
Attacks on Trump just make these voters like him more
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Congresswoman: “Between 5 And 20%” Of Muslims Willing To Use Terrorism To Institute Caliphate — “We know that there is a small group, and we don't know how big that is — it can be anywhere between 5 and 20%, from the people that I speak to — that Islam is their religion …
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Lauren French / Politico:
Democratic Senate hopeful: Up to 20 percent of Muslims want caliphate
Democratic Senate hopeful: Up to 20 percent of Muslims want caliphate
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Allen B. West and The Daily Caller
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Thematic Convergence, or Real Old Testament Stuff... Rare is the day when we find a smidgen of insight at Vox. Rarer still is the day that the Voxsplainers and Glenn Reynolds are aligned in agreement. — This is that day. Glenn, picking up a theme noted by Sen. Ben Sasse in San Bernardino …
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
The Evil That Cannot Be Left Unanswered
The Evil That Cannot Be Left Unanswered
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Crisis of Republican Authority
The Crisis of Republican Authority
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Real Clear Politics and The American Conservative
Evan Vucci / Associated Press:
White House Readies Executive Action On Gun Control — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval. — White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team …
WCIV-TV | ABC News 4:
‘Suspension proceedings’ begin after photos of Citadel cadets in white hoods posted online — CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — After photos surfaced on social media showing Citadel cadets in white Klan hoods and reportedly singing Christmas carols, a source close to the school said all of the members of the group have been identified.
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Nick Natario / WISH-TV:
Russell Taylor gets 27 years in child porn case — INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A judge sentenced the former head of Jared Fogle's charity to 27 years in prison Thursday afternoon. — Russell Taylor pleaded guilty to 13 federal crimes during his sentencing hearing — 12 counts of child exploitation …
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Ted Cruz:
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act — WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the conference report of the Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), currently under consideration in the Senate:
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Bloomberg Business:
Putin's Quagmire in Syria Proves Obama Prescient — Officials in Moscow no longer talking about war lasting months — Russia's mid-November surge doubled cost of military campaign — U.S. President Barack Obama, facing criticism at home over his Islamic State strategy …
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Asma Khalid / NPR:
Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Don't Want To Serve — In the wake of the Paris attacks, a majority of young Americans support sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS, according to wide-ranging new poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics.
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Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
Landlord claims tenants illegally turned three-bedroom apartment in Queens into 10 bedrooms — ELMHURST, Queens — Eddie Shiew owns a three-story home in Elmhurst, Queens, as a rental property. He recently rented the third floor, a three-bedroom apartment, to Burak Firik and Dogan Kimilli for $2,500 a month.
KFOR-TV:
Jury: Former Oklahoma City police officer found guilty on 18 counts — OKLAHOMA CITY - After listening to several weeks of testimony and four days of deliberating, a jury has found a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sex crimes guilty on 18 counts.
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