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1:55 PM ET, February 18, 2016

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Jim Yardley / New York Times:
Pope Francis Suggests Donald Trump Is ‘Not Christian’  —  ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRLINER — Inserting himself into the Republican presidential race, Pope Francis on Wednesday suggested that Donald J. Trump “is not Christian” because of the harshness of his campaign promises to deport more immigrants …
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DONALD J. TRUMP RESPONSE TO THE POPE  —  If and when the Vatican is attacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS's ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been President because this would not have happened.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump goes to war with the pope  —  Pope Francis suggested Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” because he wants to build a wall between the United States and Mexico.  Trump fired back with his own statement, suggesting to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church that the Islamic State …
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pope on Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn't Christian  —  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” if he wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.  Trump immediately fired back, saying it is disgraceful for a religious leader to question a person's faith.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
Ben Shapiro / Breitbart:
Pope Francis Rips Capitalism, American Immigration Policy at Mexican Border  —  Pope Francis, apparently desperate to reach out to the Catholic Church's growing base in Latin America, spent the day slapping Americans in the face from across the US-Mexico border.
Discussion: Daily Wire and Reuters
Yahoo Politics:
Pope says Trump ‘not Christian’ in views, plans over immigration
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Trump maintains commanding lead over GOP field  —  Donald Trump (35 percent) continues to hold a commanding lead over the rest of the field, with a 17 point lead over his closest rival, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (18 percent).  John Kasich (11 percent) has now risen to a virtual third-place tie with Marco Rubio (12 percent).
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: The next Supreme Court justice, Obama, and the economy  —  The U.S. Supreme Court  —  With an unexpected vacancy on the Supreme Court as a result of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, it's unclear if he will be replaced before the November election.
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:
The Republicans' Scalia Hysteria  —  A half-century ago, the brilliant British comedy troupe Beyond the Fringe produced “The End of the World,” a skit in which a group of cultists gather atop a mountain to greet the Apocalypse, prophesied for that very day.  “Now is the end!” they chant.
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Outside Groups Warn GOP: Don't Even Think About Holding A SCOTUS Hearing
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
JCN / Judicial Crisis Network:
JCN Launches “Let the People Decide” Campaign
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Mainstream G.O.P. Field of Three Faces Brutal Delegate Math  —  If the Republican Party remains divided for much longer, it will start getting more difficult for a mainstream candidate to win the nomination.  —  Yet Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and John Kasich all have incentives to stay in the race …
Discussion: Shakesville
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Donald Trump Falls Behind Ted Cruz in National NBC/WSJ Poll
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Palmetto Pummel
Discussion: Associated Press and abc11.com
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump leads Republican field nationally by more than 20 points: poll
Discussion: Power Line
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
MSNBC's Town Hall With Donald Trump Was Disgraceful  —  The media's coverage of Trump has been soft, insufficient, and without substance.  —  Is Donald Trump in trouble?  After facing hostile questions from Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Wednesday night—they comprehensively laid out his flip-flops …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll be ‘neutral’ on Israel and Palestine  —  GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to pick sides in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.  —  “You know, I don't want to get into it,” he told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski during a MSNBC town hall in Charleston, S.C.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Mistakenly Thinks Description Of Sanders Is About Himself (VIDEO)
Discussion: MSNBC, Daily Wire and The Week
Ben Rhodes:
President Obama is going to Cuba.  Here's why:  —  Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida, but for a long time the distance between our two countries seemed a lot greater.  —  For more than fifty years, the United States pursued a policy of isolating and pressuring Cuba.
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Summing Up Scalia  —  Getting right to the point:
Discussion: Balkinization
New York Times:
The Potential for the Most Liberal Supreme Court in Decades
Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
Exclusive — SC Blogger: Marco Rubio's Campaign Manager Pushed Story That Nikki Haley Had An Affair With Me  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The campaign manager of 2016 GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) once pushed out the story that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley had an affair …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Oregon Occupier Countersues For $666 Billion, Citing ‘Works Of The Devil’  —  Shawna Cox, one of the last militants to be arrested for occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge last month, has filed a counter-suit against the U.S. government and others in which she alleges “damages from the works of the devil in excess of 666,666,666,666.66.”
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
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Spencer Hall / SBNation.com:
A note from the editorial director  —  Earlier today, SB Nation posted a story called “Who is Daniel Holtzclaw?” that attempted to find out the backstory of convicted serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw.  The story focused on his football background in particular.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How to Break a Party  —  Beginning with the Tea Party wave and continuing through the not-Romney musical chairs of the 2012 Republican primary and the battles over debt limits and fiscal cliffs, most coverage of the Republican Party's internal divisions during the Obama era fell into an easy groove …
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Obama ‘Hope’ designer endorses Sanders  —  Artist and activist Shepard Fairey, who designed the iconic “Hope” poster during then-Sen. Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, is backing Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.  —  “I'm supporting Bernie Sanders …
 
 
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