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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.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump goes to war with the pope — Pope Francis may have picked a fight with the wrong bully. — After months of taking subtle swipes at Republican politicians, the pontiff went for a direct punch at Donald Trump on Thursday, suggesting the GOP poll leader is “not Christian” …
Ben Shapiro / Breitbart:
Pope Francis Rips Capitalism, American Immigration Policy at Mexican Border
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Gillian Mohney / ABC News:
Pope Francis Says Contraception May Be ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ During Zika Virus Outbreak
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pope on Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn't Christian
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Pope, Trump, Decline to Turn Other Cheek
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Daniel Burke / CNN:
Pope suggests Trump ‘is not Christian’
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Pope says Trump ‘not Christian’ in views, plans over immigration
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Pope Francis Says Donald Trump Is ‘Not Christian’
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Scalia's death has landed Republicans in a nasty trap — THE MORNING PLUM: — A new CBS News poll out this morning finds that Donald Trump continues to dominate among Republican voters nationally: He's backed by 35 percent; Ted Cruz has 18 percent; and Marco-Mentum has 12 percent.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
MSNBC's Trump town hall falls to CNN and Fox News in the ratings — MSNBC's choice to host Donald Trump in an exclusive town hall on Wednesday did not result in a ratings win against competitors CNN or Fox News. — During the 8 p.m. hour, when MSNBC's Trump town hall was up against CNN's GOP town hall …
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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.
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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.
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Scott Thistle / Sun Journal:
Gov. LePage says Congress should follow Constitution on Supreme Court vacancy
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Outside Groups Warn GOP: Don't Even Think About Holding A SCOTUS Hearing
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: Obama ‘regrets’ his filibuster of Supreme Court nominee
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Glenn Beck: God took Scalia to give America Ted Cruz as president
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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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Elianayjohnson / National Review:
Down on Jeb's Prospects, Bob Dole Says Marco Rubio is His Second Choice — Columbia, S.C. — Bob Dole likes South Carolina. “It was South Carolina that put me over the top in 1996,” he recalls in a lengthy phone interview. — But, 20 years later, Jeb Bush, his chosen candidate in the 2016 race …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump leads in South Carolina
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Mistakenly Thinks Description Of Sanders Is About Himself (VIDEO)
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll be ‘neutral’ on Israel and Palestine
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Hurricane Trump Flattens MSNBC Town Hall
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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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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.
Associated Press:
Superdelegates help Clinton expand her lead despite NH loss — WASHINGTON (AP) — So much for Bernie Sanders' big win in New Hampshire. — Since then, Hillary Clinton has picked up endorsements from 87 more superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, dwarfing Sanders' gain …
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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.
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Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
SB Nation Publishes, Deletes “Complete Failure” Of A Story About Convicted Rapist Cop Daniel Holtzclaw
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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 …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Here's what a Biden campaign would look like — NEW ORLEANS — On a trip commemorating the seventh anniversary of the Obama administration's $800 billion economic stimulus bill on Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden offered a glimpse of what his not-to-be presidential campaign might have looked like.
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