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Trump hails torture, mass killings with ‘pigs blood’ ammo in SC — North Charleston, SC - Donald Trump closed his South Carolina campaign on Friday with a rambling speech highlighted by a giddy, almost childlike, enthusiasm for torturing and summarily executing the suspected enemies of America in the name of safety.
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Combative Trump Takes on Boeing, Apple at Close of South Carolina Race — As Donald Trump barreled toward his next test of strength in the Republican nomination fight, the billionaire confronted two top U.S. companies, a popular pope and virtually anyone else in his way.
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Bloomberg Politics


Cruz Campaign Sends SC Mailer Morphing Rubio's And Obama's Faces (PHOTO) — Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) latest move in South Carolina is a mailer that merges President Barack Obama's face with that of Cruz's rival Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). … South Carolina state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D) …
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Balloon Juice, Marco Rubio, abc11.com and ABC News


In Football-Mad South Carolina, Rubio Offers the Greatest Pander of All — University of Florida graduate said all his rivals rooted against Clemson in the championship — CLEMSON, S.C. - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came up with a new reason for South Carolina voters to back him on Saturday …
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RedState and Opinion Savvy


Kasich's chief strategist: ‘No path forward’ for Jeb Bush
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The Hill

GOP campaigns trade allegations of dirty tricks in South Carolina
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Yahoo Politics

South Carolina Republican primary 2016: poll closing time and what to expect
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New York Times and Hullabaloo

Critics See Racial Subtext in Obama-Rubio Photo Mashup
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Slantpoint, NPR, BuzzFeed and Newsmax

Trump cites story of general who dipped bullets in pigs' blood to deter Muslims
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New York Magazine and The Week

Nevada Democrats start to caucus, as Sanders looks to upset Clinton
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Yahoo Politics, Politico and Common Dreams

The Latest: Trump leads GOP race with a third of the votes
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Yahoo Politics

Bush staff float resumes with Florida consultants
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Yahoo Politics, RedState, abc11.com, Hot Air, CNN, Marist Poll, ABC News and The Hill


Did Twitter's Orwellian ‘Trust and Safety’ Council Get Robert Stacy McCain Banned? — Remember a few days ago, when Twitter elevated anti-GamerGate leader Anita Sarkeesian to its “Trust and Safety Council,” an imperious-sounding committee with Robespierre-esque powers to police discussion on the social media platform?
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Little Green Footballs
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The #FreeStacy Story: Why Was My @rsmccain Account Suspended? — Unexpectedly, and without explanation, my @rsmccain Twitter account was suspended Friday evening. Based on past experiences, my guess would be that this resulted from a complaint by one of the leading “social justice warriors” …
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protein wisdom, TheRalphRetort.com, twitchy.com and American Power


A trend or just coincidence? — Twitter, an invaluable news aggregator when properly run and used, has seemingly taken aim at conservatives and those advocating conservative causes. — In early January, Twitter stripped Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos (@Nero on Twitter) of his …
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RedState

The Twitter Star Chamber Suspends Stacy McCain — Before there was Milo Yiannopoulos there was Robert Stacy McCain. A chain smoking, beer drinking, coffee guzzling hard nosed reporter who rather than simply going with the flow and repeating the conventional wisdom dared to go out into the field …
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Vox Popoli

Attempt to place Review-Journal obituary for Hillary Clinton prompts report to Secret Service — The Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday reported a possible threat related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after a man tried to place an obituary notice for the former secretary of state.
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Republicans Are Trying To Rig The Nevada Democratic Caucus To Hurt Hillary Clinton
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ThinkProgress, The People's View, The Hill, Joe.My.God. and The Huffington Post

Hillary Clinton's week-long sprint to save Nevada
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Politico


Arrest photo of young activist Bernie Sanders emerges from Tribune archives — A Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.
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New York Times, Mother Jones, New York Magazine, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Towleroad, Mashable and The Week
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Paul Krugman: For wonks like me, Bernie Sanders is frankly horrifying — Sanders is just as delusional when it comes to the economics as those vying for a spot on the GOP ticket — Paul Krugman pulled no punches in his Friday New York Times column, claiming that Democratic presidential …
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the daily howler and Slantpoint


U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Republicans on North Carolina Voting Map — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for a new congressional voting map in North Carolina this year, rejecting a Republican bid to reinstate district lines thrown out by a lower court.
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AOL
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North Carolina redistricting delay denied
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Politicus USA, Common Dreams and New York Times

Applesauce, broccoli left at Supreme Court in Scalia's memory
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Politico, Josh Blackman's Blog, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Business Insider and LifeNews.com


CAMERON: BRITAIN'S REFERENDUM ON EU MEMBERSHIP TO BE JUNE 23 — LONDON (AP) — A historic referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union will be held on June 23, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Saturday, even as he declared his belief that the U.K. would be …
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neo-neocon and Associated Press
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EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote
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Infowars and The Agonist


America Is Now Fighting A Proxy War With Itself In Syria — Confusion in the Obama administration's Syria policy is playing out on the ground as U.S.-backed groups begin battling each other. — Reporting From — Istanbul, Turkey — A YPG fighter stands near a wall on the Syria-Turkey border.


Pro-Cruz Robocall Slams Trump Over Exchange With Lesbian Reporter — CLEMSON, S.C. — A new robocall going out to South Carolina voters on the eve of the state's Republican primary blasts Donald Trump as a culture war appeaser in the battle between gay rights and religious freedom …


Clinton Lead Over Sanders Among Latino Voters Rapidly Narrowing — SurveyMonkey national weekly election tracking survey of the Democratic nomination contest shows a rapid narrowing of Hilary Clinton's lead over Bernie Sanders among Latino voters over the past two weeks.
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The Atlantic