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Roberts Calls Late Justice Scalia ‘Our Man For All Seasons’ — U.S. Supreme Court sits for first time since Scalia's death — Black drapes adorn Scalia's chair as eight justices take bench — An empty seat commanded the courtroom as the U.S. Supreme Court took the bench …
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How Does It Feel, Chief Justice Roberts, to Hone a Dylan Quote?
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Conservatives: Court nominee must be stopped at all costs
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I want to apologize to Senator Marco Rubio for posting an inaccurate story about him here earlier today. The story showed a video of the Senator walking past a Ted Cruz staffer seated in the lobby of a hotel reading his Bible. The story misquoted a remark the Senator made to the staffer.
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Marco Rubio has awkward confrontation with Rafael Cruz, Cruz staffer in hotel lobby — Note from the Editor: We have been receiving lots of questions about the contents of this video, and some have disagreed with our transcript. We stand by our original transcript, but the video …
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Donald Trump leads polls in 10 of next 14 voting states — Donald Trump is leading in 10 of the 14 states set to vote in Republican primaries or caucuses over the next two weeks. — Recent polls show that Trump is ahead in Nevada, Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Louisiana.
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Trump has a stranglehold on the GOP nomination. So why isn't he getting credit? — Donald Trump cruised to a double-digit win over the Republican field on Saturday in South Carolina. It was his second straight easy win — coming 11 days after he swept the New Hampshire primary by nearly 17 points.
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We Could Not Look the Survivors in the Eye if We Did Not Follow this Lead — The San Bernardino litigation isn't about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. It is about the victims and justice. Fourteen people were slaughtered and many more had their lives and bodies ruined.
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Exclusive: San Bernardino victims to oppose Apple on iPhone encryption
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Fall of the House of Bush: How last name and Donald Trump doomed Jeb — For Jeb Bush's campaign, August was a cruel month. Donald Trump's attacks on the former Florida governor as a "low-energy" politician were beginning to stick, and the two were bickering over immigration.
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I Will Not Vote For Donald Trump. Ever. — When I wrote in National Review that I was against Donald Trump, I said and have maintained since his entry into the race that if Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, I would support him. No longer. — Donald Trump believes the federal government should fund Planned Parenthood.
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Did Bernie Sanders really just win the Hispanic vote in Nevada? — This is not what the results from the Democratic Nevada caucus were supposed to look like. — Well, the first two bars are. We expected to see about an even split among white voters, leaning toward Bernie Sanders.
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Why Charles Koch's awesome Bernie Sanders op-ed matters in future elections
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No, the Polling Doesn't Prove Bernie Sanders Won the Hispanic Vote in Nevada
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Harry Reid delivers for Hillary Clinton: Jon Ralston — Nevada's ‘neutral’ power players may have saved a campaign and changed history. — I'd like to congratulate the winner of the Nevada Democratic caucuses: Harry Reid. — What's that, you say? The Senate Democratic leader wasn't running?
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Ralston Reports: ‘Reid-Culinary bond’ won Nevada for Clinton
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Donald Trump Hopes to Follow Hillary Clinton's Lead in Nevada
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Los Angeles Times and Washington Examiner


Alleged gunman worked as Uber driver during deadly shooting spree; passenger shares story — KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - In an exclusive interview with Newschannel 3, a passenger of Jason Dalton's details his Uber experience before Dalton allegedly shot eight people across Kalamazoo County.
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Obama is looting the Treasury to pay off insurers — The Obama administration will tell any lie and break any law to prevent the president's signature health-care program from collapsing. — Insurance companies such as UnitedHealthcare and Aetna are losing billions trying to sell ObamaCare plans …
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Donald Trump consults with Rudy Giuliani as he builds political kitchen cabinet — Fresh off back-to-back victories in the Republican presidential race, Donald Trump is moving to expand his tight-knit campaign by building a political kitchen cabinet that includes former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
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Margaret Sullivan joins The Post as media columnist — Announcement from Liz Seymour, executive features editor: — I am thrilled to tell you that Margaret Sullivan, the public editor of the New York Times, will be joining The Post later this year as our media columnist.
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Delegate Count Leaving Bernie Sanders With Steep Climb — Senator Bernie Sanders vowed on Sunday to fight on after losing the Nevada caucuses, predicting that he would pull off a historic political upset by this summer's party convention. — But the often overlooked delegate count …
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The Obama Administration Wants to Make Sure Non-Citizens Vote in the Upcoming Election — Several well-funded organizations — including the League of Women Voters and the NAACP — are fighting efforts to prevent non-citizens from voting illegally in the upcoming presidential election.
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U.S. And Russia Agree On Syria Cease-Fire To Begin Saturday — BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. officials say the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan that would create a cease-fire in Syria starting Saturday. — The officials said Monday that the two sides have agreed on the terms and conditions for the …
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