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Chris Perez / New York Post:
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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Outside the Beltway, The Week, New York Times and Political Wire
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
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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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Victory Spurs Renewed Scrambling Among Republicans
Donald Trump's Victory Spurs Renewed Scrambling Among Republicans
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Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Political Wire, Breitbart, Downtrend, The Week and Guardian
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Hopes to Follow Hillary Clinton's Lead in Nevada
Donald Trump Hopes to Follow Hillary Clinton's Lead in Nevada
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Los Angeles Times and Washington Examiner
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Rubio super PAC compares him to Harry Potter
Rubio super PAC compares him to Harry Potter
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Business Insider, Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Week and ABC News
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Now Trump ‘Not Sure’ If Rubio's Eligible to Be President (UPDATED)
Now Trump ‘Not Sure’ If Rubio's Eligible to Be President (UPDATED)
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, CNN, New York Magazine, Fox News, RedState, Washington Post, Slantpoint, Independent Journal Review and The Week
Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Why Cruz is SC's Biggest Loser
Why Cruz is SC's Biggest Loser
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The Week, Washington Examiner, Betsy's Page, The Huffington Post and New York Post
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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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New York Times, Hot Air and Wall Street Journal
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
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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USA Today, Washington Post, Guardian, Slate, Prairie Weather and CNN
Taylor Millard / Hot Air:
Why Charles Koch's awesome Bernie Sanders op-ed matters in future elections
Why Charles Koch's awesome Bernie Sanders op-ed matters in future elections
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Christian Science Monitor
Jon Ralston / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Ralston Reports: ‘Reid-Culinary bond’ won Nevada for Clinton
Ralston Reports: ‘Reid-Culinary bond’ won Nevada for Clinton
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USA Today and Scared Monkeys
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Sanders has the resources and a plan to go the distance. Will it matter?
Sanders has the resources and a plan to go the distance. Will it matter?
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Talking Points Memo, ABC News and Politico
Rick Tyler / Facebook:
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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Ellie Schroeder / thedp.com:
Marco Rubio has awkward confrontation with Rafael Cruz, Cruz staffer in hotel lobby
Marco Rubio has awkward confrontation with Rafael Cruz, Cruz staffer in hotel lobby
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Politico, Breitbart, Mediaite and The Right Scoop
James Comey / Lawfare:
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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Dan Levine / Reuters:
Exclusive: San Bernardino victims to oppose Apple on iPhone encryption — Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government's attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims said on Sunday.
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Washington Post, CNNMoney, TechCrunch, LawNewz, MacRumors, The Verge and Mediaite
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
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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Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
Rubio Seeks Cash Infusion From Donors Who Backed Bush
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
Demeaning The Office — When President Bill Clinton's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky was exposed, it was a new low for the office of president. It wasn't the first affair by a president (or Clinton), not by a long shot. But the fact it was with an intern and he committed perjury behind …
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
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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Politico and Booman Tribune
Walter Smith-Randolph / WWMT-TV:
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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Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
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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Power Line
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
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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Talking Points Memo and The Week
Matt Bruce / Daytona Beach News-Journal:
Cheesy garlic knots spat sparks brawl at Palm Coast pizza shop — PALM COAST — A disagreement over cheesy garlic knots sparked a melee inside a Palm Coast pizzeria and led to four arrests late Friday night, according to deputy reports. — Jessica Conti, 25, Vincent Conti, 23, Hareem Jones …
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Hans A. Von Spakovsky / National Review:
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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RedState