memeorandum: Clinton-Sanders battle stirs passionate Facebook debate (David McCabe/The Hill)

8:10 AM ET, February 23, 2016

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Ted Cruz tells O'Reilly he would round up and deport all 12 million — updated at 10:30 pm with comment from Cruz spokeswoman. — WASHINGTON -Ted Cruz said tonight that he would use federal immigration officers to round up and deport all 12 million people in the country illegally …

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

GOP to Kasich: Get out — FAIRFAX, Va. — The Republican establishment has a message for John Kasich: get out, and get out of Marco Rubio's way. — A string of elected officials, GOP insiders and prominent donors officially threw their support behind Rubio on Monday, calling him their last chance to take down Donald Trump.

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Why Jeb Bush's Campaign Died While Hillary Clinton's Lived — The two dynastic candidates turned out not to be alike. — Throughout 2015, news coverage of Jeb Bush tended to bracket him as his party's dynastic counterpart to Hillary Clinton. He was the boring, preordained candidate of his party's power structure.

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Ashley Parker / New York Times:

Reporter's Notebook: Voters Might Not Miss Jeb Bush, but Campaign Reporters Will — Voters Might Not Miss Jeb Bush, but Campaign Reporters Will — Jeb Bush was like a goofy dad, an awkward uncle. He spoke to children like adults and told jokes that made no sense.

Hanna Trudo / Politico:

Cruz lurches right on immigration — Ted Cruz would use Immigration and Customs Enforcement to search for and ultimately help deport 12 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally if elected president. — In an interview with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News Monday night, the Texas senator …

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David Limbaugh / Townhall.com: Suggested Cruz Campaign Reboot: Show, Don't Tell

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Cruz fires top staffer for promoting false story about Rubio and the Bible

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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Meet the woman funding the effort to stop Trump

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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Graham floats Rubio-Kasich ticket

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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rubio inherits establishment support but is on a narrow path to stop Trump

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New York Times:
How Jeb Bush Spent $130 Million Running for President With Nothing to Show for It

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CNN:
Rubio gets new wave of establishment endorsements

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Majority of Public Wants Senate to Act on Obama's Court Nominee — Most opponents reject hearings no matter whom Obama nominates — In the high-stakes battle over replacing Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, a majority of Americans (56%) say the Senate should hold hearings …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller and Talking Points Memo

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:

Joe Biden Argued for Delaying Supreme Court Picks in 1992 — WASHINGTON — As a senator more than two decades ago, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. argued that President George Bush should delay filling a Supreme Court vacancy, should one arise, until the presidential election was over …

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Associated Press:
Q & A About the Fight Over Replacing Scalia

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Game over: Joe Biden says in 1992 that the president shouldn't name a SCOTUS nominee …

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Attorney Claims Scalia's Votes In Pending Cases Should Still Count

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Matthew Jaffe / CNN:

Jon Huntsman: I could get behind Donald Trump — The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. The author works at the institute. — Chicago (CNN)Former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Guardian

Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:

Four Problems With the ‘Winnowing’ Theory of Trump's Downfall — For months, establishment Republicans have envisioned the billionaire losing support as the presidential field narrows. — Jeb Bush's decision to drop out of the presidential race after a dismal fourth-place finish …

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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
At Nevada Caucuses, Donald Trump's Rivals Hope to Break His Streak

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David McCabe / The Hill:

Clinton-Sanders battle stirs passionate Facebook debate — The Democratic primary fight between Hillary Clinton — is spilling over to Facebook, where supporters of both candidates are engaged in a passionate debate over who should be the party's standard-bearer this fall.

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Nick Gass / Politico:

Spike Lee backs Sanders in radio ad — Director and producer Spike Lee made his endorsement of Bernie Sanders official on Tuesday, cutting a radio ad for the campaign in South Carolina. — “Wake up, South Carolina! This is your dude, Spike Lee,” the honorary Oscar recipient says in the 60-second spot …

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Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:

Actor Adam Baldwin Quits Twitter “For Good” In Protest Of The Platform Censoring Conservatives — Actor Adam Baldwin has quit Twitter and he isn't coming back. — Baldwin, who currently stars in the TNT hit show ‘The Last Ship,’ tells Independent Journal Review that Twitter's new policy …

Discussion: The Right Scoop, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and American Power

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall.com: Actor Adam Baldwin Quits Twitter Over Platform's Alleged Silencing of Conservatives

Todd Starnes / Reuters:

Chick-fil-A flap rocks another American university — The war on poultry rages on yet another public university campus - this time at the University of Nebraska - Kearney. — The hullabaloo started last January when students were asked to select a new dining option for the student union.

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Senator Claire McCaskill:

I very recently learned that I have breast cancer. — I very recently learned that I have breast cancer. It was detected through a regular mammogram. It's a little scary, but my prognosis is good and I expect a full recovery. I will be in St Louis for the next 3 weeks receiving treatment.

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Justin Gillis / New York Times:

Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries — The oceans are rising faster than at any point in the last 28 centuries, and human emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible, scientists reported Monday. — They added that the flooding that is starting to make life miserable …

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More Support for Justice Department Than for Apple in Dispute Over Unlocking iPhone — Slight partisan differences in views of issue — As the standoff between the Department of Justice and Apple Inc. continues over an iPhone used by one of the suspects in the San Bernardino terrorist attacks …

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David Pierson / Los Angeles Times:
Pew survey: More Americans say Apple should unlock terrorist's iPhone

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Andy Cush / Gawker:

Hot Mic Captures Trump Chatting With Morning Joe Hosts: “You Had Me Almost As a Legendary Figure” — The comedian and radio show host Harry Shearer has audio of what sure sounds like a casual off-the-air exchange between Donald Trump and Morning Joe co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, Mediaite and Mother Jones