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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke Urges His Supporters To Volunteer And Vote For Trump — “Voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage.” — w.soundcloud.com — David Duke, a white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, is urging the listeners of his radio program to volunteer and vote for Donald Trump.
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Douglas Heye / The Huffington Post:
How The Republican Party Has Failed To Dig Up Dirt On Donald Trump — GOP operatives are alarmed. Democrats are astonished. — WASHINGTON — It's no secret that rival campaigns were caught off guard by Donald Trump's ascent in the Republican primary. But the extent to which they are …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: Rubio prepares for contested convention — Marco Rubio's campaign is preparing for a contested Republican Convention as one option to take the GOP nomination away from Donald Trump and Ted Cruz — Houston (CNN)Marco Rubio's campaign is preparing for a contested Republican Convention …
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Lee Drutman / Vox:
Marco Rubio's chances were always poor — Ranked choice voting could have told us this sooner — A new poll has Donald Trump beating Marco Rubio 44 percent to 28 percent in Rubio's home state of Florida. This is devastating news for Rubio. It also is bad news for the conventional wisdom …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
This poll showing Donald Trump romping in Florida is very, very bad news for Marco Rubio
This poll showing Donald Trump romping in Florida is very, very bad news for Marco Rubio
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What Is Marco Rubio Waiting For?
What Is Marco Rubio Waiting For?
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
RNC sees leverage over Trump
RNC sees leverage over Trump
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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Mark Zuckerberg Asks Racist Facebook Employees to Stop Crossing Out Black Lives Matter Slogans — The Black Lives Matter movement has shed light on the racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality experienced by the African-American community across America.
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Tyler Tynes / The Huffington Post:
Black Lives Matter Activists Interrupt Hillary Clinton At Private Event In South Carolina
Black Lives Matter Activists Interrupt Hillary Clinton At Private Event In South Carolina
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Clinton regrets 1996 remark on ‘super-predators’ after encounter with activist
Clinton regrets 1996 remark on ‘super-predators’ after encounter with activist
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton on ‘superpredator’ remarks: 'I shouldn't have used those words'
Hillary Clinton on ‘superpredator’ remarks: 'I shouldn't have used those words'
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Esme E Deprez / Bloomberg Business:
South Carolina Feminists Want Woman President Who Isn't Clinton
South Carolina Feminists Want Woman President Who Isn't Clinton
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KAKE-TV:
WATCH LIVE: Sheriff: 4 to 7 killed, up to 30 hurt in mass shooting in Hesston … Headlines List — HESSTON, Kan. (KAKE) — Several people have been killed, and as many as 20 are hurt in a shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston. — Officers responded Thursday afternoon to the report …
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1 dead, “up to 20 injured” in shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston — HESSTON, Kan. - Law enforcement officers responded to the scene of a workplace shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston Thursday afternoon with reports of multiple fatalities and people wounded. The incident began about 4:40 p.m.
Columbia Daily Tribune:
University of Missouri curators vote to fire Melissa Click — Melissa Click, an assistant professor of mass media at the University of Missouri, demands a journalist leave the Concerned Student 1950 camp area in November. The Missouri Board of Curators voted 4-2 in favor …
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Statement from University of Missouri leadership — Pam Henrickson, chair of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, released the following statement today: — Last week, the Board of Curators received the investigative report detailing the relevant facts surrounding recent conduct by MU assistant professor, Dr. Melissa Click.
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Darren Goode / Politico:
Cruz won't hold up Flint aid deal in Senate — Ted Cruz won't block a bipartisan Senate bill that would provide hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of aid for Flint, Mich. and other communities that need to upgrade their drinking water infrastructure. — “Cruz has reviewed the bill …
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Eric Wolff / Politico:
Senate known when that hotline bling
Senate known when that hotline bling
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Sandoval bows out of Supreme Court consideration
Sandoval bows out of Supreme Court consideration
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Brad Mielke / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Pushes Back on Potential Brian Sandoval Supreme Court Nomination
Hillary Clinton Pushes Back on Potential Brian Sandoval Supreme Court Nomination
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Former Mexican president: 'I'm not going to pay for that f—ing wall' … Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says his nation will not pay for Donald Trump — 's proposed border wall. — “I declare — I'm not going to pay for that f—ing wall,” he told Fusion's Jorge Ramos during an interview Thursday.
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Rafa Fernandez De Castro / Fusion:
Former Mexican President to Donald Trump: 'I'm not going to pay for that f**king wall'
Former Mexican President to Donald Trump: 'I'm not going to pay for that f**king wall'
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Republican debate: Live updates — Live updates and video from the CNN Republican debate in Houston, Texas.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
When is it? — The debate will take place on Thursday …
When is it? — The debate will take place on Thursday …
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Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Google Will Join Microsoft in Backing Apple With a Legal Filing in FBI Case — Google plans to follow Microsoft in throwing its legal support behind Apple in its increasingly contentious dispute with the federal government around the iPhone connected with the San Bernardino terror attacks, according to sources.
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WPMT FOX43:
23-year-old Ukrainian National arrested after posing as Harrisburg high school student — HARRISBURG, PA. - Harrisburg Police have confirmed they have arrested Artur Samarin, 23. Samarin was charged with Theft, Identity Theft, and Tampering with Public Records. — Samarin was using the false identity of Asher Potts.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Poll: Trump's negatives among Hispanics rise; worst in GOP field … Donald Trump has used the issue of immigration to help make himself the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, but his harsh rhetoric also has earned him the highest negative ratings among Hispanic voters …
Jason Leopold / VICE News:
While US Attorney General, Eric Holder Used Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Birth Name as His Official Email Address — Former US Attorney General Eric Holder is a huge fan of NBA hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. — So much so that Holder used Abdul-Jabbar's birth name, Lew Alcindor …
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Christopher Cameron / The Statesman:
Political science professor forecasts Trump as general election winner — A professor of political science at Stony Brook University has forecasted that Donald Trump has a minimum 97 percent chance of winning the general election as the Republican nominee. — Professor Helmut Norpoth's …
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