memeorandum: Hillary Clinton Pushes Back on Potential Brian Sandoval Supreme Court Nomination (Brad Mielke/ABC News)

3:15 PM ET, February 25, 2016

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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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Eliza Collins / Politico:

David Duke: Voting against Trump is ‘treason to your heritage’ — David Duke, a white nationalist and former Klu Klux Klan grand wizard, told his audience Wednesday that voting for anyone besides Donald Trump “is really treason to your heritage.” — “Voting for these people …

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Daniel Strauss / Politico:

RNC sees leverage over Trump — Donald Trump has steamrolled toward the Republican nomination by lambasting all things political establishment, and now that establishment thinks it can convince their insult-wielding front-runner he needs them. — Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus …

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Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Why Chris Christie never went after Donald Trump

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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
David Duke encourages listeners to vote for Trump

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘The poorly educated’ people of America cut an ad for Donald Trump [Video]

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Associated Press:
Debate Another Chance for Rubio, Cruz to Try to Slow Trump

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The Hill:

How Obama, Dems plan to win fight on high court — President Obama and Senate Democrats plan to reach deep into their bag of tricks and tactics to ensure the Supreme Court dominates the political debate up until Election Day. — Their strategy is to portray the Senate Republican majority …

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John Fund / National Review:

Brian Sandoval: Obama's GOP Trojan Horse for the Supreme Court

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Brad Mielke / ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Pushes Back on Potential Brian Sandoval Supreme Court Nomination — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said today she hopes President Obama “chooses a true progressive” to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, a day after reports surfaced that the president …

Discussion: The Hill, RedState, Vox, Associated Press and Politico

Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:

Sandoval bows out of Supreme Court consideration — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) announced Thursday he was withdrawing his name from consideration as a possible Supreme Court nominee, just one day after it became public the White House was weighing whether to select him.

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Alex Griswold / Mediaite: BREAKING: Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Withdraws Himself for Consideration for Open SCOTUS Seat

New York Times:
Senate Republicans Lose Their Minds on a Supreme Court Seat

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New York Times:
Democrats Press G.O.P. to Consider a Supreme Court Pick

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Cruz, Rubio prep for brutal debate night — HOUSTON — For Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, this might be their last, best chance. — The final Republican presidential debate Thursday night before the Super Tuesday contests has the potential to be an epic display of anger and rhetorical aggression …

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What Is Marco Rubio Waiting For?

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
This poll showing Donald Trump romping in Florida is very, very bad news for Marco Rubio

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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Ceiling Buster — Last Sunday, Marco Rubio voiced …

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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Donald Trump Leads Marco Rubio by 16 Points in New Florida Poll

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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Poll: Trump crushes Rubio in Florida

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Rubio just launched a searing attack on Trump. Here's why it may fail.

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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 …

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New York Times:

Donald Trump to Foreign Workers for Florida Club: You're Hired — Donald J. Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach describes itself as “one of the most highly regarded private clubs in the world,” and it is not just the very-well-to-do who want to get in. — Since 2010, nearly 300 United …

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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Donald Trump Turned Down 94.4 Percent of American Job Applicants, Applied for Hundreds of ‘H’ Visas Instead

Discussion: Washington Post

Tyler Tynes / The Huffington Post:

Black Lives Matter Activists Interrupt Hillary Clinton At Private Event In South Carolina — They wanted her to account for some of her past statements on racial justice. — Politics Fellow, The Huffington Post — Two Black Lives Matter activists interrupted a private Hillary Clinton …

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Esme E Deprez / Bloomberg Business:
South Carolina Feminists Want Woman President Who Isn't Clinton

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Amy Brittain / Washington Post:

Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters — When Justice Antonin Scalia died 11 days ago at a West Texas ranch, he was among high-ranking members of an exclusive fraternity for hunters called the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian society that dates back to the 1600s.

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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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David Johnson / TIME:

These Are the 100 Most-Read Female Writers in College Classes — What more than 1 million reading lists reveal about higher education today — Toni Morrison and Jane Austen are among the most-read female writers on college campuses, a new TIME analysis found.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Federalist, Coffee House and The Week

MIT Technology Review:

Google Unveils Neural Network with “Superhuman” Ability to Determine the Location of Almost Any Image — Guessing the location of a randomly chosen Street View image is hard, even for well-traveled humans. But Google's latest artificial-intelligence machine manages it with relative ease.

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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.

Discussion: Mother Jones and Mediaite

Paul Watson / Infowars:

NY Times Columnist Jokes About Assassination Attempt Ending Trump's Campaign — “Good news guys I've figured out how the Trump campaign ends”. — New York Times columnist Ross Douthat caused outrage after he joked about how an assassination attempt could end Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Fusion

Camille Paglia / Salon:

Fight the soulless juggernaut: Big money, machine politics and the real issue separating Sanders and Clinton — Democrats face a stark choice: A money-mad, scandal-plagued establishment, or the potential of decency and change — Despite Bernie Sanders being tied with her for pledged delegates …

Natalie Swaby / KING-TV:

Boy removed from plane over allergies, passengers applaud — COUPEVILLE, Wash. - Instead of sightseeing on a ferry, 7-year-old Giovanni, his mom, Christina Fabian, and dad, George Alvarado should have already boarded a flight. — “We were on Flight 171,” said Fabian.