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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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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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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Rubio just launched a searing attack on Trump. Here's why it may fail.
Rubio just launched a searing attack on Trump. Here's why it may fail.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
RNC sees leverage over Trump
RNC sees leverage over Trump
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cruz, Rubio prep for brutal debate night
Cruz, Rubio prep for brutal debate night
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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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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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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 …
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
South Carolina Feminists Want Woman President Who Isn't Clinton
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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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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Another Hillary Heckling from BLM
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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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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Sandoval bows out of Supreme Court consideration
Sandoval bows out of Supreme Court consideration
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Carson PAC pushes for VP slot — A super-PAC supporting Ben Carson says the Republican presidential candidate needs to be on the ticket, “even as our vice presidential nominee,” for the GOP to have a shot at winning the White House. — John Philip Sousa IV, chairman of The 2016 Committee …
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The Hill:
How Obama, Dems plan to win fight on high court
How Obama, Dems plan to win fight on high court
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Democrats launch Supreme Court shame campaign
Democrats launch Supreme Court shame campaign
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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Without Carson, GOP will lose black vote and presidency, PAC says
Without Carson, GOP will lose black vote and presidency, PAC says
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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 …
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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Darren Goode / Politico:
Cruz holding up Flint aid deal in Senate — Ted Cruz is standing in the way of a bipartisan Senate bill to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for Flint, Mich., and other communities that need to upgrade their drinking water infrastructure. — Senate Democrats blinked …
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Senate reaches deal on $250M Flint aid package
Senate reaches deal on $250M Flint aid package
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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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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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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Dominates in Bloomberg Poll of ‘SEC Primary’ States — The poll, conducted by Purple Strategies, is a remarkable show of strength for a twice-divorced New Yorker in Bible Belt states home to some of the nation's most conservative voters. — McCormickJohn
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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.
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.
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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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