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Jennifer Jacobs / USA Today:
Students removed from Trump rally in Georgia — VALDOSTA, Ga. — About 30 black students who were standing silently at the top of the bleachers at Donald Trump's rally here Monday night were escorted out by Secret Service agents who said the presidential candidate had requested their removal before he began speaking.
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TIME:
TIME Responds to Confrontation With Secret Service at Trump Event — “We are relieved that Chris is feeling OK” — Updated to include comment from photographer Christopher Morris — The U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement briefly detained a TIME photographer at a Donald Trump rally …
John Nolte / Breitbart:
VIDEO: Time Reporter Grabs Secret Service Agent's Throat at Trump Rally
VIDEO: Time Reporter Grabs Secret Service Agent's Throat at Trump Rally
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Guard choke-slams photographer at Trump rally in Va.
Guard choke-slams photographer at Trump rally in Va.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Secretly Told The New York Times What He Really Thinks About Immigration — The New York Times is sitting on an audio recording that some of its staff believes could deal a serious blow to Donald Trump, who, in an off-the-record meeting with the newspaper, called into question whether …
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
The New York Times Refuses to Release Recording of Donald Trump's (Off-the-Record) Comments on Immigration
The New York Times Refuses to Release Recording of Donald Trump's (Off-the-Record) Comments on Immigration
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Alex Jaffe / NBC News:
Donald Trump Has ‘Small Hands,’ Marco Rubio Says
Donald Trump Has ‘Small Hands,’ Marco Rubio Says
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Donald Trump Finds Ally in Delegate Selection System, Much to G.O.P.'s Chagrin — Memo to Republican leaders: Be careful what you wish for. — Hoping to avoid a repeat of the messy fight for the Republican nomination in 2012, the party drew up a calendar and delegate-selection rules intended …
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Bloomberg Business:
Super Tuesday Predictions Point to Trump, Clinton Rout — Statistical models, betting markets, and the Internet weigh in. — andretartar — On Tuesday, more delegates will be awarded than on any other day of the presidential race. About half of the delegates needed for a Republican candidate …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump closes in on Super Tuesday romp
Trump closes in on Super Tuesday romp
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Morning Consult:
Trump Grows Stronger Ahead of Super Tuesday, Poll Shows
Trump Grows Stronger Ahead of Super Tuesday, Poll Shows
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Randy E. Barnett / USA Today:
As Trump rises, consider a 3rd party: Column — A Trump nomination would destroy the GOP unless Republicans can find a replacement. — Is it time for a new third party? Not yet. But if Donald Trump gets the Republican nomination, then a new third party will be an imperative — and the time for organizing it is now.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Why Liberals Should Vote for Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio would be a terrible president. His tax proposals make George W. Bush look fiscally prudent. He acts as if America can use sanctions, war, or the threat of war to bludgeon its adversaries into submission despite the devastating failure of that approach since 9/11.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Partisan Classiness — Many people in the commentariat are utterly committed to the view that the two major parties are mirror images of each other, despite vast evidence to the contrary. But until Harry Enten directed me to this interesting paper by Grossman and Hopkins …
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New York Times:
Inside the Clintons' Plan to Defeat Donald Trump — In the days after Donald J. Trump vanquished his Republican rivals in South Carolina and Nevada, prominent Democrats supporting Hillary Clinton arranged a series of meetings and conference calls to tackle a question many never thought they would ask …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Plouffe to Clinton: Stop micromanaging
Plouffe to Clinton: Stop micromanaging
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Planet on the Ballot
Planet on the Ballot
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Rush Limbaugh:
Trump Declines to Disavow David Duke and the KKK — But Only on Sunday — RUSH: Everybody is stunned over Trump. Nobody understands how Trump is still breathing. Nobody understands how Trump's still pulling this off. You wouldn't believe the theories that I've received from people sending …
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Stacey Dash:
Who is Stacey Dash and why did she just walk across the #Oscar stage? — You might be watching the Oscars and wondering why someone named Stacey Dash just walked across the stage. (Why was that funny anyway?) — Well, I'm Stacey - with an “e” - and it's nice to meet you.
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Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
If the Oscars were all about diversity, why the crude Asian joke?
If the Oscars were all about diversity, why the crude Asian joke?
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Google says it bears ‘some responsibility’ after self-driving car hit bus — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Monday it bears “some responsibility” after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month. — The crash may be the first case …
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Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Why Sen. Elizabeth Warren hasn't endorsed a candidate yet — No, Sen. Elizabeth Warren still hasn't endorsed a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary. — But that hasn't stopped supporters of both Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders from spinning the Massachusetts senator's silence to their liking.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Leading GOP senator: Trump an ‘albatross’ to party — Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn raised serious concerns Monday about Donald Trump's surging presidential bid — Washington (CNN)Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn raised serious concerns Monday about Donald Trump's surging presidential bid …
Daily Mail:
Horror in Moscow as burka-clad babysitter ‘decapitates four-year-old girl in her care’ - then walks through streets carrying her severed head and shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ — A burka-clad babysitter decapitated the little girl in her care before walking through Moscow carrying the child's severed head, police say.
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Moonves on Donald Trump: “It May Not Be Good for America, but It's Damn Good for CBS” — EMAIL ME — “Most of the ads are not about issues. They're sort of like the debates,” the CBS CEO said. — Leslie Moonves can appreciate a Donald Trump candidacy.
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
‘Airport’ Star George Kennedy Dies at 91 — George Kennedy, who won a supporting actor Oscar for his role alongside Paul Newman in the beloved film “Cool Hand Luke,” and was also a fixture of 1970s disaster movies including the “Airport” franchise and “Earthquake,” died Sunday in Boise, Idaho.
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
Folks Before Kochs — To save itself, the Republican Party must finally put the working class ahead of the donor class. — Donald J. Trump is laying waste to the conservative movement. His overwhelming lead in Super Tuesday polls stands as further evidence, if further evidence were even necessary …
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Power Line, The Great Debate, Mashable and Infowars
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Message Resonates With White Supremacists — Until recently, Jared Taylor, long one of the country's most prominent white supremacists, had never supported a presidential candidate. — “There's been no one worth endorsing,” he said in an interview.
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
MSNBC scraps plans for Alex Wagner's weekend show — MSNBC will not move forward with previously announced plans to give Alex Wagner her own weekend show, raising questions about the host's future at the network, CNNMoney has learned. — The decision, made earlier this year …
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