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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Top Rubio adviser preparing donors for dismal Super Tuesday — Marco Rubio's top campaign adviser huddled with roughly 40 bundlers and K Streeters Tuesday morning to prepare them for a difficult primary election night—as well as to brief them on the campaign's plan for what to do next.
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CNN:
National poll: Clinton, Sanders both top Trump — Washington (CNN)Both of the remaining Democratic candidates for president easily top Republican front-runner Donald Trump in hypothetical general election match-ups, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. — But Hillary Clinton …
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Here's Why This Educated, Liberal Couple Is Considering Voting For Donald Trump — “Yes, we could be like the good citizens who voted for a “tameable” Hitler in 1933 to get things back on track. But the alternatives look worse,” the couple wrote in a letter to the Financial Times. — The letter reads:
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Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
‘Donald Drumpf’ Is Beating Rubio and Cruz for Second in Google Searches — Tuesday morning I wrote about how real-time Google search data can provide useful election forecasts. With half the day gone and voters in Super Tuesday states still at the polls, Google Trends reveals a striking observation …
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Dareh Gregorian / New York Daily News:
Bad news for The Donald on Super Tuesday as court rules N.Y. attorney general's Trump University fraud lawsuit can proceed — Super Tuesday has gotten off to a not-so-super start for Donald Trump — a New York appeals court has denied his bid to to toss out a lawsuit that charges his Trump University was a fraud.
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Patrick Brennan / Marco Rubio:
Open Letter from Marco: Donald Trump Is No Joke — He's Dangerous
Open Letter from Marco: Donald Trump Is No Joke — He's Dangerous
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Super Tuesday Democratic primaries: Clinton projected to win in Alabama, Tennessee
Super Tuesday Democratic primaries: Clinton projected to win in Alabama, Tennessee
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Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
10 Things You Never Thought You'd Hear Marco Rubio Say
10 Things You Never Thought You'd Hear Marco Rubio Say
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Club for Growth warns against Trump endorsements
Club for Growth warns against Trump endorsements
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump's support keeps expanding
The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump's support keeps expanding
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Republicans rebuff Obama in meeting on SCOTUS nomination — There were no signs of a breakthrough as President Obama met Tuesday with Senate Republican leaders pledging to block anyone he nominates to the Supreme Court. — Senate Majority Leader (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Say No to Klan (but Maybe to Donald Trump)
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Say No to Klan (but Maybe to Donald Trump)
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
GOP Senator: Even If Trump Meant It On The KKK, He's Still A Better Choice Than A Democrat
GOP Senator: Even If Trump Meant It On The KKK, He's Still A Better Choice Than A Democrat
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Ryan denounces Trump over KKK dust-up: ‘There can be no evasion’
Ryan denounces Trump over KKK dust-up: ‘There can be no evasion’
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan rebukes Trump's remarks on KKK, David Duke
Paul Ryan rebukes Trump's remarks on KKK, David Duke
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Carlson, Ingraham Label Romney A Liberal For Condemning Trump On KKK
Carlson, Ingraham Label Romney A Liberal For Condemning Trump On KKK
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Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Carson camp: 'We clearly don't know' our path to nomination — Ben Carson is staying in the race for the Republican nomination even though his campaign admits that it's not clear at all that Carson has a viable path to victory, and they don't have a plan to win. — “Well, we clearly don't know.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Calls Meeting Of GOP Candidates After Race Takes ‘Turn For The Worse’
Carson Calls Meeting Of GOP Candidates After Race Takes ‘Turn For The Worse’
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Adviser: Carson staying in even if he gets shut out on Super Tuesday
Adviser: Carson staying in even if he gets shut out on Super Tuesday
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Clinton to voter: 'Why don't you go run for something?' — was involved in brief confrontation with a young woman during a campaign stop in Minnesota Tuesday afternoon as voters headed to the polls to cast their ballot in the state's primary. — The Democratic presidential front-runner …
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ABC News:
Live Super Tuesday Republican Exit Poll Analysis — Who turned out in the Super Tuesday GOP primaries and what motivated their votes? — For all the answers, bookmark this page now or star it in the ABC News mobile app and come back at 5 p.m. ET. — Republicans will be voting today in Georgia …
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton Sweeps The Swing State Of Virginia — Hillary Clinton is projected to win the Virginia primary Tuesday night according to both MSNBC and CNN against Bernie Sanders, further cementing her dominance as the perceived frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination.
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Steve Harvey endorses Hillary Clinton
Steve Harvey endorses Hillary Clinton
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Super User / dni.gov:
Bin Laden's Bookshelf — In the weeks following the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan by United States forces, U.S. Intelligence Community analysts sifted through the recovered digital and hard copy materials in search of clues that would reveal ongoing al-Qa'ida plots …
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Paul Singer / USA Today:
Seven N.J. newspapers call on Christie to resign — 48 Shares — Seven New Jersey newspapers issued a joint editorial Tuesday calling on Gov. Chris Christie to resign in the wake of his failed presidential campaign and his subsequent endorsement of rival Donald Trump.
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Senator Chuck Grassley / SCOTUSblog:
Coequal Branches of Government — U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary. — The Constitution grants the authority to nominate and approve Supreme Court Justices to coequal branches of the federal government.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
After White House meeting on Supreme Court nominee standoff, neither side budges
After White House meeting on Supreme Court nominee standoff, neither side budges
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Donald Trump Made Republicans Half-Aware of Racism — How could this happen to the movement founded by segregationist William F. Buckley? — Donald Trump represents a threat to conservatism in two ways. He is extremely likely to lose if nominated, and even if elected …
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Jerry Hayes / WHNT-TV:
Deputy's dash cam captures video of drunk passenger falling head first into creek — LINCOLN COUNTY, Tenn. - The next time you're having a bad day, think about the two guys a Lincoln County Deputy encountered while on patrol. — The driver stops the truck in the middle of a road.
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Siobhan McFadyen / Mirror.co.uk:
Scientists discover 8000-year-old tiny hand prints in ancient cave were NOT made by humans — Experts probing the discovery of 13 hand prints in the eerie Egyptian Cave of Beasts say the 8000-year-old stencils did not belong to humans — Anthropologists probing the discovery …
Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
DNC Chair Joins GOP Attack On Elizabeth Warren's Agency — Payday lenders get a new ally. — Senior Political Economy Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON — Payday lenders have been gunning for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since the day President Barack Obama tapped Elizabeth Warren to set up the new agency.
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Dennis Daugaard / South Dakota State News:
Gov. Daugaard Vetoes HB 1008 — Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard — 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre, S.D. 57501 — 605-773-3212 — CONTACT: Tony Venhuizen or Kelsey Pritchard at 605-773-3212 — PIERRE, S.D. - Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed the following bill:
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
How Breitbart Unleashes Hate Mobs to Threaten, Dox, and Troll Trump Critics — Seventeen million readers revel in Breitbart News's Trump-supporting slipstream of angry populism, featuring an anti-immigration, anti-Muslim message. Is it stoking up dangerous hatred?
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Republican Group to Intensify Campaign Against Trump — A “super PAC” that was formed by members of the Ricketts family is boosting its staff and planning a full-fledged campaign against Donald J. Trump — and his surrogates — in an effort to thwart his rise, including hiring …
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Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Can Google's Driverless Car Project Survive a Fatal Accident? — Everybody knew this day would come. — After several years and more than 1.4 million miles of test driving, Google's perfect streak came to an end. In all that time, the tech giant's self-driving cars had been in fewer …
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