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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 …
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Matt Stout / Boston Herald:
Amid Trump surge, nearly 20,000 Mass. voters quit Democratic party — Nearly 20,000 Bay State Democrats have fled the party this winter, with thousands doing so to join the Republican ranks, according to the state's top elections official. — Secretary of State William Galvin …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump on NYT interview leak: 'Everything's negotiable' — Sean Hannity, the Fox News host who frequently helps Republicans dig out of controversies with friendly interviews, paid that favor to Donald Trump Monday night. While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) was telling his final pre-Super Tuesday audience …
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Myra Adams / RedState:
Myra Adams' Interview with Roger Stone - Why Stone is the Man to Watch in a Trump vs. Clinton Race — Stone talks about his longtime friend Donald Trump, campaign strategy and much more — Author's Note: Roger Stones' quotes in this piece are a result of a personal meeting I had with him on Monday …
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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Fox News:
Super Tuesday prizes: Candidates in fierce fight for Texas, other delegate goldmines — The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are charging into Super Tuesday in a coast-to-coast battle for delegates across a dozen states — but while they're looking for as many wins as possible …
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Walter Shapiro / Roll Call:
The Year's Most Important Non-Endorsement
The Year's Most Important Non-Endorsement
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Donald Trump Finds Ally in Delegate Selection System, Much to G.O.P.'s Chagrin
Donald Trump Finds Ally in Delegate Selection System, Much to G.O.P.'s Chagrin
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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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Oren / ADL Blogs:
Louis Farrakhan Joins List Of Extremists Praising Donald Trump — Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Louis Farrakhan's 2016 Saviours' Day sermon on February 28 at the NOI's Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Farrakhan made anti-Semitic accusations of Jewish …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Farrakhan praises Trump for rejecting ‘Jewish’ money — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan admires GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump — for avoiding the influence of Jewish special interests. — “[Trump] is the only member who has stood in front of [the] Jewish community and said …
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New York Times:
Inside the Clinton Team's 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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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump ditched free market ideology for nationalism — and it's working — Marco Rubio's newly aggressive posture toward Donald Trump is all about delivering low-blow insults, and reflects a popular — but incorrect — notion among Republican elites that Trump's not-very-orthodox ideology …
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Randy E. Barnett / USA Today:
As Trump rises, consider a 3rd party: Column
As Trump rises, consider a 3rd party: Column
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Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
Racial Chants Erupt At Basketball Game Between Two Catholic Schools — (CBS) — School officials at two northwest Indiana schools are investigating what appears to be racially motivated chants at a basketball game. — Video from the game went viral over the weekend.
Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
Stephen King confirms stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey as production nears start — The tower has begun to peek above the horizon. — After many years, and many attempts, a film version of Stephen King's The Dark Tower is finally getting underway with Idris Elba confirmed …
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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.
Robert Schmidt / Bloomberg Business:
Machiavelli Would Love This Plot Twist From Banks' Washington Book Club — Monthly Capitol Hill gathering doubles as political fundraiser — Hensarling said to schedule events for out-of-favor lawmakers — U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling seems to have been brushing up on his Machiavelli …
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Chicago Tribune:
So far this year, Chicago has most homicides since late 1990s — Kenya Dalcour participates in a silent march at locations where people had been shot in Chicago on Jan. 15, 2016. — Amid a spike in shootings, the city of Chicago has witnessed its deadliest start to the year in nearly two decades, according to crime statistics.
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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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders's Big Money — When Bernie Sanders makes a demand for money, he gets it. After winning the New Hampshire primary, the Democratic presidential candidate broadcast a plea. “I'm going to hold a fundraiser right here, right now, across America,” Sanders declared …
The Resurgent:
Why We Believe in Ted Cruz. We Were There. — We've been asked by many friends to share insight into Ted Cruz, based on the two years we spent working for him in the U.S. Senate. It is clear from these conversations that while few doubt the sincerity of his conservative political convictions …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Jesse Ventura: I'll Run for President If Bernie Loses — The former governor of Minnesota likes Trump and Sanders, but says he will get in the race by June if Hillary wins the Democratic nomination. — MINNEAPOLIS — Jesse Ventura told The Daily Beast he will run for president …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Divide About Trump Grows — Former party chairman, Nebraska senator among those who say they won't vote for him if he is nominee — A divisive battle is brewing in the Republican Party over the potential nomination of Donald Trump, as some party leaders warn …
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