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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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NBC News:
Trump Hits New High, Clinton Maintains Big Lead in New National Poll — As we head into the biggest day of the presidential primaries — Super Tuesday — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to hold commanding leads in their respective primaries, according to our new national numbers from the past week.
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The Daily Caller and Political Wire
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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Talking Points Memo, The Hill, CNN, BuzzFeed and The Week
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump's support keeps expanding — THE BIG IDEA: — As the sun rises on Super Tuesday, the D.C. in-crowd still doesn't fully grasp the power of Donald Trump's message. Elites bemoan The Donald at cocktail parties and take comfort in calling Trump supporters uneducated.
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Divide About Trump Grows
Republican Divide About Trump Grows
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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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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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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Ryan denounces Trump over KKK dust-up: ‘There can be no evasion’ — (R-Wis.) on Tuesday delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump, warning that the GOP presidential front-runner cannot engage in “evasion” or “games” when it comes to rejecting bigotry. — But as the chairman …
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Washington Free Beacon and The Right Scoop
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Staring at the Conservative Gutter
Staring at the Conservative Gutter
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
David Duke to Trump: ‘Do whatever you need to do to get elected’
David Duke to Trump: ‘Do whatever you need to do to get elected’
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Brendan O'Connor / Gawker:
Report: Donald Trump Requested That a Group of Black Students Be Removed From His Rally Before It Had Even Started
Report: Donald Trump Requested That a Group of Black Students Be Removed From His Rally Before It Had Even Started
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Political Insider blog and New Republic
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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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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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Super Guide to Super Tuesday — Republican Edition
Super Guide to Super Tuesday — Republican Edition
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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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Washington Post and The Resurgent
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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National Review, BizPac Review, Washington Post, The Week, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Caller and Shakesville
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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Guardian, The Week, Mashable and Comicbook.com
Paul Watson / Infowars:
Report: Trump Supporters in Texas See Votes Switched to Rubio — Callers to KLBJ report ballot irregularities — People voting for Donald Trump in today's Super Tuesday Texas Primary are seeing their ballots changed to show a vote for Marco Rubio. — Numerous callers flooded Austin …
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Lornamaydonnelly / The Rolling Stones:
The Rolling Stones announce free concert in Cuba! — The Rolling Stones will perform a groundbreaking concert in Havana, Cuba on Friday March 25, 2016. The free concert will take place at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana and will be the first open air concert in the country by a British Rock Band.
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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 …
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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