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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Establishment Republicans Are Furious With John Kasich — WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night as return after return came in and Marco Rubio failed to break through, many establishment Republicans grew angrier that John Kasich was still in the race. — One of them was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The GOP has two weeks to take down Donald Trump — The window for stopping Donald Trump closed almost completely Tuesday night, leaving the demoralized anti-Trump forces with two weeks and no agreed-upon strategy for denying the New York billionaire the Republican presidential nomination.
Mike Allen / Politico:
Romney to give speech on state of presidential race — Mitt Romney will give a speech on the state of the 2016 presidential race on Thursday, his office said. — Romney is scheduled to address the Hinckley Institute of Politics Forum at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Thursday morning …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
The day the Republican Party ruptured — Donald Trump's Super Tuesday sweep propelled him ever closer to the GOP presidential nomination — and pushed the party he seeks to lead to the breaking point. — The Manhattan billionaire, boosted by support from disaffected blue-collar voters …
Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Lay Out Case Against Trump in Speech Thursday
Romney to Lay Out Case Against Trump in Speech Thursday
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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
What Went Wrong for Marco Rubio
What Went Wrong for Marco Rubio
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Western Journalism, Talking Points Memo and The Huffington Post
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Cruz is Stopping Trump. Rubio is Not.
Gerry Urbanek / Western Journalism:
Watch: Trump Just Gave Unifying Speech Following Major Wins - Starts It Off Saying THIS To Cruz...
Watch: Trump Just Gave Unifying Speech Following Major Wins - Starts It Off Saying THIS To Cruz...
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New York Times:
The Party of Trump, and the Path Forward for Democrats
The Party of Trump, and the Path Forward for Democrats
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American Prospect, Denver Post, Washington Post, Politico and Infowars
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
GOP nears its breaking point as Donald Trump rolls toward nomination
GOP nears its breaking point as Donald Trump rolls toward nomination
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Donald Trump drives GOP's record turnout; Democrats lack enthusiasm
Donald Trump drives GOP's record turnout; Democrats lack enthusiasm
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: Ryan can get along with me or ‘pay a big price’
Trump: Ryan can get along with me or ‘pay a big price’
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson tells supporters he sees no ‘path forward’ for presidential campaign — Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, told his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a …
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Nick Gehring / bencarson.com:
Official Statement by Dr. Ben Carson — I have decided not to attend the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate tomorrow night in Detroit. Even though I will not be in my hometown of Detroit on Thursday, I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America. I do not see a political path forward …
New York Times:
Super Tuesday Results
Super Tuesday Results
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Joshua Miller / BostonGlobe.com:
Charlie Baker won't vote for Donald Trump in November — NORTH ANDOVER — Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker, under pressure from Democrats and the news media to take a position on whether he would publicly support Donald J. Trump, should he be the GOP presidential nominee …
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
GOP strategist Castellanos: Time to rally around Trump, ‘too late to ask mommy to step in and rewrite rules’ — Even as major Republican donors coalesced Wednesday around a last-ditch effort to halt Donald Trump's march toward the GOP presidential nomination, resignation was setting in among some onetime Trump critics.
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Edward Rollins / Fox News:
Trump is now unstoppable. It's game over for Cruz, Rubio, Kasich and Carson
Trump is now unstoppable. It's game over for Cruz, Rubio, Kasich and Carson
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Jordan Rudner / The Texas Tribune:
Travis County GOP Apoplectic Over New Chairman … The newly elected chair of the Republican Party in the county that includes the Texas Capitol spent most of election night tweeting about former Gov. Rick Perry's sexual orientation and former President Bill Clinton's penis …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Texas County GOP Implodes Over Newly-Elected Chairman's Crude Tweets
Texas County GOP Implodes Over Newly-Elected Chairman's Crude Tweets
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Joe.My.God.
JAMES EDWARDS:
Political Cesspool Host James Edwards Reports From Inside Donald Trump's Press Pen — I attended a Donald Trump rally in Memphis on Saturday night as a fully credentialed member of the media and enjoyed the unique experience of being able to air a live broadcast of The Political Cesspool Radio Program …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Jr. Just Recorded an Interview With a Pro-Slavery Radio Host — An “unapologetically pro-white” radio host was given press credentials by the Trump campaign. — “Political Cesspool” host James Edwards thinks that slavery was the greatest thing that ever happened to black people.
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Chris Christie's wordless screaming — Is Chris Christie okay? — I believe that Donald Trump was talking, tonight, and that he, in fact, held an entire press conference. But it was impossible to hear him over Chris Christie's eyes. — Chris Christie spent the entire speech screaming wordlessly.
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New York Daily News:
KING: As violence erupts at Super Tuesday Trump rally, it's only a matter of time before someone gets killed at future events — On Monday, 30 black students attending a Donald Trump rally at Valdosta State University in rural Georgia were forcefully ejected — simply for being black.
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Christina Mora / WLKY-TV:
Supporters, protesters clash at Donald Trump's Louisville rally
Supporters, protesters clash at Donald Trump's Louisville rally
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USA Today:
Tavis Smiley: Black America could get on Trump train — Hillary might look like a shoo-in with African-American voters, but don't be too sure. — With Hillary Clinton racking up more overwhelming victories in Super Tuesday primaries thanks to the overwhelming support of African-American voters …
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The Gateway Pundit
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Democrats to Clinton: Don't laugh off Trump threat — It's time to stop pointing and laughing at the Republican primary. For all the GOP front-runner's flaws, many veteran Democrats are beginning to conclude, Donald Trump is a canny operator who just might end up in the White House if they're not careful.
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WYFF-TV:
Teacher resigns after student exposes private pictures — Sheriff's office is investigating student after private pictures exposed — A teacher at Union County High School has resigned after a student spread a nude picture of her through text messages and social media …
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NBC News:
Possible MH370 Jet Part Found Off Mozambique: Sources — EXCLUSIVE — Congress — White House — Justice Department — National Security — Elections — First Read — Health Care — Diet & Fitness — Mental Health — Men's Health — Women's Health
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Luke Russert / NBC News:
Nine Republicans Reject Naming Post Office After Maya Angelou — Conversations around racial issues have grown super charged during this presidential election season and part of that seems to have rubbed off on Capitol Hill in a debate over naming a post office after award winning poet and Civil Rights activist, Maya Angelou.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Dems: Trump may get us a SCOTUS win — Donald Trump may be President Barack Obama's best hope of getting a justice on the Supreme Court. — With the billionaire developer steaming towards the GOP presidential nomination, Democrats are planning a new offensive linking Trump to the Senate GOP's refusal to move on a court nominee.
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