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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Romney rips Trump as a ‘phony’ and a ‘fraud’ — Mitt Romney opened a new front in the Republican Party's civil war on Thursday, launching a blistering attack on GOP front-runner Donald Trump — who wasted no time hitting the party's 2012 nominee right back.
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
8 reasons we need to start preparing for President Trump — WASHINGTON — A few months ago, Hillary Clinton's campaign was salivating over the chance to take on Donald Trump — but the real-estate mogul is now positioned not only to win the GOP nomination, but also the White House.
Associated Press:
Romney calling Trump ‘phony,’ urging Republicans to shun him — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive White House race with a verbal lashing of Donald Trump and a plea for fellow Republicans to shun the front-runner for the good of country and party.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him — The Republican Party was in a state of pandemonium Wednesday as a clutch of independent groups scrambled to throw together a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump the presidential nomination, even as some party figures concluded …
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ThinkProgressPage Array, Talking Points Memo, Hinckley Institute and Moe Lane
Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination — The Koch brothers, the most powerful conservative mega donors in the United States, will not use their $400 million political arsenal to try to block Republican front-runner Donald Trump's path to the presidential nomination …
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Political Wire, CNN and The Week
Donald J. Trump / CBS News:
Mitt Romney: Donald Trump “a phony, a fraud” — WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive 2016 GOP White House sweepstakes Thursday with a harsh takedown of front-runner Donald Trump, calling him a “phony” …
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CBS New York, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Towleroad and Washington Post
New York Times:
Mitt Romney to Make Case Against Donald Trump in Utah Speech
Mitt Romney to Make Case Against Donald Trump in Utah Speech
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump again threatens independent bid
Trump again threatens independent bid
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RedState and New York Magazine
Jonathan Stearns / Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and The Atlantic
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
At Republican Debate, a Field of Four on Fox News
At Republican Debate, a Field of Four on Fox News
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Politico, NPR, The Week and BloombergView.com
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option
Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option
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Daily Kos, The Week and Washington Times
War on the Rocks:
Open Letter on Donald Trump from GOP National Security Leaders — We the undersigned, members of the Republican national security community, represent a broad spectrum of opinion on America's role in the world and what is necessary to keep us safe and prosperous.
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Neocons declare war on Trump
Neocons declare war on Trump
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Arizona Republic, Antiwar.com Original, Washington Post and Infowars
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. grants immunity to staffer who set up Clinton email server — The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing.
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Evan Perez / CNN:
DOJ grants immunity to ex-Clinton staffer who set up email server
DOJ grants immunity to ex-Clinton staffer who set up email server
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Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon
Skagit Valley Herald / Goskagit.com:
Man accidentally kills himself while taking photos with gun — A 43-year-old Concrete man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun. — The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive Audio — Rubio Campaign Manager Plots Brokered Convention In Manhattan Donor Meeting To Take Nomination From Trump — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is plotting to take the Republican nomination away from Donald Trump using surreptitious tactics at a so-called “brokered convention,” …
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Infowars, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Independent Journal Review
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Matthew Jaffe / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Brokered convention would be unfair ... to Trump
Lindsey Graham: Brokered convention would be unfair ... to Trump
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TheStreet.com, The Daily Caller, Truth Revolt and Washington Post
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Sean Hannity Goes Scorched Earth Against Marco Rubio — Sean Hannity repeatedly ripped into Marco Rubio on his Fox News program Wednesday night, attacking the Florida senator for recent attacks on Donald Trump and saying his rhetoric was “beyond the pale” of acceptance in a presidential primary.
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Western Journalism
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Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate — Lansing — The Michigan Republican Party received more than 21,000 ticket requests for Thursday's presidential debate in Detroit but will only be giving out about 50 tickets to the public. — The Republican National Committee allocated 400 tickets …
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Western Journalism, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit
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Paul Watson / Infowars:
Mitt Romney's Niece to Stuff Republican Debate Audience With Anti-Trump Insiders?
Mitt Romney's Niece to Stuff Republican Debate Audience With Anti-Trump Insiders?
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CNN and DCWhispers.com
Helen Garner / ABC:
Helen Garner wins Windham Campbell prize — When Australian writer Helen Garner found a message in her junk mail folder last week announcing she had won a $200,000 international literary prize, she thought it was a hoax. — But, the email was real and Garner has just received …
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Daily Mail:
‘Free speech should flourish’: Jewish head of Oberlin college defends his decision not to sack female professor who claimed Jews were behind 9/11 attacks — The president of Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov is defending Karega's free speech despite being Jewish and offended by her comments
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Shot in the Dark, The Tower and American Spectator
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Lisa Roberson / Chronicle-Telegram:
Oberlin College president defends professor's rights after social media uproar
Oberlin College president defends professor's rights after social media uproar
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New York Post, Truth Revolt and Business Insider
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Chief justice rejects plea to block air pollution rule — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a plea Thursday to block a contentious air pollution rule for power plants, in a big victory for the Obama administration. — Roberts's order came despite his court's 5-4 decision …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Trump releases healthcare plan — on Wednesday released some details about his healthcare plan, an area where he has been criticized by his rivals for failing to outline a vision. — Trump's plan largely follows standard Republican ideas, except for the area of prescription drugs …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Women Take Over — In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case, the three female justices upend the Supreme Court's balance of power. — When the Supreme Court last heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case, it was April 1992, the case was Planned Parenthood v Casey, and Sandra Day O'Connor was the lone female justice.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Desperately Seeking Islamophobia — A week ago, there was a burglary at a Minneapolis mosque. CAIR immediately labeled the incident anti-Muslim, as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported: … The Star Tribune even tied the burglary to Donald Trump:
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The Jawa Report and Star Tribune