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TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson — Buried Knife Found at O.J.'s Estate — A construction worker found a knife buried on the perimeter of the former O.J. Simpson estate ... and it's currently being tested by the LAPD in a top secret investigation ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. — The story is incredible.
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Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times:
Knife found on O.J. Simpson property being tested by LAPD — O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. With him are members of his defense team, F. Lee Bailey, left, and Johnnie Cochran Jr.
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The Moderate Voice, CNN, WWLP-TV, WFLA-TV, KQED News, Washington Free Beacon, Fusion and TMZ.com
Lauren Meltzer / CBS Los Angeles:
Knife Allegedly Found Buried On OJ Simpson Property Being Tested For Evidence
Knife Allegedly Found Buried On OJ Simpson Property Being Tested For Evidence
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news9.com KWTV, KLFY-TV and CBS San Francisco
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Clash of Republican Con Artists — So Republicans are going to nominate a candidate who talks complete nonsense on domestic policy; who believes that foreign policy can be conducted via bullying and belligerence; who cynically exploits racial and ethnic hatred for political gain.
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The Hill, Shakesville and Washington Post
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Five Big Questions After a Vulgar Republican Debate — Does the size of Donald Trump's penis matter? — I'm not being cheeky. I'm not being shocking. I'm noting something that we cannot lose track of, should not shrug our shoulders about and must not gloss over: Trump has succeeded …
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Canada Blog …, TIME, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, RedState, Washington Post, Politico, National Review, Moon of Alabama, Althouse and The Moderate Voice
Alex Pareene / Gawker:
Donald Trump Was Set Up — The word came in from our best-sourced Fox News Kremlinologists: Fox News had settled for Donald Trump. Roger Ailes had given up on the hapless Marco Rubio. Megyn Kelly was sounding conciliatory, granting that Trump appeared more and more presidential.
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Donald Trump defends size of his penis — (CNN)Donald Trump assured American voters Thursday night that despite what Marco Rubio had suggested, there was “no problem” with the size of his hands — or anything else. — “Look at those hands, are they small hands?” the front-runner …
Cassie Carothers / Yahoo:
Despite attack on Donald Trump, Mitt Romney won't run for president
Despite attack on Donald Trump, Mitt Romney won't run for president
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Politico, Political Wire, Business Insider, Yahoo Politics and NBC News
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
One clear loser in Thursday's debate: the Grand Old Party
One clear loser in Thursday's debate: the Grand Old Party
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USA Today, Political Insider blog, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, Politico, The Moderate Voice and New York Times
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the GOP debate
5 takeaways from the GOP debate
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New York Times, TheStreet.com, Vox, Yahoo Politics and CNN
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Mitt Romney on TODAY Show: I'll do everything within ‘political bounds’ to stop Donald Trump
Mitt Romney on TODAY Show: I'll do everything within ‘political bounds’ to stop Donald Trump
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Yahoo Politics, New York Times, Business Insider, Jezebel, New York Magazine, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, US News and 89.3 KPCC
Robert F. Bukaty / Los Angeles Times:
GOP elites have a new strategy to stop Donald Trump, but it carries a big risk
GOP elites have a new strategy to stop Donald Trump, but it carries a big risk
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Shakesville
Bobby Jindal / Wall Street Journal:
President Obama Created Donald Trump
President Obama Created Donald Trump
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New York Magazine
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
On Seventh Try, Cory Gardner Says He'll Back GOP Nominee
On Seventh Try, Cory Gardner Says He'll Back GOP Nominee
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Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Blistering attacks upend Trump's pivot to statesman mode
Blistering attacks upend Trump's pivot to statesman mode
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Politico
Jamie Feldman / The Huffington Post:
Whole Foods Sells Peeled Oranges In Plastic Containers, World Revolts — This is pretty bad, any way you peel it. — Whole Foods encourages shoppers to bring their own shopping bags and prides itself on an ability to provide healthy options to shoppers in the best possible way.
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Fox News Insider, fox8.com, FOX 61, LAist, FOX31 Denver, Mashable, KTLA and Althouse
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
Only the voters can judge Donald Trump's horror show of a debate — Donald Trump's rivals and Fox News' debate moderators laid out a clear and factual case on Thursday that Trump's policies were unworkable; that he regularly shifted his positions; and that he had engaged in business practices …
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Debate Disgrace: Fox News Exposed as Pro-Rubio Super PAC
Debate Disgrace: Fox News Exposed as Pro-Rubio Super PAC
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RedState, Washington Post, Campaign for America's Future, Human Rights Campaign and Allen B. West
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
If Super Tuesday Voting Pattern Continues, Donald Trump Will Reach Delegate Target — Donald Trump did not amass a majority of delegates on Super Tuesday. But he could soon. — If the people in the rest of the nation vote as the Super Tuesday results suggest they would …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump pulls out of CPAC — Donald Trump has pulled out of the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, opting to campaign in Kansas and Florida instead. … The Trump campaign released a statement to reporters announcing that it would be in “Witchita, Kanasas [sic] for a major rally on Saturday prior to Caucus.”
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Security Logs of Hillary Clinton's Email Server Are Said to Show No Evidence of Hacking — WASHINGTON — A former aide to Hillary Clinton has turned over to the F.B.I. computer security logs from Mrs. Clinton's private server, records that showed no evidence of foreign hacking …
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Josh Rogin / BloombergView.com:
Clinton Takes Aim at Another Government Watchdog
Clinton Takes Aim at Another Government Watchdog
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naked capitalism
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Anger Over Supreme Court Vacancy Could Expand 2016 Senate Map — New Public Policy Polling surveys in Arizona, Iowa, Missouri, and North Carolina find that voter anger over their Republican Senators' unwillingness to consider a replacement for Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court could help …
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Daily Kos and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Fox News Insider:
Luntz Focus Group's Winner of GOP Debate, Low Point of Night — What did Michigan voters think about tonight's GOP debate in Detroit? — Frank Luntz shared the reactions of his focus group on a special post-debate edition of The Kelly File. — The voters had some very negative things …
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The Hill, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Althouse
Charlie Nash / Breitbart:
Pitt Students ‘In Tears’ and Feeling ‘Unsafe’ After Milo Yiannopoulos Event — The University of Pittsburgh's Student Government Board held a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss the traumatizing visit the night before from “dangerous” homosexual and Breitbart Tech Editor Milo Yiannopoulos …
Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Hillary Paid Herself $250,000 From Campaign Funds — The campaign of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has made payments totaling six figures to Clinton this election cycle, according to a review of its expenditures. — Federal campaign finance records reviewed …
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The Daily Caller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Local Cops: Trump Camp Told Us To Kick Black Students Out Of Rally — The group of black college students who were booted from a Donald Trump campaign rally in Georgia on Monday were removed at the campaign's request, local law enforcement told MSNBC. — About 30 students had planned …
Sho Chandra / Bloomberg Business:
Payrolls in U.S. Surge While Wages Drop in Mixed Jobs Report — Employment climbs more than forecast 242,000 in February — Hourly earnings unexpectedly drop along with hours worked — Employers added more workers in February than projected but wages unexpectedly declined …
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The White House, Politico, Mashable and Rep Cmte Education and Labor
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Report: Sanders proposes $15T in tax increases, hitting most taxpayers — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has proposed $15.3 trillion in tax increases, according to a new report, and would raise rates on virtually everyone, including the politically all-important middle class.
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Janie Velencia / The Huffington Post:
Fewer Democrats Are Voting This Year In (Surprise!) States With Strict New Voter Laws — But Republicans don't appear to be hurt. — Associate Polling Editor, The Huffington Post Visuals Editor, The Huffington Post — As voting rights advocates predicted loud and often …
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CityLab and electionlawblog.org