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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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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 …
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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TIME, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, RedState, 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.
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Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Week
Cassie Carothers / Yahoo:
Despite attack on Donald Trump, Mitt Romney won't run for president — Mitt Romney absolutely will not run for president. — Following a speech the onetime presidential hopeful gave in which he railed against Donald Trump and lobbied for a brokered convention, “Today” …
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Political Wire, Business Insider, Politico, Yahoo Politics and NBC News
Keri Blakinger / New York Daily News:
Sorry, Donald! Scientists say finger size really does correlate to penis size
Sorry, Donald! Scientists say finger size really does correlate to penis size
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ABC News and addictinginfo.org
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
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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Bobby Jindal Blames President Obama For Donald Trump's Rise
Bobby Jindal Blames President Obama For Donald Trump's Rise
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Wall Street Journal
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the GOP debate
5 takeaways from the GOP debate
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CNN, TheStreet.com, New York Times, Yahoo Politics and Vox
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
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
Eli Stokols / Politico:
GOP freakout goes from bad to worse
GOP freakout goes from bad to worse
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Daily Kos, Hot Air, National Review, Hinckley Institute and Yahoo Politics
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Schwarzenegger Breaks Ranks With His ‘Apprentice’ Predecessor, Will Stump For Kasich
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Brags About His Penis Size: ‘I Guarantee You There Is No Problem’
Trump Brags About His Penis Size: ‘I Guarantee You There Is No Problem’
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Fusion, NBC News, Outside the Beltway, Scared Monkeys, Mother Jones and Washington Free Beacon
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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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.
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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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, The National Interest, TheStreet.com and Allen B. West
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 …
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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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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller
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
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
Ralph Vartabedian / Los Angeles Times:
New bullet train plan delays opening of the first leg by three years — A rendering of the high-speed bullet train. A new business plan shows that the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco rail link has proved to be politically and technically more complicated to build than foreseen in 2008 …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump kills GOP autopsy — Reeling from a second straight loss to Barack Obama, a flailing Republican Party in 2013 found its culprit: Mitt Romney's callous tone toward minorities. Instead of being doomed to irrelevance in a changing America, the party would rebrand as a kinder, more inclusive GOP.
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Walid Shoebat, Politically Speaking, New York Post and ABC News