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Peter Moore / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Most Americans agree Trump is a ‘fraud’ and a ‘phony’ — Just over half of Americans agree with Mitt Romney that Trump is a ‘fraud’ and a ‘phony’, but Republicans disagree … As the Trump campaign maintained its strong momentum Republican heavyhitters Mitt Romney and John McCain blasted the frontrunner in unusually blunt language.
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Fallon Silcox / mynews13.com:
Exclusive Florida Decides Poll: Trump, Clinton lead Florida's presidential primaries — If Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the candidates in November, Clinton would lose a close contest to Trump, according to our exclusive poll. — What will the outcome of the presidential primary elections be?
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Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, EveryJoe and Florida Politics
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Poll: Trump leads GOP race nationally but with weaker hold on the party … The state of the 2016 race — Donald Trump continues to lead his rivals nationally in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but his hold on the GOP electorate has weakened since the primary season began …
Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Holds Three-Point Lead Over Ted Cruz in GOP Race, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds — Primary voters say they would prefer any of businessman's rivals in a one-on-one contest — Donald Trump holds a narrow, three-point lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump and Cruz Locked in Tight Race Nationally in New Poll — Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are locked in a tight Republican race - separated by just three points - according to results from a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Trump is the first choice of 30 percent of Republican primary voters …
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Patrick Reis / Politico:
Is Trump peaking? We'll find out today
Is Trump peaking? We'll find out today
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David Brooks / New York Times:
It's Not Too Late! — It's 2 a.m. The bar is closing.
It's Not Too Late! — It's 2 a.m. The bar is closing.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio On CNN Story: “They Just Made It Up”
Rubio On CNN Story: “They Just Made It Up”
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Chicago Tribune:
Trump leads splintered Republican primary field in Illinois
Trump leads splintered Republican primary field in Illinois
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Prospects Ascendant, Though Perhaps Not With Senate Peers
Ted Cruz's Prospects Ascendant, Though Perhaps Not With Senate Peers
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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Poll: Mitt Romney Helped Donald Trump, More Voters Now More Likely to Support the Billionaire
Poll: Mitt Romney Helped Donald Trump, More Voters Now More Likely to Support the Billionaire
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CBS News:
Donald Trump falsely claims he “employs many people” at Honolulu hotel
Donald Trump falsely claims he “employs many people” at Honolulu hotel
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Morning Consult:
Romney Speech Had Minimal Effect on Trump Support, Poll Shows
Romney Speech Had Minimal Effect on Trump Support, Poll Shows
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Dem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee
Dem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee
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Politicus USA
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Rubio campaign accuses Cruz of ‘dirty tricks’ in Hawaii
Rubio campaign accuses Cruz of ‘dirty tricks’ in Hawaii
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Jon / Common Dreams:
Washington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours — In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours, between roughly 10:20 PM EST Sunday, March 6, to 3:54 PM EST Monday, March 7—a window that includes …
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Raoul Wootliff / The Times of Israel:
Stabbing victim pulls knife out of own neck, kills terrorist — Israeli man hospitalized in moderate condition after Petah Tikva attack — An Israeli man who was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon in a terror attack in Petah Tikva managed to remove the knife fromn his neck and use …
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Fox News Forum May Signal Thaw Between Democrats and Network — DETROIT — Rebuffed yet again in coaxing Hillary Clinton onto Fox News, executives at the network had an outside-the-box idea last month that would have made primary debate history: a face-off between Senator Bernie Sanders …
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KTVU-TV:
Video: Car nearly crashes into KTVU reporter, everyone ok — ALAMEDA COUNTY (KTVU) - As KTVU reporter Alex Savidge was covering the train derailment in Alameda County on Tuesday morning, a car crashed and careened toward him and his photographer. — Alex was live on Mornings on 2 at that moment.
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Thomas Frank / Guardian:
Millions of ordinary Americans support Donald Trump. Here's why — When he isn't spewing insults, the Republican frontrunner is hammering home a powerful message about free trade and its victims — et us now address the greatest American mystery at the moment: what motivates the supporters …
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Aaron Elstein / Crain's New York Business:
How did Trump qualify for a middle-class tax break? — The GOP front-runner received a tax break available only to couples deemed by the state to have made $500,000 or less — One of the enduring mysteries of Donald Trump is just how much wealth he has. Forbes pegs his net worth at $4.5 billion …
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Tom Wheeler / fcc.gov:
Federal Communications Commission — Welcome to the new FCC.gov. Help us improve by providing feedback & reporting bugs. — Consumer - Enforcement - International - Media - Public Safety - Wireless - Wireline - Offices — Broadband: A Lifeline for the 21st Century — Commissioner
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Conservative lawyer says Scalia might never be replaced: 'There's nothing magical' about nine justices — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A conservative legal activist is promoting the idea that the U.S. Senate can hold off indefinitely in naming a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
Supreme Court nominee would be a ‘piñata,’ Cornyn says
Supreme Court nominee would be a ‘piñata,’ Cornyn says
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Joan E. Solsman / The Wrap:
GOP and Tech Leaders Hold Secret Meeting to Stop Trump — Gathering took place at a private island resort over the weekend — Silicon Valley may be a bastion of liberals, but the threat of a Donald Trump presidency had some of technology's biggest names meeting behind closed doors with members of the Republican elite.
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Ian Tuttle / National Review:
Add Another Yuuge Failure to Trump's Pile: The Trump Network — In 2009, lots of people were feeling vulnerable. The housing bubble had burst, taking with it millions of jobs. Pensions had vanished. Stocks were slumping. For a shrewd businessman, it was the perfect time for a get-rich-quick scheme.
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bbb.org:
Statement by Better Business Bureau Serving Metropolitan New York and Council of Better Business Bureaus — Over the past week, Better Business Bureau has provided several statements in response to public inquiries about the BBB Business Review for Trump Entrepreneur Initiative (formerly Trump University).
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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Bullet hole on LaVoy Finicum's truck traced to elite FBI team — BEND - Something didn't seem right about the bullet hole in the top of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum's white Dodge pickup. — Investigators from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office could account for bullet holes in the left front hood …
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