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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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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 …
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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David Brooks / New York Times:
It's Not Too Late! — It's 2 a.m. The bar is closing. Republicans have had a series of strong and nasty Trump cocktails. Suddenly Ted Cruz is beginning to look kind of attractive. At least he's sort of predictable, and he doesn't talk about his sexual organs in presidential debates!
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Patrick Reis / Politico:
Is Trump peaking? We'll find out today — On Tuesday, Donald Trump will discover whether his weekend struggles were a speed bump — or the first signs of larger troubles ahead. — If the polls are to believed, Trump is in for a dominant day, with blowouts in Michigan and Mississippi to be complemented by another win in Idaho.
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Chicago Tribune:
Trump leads splintered Republican primary field in Illinois
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio On CNN Story: “They Just Made It Up”
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CBS News:
Donald Trump falsely claims he “employs many people” at Honolulu hotel
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Romney Speech Had Minimal Effect on Trump Support, Poll Shows
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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Poll: Mitt Romney Helped Donald Trump, More Voters Now More Likely to Support the Billionaire
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Mitt Romney tapes Michigan robocall for John Kasich
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Rubio campaign accuses Cruz of ‘dirty tricks’ in Hawaii
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Mitt Romney Records Phone Message for Marco Rubio's Campaign
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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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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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CNN:
White House ‘surprised’ to learn Netanyahu turned down meeting — 2015: Obama meets with his least favorite ally — Washington (CNN)The White House said Monday it was “surprised” to learn through press reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had declined an invitation …
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Daniel Estrin / Associated Press:
Vice President Biden in Israel amid Palestinian attacks
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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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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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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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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Prospects Ascendant, Though Perhaps Not With Senate Peers — WASHINGTON — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas hopes his presidential fortunes are rising as he approaches a cluster of Republican primaries. But his prospects seem pretty flat among his party colleagues.
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Dem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee
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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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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
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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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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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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Bush family member endorses Cruz — Ted Cruz on Tuesday nabbed an unlikely endorsement: the backing of a Bush. — Neil Bush, a brother of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush, was listed (along with his wife) as one of 13 new additions to Cruz's national finance team.
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Why Michigan Voters Are Hungry for Change — DETROIT—A death in the family brought me home to Michigan last week and put me into a rental car, careening between potholes along a familiar stretch of I-75 populated by a diverse and anxious public struggling to choose a president.
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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