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2:50 PM ET, March 9, 2016

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Trump, Clinton leading in Florida, Ohio  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is leading two of his Republican presidential rivals in their home states, topping Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida and Gov. John Kasich in Ohio, new CNN/ORC polls show.  —  Hillary Clinton, meanwhile …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Rubio Suffers Political Meltdown One Week Before Must-Win Florida  —  The Florida senator had a rough night on Tuesday.  —  Marco Rubio has found the bottom of the Republican field just two weeks after making a strong move to try to rise to the top of it.  —  After finishing second …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Marco on the brink  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — With mounting losses and his chances that voters deliver him the Republican nomination near-nonexistent, Marco Rubio is flirting with the same political “death spiral” that swallowed Jeb Bush only three weeks ago.  —  He's fending off rumors of quitting …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Marco Rubio Never Had A Base
Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall.com and NPR
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
What The Stunning Bernie Sanders Win In Michigan Means  —  Bernie Sanders made folks like me eat a stack of humble pie on Tuesday night.  He won the Michigan primary over Hillary Clinton, 50 percent to 48 percent, when not a single poll taken over the last month had Clinton leading by less than 5 percentage points.
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ/NBC Poll: Tenor of Campaign Takes a Toll
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Democratic debate in Miami: Clinton, Sanders face off after Michigan surprise
Glenn Thrush / Politico:   5 takeaways from Bernie's Michigan miracle
Washington Post:
Poll: Clinton leads Trump, aided by Obama coalition … Powered by the same coalition that twice elected Barack Obama, Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a clear lead over Republican Donald Trump in a hypothetical matchup for the November election, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: If the Republican Party came together, ‘nobody could beat it’  —  Despite the recent barrage of critics suggesting otherwise, Donald Trump said Wednesday that his recent string of primary victories show he's on his way to unifying the Republican party.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Only Trump Can Trump Trump  —  Donald Trump is a walking political science course.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Carly Fiorina Endorses Ted Cruz For President
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Conservative Era Is Over  —  Antonin Scalia's death has already changed the way the Supreme Court—and conservative litigants—do business.  —  Nobody quite knows what to make of it yet, but nobody disputes it, either: The Supreme Court of March looks nothing like the court we knew in February.
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Senate Judiciary to debate issue of Supreme Court nomination  —  (R-Iowa) said the Senate Judiciary Committee will have a “full-blown debate” Thursday on whether to hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nomination.  —  “If you want to hear a full-blown debate on this issue …
Eric Wang / USA Today:
Liberals should thank Scalia for right to blast GOP on Supreme Court: Column
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Majority of Voters Disapprove of Republicans' Supreme Court Delay
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Jonathan Ellis / Mashable:
All the lies Donald Trump told in his election night infomercial  —  Donald Trump had plenty to celebrate on Tuesday night after winning the Republican primaries in Mississippi and Michigan.  —  But that didn't really matter.  He was still pissed at Mitt Romney for making fun of his companies.
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CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL
Discussion: Mother Jones
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Voight Endorses Donald Trump for President  —  LOS ANGELES — Hollywood legend Jon Voight has endorsed Republican Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.  —  In an interview with Breitbart News Tuesday evening, the Oscar-, Emmy-, and Golden Globe-winning actor said …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump campaign manager gets rough with Breitbart reporter  —  Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski forcibly yanked Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields out of the way after his press conference in Florida on Tuesday night.  —  Fields was attempting to ask Trump a question as he exited the press conference.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
GOP superlawyer on contested convention rule: 'In fact, that's not a rule'  —  A Republican presidential candidate doesn't have to accrue a majority of delegates in eight states to be considered for the nomination during a contested convention in July, former Republican National Committee lawyer Ben Ginsberg …
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New York Times:   How Trump Could Be Blocked at a Contested Republican Convention
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
Pentagon admits it has deployed military spy drones over the U.S.  —  The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military missions over the past decade, but the flights have been rare and lawful, according to a new report.  —  The report by a Pentagon inspector general …
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Idaho shooting suspect's ‘hypersexual’ Martian manifesto is a window into an unraveling mind  —  On Tuesday evening, as tourists snapped photos in front of the White House, a young man with blond hair and blue eyes approached the black iron fence.  —  Kyle Odom wasn't there to take pictures, though.
Jason Tanz / Wired:
Never Mind Trump.  The Internet Wants to Watch What's Behind Him  —  Donald Trump may have bullied his way into the center of the American political arena, but during his Super Tuesday victory speech last week, the real action took place in the margins.  That's where you could find Chris …
Windy City Media Group:
Second Wachowski filmmaker sibling comes out as trans  —  The second sibling of the filmmaking duo known as The Wachowskis has come out as transgender.  —  Lilly Wachowski, 48, sibling of Lana, 50, came out in a statement to Windy City Times, after being threatened with outing by other media.
Nathan Takitch / WSAZ-TV:
Anonymous tip claims raw milk caused illnesses at Capitol  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — In the weeks after passing a bill, allowing West Virginians to drink raw milk, one delegate brought the drink in to celebrate and, eventually, several lawmakers have gotten sick.
Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire and The Week
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Sony to Drop Dr. Luke Amid Public Pressure Over Kesha, Internal Headaches (Exclusive)  —  “The fact that this hasn't already been taken care of is confusing, especially for people in the building,” one insider said of music company  —  Sony Music is expected to end its working relationship …
New York Times:
ISIS Detainee Tells U.S. of Militants' Plan to Use Mustard Gas  —  WASHINGTON — An Islamic State detainee currently in American custody at a temporary detention facility in Erbil, Iraq, is a specialist in chemical weapons whom American military officials are questioning about the militant Sunni group's plans …
 
 
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The Hill:
Comey's FBI makes waves
Discussion: Hot Air
Ben Mutzabaugh / USA Today:
United confirms 10-abreast seating on some of its 777s
Discussion: Mashable and The Week
ABC News:
Challenges for Trump vs. Clinton: Favorability, Attributes and More (POLL)
Discussion: Political Wire
Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: Documents Reveal US Army Indoctrinated Soldiers on Dangers of ‘White Privilege’
New York Post:
Feminism and icebergs: a new low in climate ‘science’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Republicans sue State Department for Clinton emails
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James E. Hansen / BostonGlobe.com:
The constitutional right to a healthier climate
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Timothy Noah / Politico:
Will Blue-Collar Dems Run to Trump? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Chad O'Carroll / Guardian:
Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike
Katie Glueck / Politico:
GOP establishment creeps toward Cruz
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and Daily Kos
 

 
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