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6:25 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 …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush to meet with Rubio, Cruz and Kasich … Former Florida governor Jeb Bush plans to meet with three of the four remaining Republican presidential candidates today and tomorrow in Miami, according to an aide.  —  Bush, who until recently was also a presidential contender …
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
How Trump, Rubio and Cruz Would Fare Against Clinton in November  —  Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders would handily defeat Donald Trump in a general election match-up, while a clash between Clinton and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or Florida Sen. Marco Rubio would be a toss-up, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Sorry, Marco Rubio, it's time to fold  —  There reaches a time in every campaign in which the only people who are convinced that the candidate has a legitimate chance to win is the candidate himself and the most loyal (or ambitious) aides.  The polls look rotten.  Every argument against other candidates has been tried and lost.
Discussion: New York Times and National Review
Washington Post:
Poll: Clinton leads Trump, aided by Obama coalition
Dan McLaughlin / RedState:
It Is Time For Marco Rubio To Join Ted Cruz For The Benefit Of Marco Rubio
Discussion: Washington Post and The Resurgent
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: If the Republican Party came together, ‘nobody could beat it’
Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post and NBC News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jeb Bush to meet with Trump rivals individually
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
ABC News:
Jeb Bush Meets With GOP Candidates (Except Trump)
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Marco Rubio Never Had A Base
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Townhall.com
Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Carly Fiorina Endorses Ted Cruz
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Only Trump Can Trump Trump  —  Donald Trump is a walking political science course.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Jeb Bush to Meet With 3 Candidates — but Not Donald Trump — Before Florida Primary
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 …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Top name withdraws from Supreme Court consideration  —  Washington (CNN)Adalberto Jordan, a federal judge in Miami seen as a top contender for the Supreme Court vacancy, has withdrawn his name from contention, a lawmaker told CNN on Wednesday.  —  “He pulled himself out of consideration …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Conservative Era Is Over  —  Antonin Scalia's death …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
RNC sues for emails of Clinton's State Dept. aides
Discussion: GOP.com and WHTM-TV
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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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from Bernie's Michigan miracle
Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ/NBC Poll: Tenor of Campaign Takes a Toll
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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Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Trump's VIPs Get Front-Row Seats to His Political Spectacle
Discussion: US News
PaulMcCartney.com:
Paul McCartney on George Martin  —  I'm so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear George Martin.  I have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me forever.  He was a true gentleman and like a second father to me.  He guided the career of The Beatles with such skill …
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 …
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Chicago Tribune:
Marco Rubio for the GOP, but no endorsement for either Democrat  —  Sen. Marco Rubio, Republican candidate for President of the United States.  —  This year the Ides of March brings presidential voting to Illinois — a state whose primary often falls so late that it's irrelevant to the nomination process.
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Michelle Jesse / Allen B. West:
BREAKING: GOP just filed suit against Hillary's State Department
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 …
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.
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.
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.
 
 
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Detroit Free Press:
Turnout in presidential primary breaks 1972 record
Discussion: WREG-TV and Eclectablog
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
A Majority of the Products Trump Boasted About Last Night Aren't Available Anymore
Discussion: Mediaite
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Donald Trump presser tops cable news on primary night
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Guardian:
Charles Barkley: ‘All politics is rich people screwing poor people’
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