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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump dominates GOP race in Florida — Less than a week until the first winner-take-all Republican primaries, Donald Trump is trouncing Marco Rubio on his home turf, according to a new Fox News poll. — In the race for the Republican nomination, Trump receives 43 percent among Florida likely GOP primary voters.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Rubio shoots down ‘House of Cards’ unity ticket with Cruz — Marco Rubio on Wednesday shot down the notion that he and Ted Cruz would band together as a ticket to halt Donald Trump's procession to the Republican nomination. — Asked during an MSNBC town hall whether he would be open to that, Rubio was firm.
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New York Magazine and Hullabaloo
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Here's The Math On Why Obsessing Over Florida Makes No Sense — This is the kind of concrete prediction that comes back to haunt pundits, but I'm going to make it anyway (and if I'm wrong, nobody will be happier about it than me): Donald Trump is going to win Florida, and there's nothing Marco Rubio or anyone else can do about it.
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MyDD
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Rubio Says He's ‘Not Entirely Proud’ of Personal Attacks Against Trump — Marco Rubio said Wednesday he's “not entirely proud” of his personal attacks on Donald Trump and wouldn't have launched them if he could do things over again. — “In terms of things that have to do with personal stuff …
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Washington Post, New York Times, The Week, Hot Air, The Right Scoop and Florida Politics
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida poll shows Trump leading Rubio by 6, but lead is likely bigger
Florida poll shows Trump leading Rubio by 6, but lead is likely bigger
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Slate, Naked Politics and Florida Politics
Associated Press:
Anti-Trump Republicans Come to Terms With Cruz Nomination
Anti-Trump Republicans Come to Terms With Cruz Nomination
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ABC News and Yahoo Politics
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
How Trump, Rubio and Cruz Would Fare Against Clinton in November
How Trump, Rubio and Cruz Would Fare Against Clinton in November
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New York Times, Hot Air, Politico, RedState, The Moderate Voice, No More Mister Nice Blog, Marco Rubio, NBC News, Western Journalism, CNBC and Common Dreams
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Sorry, Marco Rubio, it's time to fold
Sorry, Marco Rubio, it's time to fold
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The Daily Caller, New York Times, Florida Politics, New York Magazine, National Review and FiveThirtyEight
Dan McLaughlin / RedState:
It Is Time For Marco Rubio To Join Ted Cruz For The Benefit Of Marco Rubio
It Is Time For Marco Rubio To Join Ted Cruz For The Benefit Of Marco Rubio
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The Pulse 2016, American Spectator, Washington Post, The Resurgent, Washington Monthly and Wall Street Journal
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Poll: Clinton would easily beat Trump
Poll: Clinton would easily beat Trump
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Western Journalism, TODAY.com and Hot Air
Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Rebuffs Questions About E-Mails in Debate With Sanders — The Vermont senator looks to build on an impressive victory in the Midwest. — jeneps — aritbenie — Hillary Clinton dismissed any possibility she would be indicted over her use of a private e-mail system while secretary of state …
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The Week, Politico and Yahoo Politics
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Washington Post:
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic debate, annotated … Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are holding for their fourth one-on-one debate. The transcript will be pasted below. Washington Post reporters and readers will be annotating it using Genius, and will continue to do so following the debate.
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Mother Jones, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, TalkLeft, Advocate and Hit & Run
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
With Bernie's Michigan Win, It's a Different Democratic Race Now
With Bernie's Michigan Win, It's a Different Democratic Race Now
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Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, In These Times, Mother Jones, Independent Journal Review and Daily Kos
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from Bernie's Michigan miracle
5 takeaways from Bernie's Michigan miracle
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Yahoo Politics, Washington Post and Campaign for America's Future
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
‘Hot Felon’ Jeremy Meeks released from federal prison and gets job offers — Jeremy Meeks, right, known as the “hot felon,” was released from prison Tuesday. — A convicted felon whose handsome booking photo went viral was released from federal prison this week, and he is now entertaining job offers.
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New York's PIX11
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate GOP polling shows upside to SCOTUS blockade — Senate GOP leaders are making the case to their members this week that their decision to ignore President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee is not just a principled stance, but a politically beneficial one, too.
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ABC News, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Obama Doctrine — Friday, August 30, 2013, the day the feckless Barack Obama brought to a premature end America's reign as the world's sole indispensable superpower—or, alternatively, the day the sagacious Barack Obama peered into the Middle Eastern abyss and stepped back from the consuming void …
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Politico
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Breitbart Rolls Over After Reporter ‘Grabbed’ By Trump Aide — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his outsider juggernaut seem to be doing much more than reinventing the rules of politics and terrifying the Washington establishment. — The reality television billionaire might …
Joe Holden / WPXI-TV:
BREAKING: 5 dead, 3 hurt in Wilkinsburg mass shooting — WILKINSBURG, Pa. — Five people are dead and three people are hurt after a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg Wednesday night, Allegheny County police said. — Emergency dispatchers confirmed that police and seven ambulances were called to Franklin Avenue just before 11 p.m.
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The Atlantic, NBC News, NPR, New York's PIX11, New York Times and The Week
Stuart Ramsay / Sky News:
IS Registration Forms Identify 22,000 Jihadis — Tens of thousands of documents, containing 22,000 names, addresses, telephone numbers and family contacts of Islamic State jihadis, have been obtained by Sky News. — Nationals from at least 51 countries, including the UK …
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New York Times, The Free Thought Project, Telegraph, France 24, Pamela Geller, Reuters and Mediaite
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Is Speaking To A Nearly Empty Florida Stadium — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) drew a “disappointing” crowd for an event in his home state Wednesday night just days before a critical primary in the state, CNN reported. — CNN's Jason Carroll, who was on the ground in Hialeah, Florida …
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Raw Story and Viking Pundit
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 …
Alison Smale / New York Times:
Germany's Embrace of Migrants Spawns Rise of Far-Right Leader — MANNHEIM, Germany — In the current tussle for the future of Germany, Frauke Petry is what you might call the anti-Angela Merkel. — Where Ms. Merkel, the chancellor, has welcomed refugees, Ms. Petry, a rising far-right leader …
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Vox Popoli and American Power
Luiza Ch. Savage / Politico:
5 things you may not know about Justin Trudeau — He's the telegenic 44-year-old son of a charismatic former Prime Minister. He took office last November. He is known for appointing a half-female cabinet, frolicking with pandas, and once knocking out a senator in a boxing match.
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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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Bloomberg Business:
Trump Seeks to Install Christie Ally as Top Republican Party Fundraiser — Ray Washburne has become the front-runner's choice as finance chairman of the RNC. — tdopp — After months of dominating the Republican race partly on a vow to fund his own campaign, Donald Trump is laying …
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Washington Post
Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
AG Lynch Testifies: Justice Dept. Has ‘Discussed’ Civil Legal Action Against Climate Change Deniers — Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified Wednesday that the Justice Department has “discussed” taking civil legal action against the fossil fuel industry for “denying” the “threat of carbon emissions” when it comes to climate change.
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Weasel Zippers and The Last Tradition