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11:40 AM ET, March 11, 2016

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson plans to endorse Trump  —  Woman asks about reuniting families … MIAMI — Conservative favorite Ben Carson, who recently suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, plans to endorse Donald Trump on Friday morning, according to two people familiar with his thinking.
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Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
Our country is at a crossroads and in the midst of a moral crisis.  We must be careful not to continue our current path, which is littered with uncertainty at best and ruination at worst.  We can make changes to our system and that change starts now with, “We the People.”
Nick Gass / Politico:
Carson: ‘There are two different Donald Trumps’
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:   Meet Some Of Chicago's Trump Democrats
Katie Glueck / Politico:   Cruz: Trump ‘is the system’
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump Tames His Ultimate Enemy — Himself
CNN:
Transcript of Republican debate in Miami, full text  —  (CNN)JAKE TAPPER: Live from the Bank United Center on the campus of the University of Miami, this is the CNN Republican Presidential debate.  For our viewers in the United States and around the world, welcome to Miami Florida, I'm Jake Tapper.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Rubio wins debate too late to matter  —  Marco Rubio delivered a strong debate performance on Thursday night - but it probably won't save him in Florida next week against Donald Trump.  —  That's the verdict rendered by The POLITICO Caucus, a panel of activists …
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Republican Debate Takeaways: Trump Labors at Policy, as Cruz Angles Toward One-on-One Fight
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Five things to watch for at Republican debate in Miami
Anthony Borrelli / Press & Sun-Bulletin:
ALIVE: Rescued teens kidnapped for 11 months, DA says  —  A woman has been charged with kidnapping two teenage sisters from the Town of Binghamton who were found safe in a Vestal home after what state police described as an 11-month-long abduction.  —  Amanda J. Hellmann, 29 …
Discussion: NBC News, WGN-TV, KTLA and KFOR-TV
Tanae Howard / Fox 59:
Greenwood woman shows the unfiltered truth about skin cancer in viral Facebook album  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. (March 10, 2016) — If you're going to be soaking up the sun for spring break or tanning for prom season, a Greenwood woman has a warning for you.  She's shared the intimate details …
Discussion: KFOR-TV and KTLA
Chip Reid / CBS News:
CBS News investigates Wounded Warrior Project  —  In a three-part investigation, CBS News looked into the Wounded Warrior Project, the nation's most recognizable veterans charity.  What caught our attention is how the Wounded Warrior Project spends donations compared to other long-respected charities.
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Chip Reid / CBS News:
Wounded Warrior Project execs fired  —  The two top executives of Wounded Warrior Project were fired Thursday by the board of directors.  —  Americans donate hundreds of millions of dollars each year to the charity, expecting their money will help some of the 52,000 wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
New York Post:
Another debate, another pack of lies from Hillary Clinton  —  Looks like Hillary Clinton means to squirm out of tough questions all the way to Election Day.  —  Start with her use of a home-brewed server for all her work e-mails.  “It was not prohibited,” she said at the last Democratic debate.
Discussion: Power Line
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's backseat driver
Discussion: Political Wire
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Benghazi Victim's Mother: ‘Special Place In Hell’ For People Like Hillary, “I Hope She Enjoys It There'
Discussion: American Thinker
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Mocks Cruz: ‘Where Else Could a Boy Born in Calgary Run for President of the United States?’  —  Pool was escorted into the East Room at 8:32, where POTUS had already begun delivering his toast.  POTUS spoke for about 7 minutes[.]  —  The toast was filed with jokes.
Discussion: Infowars and BizPac Review
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Trolls Ted Cruz So Hard With Canadian Birth Joke
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
East Orlando Post:
Ted Cruz: Closet Pentecostal  —  Why is Ted Cruz hiding his pentecostal past...  By Jacob Engels  —  While Ted Cruz proudly proclaims he is an Evangelical Christian, his campaign takes pains to hide the truth that Cruz and his pastor father, Rafael Cruz are Pentecostal Christians …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trade and Tribulation  —  Why did Bernie Sanders win a narrow victory in Michigan, when polls showed Hillary Clinton with a huge lead?  Nobody really knows, but there's a lot of speculation that Mr. Sanders may have gained traction by hammering on the evils of trade agreements.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Omarosa on Violence at Trump Rallies: 'You Get What's Coming to You'  —  Donald Trump supporter Omarosa appeared on MSNBC tonight and engaged in a lot of excuse-making for the violence at Trump's rallies, literally saying, “You get what's coming to you.”  —  Chris Matthews repeatedly confronted …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Encourages Violence At His Rallies. His Fans Are Listening.
Discussion: Slantpoint
Cecilia Muñoz / The White House:
The Diaper Divide  —  Summary: Many parents are struggling to afford diapers and making choices no one should have to make.  —  I remember being astounded at the rate at which my two girls used diapers when they were born.  I'd drive out to the big box store and buy case after case, knowing I'd be back soon.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Exclusive: Audio and transcript of Breitbart reporter allegedly being roughed up by Trump campaign manager  —  Donald Trump's spokesperson flatly denied on Thursday that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski roughed up a reporter for the conservative website Breitbart, and suggested she was fabricating …
Washington Post:
Ex-aide to Putin died of blunt force trauma at D.C. hotel, medical examiner says  —  A former aide to Russian President Vladi­mir Putin who was found dead in a Dupont Circle hotel room in November died of blunt force trauma to the head, the D.C. medical examiner's office said Thursday.
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New York Times:
Mystery Deepens Over Death of Former Putin Ally Mikhail Lesin
New York Times:
At Trump University, Students Recall Pressure to Give Positive Reviews  —  Robert Guillo gave a glowing evaluation to his instructor at Trump University because, he said, the teacher pleaded for the best possible score, warning that without it, “Mr. Trump might not invite me back to teach again.”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Inside Edition:
Trump Supporter Who Punched Protester: ‘Next Time, We Might Have To Kill Him’  —  The Trump supporter who was filmed sucker punching a protester during Wednesday's rally in North Carolina said: “Next time, we might have to kill him.”  —  Multiple videos show the protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones …
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Lindy West / New York Times:
What Are Trump Fans Really ‘Afraid’ to Say?
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David Cole / The Atlantic:
How to Reverse Citizens United
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate passes opioid abuse bill
Robert Draper / New Yorker:
The Go-Between
Discussion: Politico, The Week and Fusion
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
The New WASPs  —  Tesla showroom in Palo Alto, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty)
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Radley Balko / Washington Post:
Surprise!  NSA data will soon routinely be used for domestic policing that has nothing to do with terrorism
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Timwilliamspgh / CBS Pittsburgh:
Report: 46,000 Pa. Democrats Become Republicans Due To Trump
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