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1:55 PM ET, March 12, 2016

Top Items:

Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:

Cincy Trump rally canceled; clash at Chicago event — Donald Trump is no longer planning a rally in Downtown on Sunday afternoon. — The Secret Service security supporting the GOP presidential front runner's campaign could not complete its preparation work in time to hold the event …

Discussion: RedState, News Blog, Riverfront Times, Raw Story, Washington Times, Weasel Zippers, Mashable and WDTN-TV

CBS News:

CBS News journalist caught in turmoil at canceled Donald Trump rally — A CBS News journalist covered all of Friday night's events until he himself was detained. — We want to show you what he captured on videotape. — Sopan Deb was on the floor of the arena as tensions built - raw emotions on both sides.

Discussion: 89.3 KPCC, Deadline, WNCN, NPR, Business Insider, Politico and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

WHIO:

VIDEO: Security jumps stage at Donald Trump event — DAYTON — Toward the end of Donald Trump's speech at the Dayton airport a protester attempted to rush the stage and security at the event was quick to act. — Witnesses told our reporters that the person who tried to rush the stage …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Kate Sommers-Dawes / Mashable:

All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies — After he canceled a rally at a Chicago university Friday due to safety concerns, Donald Trump told CNN's Don Lemon “I certainly don't incite violence.” — Trump, however, has a history of calling for violent acts against those who protest …

Discussion: The Agonist and Weasel Zippers

Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:

Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally — A Donald Trump rally took a dramatic turn Saturday when a disturbance broke out behind him — causing Secret Service agents to jump on stage and form a wall around the candidate amid the commotion.

Discussion: Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Daily Mail:

Trump stumped by racial violence: GOP frontrunner calls 10,000 protesters who shut down his Chicago rally ‘organized thugs’ but insists their actions have served to ‘ENERGIZE America’ — Scuffles broke out inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion last night, an hour before Trump's appointed 6:00 p.m. starting time

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Chicago Boyz, Knowledge is Power and CBS Chicago

New York Times:

Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles — CHICAGO — Donald J. Trump abruptly canceled a large rally here on Friday night as scuffles and shouting matches erupted on the arena floor between large groups of his supporters and protesters angered by his campaign.

Discussion: DNAinfo Chicago, Outside the Beltway, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, The Week, Patterico's Pontifications and Raw Story

Hector Duran / CBS News:

Donald Trump cancels rally overwhelmed by protesters — CHICAGO — The Donald Trump campaign on Friday night canceled a rally slated to take place in an arena at the University of Illinois at Chicago after protesters overwhelmed the event. The campaign cited safety concerns …

Discussion: ThinkProgressPage Array, RedState, Washington Examiner, Infowars, Cincinnati.com, USA TODAY College, news9.com KWTV, Althouse, Death and Taxes, The Last Tradition, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Mother Jones, Townhall.com, Guardian, CBS New York and Mediaite

CNN:
Trump rally in Chicago postponed as protesters, supporters clash

Associated Press:
GOP candidate Trump calls off rally due to security concerns

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Associated Press, Clayton Cramer, Liberty Unyielding, The Jawa Report, Infowars, KHON2, New York Magazine and 12NewsNow.Com

Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
Trump is Now Huge Free Speech Advocate After Protesters Force Him to Cancel Rally

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: TERRORIST BILL AYERS PROTESTS DONALD TRUMP IN CHICAGO

Discussion: Allen B. West, USofArn.com and The Right Scoop

Caleb Howe / RedState:
Marco Rubio On Chicago Trump Rally Unrest: Some Protesters Are Probably Being PAID To Do This

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Sundance / The Last Refuge: Opportunist Ted Cruz: “Donald Trump is Responsible” For Organized Chicago Violence (video)...

Donald J Trump for President:
STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT

Discussion: Fox News, WGN-TV, NBC News, KTLA, Politicus USA, Post On Politics, Talking Points Memo and WREG-TV

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Cruz, Rubio and Kasich criticize Trump for creating ‘environment’ for Chicago protest

Discussion: Breitbart, Naked Politics, Jihad Watch and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Geoff Ziezulewicz / Chicago Tribune:
Trump cancels Chicago rally amid organized protests

Discussion: ThinkProgressPage Array, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Independent Journal Review and Guardian

Associated Press:
Protesters cheer when Trump rally canceled, jeer supporters

Discussion: WDTN-TV and ABC News

Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Trump Chicago rally postponed amid scenes of chaos

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, FOX2now.com, The Right Scoop, Business Insider, Allen B. West, The Hill and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Republican Rivals Call on Trump to Take Responsibility for Violence

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Politico

Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
Violence breaks out near Trump rally in St Louis amid reports of racial slurs

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Mediaite, U.S. Uncut, Talking Points Memo, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, RedState, New York Daily News and Politico

New York Times:

The Geography of Trumpism — When the Census Bureau asks Americans about their ancestors, some respondents don't give a standard answer like “English” or “German.” Instead, they simply answer “American.” — The places with high concentrations of these self-described Americans turn …

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Mark Landler / New York Times:

White House Backs Off From Obama's Critique of Cameron — WASHINGTON — In his much-discussed interview with The Atlantic magazine, President Obama unloaded on a number of American allies: Britain, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other Persian Gulf countries.

Discussion: Mother Jones, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Atlantic, The Americas, The Diplomat and Business Insider

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama, at South by Southwest, Calls for Law Enforcement Access in Encryption Fight

Discussion: Hit & Run, Jason Goldman, Wall Street Journal, The Verge and Washington Monthly

Kurt Nimmo / Infowars:

Soros Funded MoveOn.org Takes Credit for Violence in Chicago — A precursor to activity the organization will engage in as as the election approaches — Ilya Sheyman, a failed Illinois contender for Congress and the executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, has taken credit …

Discussion: Knowledge is Power

Jayne Fagan / MoveOn.Org:
MoveOn: “Trump's Hate-Filled Rhetoric On Notice After Tonight's Event”

Discussion: Hot Air, The Last Refuge, 89.3 KPCC, Western Journalism and Instapundit

Fedja Buric / Salon:

Trump's not Hitler, he's Mussolini: How GOP anti-intellectualism created a modern fascist movement in America — Fascism is about the most powerful epithet one can use — but it fits with Donald Trump. A historian explains why — In an interview with Slate, the historian …

Discussion: Telegraph

ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Wins Democratic Caucuses in Northern Mariana Islands

Discussion: Associated Press, KXLF-TV, Talking Points Memo and Politico

Sputnik International:

Mass Exorcism Needed: Mexico Swept by Wave of Satanic Killings — Mexico is being swept by a wave of satanic ritual killings with exorcists saying there is an unprecedented demand for their services. — Father José Antonio Fortea, a leading Mexican exorcist, who once ordered …

Mark Plotkin / The Hill:

Democrats' superdelegate system is unfair and undemocratic — On Monday night, right before the Michigan Democratic primary, I heard Sen. Bernie Sanders — (Vt.) explaining how he would overcome Hillary Clinton — 's big lead in the delegate count for the Democratic nomination.