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Marist Poll:
3/13: Trump Ahead in FL, IL... Kasich Up in OH... Clinton Ahead in FL, IL, and OH — In the Republican presidential primary contests in Florida and Illinois, businessman Donald Trump exhibits continued strength in his bid for the GOP nomination. Trump is also a strong second in Ohio behind the state's popular governor, John Kasich.
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Politico, Naked Politics and RedState
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump cancels Florida rally to hold event in Ohio — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — has postponed his Monday night rally scheduled in Florida and will instead hold an event in Ohio. — Trump was planning to hold an event Monday night at Trump National Doral.
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Political Wire
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Polls: Trump Ahead in Florida, Illinois; Kasich Leads in Ohio — Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in the March 15 primary states of Florida and Illinois, while John Kasich holds the edge in his home state of Ohio, according to three new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.
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CBS News:
Poll: Trump and Kasich neck-and-neck in Ohio; Trump leads in Florida — Donald Trump keeps his lead in winner-take-all Florida, at 44 percent over Ted Cruz's 24 percent and Marco Rubio's 21 percent. In Ohio, Governor John Kasich is tied with Trump 33 percent to 33 percent …
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Guardian, Scared Monkeys, YouGov US Opinion Center News and Naked Politics
Caleb Howe / RedState:
TRUMP LOSES: Your Complete Saturday Voting Results and Delegate Count Guide — Another day has passed, and with it more of our primary season voting. Yesterday contests took place in Wyoming and Washington, D.C. And in both, Donald Trump lost. And not by a little.
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Allen B. West and The Resurgent
Keith BieryGolick / Cincinnati.com:
Boehner endorses Kasich days before primary
Boehner endorses Kasich days before primary
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The Gateway Pundit, The Last Tradition, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, AOL, New York Magazine and Politico
Washington Post:
Rubio wins D.C. Republican primary; edges out Kasich
Rubio wins D.C. Republican primary; edges out Kasich
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Power Line, Washington Blade, Hot Air and Politico
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson Says He Would Be Willing to Be Trump's VP
Ben Carson Says He Would Be Willing to Be Trump's VP
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RedState and Naked Politics
CNN:
Trump ends wild day on campaign trail by calling for protesters' arrests — Watch CNN's Democratic Town Hall, co-hosted by TV One, Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. — (CNN)Donald Trump on Saturday called for protesters who disrupt his rallies to be arrested, one day after altercations and protests forced …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump looking into paying legal fees of supporter seen throwing sucker punch — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — said he is looking into paying the legal fees for the man who allegedly sucker-punched a protester last week during a Trump rally. — “I'm going to look at it.
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Little Green Footballs, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Outside the Beltway
Jim Dalrymple II / BuzzFeed:
Trump Uses Doctored Video To Connect Protester To ISIS
Trump Uses Doctored Video To Connect Protester To ISIS
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The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, addictinginfo.org, Mediaite, Associated Press and The Right Scoop
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Wants To Pay Legal Fees Of Man Who Sucker Punched Protester
Trump Wants To Pay Legal Fees Of Man Who Sucker Punched Protester
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Hullabaloo
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Accuses Protester of ISIS Ties Based on Dubious Video
Donald Trump Accuses Protester of ISIS Ties Based on Dubious Video
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addictinginfo.org, Heavy.com, Slantpoint, Business Insider, BizPac Review and Political Wire
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained?
Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained?
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Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
How Trump Happened — It's not just anger over jobs and immigration. White voters hope Trump will restore the racial hierarchy upended by Barack Obama. — “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win,” goes the line attributed to Mahatma Gandhi.
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Talking Points Memo
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Former GOP senator: Brokered convention will bring ‘revolution’ — Former Sen. Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.) said on Sunday that Republicans should not try to intervene at the party's convention in order to stop Donald Trump — from securing the nomination, warning that doing so would cause a “revolution” in the party.
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Political Wire
Thomas Frank / Salon:
Bill Clinton's odious presidency: Thomas Frank on the real history of the '90s — NAFTA. The crime bill. Prisons. Aides wondered if Bill knew who he was. His legacy is sadly clear — Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton gives the thumbs up sign as he speaks to a gathering at the University of Toledo in 1992.
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Liberal Values
Associated Press:
U.S.-backed Syrian rebels say al-Qaida militants have seized their bases and stolen weapons in a series of raids in the northern Idlib province — BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaeda militants swept through a rebel-held town in northern Syria in a display of dominance Sunday, arresting U.S.-backed fighters …
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Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
Associated Press:
Facing Long Primary Slog, Clinton Allies Fear Helping Trump — When Hillary Clinton dueled with Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, their slog eventually yielded to a largely unified party. Obama said the process made him a stronger candidate and he later persuaded Clinton …
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Washington Post and ABC News
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
My Candidate, Right or Wrong: Ted Cruz on Possible Trump Nomination — BALLWIN, Mo. — A brief accounting of Senator Ted Cruz's arguments against Donald J. Trump on Friday evening: — He “affirmatively encourages violence.” — He “disrespects the voters.”
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RedState
Michael Joseph Garza / Facebook:
So here's my story about this picture, and I promise you it's the god honest truth : — my friend Sean Kavanagh and I are walking out of the UIC Pavilion filled with some of the most palpable joy I've ever experienced. We did it. We fought for the truth and for a moment, a brief day, WON.
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