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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
N.C. sheriff's office unlikely to file ‘inciting a riot’ charge against Trump — What's at stake in the Ohio GOP primary? … Catch up on the 2016 race — A North Carolina sheriff's office is still investigating whether Republican front-runner Donald Trump incited a riot at a raucous rally last week …
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Matthew Burns / WRAL-TV:
Presidential candidates make final pitches to NC voters — RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and Democratic rivals Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton all campaigned Monday in North Carolina to make their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz campaign doubles down in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina — PEORIA, Ill. — Ted Cruz's campaign is infusing half a million dollars into television and digital ad buys slated to run in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina ahead of the contests in those states on Tuesday …
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Washington Post and Political Wire
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart piece mocking editor who resigned was written under father's pseudonym — Early Monday morning Breitbart posted, and then deleted, a piece mocking Ben Shapiro, the site's editor-at-large who resigned on Sunday evening. — “Former Breitbart News editor-at-large Ben Shapiro announced …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Two more staffers resign from Breitbart
Two more staffers resign from Breitbart
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Mediaite, The Right Scoop, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »
Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers At Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership
Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers At Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Two More Breitbart Staffers Resign Over Site's ‘Propaganda’ For Trump
Two More Breitbart Staffers Resign Over Site's ‘Propaganda’ For Trump
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From Breitbart
Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From Breitbart
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William Bigelow / Breitbart:
Ben Shapiro Betrays Loyal Breitbart Readers in Pursuit of Fox News Contributorship
Ben Shapiro Betrays Loyal Breitbart Readers in Pursuit of Fox News Contributorship
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New York Times, The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God., more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
TODD PALIN EXPECTED TO RECOVER FROM SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT — ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An associate of Todd Palin says Sarah Palin's husband is expected to recover from a snowmobile accident in Alaska that left him hospitalized. — Scott Davis, Todd Palin's former snowmobile racing partner …
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NBC News:
Palin's Husband Injured in ‘Serious’ Snowmobile Crash — Sarah Palin cancelled a campaign stop for Donald Trump in Florida Monday after her husband Todd was injured in a snow machine crash. — A source told NBC News that Todd Palin was in “a very serious” crash Sunday night and is currently hospitalized in intensive care.
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Palin appears in Florida with Trump
Palin appears in Florida with Trump
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The Moderate Voice, Raw Story and Infowars
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
RNC launching task force to stop Obama Supreme Court nominee — The Republican National Committee (RNC) is teaming up with a prominent conservative advocacy group to block President Obama's effort to nominate a justice to the Supreme Court. — The RNC has formed a task force to launch radio …
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg Business:
Romney Touches Down for Kasich in Ohio to Help Block Trump — Mitt Romney came to Ohio on Monday to help Governor John Kasich beat Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary, part of the 2012 nominee's effort to prevent the billionaire from becoming the party's standard-bearer in 2016.
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Politico, NBC News, Business Insider, Hot Air, Q13 FOX News, WTHI-TV, Washington Times and The Daily Caller
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside Cruz's state-by-state plan to defeat Trump
Inside Cruz's state-by-state plan to defeat Trump
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Washington Post and Associated Press
Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters:
CNN Anchor Taken Aback When GOP Guest Ties Clinton Camp to Birtherism
CNN Anchor Taken Aback When GOP Guest Ties Clinton Camp to Birtherism
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USA Today:
Poll shows that millennials would flock to Clinton against Trump — WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has expanded his double-digit lead among millennials in the Democratic presidential race, but a new USA TODAY/Rock the Vote poll finds a way for Hillary Clinton to solve her generation gap: Donald Trump.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Clinton and Sanders accuse Trump of inciting violence
Clinton and Sanders accuse Trump of inciting violence
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Slantpoint, Fox News Insider and Washington Post
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
This Election Is 1968 All Over Again, And That's Not A Good Thing — Trump is George Wallace on steroids. Cleveland resembles the Chicago of long ago. And the bottom line back then was Richard Nixon. — Global Editorial Director, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON — It was the spring …
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The Intercept:
The Rise of Trump Shows the Danger and Sham of Compelled Journalistic “Neutrality” — As Donald Trump's campaign predictably moves from toxic rhetoric targeting the most marginalized minorities to threats and use of violence, there is a growing sense that American institutions have been too lax about resisting it.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR Clarifies Cokie Roberts' Role After Anti-Trump Column
NPR Clarifies Cokie Roberts' Role After Anti-Trump Column
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NPR.org, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump Is No Accident — Establishment Republicans who are horrified by the rise of Donald Trump might want to take a minute to remember the glitch heard round the world — the talking point Marco Rubio couldn't stop repeating in a crucial debate, exposing him to devastating ridicule and sending his campaign into a death spiral.
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Mashable and Washington Post
KFOR-TV:
Watch: Dashcam video shows why you should never tailgate drivers — LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. - Police are investigating a crash that was caught on camera and posted to YouTube. — The video shows an SUV closely following a car on I-41 on Thursday morning, according to WBAY.
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Gawker owner explains difference between a Miley and an Obama sex tape — Nick Denton, Miley Cyrus and Michelle and Barack Obama Photo: Patrick McMullan ; Getty Images ; AP — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gawker publisher Nick Denton wouldn't hesitate to post a Miley Cyrus sex tape online …
globaltimes.cn:
Trump opens Pandora's box in US — Donald Trump, front-runner to be the GOP's candidate for the upcoming US presidential election, encountered a major protest at his campaign event in Chicago on Friday evening. Over a thousand people, both his supporters and opponents engaged in a physical confrontation …
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Denis Dyomkin / Reuters:
Putin orders start of Russian forces' withdrawal from Syria — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Michael J. Totten's blog and Business Insider
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Putin Orders Start of Syria Withdrawal, Saying Goals Are Achieved
Putin Orders Start of Syria Withdrawal, Saying Goals Are Achieved
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Guardian, Mashable, Boing Boing and Outside the Beltway
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Christie skips N.J. trooper funeral to campaign for Trump — TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will not attend the Monday funeral of the New Jersey State Trooper who was killed in the line duty last week, and will instead spend the day campaigning out of state for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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Bill Hoffmann / Newsmax:
Ben Carson to Newsmax: I'm Promised a Spot in Trump Administration — Dr. Ben Carson revealed on Newsmax TV Monday that he will work in Donald Trump's administration — at least in an “advisory capacity” — if the Republican presidential front-runner is elected to the White House.
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Politico and Political Wire
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
REPORT: Soros Money Funding John Kasich's Presidential Bid — As new reports break that a George Soros-linked group is taking credit for efforts to violently disrupt GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's campaign rallies, the Center for Responsive Politics reveals that another George Soros-linked group …
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TPNN, Western Journalism, Weasel Zippers, Washington Times and The Last Tradition
South Florida / Sun-Sentinel:
Mayo: My choice at Trump rally - Leave or go to jail — Sun Sentinel columnist Michael Mayo on his experience of being thrown out of Tramp rally in Boca Raton for videotaping and tweeting from inside the Sunset Cove Amphitheater Sunday night. … Privacy Policy
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
White House Appoints First Transgender Person As Primary LGBT Liaison — Raffi Freedman-Gurspan is now the White House's main point of contact for LGBT groups on all issues. — President Barack Obama has appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as the White House's primary LGBT liaison …
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Advocate, Washington Blade, Fusion, Towleroad and Human Rights Campaign
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
New Anti-Trump Ad Quotes Trump Saying 'Women, You Gotta Treat ‘Em Like Sh**’ (VIDEO) — An anti-Trump super PAC on Monday released a new TV ad highlighting some of the Republican presidential frontrunner's most offensive comments about women through the years.
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The Week
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Sounding valedictory, Rubio blames ‘disintegration of our culture’ for nasty politics … WEST PALM BEACH — Giving what sounded like a valedictory address, Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday cited “the disintegration of our culture” for the increasingly nasty nature of American politics.
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