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Manu Raju / CNN:
Ted Cruz urged to apologize for attacks against Mitch McConnell — Ted Cruz warns: Nominate Trump and Hillary Clinton wins — GOP senators are urging Ted Cruz to apologize for his attacks against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — Washington (CNN)Senior Senate Republicans are calling …
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Allen B. West, The Right Scoop and The Resurgent
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Fox News:
Exit polls: Kasich leads Trump in Ohio GOP race; Clinton leads in NC, Ohio on Dem side — DEVELOPING ... Fox News exit polls show that Gov. John Kasich enjoys a slight lead over Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary in his home state of Ohio as polls close …
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RedState and The Right Scoop
New York Times:
Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign — MIAMI — Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who ran for president offering his youthful optimism and Cuban-American heritage as the embodiment of a new and more diverse generation of Republican leadership, but ultimately failed to galvanize voters …
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Boing Boing and MichelleMalkin.com
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Wins Florida as Rubio Suspends Campaign for President — Florida senator staked campaign on winning his home state — Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina also up for grabs in primaries — Billionaire Donald Trump is poised to win Florida's Republican presidential primary …
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Politico, Allen B. West and YouGov US Opinion Center News
MSNBC:
What does Florida's early vote mean for the GOP?
What does Florida's early vote mean for the GOP?
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Wall Street Journal, NBC News, TPNN and CBS News
Fox News:
Super Tuesday II - Trump looks to beat Rubio, Kasich in their home states
Super Tuesday II - Trump looks to beat Rubio, Kasich in their home states
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Guardian, USA Today, Washington Free Beacon, FiveThirtyEight, whorunsGov, Common Dreams, Politico and Washington Times
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Students Are Being Rejected From The Polls Because Of North Carolina's Voter ID Law
Students Are Being Rejected From The Polls Because Of North Carolina's Voter ID Law
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Raleigh News & Observer, BuzzFeed, Scrutiny Hooligans, MSNBC, The Atlantic and WRAL-TV
CNN:
The economy — Worries about the economy were widespread among Democrats and Republicans.
The economy — Worries about the economy were widespread among Democrats and Republicans.
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Hot Air and Political Wire
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just hit a critical threshold for the GOP nomination — one that his opponents might not
Donald Trump just hit a critical threshold for the GOP nomination — one that his opponents might not
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Saipan Tribune, Politico, The Last Refuge, Infowars, Political Wire and Western Journalism
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rubio vows to stay in even if he loses Florida
Rubio vows to stay in even if he loses Florida
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, BuzzFeed, Western Journalism, The Daily Caller, RedState and The Week
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Top conservatives gather to plot third-party run against Trump — Three influential leaders of the conservative movement have summoned other top conservatives for a closed-door meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., to talk about how to stop Donald Trump and, should he become the Republican nominee …
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New York Times:
Measuring Donald Trump's Mammoth Advantage in Free Media — Of all the ways Donald Trump has shocked the political system, one of the most significant is how he wins primary after primary with one of the smallest campaign budgets. — He still doesn't have a super PAC.
Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Rubio: Trump is ‘an embarrassment’ and Republicans will pay big in November — Speaking with the Guardian, the Florida senator - whose fate is sealed if he fails to win his home state Tuesday - said the billionaire is cultivating a party of fear — The Republican party will be consigned …
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NBC News, MSNBC, Mediaite and New York Times
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Misogyny, Out of the Mouths of Ordinary Women
Donald Trump's Misogyny, Out of the Mouths of Ordinary Women
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Raw Story, Western Journalism, Politico, CNN, Chicagoist, Washington Post, addictinginfo.org and Washington Free Beacon
Sonny Bunch / Washington Free Beacon:
This One Strange Fact About Donald Trump Disqualifies Him From the Presidency — There's really only one appropriate way to order a good steak in a nice restaurant: medium rare. — OK, I can make an allowance for rare. Not my cup of tea, usually; that being said, at least that doesn't kill the flavor.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
A King in His Castle: How Donald Trump Lives, From His Longtime Butler — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Everything seemed to sparkle at the Mar-a-Lago estate here on a recent afternoon. The sun glinted off the pool and the black Secret Service S.U.V.s in the circular driveway.
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Guardian, Mediaite, Gothamist, Business Insider, Althouse, The Week, Yahoo Politics, Diane Ravitch's blog and Marginal REVOLUTION
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump's taste for well-done steaks is disqualifying
Donald Trump's taste for well-done steaks is disqualifying
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Dem race tightens as Bernie surges in Midwest — is within striking distance of Hillary Clinton — in three of the five states hosting contests on Tuesday. — The tightening polls suggest the presidential hopeful has another opportunity to upend the Democratic race after his upset win last week in Michigan.
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Real Clear Politics, Weasel Zippers, Common Dreams, Guardian and FiveThirtyEight
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Where Bernie Sanders needs to win today to truly scare Hillary Clinton
Where Bernie Sanders needs to win today to truly scare Hillary Clinton
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Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, AOL, Business Insider, New York Magazine and Hillary Daily
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Can Bernie Sanders Pull Off An Upset In Ohio?
Can Bernie Sanders Pull Off An Upset In Ohio?
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Vox, Washington Monthly, Guardian, New York Times, New York Magazine, Salon and Althouse
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers — Breitbart is getting litigious. — The company sent out cease and desist letters to some of the employees who left the company in the past week, multiple sources with knowledge of the letters told POLITICO.
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Joe.My.God., more at Mediagazer »
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump campaign manager's behavior prompted staff concerns — Donald Trump's staff and advisers have expressed concerns about campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's quick temper and heavy-handed leadership, and some even planned a coup against him last month, sources involved in the discussions told POLITICO.
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Slantpoint, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Week, The Right Scoop and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump is making conservatives turn on the white working class — One of the great conceits of conservative punditry over the past 15 years has been the notion that American politics is dominated by affluent liberal snobs who disdain white working-class America and its communities.
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Mega Tuesday: Possibly The Most Consequential Day Of Voting Yet
Mega Tuesday: Possibly The Most Consequential Day Of Voting Yet
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TechCrunch, OpenSecrets.org and Althouse
John Harwood / New York Times:
A Situation in Which Donald Trump Wins the White House
A Situation in Which Donald Trump Wins the White House
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The Daily Caller
WKMG:
Apopka polling places run out of Republican ballots — Technical issues also plague several Orange County locations — APOPKA, Fla. - Voters in Apopka said they were turned away Tuesday morning because their polling places ran out of Republican ballots. — Tweets by @AmandaNCastro
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Jennifer Hansler / ABC News:
House of Representatives Bill Would Recognize Magic as ‘National Treasure’ — A bill to recognize magic as a “rare and valuable art form and national treasure” was introduced into the House of Representatives Tuesday. — The bill claims that magic “has not been properly recognized …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Pete Sessions pushes to get magic recognized as national treasure
Pete Sessions pushes to get magic recognized as national treasure
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RT, Trail Blazers Blog, Boing Boing, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and NBC News
Patrick Howell O'Neill / The Daily Dot:
Donald Trump's volunteer contract forbids all criticism of Trump for life — Donald Trump's campaign requires volunteers to sign a contract that forbids them from criticizing the Republican presidential front-runner, his family members, any Trump businesses or products, or his campaign.
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Mediaite, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Fusion, The Week and Mother Jones
Shawnmcginnis / KTLA:
Palos Verdes Girl Paralyzed After Doing Backbend Refuses to Give Up Hope She'll Dance Again — Five-year-old Eden Hoelscher suffered a traumatic spinal injury while doing a backbend on the living room floor of her Palos Verdes home right before Christmas. — The injury left …
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Washington Post:
Metrorail system to shut down for at least 24 hours beginning at midnight — In an unprecedented move, officials will shut down entire Metrorail system for at least 24 hours starting at midnight tonight so that crews can inspect 600 electric cables in tunnels throughout the system …
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Towleroad, New York Magazine, The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: I Didn't Really Want To Endorse Trump, But He Offered Me A Position (VIDEO) — Former GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said while he wished there was a “path” for him to endorse another candidate, he's anticipating a role in Republican Donald Trump's possible administration.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Clinton: 'We didn't lose a single person' in Libya — Hillary Clinton on Monday defended the intervention in Libya that she championed as secretary of state, telling MSNBC's Chris Matthews that the United States “didn't lose a single person.” — “Libya was a different kind of calculation.
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Jasmine Norwood / WTVR-TV:
Baby's body found wedged under driver's seat — RICHMOND, Va. — The mother of the Richmond infant found dead in a RV last fall was denied bond during a court hearing Tuesday. — Sabrina Malick, 29, was arrested and charged with second degree murder and felony child neglect in connection with her son Brendon Newton's death.
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WCVB:
Police: Beware of men challenging teens to rap battles — Incident not believed to be abduction attempt, police say — Police in central Massachusetts are warning residents to be on the lookout for men who may be challenging passersby to a rap battle. — Charlton police said a black SUV …
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The Atlantic, Associated Press, The Week and Q13 FOX News
Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Ang Lee, George Takei Among 25 Academy Members Protesting Oscars' Asian Jokes — “We found a lot of people who said, 'We're not going to accept this sort of joke anymore,' especially right after Cheryl Boone Isaacs gave that speech about diversity,” one of the signatories tells THR.
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Los Angeles Times, Variety, Slantpoint, Mashable and The Verge