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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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BuzzFeed:
Primary Updates: Rubio Vows To Press On If He Loses Florida — If the presidential race were an action movie, we'd be in the montage phase. Catch up quickly here: — Five big states — Florida, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, and Missouri — are voting in primaries today …
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New York Times:
What We're Watching as 5 States Hold Crucial Primaries — Voters in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio cast crucial ballots in the race for the presidency on Tuesday. Here are some of the things we will be watching. — The end or the beginning?
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The Week, Politico, Real Clear Politics, Washington Post and The Talking Dog
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Trump breaks 50% in national support for the first time
Trump breaks 50% in national support for the first time
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The Pulse 2016, The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Western Journalism, Scared Monkeys, Politico and Political Wire
Annie Karni / Politico:
Bernie's big chance to rattle the race
Bernie's big chance to rattle the race
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Yahoo Politics, Scared Monkeys, Hot Air, Liberal Values, Common Dreams and The Hill
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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Fox News:
Clinton commits Benghazi gaffe, saying US 'didn't lose a single person' in Libya — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton committed her second gaffe in as many days on the campaign trail Monday night, claiming that the U.S. “didn't lose a single person” in Libya during her time as secretary of state.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Gaffe Track: Clinton's Benghazi Amnesia
Gaffe Track: Clinton's Benghazi Amnesia
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Infowars and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Clinton: 'We didn't lose a single person' in Libya
Clinton: 'We didn't lose a single person' in Libya
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The Daily Caller, TPNN and Hillary Daily
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.
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Business Insider, Hot Air, National Review, Hit & Run, Independent Journal Review and The Pulse 2016
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Caught on a hot mic, Clinton speculates about Chris Christie's support for Trump — What's at stake in the Ohio GOP primary? … Catch up on the 2016 race — CHARLOTTE— It isn't often that Hillary Clinton lets her guard down about what she really thinks about the Republican presidential race.
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MilitaryTimes:
Military Times survey: Troops back Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders for president — In an exclusive survey of American military personnel, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders emerged as active-duty service members' top choices to become the next commander in chief.
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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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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
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just hit a critical threshold for the GOP nomination — one that his opponents might not … The Northern Marianas are a collection of 15 islands in the Pacific Ocean, located at about the focal point of the Pacific Rim. It's a United States territory, 179 square miles of land …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump wins 9 delegates in Northern Mariana Islands
Trump wins 9 delegates in Northern Mariana Islands
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Saipan Tribune, Western Journalism, Independent Journal Review and Political Wire
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
What's At Stake For Republicans In The March 15 Primaries
What's At Stake For Republicans In The March 15 Primaries
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New York Times, Salon, Politico, Hullabaloo, Washington Post, The Atlantic and Scared Monkeys
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Wins in Northern Mariana Islands GOP Caucus
Donald Trump Wins in Northern Mariana Islands GOP Caucus
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New York Magazine, OpenSecrets.org and The Daily Caller
John Harwood / New York Times:
A Situation in Which Donald Trump Wins the White House — The specter of further violence at Donald J. Trump's campaign events has amplified warnings from his Republican opponents: If nominated, the bombastic billionaire simply couldn't win the presidency. — “A disaster” for Republicans …
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The Daily Caller
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David French / National Review:
Working-Class Whites Have Moral Responsibilities — In Defense of Kevin Williamson — This weekend, my colleague Kevin Williamson kicked up quite the hornet's nest with his magazine piece (subscription required) that strikes directly at the idea that the white working-class (the heart of Trump's support) is a victim class.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump is making conservatives turn on the white working class
Donald Trump is making conservatives turn on the white working class
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Boing Boing
Josh Israel / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Ben Carson: I Didn't Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Position — Dr. Ben Carson, who endorsed Donald Trump's presidential candidacy on Friday, appears less than enthusiastic about that decision. And the real reason the unsuccessful GOP presidential hopeful endorsed his former rival could be a violation of federal law.
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Guardian:
Do giant gas bubbles explain the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle? — Age: 52 years. — Appearance: Then all of a sudden ... disappearance! — Location: Between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda (approx). — What is it? Well, according to Vincent Gaddis, who first coined the phrase …
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WNEP-TV, Daily Mail and LewRockwell
Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Tech mogul accused of keeping ex-stripper as sex slave for 13 years — A Silicon Valley venture capitalist has been sued for $40 million by a woman who claims he used her as a virtual sex slave for 13 years. — Michael Goguen, who had worked for a firm that funded Google and Paypal …
Bill / The Hill:
Press: Who is to blame? Donald Trump — It's as old as the proverbs. Hosea 8:7: “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” It's a lesson you'd think Donald Trump — would have learned a long time ago, since he says the Bible is his second-favorite book. Obviously not.
Robin Harding / CNBC:
Donald Trump's rise sparks alarm in Japan — The favorite for the Republican nomination has been attacking the Trans-Pacific Partnership. — As polls open for US primaries in Ohio and Florida, the political elite in Tokyo is starting to confront a disconcerting idea …
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USA Today and The Daily Caller
Mark Hinson / Tallahassee Democrat:
Teacher, TV star Rod Durham dies — Influential Leon High School drama teacher, theater director and “Extreme Weight Loss” star Rod Durham has died. He was 52. — “He was someone they (the students) could go talk to when they needed to,” Leon High School principal Billy Epting said on Monday morning.
David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Jerry Brown: If Trump wins, California might need a wall of its own — California governor jokes about protecting state from rest of the U.S. — Brown also takes aim at Rick Perry, calling him ‘forgotten’ — Brown, a fourth-term Democrat, has signed liberal immigration-related measures
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Deanna Boyd / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Video appears to show police officer pepper-spraying motorcyclists — Officer has been placed on administrative duties Bikers accuse officer of trying to cause wreck Police had received calls about cyclists driving recklessly — FORT WORTH — An officer has been pulled from patrol …
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Raw Story, RT, The Scoop Blog, fox8.com and Associated Press
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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New York's PIX11, KFOR-TV and KTLA
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Top liberal leaders call for ‘massive’ anti-Trump campaign — CHICAGO — Leaders of more than 20 leading liberal groups supporting both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are set to release a scathing letter on Tuesday that serves as a progressive call to arms against Donald Trump …
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