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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Top conservatives gather to plot third-party run against Trump — Three influential leaders in the conservative movement have summoned other top conservatives for a closed-door meeting this Thursday in Washington D.C. to talk about how to stop Donald Trump and, should he become the Republican nominee …
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Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, The Right Scoop and Bloomberg Politics
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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.
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Washington Post, Political Wire, The Week, Business Insider, Independent Journal Review, Hit & Run, Hot Air, National Review and The Pulse 2016
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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Common Dreams and Mediaite
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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Talking Points Memo, RedState, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, CNN, The Daily Caller and The Week
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Rubio vows to stay in even if he loses Florida — Even if he loses in his home state of Florida on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio said he will continue on the campaign trail. — “Tomorrow, our plan is to be in Utah campaigning irrespective of tonight,” Rubio told Orlando sports talk station WDBO on Tuesday.
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 Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, The Pulse 2016, Infowars, Western Journalism, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, Politico and Political Wire
New York Times:
What We're Watching as 5 States Hold Crucial Primaries
What We're Watching as 5 States Hold Crucial Primaries
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Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, The Week, Politico, OpenSecrets.org and The Talking Dog
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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Washington Monthly, New York Magazine, Salon and Althouse
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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MSNBC, The Hill, Weekly Standard, Yahoo Politics, TPNN, RedState, Hot Air and Hillary Daily
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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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Politico, BuzzFeed, addictinginfo.org, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and The Resurgent
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Gaffe Track: Clinton's Benghazi Amnesia
Gaffe Track: Clinton's Benghazi Amnesia
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Western Journalism and Fox News
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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Slantpoint, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos, RedState, Mediaite, The Week, Guardian, BuzzFeed and The Right Scoop, more at Mediagazer »
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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, Business Insider, Yahoo Politics, Mediaite, Althouse, Gothamist, The Week, Diane Ravitch's blog and Marginal REVOLUTION
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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
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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The Mahablog, New York Magazine, New York Times, alicublog, Balloon Juice, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Monthly
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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
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
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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addictinginfo.org, Hot Air, Politico, Weasel Zippers, Newsmax, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Raw Story, RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Slantpoint
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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.
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The Hill, American Spectator, Scared Monkeys and The Bob and Chez Show
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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Mediaite
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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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Boing Boing and AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jerry Springer: Republicans should pay me for copying my show — Jerry Springer says that he should be paid for the way the Republican debates mimic his shows. — Springer, who appeared on MSNBC's Steve Kornacki's show on Tuesday, was asked about the comparison between the 2016 race and his often racy and violent tabloid talk show.
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Political Wire
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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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Mother Jones, Mediaite, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Fusion and The Week
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
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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WNEP-TV, New York's PIX11 and KFOR-TV
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 and Daily Mail
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, Longview News-Journal, RT, The Scoop Blog, The Daily Caller, fox8.com and Associated Press
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama denounces rise of ‘vulgar and divisive’ politics of Trump — President Obama on Tuesday decried the rise of “vicious” politics in comments aimed at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — Speaking at a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the Capitol, the president warned that …
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The Moderate Voice and RedState
Bloomberg Business:
Obama May Counter Trump on Immigrants With Supreme Court Pick — Indian-born Srinivasan could be first Asian-American justice — Obama may announce U.S. Supreme Court nomination this week — President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nomination may prove to be his sharpest repudiation yet …
Josh Rogin / BloombergView.com:
Trump's Long Romance With Russia — When Donald Trump talks about his desire to have good relations between the U.S. and Russia, it's not a recent attraction. Trump's attempts to expand his business and his brand there date back decades, and this history casts a shadow over his pro-Russian foreign policy.
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.
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.
Charles Thompson / PennLive.com:
Suspended Pa. Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin resigns from bench in email scandal — Suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin tendered his resignation from the state's high court Tuesday, ending a six-month fight for survival in an angry court of public opinion.
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Philly.com and Above the Law