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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner backs Paul Ryan for president — BOCA RATON, Fla. — Former Speaker John Boehner said Paul Ryan should be the Republican nominee for president if the party fails to choose a candidate on the first ballot. — “If we don't have a nominee who can win on the first ballot …
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David Wells / fox13now.com:
Trump: 'I won't be there' for Fox News debate in Salt Lake City — Donald Trump said Wednesday morning he will not be at the GOP presidential primary debate next week in Salt Lake City. — “I will say this. I will say this. I think we've had enough debates. We've had 11 or 12 debates.
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Bloomberg Business:
Trump Says He'll Skip Debate, Warns of Possible Convention Riots — Fresh off three more primary victories, Donald Trump said Wednesday he'll blow off the next Republican presidential debate and warned of “riots” if power-brokers deny him the nomination at the convention even if he's leading in the delegate count.
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Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
GOP presidential debate in SLC canceled — SALT LAKE CITY — Monday's GOP presidential debate scheduled here in Utah has been canceled, FOX 13 News has confirmed. — The decision to cancel the debate followed Donald Trump's announcement on “FOX & Friends” that he would not be appearing.
David French / National Review:
Keep Fighting — There Is No Other Choice — Trump greets supporters after Tuesday's primary results. (Win McNamee/Getty) — There is no sugar-coating tonight's results. Even the one, small bright spot — John Kasich denying Donald Trump Ohio's delegates — may end up presenting …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump, Cruz vow to barricade Kasich from convention — The two leading GOP campaigns intend to muscle the Ohio governor out of the race. — Advisers to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz say there's no way they'll allow John Kasich to even compete at a contested national convention — let alone prevail.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary slams the door on Bernie
Hillary slams the door on Bernie
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump risks falling short of delegate count for nomination
Trump risks falling short of delegate count for nomination
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP debate canceled after Trump pulls out
GOP debate canceled after Trump pulls out
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Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Fox News Debate Is Canceled as Trump, Then Kasich, Withdraw
Fox News Debate Is Canceled as Trump, Then Kasich, Withdraw
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New York Times:
Rubio's Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates
Rubio's Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Kasich Camp Says He Won't Attend Fox News Debate Without Trump
Kasich Camp Says He Won't Attend Fox News Debate Without Trump
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan to POLITICO: ‘I am not going to be the nominee’
Ryan to POLITICO: ‘I am not going to be the nominee’
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News GOP Debate In Salt Lake City Cancelled
Fox News GOP Debate In Salt Lake City Cancelled
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J. Freedom Du Lac / Washington Post:
Trump: 'I think you'd have riots' if contested convention results in a different nominee
Trump: 'I think you'd have riots' if contested convention results in a different nominee
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Hillary Clinton had an amazing night — and not just because of her victories
Hillary Clinton had an amazing night — and not just because of her victories
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Excellent Night, and a Peek Ahead to the Fall
Hillary Clinton's Excellent Night, and a Peek Ahead to the Fall
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Who Is Merrick Garland? — Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the longest serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, offered his own thoughts on who President Obama should nominate to fill the seat left open by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last week.
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New York Times:
Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday said he would nominate Merrick B. Garland as the nation's 113th Supreme Court justice, choosing a centrist appeals court judge for the lifetime appointment and daring Republican senators …
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Chuck Grassley:
Grassley Statement on the President's Nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court — Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP Supreme Court blockade showing early cracks
GOP Supreme Court blockade showing early cracks
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgressPage Array:
6 Quotes From Senate Republicans About Merrick Garland That Are Really Awkward Now
6 Quotes From Senate Republicans About Merrick Garland That Are Really Awkward Now
Lincoln Caplan / New Yorker:
Merrick Garland, President Obama's Sensible Supreme Court Choice
Merrick Garland, President Obama's Sensible Supreme Court Choice
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Liberals flirt with lowering bar on Supreme Court confirmation
Liberals flirt with lowering bar on Supreme Court confirmation
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Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Merrick Garland as Obama Compromise #SCOTUS Nominee, But Not (Only) Because of His Moderate Politics
Merrick Garland as Obama Compromise #SCOTUS Nominee, But Not (Only) Because of His Moderate Politics
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama to nominate Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
Obama to nominate Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
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Damon Root / Hit & Run:
Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court
Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court
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Matt Ford / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Confirmation Battle Begins
The Supreme Court Confirmation Battle Begins
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TMZ.com:
Jared Fogle — Beaten and Bloodied in Prison Yard Ambush — BEATEN AND BLOODIED — in Prison Yard Ambush … Jared Fogle got a surprise beatdown in federal prison from an inmate who has major issues with child molesters ... TMZ has learned. — According to docs, Fogle got jumped …
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Nicole Hensley / New York Daily News:
Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle attacked in bloody Colorado prison brawl — Convicted pedophile and ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was pummeled in a vicious prison yard attack, according to a new report. — The disgraced Indiana sex offender suffered a swollen face, scratched neck …
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
We choose the nominee, not the voters: Senior GOP official — Headed towards a contested convention: Unbound delegate — Curly Haugland, RNC Rules Committee, and Gary Emineth, former chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party, talk about Republican convention rules and why it could lead to a contested convention.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household spending has been increasing …
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WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Waukegan man calls 911 claiming to have killed 19 children — Share Update: … WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Authorities arrested a man after he called them claiming to have killed 19 children in Lake County, Illinois. — According to a statement by the Lake County Sheriff's Office …
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Anti-Trump Groups Threaten ‘Largest Civil Disobedience Action of the Century’ — With little fanfare and almost no news media attention, some of the same radical groups involved in shutting down Donald Trump's Chicago rally last week are plotting a mass civil disobedience movement to begin next month.
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Rick Scott / Facebook:
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT CALLS ON REPUBLICANS TO COME TOGETHER — I'm asking all Republicans today to come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November. — With his victories yesterday, I believe it is now time for Republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters and coalesce behind Donald Trump.
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