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Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton — In unusually candid remarks, President Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Senator Bernie Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end …
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary; Clinton wins
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spokesman: RNC would support Trump ‘100 percent’
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Mike Sunnucks / Phoenix Business Journal:
New Arizona poll: Trump, Clinton lead but ample undecideds
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio nears Cruz endorsement — Marco Rubio is close to endorsing Ted Cruz, but the two proud senators — and recent fierce rivals — have some details to work out first. — Cruz has to ask for the Rubio's endorsement, and both sides need to decide that it will make a difference …
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Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Lindsey Graham to fundraise for Ted Cruz's presidential bid — (CNN)In a sign of just how much the Republican presidential primary has turned the party on its head, Sen. Lindsey Graham will host a fundraiser on Monday in support of Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Even Lindsey Graham Knows It's Weird That He's Backing Ted Cruz
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Says He Won't Run for Re-Election — or Governor in 2018
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Lindsey Graham throws support to Ted Cruz
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Statement From Conservatives Against Trump — This morning I participated in a meeting of grassroots conservative activists from around the country who are committed to opposing Donald Trump. We have agreed to release the statement below: — We are a group of grassroots conservative activists …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Conservatives call for ‘unity ticket’ to stop Trump — A group of conservative leaders and activists, including RedState.com founder Erick Erickson and former George W. Bush adviser Bill Wichterman, called for the formation of a GOP “unity ticket” on Thursday to stop Donald Trump from becoming the 2016 Republican nominee.
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Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
If #NeverTrump Wants To Matter, Look To The Libertarians
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Ben Oldach / WHOTV:
Waitress Stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal-looking people’ … DES MOINES, Iowa — A popular waitress at a popular restaurant closed out one of her table's Tuesday night when she found a note from her patron. — “At first, I felt really upset, I felt attacked, I almost felt …
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Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
D.M. waitress stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal looking people’ — The server, Taelor May Beeck, whose Facebook photo shows her with pink hair and a nose piercing, posted a photo of the receipt to her profile and wrote: Shout out “to this girl for stiffing me cuz I look like a weirdo~hope she feels better about herself.”
John Harwood / CNBC:
Another Dem like Obama? Our best days are behind us: Ryan — Ryan on Trump: 'We'll make it work if it happens' — In an exclusive “Speakeasy” interview with CNBC's John Harwood, Speaker Paul Ryan explains how the House is responding to voter sentiment and gives his opinion …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan huddles with GOP donors
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Peggy Lee / WNEP-TV:
Religious Sister Charged with Shoplifting Coffee, Soap … BRIAR CREEK — State police in Columbia County say they nabbed a very unlikely thief: a religious sister. — Troopers tracked the woman to her convent in Danville after she allegedly shoplifted from a store.
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CNN:
Grassley: If I can meet with a ‘dictator,’ I can meet with Garland — Hatch: SCOTUS vacancy last November would've made difference — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said he is willing to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland — “If I can meet with a dictator in Uganda …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg Business:
Supreme Court Fight Enters New Phase as Garland Meets Senators
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump-loving NYC Sanitation workers trade fighting words with driver they blocked with their truck in Brooklyn — They're hauling for Trump — so let the trash talking begin! — A pair of crusty city Sanitation workers were caught on video Thursday morning screaming at a motorist …
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Eli Lake / BloombergView.com:
Cruz Assembles an Unlikely Team of Foreign-Policy Rivals — In a year when the Republican Party is breaking apart because of Donald Trump, the only man left with a chance to beat him is trying to build a big tent — by GOP standards — when it comes to foreign affairs.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Notorious Islamophobe Frank Gaffney To Join Cruz National Security Team
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Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
Construction Worker on 2nd Day of Job Dies in ‘Not Work-Related’ Fall From 53rd Floor in DTLA — A construction worker on his second day on the job died Thursday after falling from the 53rd floor of the Wilshire Grand Center tower and landing on a passing car in downtown L.A. in an incident …
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Bloomberg Business:
Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat — Alphabet executives questioned path to marketable products — Toyota, Amazon are among possible acquirers of division — The video, published to YouTube on Feb. 23, was awe-inspiring and scary.
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Fox's Eric Bolling Kicks Michelle Fields to the Curb for His Buddy Donald Trump — The ex-Breitbart reporter is persona non grata on the conservative blowhard's weekly shoutfest now that she's been manhandled by a Trump staffer. — Michelle Fields used to appear weekly on Fox News weekend gabfest Cashin' In.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
New Video Shows LaVoy Finicum's Last Moments: ‘Go Ahead And Shoot Me’ — Cell phone footage taken from the backseat of Oregon standoff leader LaVoy Finicum's truck shows the final moments before he was fatally shot by state police and the immediate aftermath of the confrontation.
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Raw Story
Charles Murray / American Enterprise Institute:
An open letter to the Virginia Tech community — Last week, the president of Virginia Tech, Tim Sands, published an “open letter to the Virginia Tech community” defending lectures delivered by deplorable people like me (I'm speaking on the themes of Coming Apart on March 25).
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ex-Benghazi investigator drops Clinton bias claim — Last October, an ex-GOP Benghazi Committee staffer filed a lawsuit against the panel, claiming he was wrongly fired for refusing to center his investigation on Hillary Clinton — an accusation Clinton's defenders held up as proof that the panel …
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Hot Air
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist — SAN FRANCISCO — If the F.B.I. wins its court fight to force Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone, the agency may run into yet another roadblock: Apple's engineers. — Apple employees are already discussing …
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Melissa Click / Washington Post:
What would our world be like if no one ever took a chance? — Last fall, student protesters forced dramatic change at the University of Missouri after they demanded a better response from leaders to race and bias incidents on campus. — An assistant professor was caught on film during …
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Rabbis call for boycott of Trump's speech to pro-Israel group … A group of rabbis is planning to boycott Donald Trump's speech next week before a leading pro-Israel advocacy group, a sign of growing unease among many Jewish leaders about the populist campaign being waged by the Republican presidential front-runner.
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