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Mitt Romney / Facebook:
This week, in the Utah nominating caucus, I will vote for Senator Ted Cruz. — Today, there is a contest between Trumpism and Republicanism. Through the calculated statements of its leader, Trumpism has become associated with racism, misogyny, bigotry, xenophobia, vulgarity and, most recently, threats and violence.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Republicans Staring Into the Abyss: 10 Ratings Changes Favor Democrats — “They're about to detonate a nuclear bomb on themselves,” said one savvy House Democratic strategist following Tuesday's primaries. “If Ted Cruz is your back up plan, you're screwed,” the strategist gleefully added.
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The Cook Political Report:
2016 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR MARCH 18, 2016 — Likely: These seats are not considered competitive at this point, but have the potential to become engaged. — Lean: These are considered competitive races, but one party has an advantage. — Toss-Up: These are the most competitive; either party has a good chance of winning.
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Talking Points Memo and Investor's Business Daily
Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Still Holds 15-Point Lead Over Cruz — Support for all three of the remaining Republican candidates has grown with the narrowing of the field, but Donald Trump still holds a double-digit lead over both his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination. — The latest Rasmussen Reports …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mitt Romney says he's voting for Ted Cruz
Mitt Romney says he's voting for Ted Cruz
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention
Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention
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Washington Times, RedState, Western Journalism, Towleroad, Scared Monkeys and No More Mister Nice Blog
Mark Plotkin / The Hill:
Garland selection proves that to Obama, DC doesn't count — President Obama, in an attempt to show Merrick Garland's “compassion” and devotion to the public good, pointed out that the Supreme Court nominee by “tutoring a young student at Northeast D.C. elementary school each year for the past 18 years.”
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Politico and electionlawblog.org
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Mark Kirk is first Republican senator to call for vote on Garland
Mark Kirk is first Republican senator to call for vote on Garland
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NPR:
Transcript And Video: President Obama's Interview With NPR's Nina Totenberg
Transcript And Video: President Obama's Interview With NPR's Nina Totenberg
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New York Times, Fusion, LifeNews.com, NPR, AOL, Politicus USA, Politico and USA Today
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Conservative group targets Sens. Manchin, Heitkamp with big ad buy in SCOTUS fight
Conservative group targets Sens. Manchin, Heitkamp with big ad buy in SCOTUS fight
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Salon and Say Anything
Gregory B. Craig / New York Times:
The Risk of Playing Politics With the Supreme Court
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Merrick Garland Battle Moves to Home Front as Senate Recesses
Merrick Garland Battle Moves to Home Front as Senate Recesses
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FAIR, Cincinnati.com and CNN
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump calls for boycott of Megyn Kelly's show — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump — is urging his supporters to stop watching Megyn Kelly's show on Fox News. — “Everybody should boycott the @megynkelly show,” he tweeted Friday, referencing “The Kelly File.” “Never worth watching.
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
How Donald Trump Bent Television To His Will — Staffers at the five major television networks are grappling with what role their organizations may have played in amplifying Donald Trump's successful campaign of insults, generalizations about minority groups, and at times flat-out lies.
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Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
How we now know that Hillary Clinton will not be prosecuted for anything — John wrote yesterday about how Barack Obama has been working behind the scenes to move large dollar Democratic donors away from Bernie Sanders and towards Hillary Clinton. This, combined with various attacks …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
As Hillary Clinton Sweeps States, One Group Resists: White Men
As Hillary Clinton Sweeps States, One Group Resists: White Men
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Rebekah L. Sanders / USA Today:
Bernie Sanders to Sheriff Arpaio: ‘Watch out, Joe’
Bernie Sanders to Sheriff Arpaio: ‘Watch out, Joe’
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CBS News:
Threatening letter sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric — NEW YORK — The Secret Service, FBI and New York Police Department are investigating what sources tell CBS News is a threatening piece of mail sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump. — The mail, sent to Eric Trump at his posh Manhattan residence …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Editor of top US Jewish newspaper: Boycott Trump at AIPAC — The editor-in-chief of a top Jewish-American newspaper is calling for a boycott of Donald Trump — 's speech at a major pro-Jewish conference next week. — Jane Eisner of The Forward published a list this week of suggestions …
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Sandy Rashty / thejc.com:
Donald Trump is more than my boss, he is a patriarch
Donald Trump is more than my boss, he is a patriarch
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Los Angeles Times, Jewish Insider and The Right Scoop
Stephanie McNeal / BuzzFeed:
People Are Freaking Out Over This Girl's Sad Picture Of Her Grandpa — Papaw made dinner for six grandkids, but only one showed up. :'( — This is Kelsey Harmon, a college softball player from Oklahoma. — On Wednesday night, Harmon tweeted a photo of herself having dinner with her grandfather.
Ari Melber / NBC News:
RNC Rules: Insiders Speak Out on Contested Convention — Brokered Convention? Here are the Rules 1:46 — If no presidential candidate wins a majority of delegates and Republicans face a contested convention this summer, a small group of party insiders will have huge sway over who wins …
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New York Magazine, The Moderate Voice, The Resurgent, NBC News, Taylor Marsh, Washington Post and RealClearPolitics
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Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Crackpot Party Crackup
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Not Kidding: Senior Donald Trump Advisor Says Riots Aren't Violence — The 2016 Republican presidential primary race is such that literally nothing comes a a shock anymore, but sometimes, it can at least mildly surprise you. Into that category you can place Sam Clovis …
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Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
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Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie Says Donald Trump Didn't Mean ‘Literal Riots’
Chris Christie Says Donald Trump Didn't Mean ‘Literal Riots’
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Political Wire
David Brooks / New York Times:
No, Not Trump, Not Ever — The voters have spoken. — In convincing fashion, Republican voters seem to be selecting Donald Trump as their nominee. And in a democracy, victory has legitimacy to it. Voters are rarely wise but are usually sensible. They understand their own problems.
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Washington Post and Instapundit
abc13.com:
Sex offender David Wilson sentenced to life in prison — A jury sentenced sex offender David Wilson to life in prison hours after they convicted him of child sex assault. — Wilson, a previous sex offender, was accused of molesting two young girls. — The jury deliberated about an hour.
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Wall Street Journal:
A Trump Reality Check — He is the least commanding GOP front-runner since Ford. — Donald Trump won't debate his Republican rivals again but he will continue to argue on Twitter. On Thursday the businessman demanded an apology after we—"the dummies at the @WSJ Editorial Board" …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump is counting on an anti-trade backlash that doesn't appear to exist — Donald Trump offers largely orthodox conservative policy solutions on economic issues, with the important exception of trade. On the question of trade deals, Trump is offering a right-wing nationalist spin …
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Hillary Has an NSA Problem — The FBI has been investigating Clinton for months—but an even more secretive Federal agency has its own important beef with her — For a year now, Hillary Clinton's misuse of email during her tenure as Secretary of State has hung like a dark cloud over her presidential campaign.
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Investor's Business Daily and The Week
Kate Royals / The Clarion Ledger:
Mississippi lawmaker to voter: ‘I could care less’ — When a voter sent emails to state representatives over her concerns with the handling of the state's budget, one lawmaker wrote her back. And his response has a lot of people hot under the collar. Dustin Barnes/The Clarion-Ledger
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon chief: Obama wants to defeat ISIS by end of his term — President Obama wants the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) defeated by the end of his term, Defense Secretary Ash Carter says. — “That's what he said he wants. That's what he told me and [Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford].
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Letitia Stein / Reuters:
Wrestler Hulk Hogan wins $115 million in sex tape suit against Gawker — A Florida jury awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million on Friday after finding the Gawker website violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler. — Hogan sought $100 million in damages over the edited video that Gawker posted online in 2012.
USA Today:
Facebook is watching and tracking you more than you probably realize — Whenever you're on Facebook, do you ever get the feeling that you're being watched? An ad pops up that's right up your alley, or three new articles show up in your feed that are similar to something you've just clicked on.