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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.
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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Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
John Kasich's Delegate Math Keeps Voters Largely Out of Equation — John Kasich, whose presidential run has largely been based on the faith that voters would reward him for his optimistic message, is now relying on a campaign strategy that could leave voters out of the equation.
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The Cook Political Report:
2016 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR MARCH 18, 2016
2016 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR MARCH 18, 2016
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William Saletan / Slate:
Cruz 2020? — Recent history says the GOP won't learn its lesson next time around.
Cruz 2020? — Recent history says the GOP won't learn its lesson next time around.
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Nick Madigan / New York Times:
Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million in Privacy Suit Against Gawker — The retired wrestler Hulk Hogan was awarded $115 million in damages Friday by a Florida jury in an invasion of privacy case against Gawker.com over its publication of a sex tape. — The wrestler, known in court by his legal name …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Hulk Hogan Gets $115M Verdict Against Gawker at Sex Tape Trial — The outcome comes after two weeks of testimony in a first-of-its-kind case where discussions of newsworthiness and decency dominated. — Weighing free speech against privacy, a Florida jury has decided to uphold the sanctity …
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115 million in Gawker sex-tape trial — TAMPA, Fla., — Hulk Hogan triumphed in his court battle against Gawker on Friday, with a Florida jury awarding him $115 million in damages for the graphic sex tape snippet the site leaked in 2012.
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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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Fox News hits Donald Trump for ‘sexist verbal assaults’ on Megyn Kelly — Fox News has accused Donald Trump of making “sexist verbal assaults” against Megyn Kelly, issuing its most aggressive response yet to the Republican frontrunner's repeated attacks on its star anchor.
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Read the Statement From Fox News About Trump's ‘Extreme, Sick Obsession’ With Megyn Kelly — Donald Trump has been intermittently bashing Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly since last summer. His followers have done the same, tweeting misogynistic messages at her as Trump has continued to rail against her.
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
How Donald Trump Bent Television To His Will
How Donald Trump Bent Television To His Will
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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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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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Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Crackpot Party Crackup
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Mark Kirk is first Republican senator to call for vote on Garland — Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Friday became the first Republican senator to call for an up-or-down vote on Supreme Court nominee Merrick B. Garland, saying on a Chicago radio show that his colleagues ought to “just man up and cast a vote.”
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Gregory B. Craig / New York Times:
The Risk of Playing Politics With the Supreme Court
Andrew Nodell / Page Six:
Fabio: Ageless and at last American — :0 — Now that he's a U.S. citizen, check out the romantic... Watch out Donald Trump: There could be another luxuriously-locked legend running for office. — Hunky Fabio Lanzoni, famed for gracing the covers of romance novels …
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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
What Fabio Just Said About Immigration Will Stop Some People Dead In Their Tracks
What Fabio Just Said About Immigration Will Stop Some People Dead In Their Tracks
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Western Journalism
Pierre Meilhan / CNN:
Airliner crashes in Russia; 55 aboard reported dead — CNN Map — (CNN)A Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed as it was landing at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia, the country's Southern Regional Emergency Center said Saturday. — All people on board have died …
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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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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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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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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Former Iowa Officials Wonder What Happened To The Chuck Grassley They Knew — Refusing to fill a Supreme Court vacancy is not “fair-minded,” a former GOP leader said. — White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) …
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CNN:
CNN To Host Final Five Presidential Candidates in Primetime Event on the Eve of ‘Western Tuesday’ Primary Contests — Hosted by Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer on Monday, March 21 from 8 to 11pmET — CNN announced today that Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer will host a three-hour primetime event …
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Matthew Wisner / Fox Business:
Trump Advisor: A Vote for Ted Cruz is a Vote to Offshore American Jobs — Trump Campaign Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller addressed Friday why immigration and trade are key issues in the Republican frontrunner's campaign. — “Well, there is very little right about our trade deals …
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G. Clay Whittaker / The Daily Beast:
China Wants to Make ‘Minority Report’ a Reality — Beijing is working on data-collection efforts that will help them identify subversives—before they strike. — China has a new strategy in fighting crime, ripped from science fiction and hastily pasted at the top of the list of paranoia-inducing concepts.
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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Ahmed Vahdat / Telegraph:
Iran to build a statue of captured US sailors — Iran's Revolutionary Guard likely to cause outrage in US with plans to build a statue of 10 American Marines captured in January as a “tourist attraction” — Iran's Revolutionary Guard is planning to build a statue of the US sailors …
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The Times of Israel
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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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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