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8:15 AM ET, March 18, 2016

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New York Times:
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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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Hillary, Bernie must unite to beat Trump  —  For purposes of this column, let's assume for today that Hillary Clinton  —  becomes the presidential nominee for Democrats and Donald Trump  —  the nominee for Republicans, and consider how the party of FDR and JFK can win an election …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
As Hillary Clinton Sweeps States, One Group Resists: White Men
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Jonathan Allen / Roll Call:
Clinton Owes Her Commanding Lead to African-American Women
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Conservatives call for ‘unity ticket’ to stop Trump
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spokesman: RNC would support Trump ‘100 percent’
Discussion: Political Wire
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Gingrich: I'm ‘Not Sympathetic’ …
Discussion: Allen B. West
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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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
GOP Primary Outcome Is in Kasich's Hands
Discussion: Hot Air
Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Lindsey Graham to fundraise for Ted Cruz's presidential bid
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Even Lindsey Graham Knows It's Weird That He's Backing Ted Cruz
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Says He Won't Run for Re-Election — or Governor in 2018
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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Associated Press:
GOP-led House backs legal challenge to Obama on immigration
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan huddles with GOP donors
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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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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 …
Discussion: Slantpoint, abc13.com, WWLP-TV and fox8.com
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Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
D.M. waitress stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal looking people’
Discussion: Eater, KWWL-TV and Raw Story
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Bridge Scandal Trial May Prevent a Trump-Christie Ticket  —  One obvious theory behind Gov. Chris Christie's surprise endorsement of Donald J. Trump in the Republican presidential race is that he wants to be Mr. Trump's pick for vice president.  —  Mr. Christie says the two men have never talked about it.
Discussion: Political Wire and RedState
Darcie Moran / MLive.com:
Convicted felon sings Adele-inspired ‘sorry’ to judge at sentencing  —  A convicted felon seemed to feel particularly soulful at his sentencing last week for unlawful imprisonment and carrying a concealed weapon.  —  Brian Earl Taylor, 21, surprised a courtroom of onlookers when he sang …
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 …
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.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Anti-Trump forces contemplate the end  —  With Donald Trump marching toward a nomination that few believed he could win, Republicans once bent on defeating him are now reassessing their efforts to stop him.  —  Trump's dazed and demoralized adversaries find themselves at a defining moment …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
Icahn Pares Ambitions for Tax-Reform Effort After Setbacks  —  A Democratic operative advised the billionaire investor that his association with Donald Trump could keep Democrats from working with him.  —  zachmider  —  In a media blitz last October, the billionaire investor Carl Icahn pledged …
Lauren French / Politico:
Endangered House Republicans: Trump who?  —  Vulnerable House Republicans are adopting a strategy for campaigning with Donald Trump as their nominee: Bury their heads in the sand and hope for the best.  —  POLITICO interviewed a half-dozen lawmakers in tough reelection races …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention  —  In the event of a contested Republican convention this summer, John Kasich is the candidate most acceptable to GOP delegates.  —  That's according to members of The POLITICO Caucus - a panel of political insiders in seven battleground states …
Discussion: Political Wire
Detroit News:
Last Slide  —  Washington — Democratic lawmakers on Thursday targeted Gov. Rick Snyder with sharp attacks, pointed questions and calls to resign as he discussed the Flint water contamination crisis in testimony before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Discussion: RT
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
WATCH: Elijah Cummings annihilates Michigan governor Rick Snyder during Flint hearing
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Daily Kos
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Allies Launch Plan to Undercut Donald Trump Now
Discussion: Political Wire
Jon Williams / ABC News:
Alleged American ISIS Member: I Made a ‘Bad Decision’
Discussion: Washington Post and abc13.com
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
New Video Shows LaVoy Finicum's Last Moments: ‘Go Ahead And Shoot Me’
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ex-Benghazi investigator drops Clinton bias claim
Discussion: Hot Air
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
If #NeverTrump Wants To Matter, Look To The Libertarians
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WOOD-TV:
Satanic messages left behind after acid attack
Discussion: WNCN and WNCT-TV
Melissa Jeltsen / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Is Successfully Conning The Entire Country
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Simpsons’ Writer Who Predicted Trump Presidency in 2000: “It Was a Warning to America”
Discussion: Raw Story and Red Alert Politics
Charles Murray / American Enterprise Institute:
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