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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
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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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Trail Blazers Blog, fox13now.com, Political Wire, The Daily Caller and The Right Scoop
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention
Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention
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Western Journalism, RedState, Towleroad, Scared Monkeys and No More Mister Nice Blog
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
As Hillary Clinton Sweeps States, One Group Resists: White Men — White men narrowly backed Hillary Clinton in her 2008 race for president, but they are resisting her candidacy this time around in major battleground states, rattling some Democrats about her general-election strategy.
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RedState, Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, Washington Post, Althouse, Roll Call, NY1 News, Associated Press, The Week, Shakesville and The Moderate Voice
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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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MSNBC, National Review, Moonbattery and Washington Post
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Sanders surprises with controversial superdelegate strategy
Sanders surprises with controversial superdelegate strategy
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Washington Monthly and The People's View
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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Talking Points Memo, New York Times, addictinginfo.org, The Gateway Pundit and American Spectator
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Sanders says Clinton does not have ‘insurmountable lead’
Sanders says Clinton does not have ‘insurmountable lead’
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USA Today, The Atlantic, Reuters and Common Dreams
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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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, Cincinnati.com, CNN, NPR, AOL, Fusion, Politicus USA, LifeNews.com, Politico and USA Today
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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audioBoom, Political Wire, ThinkProgressPage Array, Western Journalism, WLS-AM 890 and Bloomberg Business
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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Washington Post:
Key suspect in Paris attacks captured in Brussels raid; four others arrested … PARIS — Belgian counterterrorism police raided an apartment block in Brussels on Friday and arrested Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in last year's bloody terrorist attacks in Paris, after a shootout that left him wounded, European leaders said.
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Washington Monthly, The Atlantic and New York Magazine
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Daily Mail:
‘We got him!’: Police capture world's most wanted man as ISIS fugitive behind Paris attacks …
‘We got him!’: Police capture world's most wanted man as ISIS fugitive behind Paris attacks …
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The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit and Allen B. West
Fox News:
Fugitive Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam wounded in anti-terror raid, Belgian media report
Fugitive Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam wounded in anti-terror raid, Belgian media report
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Algemeiner.com, Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam ‘arrested in Brussels terror raid’
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam ‘arrested in Brussels terror raid’
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New York Times, The Atlantic, Telegraph, Common Dreams, Fusion, NPR and Western Journalism
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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Talking Points Memo, ABC News, Politico, The Forward, Associated Press, Washington Times, Haaretz, The Gateway Pundit and Slantpoint
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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
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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Talking Points Memo, Weasel Zippers, Politico and Business Insider
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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
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 Resurgent, The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh, NBC News and RealClearPolitics
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Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Crackpot Party Crackup
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.
Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie Says Donald Trump Didn't Mean ‘Literal Riots’ — Gov. Chris Christie said that Donald Trump was speaking figuratively when he said earlier this week that there would be “riots” if he had the most delegates going into the Republican presidential convention but was denied the nomination.
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Political Wire
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Not Kidding: Senior Donald Trump Advisor Says Riots Aren't Violence
Not Kidding: Senior Donald Trump Advisor Says Riots Aren't Violence
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Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
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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Washington Post, Mother Jones, Politicus USA and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
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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Scared Monkeys, fox8.com, Fox 59, KTLA, WTKR-TV and New York's PIX11
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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Investor's Business Daily, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and The Week
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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Mother Jones, The Huffington Post and National Review
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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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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.