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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.
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Glenn Beck / Facebook:
An open letter to Donald Trump. — Donald, — I read your string of really sad and sick tweets against Megyn Kelly. First let me say this: — Leave Megyn Kelly ALONE. — She is brilliant, honest and brave. — I can only imagine the amount of security this mother of three now needs …
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Talking Points Memo, Politico and Mediaite
Meg Wagner / New York Daily News:
New York street performer dressed as Donald Trump lets you punch him for $5, pee on him for $300 — If you've ever wanted to beat up Donald Trump, here's your chance. — A New York street performer dressed as the bombastic billionaire is letting passersby punch, trample and even urinate on him — for a small fee, of course.
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The Gateway Pundit, AOL and Mediaite
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Read the Statement From Fox News About Trump's ‘Extreme, Sick Obsession’ With Megyn Kelly
Read the Statement From Fox News About Trump's ‘Extreme, Sick Obsession’ With Megyn Kelly
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RedState, New York Magazine, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Politicus USA, Mother Jones, Mashable, addictinginfo.org, Raw Story and Hot Air
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump calls for boycott of Megyn Kelly's show
Trump calls for boycott of Megyn Kelly's show
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Do Republicans really think Donald Trump will make a good Supreme Court choice? — The Republican Party's incoherent response to the Supreme Court vacancy is a partisan reflex in search of a justifying principle. The multiplicity of Republican rationalizations for their refusal …
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Paul Waldman / The Week:
How the Merrick Garland nomination explains the rise of Donald Trump — When Antonin Scalia died and Republicans quickly announced that they would not just oppose whoever Barack Obama nominated to replace him on the Supreme Court but refuse to grant that nominee so much as a hearing …
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Daily Kos and Washington Post
Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
Does the President Have A Duty To Nominate Supreme Court Candidates? Does the Senate Have A Duty To Consider Nominees?
Does the President Have A Duty To Nominate Supreme Court Candidates? Does the Senate Have A Duty To Consider Nominees?
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Former Iowa Officials Wonder What Happened To The Chuck Grassley They Knew
Former Iowa Officials Wonder What Happened To The Chuck Grassley They Knew
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Slate, Chicago Sun Times, Salon, Morning Consult and Daily Kos
Mark Plotkin / The Hill:
Garland selection proves that to Obama, DC doesn't count
Garland selection proves that to Obama, DC doesn't count
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Washington Post and Politico
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
David Brooks Should Sit the Next Few Plays Out — Take a breather, my guy. — Moral Hazard, the Irish setter owned for photo op purposes by New York Times columnist David Brooks, was worried. Master couldn't get off the floor. He had laid down on a small throw-rug in the club room …
New York Post:
Students freak out after teacher shows video of ISIS beheading — The city unsuccessfully tried to fire Bronx middle-school teacher Alexiss Nazario (left) after she scared students with a video of an ISIS execution (like this one of journalist James Foley). Photo: Tomas E. Gaston (2)
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Head of Jeb's Super PAC Is Tired of the Endless Conservative Con — Mike Murphy is a longtime Jeb Bush friend and loyalist, and he's also the guy who ran Right to Rise, the Super PAC that blew through $100 million in an epically futile effort to sell Bush to the masses.
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Adam Davidson / New York Times:
What Donald Trump Doesn't Understand About ‘the Deal’ — Donald Trump loves the word “deal.” The book he released with a co-writer in 1987 to summarize his views of the world was called, of course, “The Art of the Deal.” His view of trade with China is summarized in this quotation …
Ben Botkin / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Sharron Angle running for U.S. Senate again in Nevada — Nevada's candidates in the 2016 elections will give Silver State voters a show like no other. — There are plenty of interesting races: A legal brothel owner who wants to combat sex trafficking, among other goals, is running for state Senate in Northern Nevada.
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Tea Party's Sharron Angle joins fight for Reid's seat
Tea Party's Sharron Angle joins fight for Reid's seat
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Elliot Smilowitz / New York Times:
Trump: David Brooks ‘one of the dumbest’ pundits — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is firing back after conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks called for the GOP to reject Trump. — “While I have never met @nytdavidbrooks of the NY Times …
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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
Hulk Hogan Gets $115M Verdict Against Gawker at Sex Tape Trial
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Republican Party Must Answer for What It Did to Kansas and Louisiana — The GOP’s economic program just decimated two American states. Why haven’t the Party’s presidential candidates been asked to account for that? — Over the course of 12 debates …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Border Patrol union: ‘Trump is the only candidate’ to support agents — The largest U.S. Border Patrol union local is praising Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for being the “only candidate” to support their tough mission, an almost endorsement that is the latest boost for the front runner's campaign.
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James Wilkinson For / Daily Mail:
'He feels I'm a race traitor': The black blues musician who convinces Klansmen to leave the KKK through friendship still has a hard time getting on with Black Lives Matter campaigners — Chicago blues musician Daryl Davis claims to have convinced 25 members of the Ku Klux Klan to leave …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate whip: Trump would need GOP majority to govern — (R-Texas) suggested Friday that if Donald Trump — wins the White House, he'll need a Republican-controlled Congress to approve his policies. — “If Mr. Trump does become the president of the United States, he's going to need …
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Gregory B. Craig / New York Times:
The Risk of Playing Politics With the Supreme Court
Katherine Timpf / National Review:
Fired U Missouri Journalism Prof's Defense: I Didn't Know How Journalism at Protests Worked — Click on CBS This Morning (via YouTube)
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Inside Cruz's bid to conquer Rubioworld — While Marco Rubio was flailing in Florida, Ted Cruz's team was lying in wait, preparing to move state by state, donor by donor to capture Rubio's supporters after his fall. And with Rubio out, that effort is now in full swing.
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New York Post, Associated Press and Slantpoint
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Sheriff Arpaio to police Trump's Arizona rally — Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County is relishing the opportunity to host Donald Trump at a rally on his own turf Saturday — and serve as the muscle at the same time. — After taking a few days off from his long streak of attention-grabbing rallies …
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David Wells / fox13now.com:
Protesters clash with SLC police outside Trump rally — SALT LAKE CITY — Video clips captured outside the Donald Trump rally in Salt Lake City Friday night shows protesters in a shoving match with officers in riot gear. — In the video, the protesters can be heard shouting “Trump Stinks!”
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Mark Barden / Washington Post:
Sanders is wrong about the lawsuit we filed after our son's murder in Newtown — This case is about a particular gun, the AR-15, and its sale to a particular market: civilians. — Mark Barden, Jackie Barden - · - 13 hours ago - · — The poisonous conservative thinking that caused the Flint crisis
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Religious liberty’ bill jeopardizes Atlanta Super Bowl bid — If Georgia chooses to turn the “religious liberty” bill into law, be prepared: Atlanta may not get a Super Bowl. — That was the suggestion from the NFL on Friday when the league released a statement in response …