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Raul Castro Slams the United States: Our Stance on Human Rights Will Not Change
Raul Castro Slams the United States: Our Stance on Human Rights Will Not Change
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Fox News briefly shows empty Trump podium over Castro, Obama
Fox News briefly shows empty Trump podium over Castro, Obama
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Castro to CNN's Jim Acosta: What political prisoners?
Castro to CNN's Jim Acosta: What political prisoners?
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Colorado's Marijuana Laws — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an unusual lawsuit challenging Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana. — “The State of Colorado authorizes, oversees, protects and profits …
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John Roberts Criticized Supreme Court Confirmation Process, Before There Was a Vacancy
John Roberts Criticized Supreme Court Confirmation Process, Before There Was a Vacancy
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court nominee Garland bows out of more cases
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Gallup: Majority Of Americans Say Merrick Garland Should Be Confirmed
Gallup: Majority Of Americans Say Merrick Garland Should Be Confirmed
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Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is the most unpopular presidential candidate since the former head of the Ku Klux Klan … If Republicans nominate Donald Trump as their presidential candidate, he would be the least popular major party nominee in at least three decades of Washington Post-ABC News polling.
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Police officer: Trump protesters were 'the most hateful, evil people I've ever seen' — Protesters at recent Donald Trump campaign rallies have made almost as much news as the presidential candidate himself — getting sucker-punched, landing sucker punches, stopping traffic, stopping the rallies …
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Paul Watson / Infowars:
Tucson Cop: Anti-Trump Protesters “Most Hateful People I've Ever Seen”
Tucson Cop: Anti-Trump Protesters “Most Hateful People I've Ever Seen”
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump reveals foreign policy team in meeting with The Washington Post … Donald Trump revealed part of his foreign policy advisory team and outlined an unabashedly non-interventionist approach to world affairs during a wide-ranging meeting Monday with The Washington Post's editorial board.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats to Sanders: Time to wind it down — Democratic senators of all stripes are as impressed as they are surprised by Bernie Sanders' insurgent campaign. — But the time has come, they say, for Sanders to start winding things down. — After holding their fire on Sanders …
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Julia Bryan / Democrats Abroad:
Global Presidential Primary Results — The results are in! In an unprecedented turnout, up 50% from 2008, 34,570 voters cast their ballots from over 170 countries all around the world, through in person voting, by fax, email, and post, and the results are as follows:
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Sanders crushes Clinton among Democrats abroad
Sanders crushes Clinton among Democrats abroad
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump will (almost certainly) never be elected president. Here's why. — THE MORNING PLUM: — With Donald Trump steamrolling towards the GOP nomination, the political chatter is increasingly focused on whether Trump could win a general election by making surprise inroads into states in the industrial Midwest.
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Gary Herbert / Facebook:
I am announcing today that I will join Mitt Romney in casting my ballot tomorrow night for Texas Senator Ted Cruz. — Tomorrow night, Utah will award 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention. If one of the Republican candidates can receive more than 50 percent of the vote …
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Mitt Romney Records Robocalls for Ted Cruz
Mitt Romney Records Robocalls for Ted Cruz
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Erin McIntyre / Daily Sentinel:
No Trump voters allowed — Junction landlord screens renters based on politics — For rent: Downtown apartment, 2 bedrooms. Includes organic garden space, hot tub, great backyard. You can bring your dogs if they have references as good as yours. If voting for Donald Trump, do not call.
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Washington Post:
Donald Trump: ‘My hands are normal hands’ … Fifty-two minutes into Donald Trump's discussion of weighty issues with The Washington Post's editorial board came an interlude about his hands. — “Normal,” the Republican presidential front-runner insisted. “Strong.” “Good size.” “Great.”
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Trump puts GOP House majority in jeopardy — Donald Trump is on the verge of two things once thought to be impossible: winning the Republican presidential nomination, and putting Republicans' historically large House majority in danger. — Democrats have for the past year discussed …
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager Faces New Allegations Of Pushing, Sexually Suggestive Comments — As Donald Trump faces questions about his campaign manager's physical altercation with a protester over the weekend, BuzzFeed News has learned new details about the hard-charging operative's behavior …
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Federal Court Rules Prison Gerrymandering Unconstitutional — The Federal District Court for Florida's Northern District ruled Monday that the prison gerrymandering in Florida's Jefferson County unconstitutionally dilutes the voting power of its residents.
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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — DANA BASH, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Can Trump close this deal? — DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you. — BASH: With more key wins this week …
New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Finally Uniting Top Republican Donors — Against Him — The prospect of a Donald J. Trump nomination is accomplishing what a diverse and talented field of Republican presidential contenders could not: uniting the party's big-money donor establishment.
abc13.com:
Man arrested for sex on Vegas Ferris wheel fatally shot after leaving Houston club — Two suspects have been arrested after a driver was gunned down Saturday morning in southwest Houston.
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Let's be honest – Donald Trump is a:
Let's be honest - Donald Trump is a loser. Count all his failed businesses. See how he kept his father's empire afloat by cheating people with scams like Trump University and by using strategic corporate bankruptcy (excuse me, bankruptcies) to skip out on debt.
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
U.S. Citizen Detained By Immigration Agents After Protesting Donald Trump — Over the weekend, dozens of Arizonans shut down a major highway leading to a rally Republican frontrunner Donald Trump held in Phoenix, blocking supporters from attending the event for several hours.
Hsing Tseng / FOX31 Denver:
Photo of coupon given to patron who left car at tavern overnight goes viral … GREELEY, Colo. — A local tavern's policy that thanks its patrons for not driving drunk is receiving lots of attention online after one such patron posted a photo of the gift he received for “being a drunken mess” over the weekend.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Creepy Donald Trump On Eva Longoria: Short Women “Come Up To You Know Where” — “She's very, very short,” Trump told Howard Stern in 2005. “You know, she goes out with a basketball player, which is interesting, but she's very short.” — Ralph Freso / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
US HOME SALES SLUMP IN FEBRUARY; SUPPLY SHORTAGE HITS MARKET — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans retreated from home-buying in February, reversing months of prior gains as low inventories push up prices to levels that restrict sales. — The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales …
Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
Burt Reynolds on Old Pal Donald Trump: 'Like a Sheriff That's Quick on the Draw' — The iconic actor opens up about his new documentary ‘The Bandit,’ which premiered at SXSW, that memorable Cosmo spread, and Trump's presidential run. — Burt Reynolds knows Donald Trump. Burt Reynolds likes Donald Trump.
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