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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
EXCLUSIVE: Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz — In a surprise announcement, Jeb Bush will endorse Ted Cruz on Wednesday as an antidote to the “divisiveness and vulgarity” of Donald Trump, providing a badly needed boost to the Texas senator - but it's one that comes dangerously late in a game that Trump is dominating.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump tweets threat about Cruz's wife — Donald Trump tweeted and then deleted a message Tuesday evening that threatened to “spill the beans” about Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi. Then he tweeted again. — “Wow @SenTedCruz, that is some low level ad you did using a picture of Melania in a G.Q. shoot …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump wins GOP presidential primary in Arizona — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times Eastern Daylight Time): — Donald Trump has rolled to a victory in the Arizona Republican primary, capitalizing on his anti-immigration stance …
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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Club For Growth Decides to Back Ted Cruz
Club For Growth Decides to Back Ted Cruz
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump Threatens to ‘Spill the Beans’ on Cruz's Wife After Racy Photo of Melania Trump Used in Ad
Donald Trump Threatens to ‘Spill the Beans’ on Cruz's Wife After Racy Photo of Melania Trump Used in Ad
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Brussels Attacks Fuel Debate Over Migrants in a Fractured Europe — LONDON — It did not take long. Almost as soon as the bombs went off in Brussels on Tuesday morning, the new act of terrorism in the heart of Europe was employed in the bitter debate about the influx of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa.
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BBC:
Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam ‘worth his weight in gold’
Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam ‘worth his weight in gold’
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Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
Geert Wilders For Breitbart: 'We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'
Paisley Dodds / Associated Press:
The Latest: Witness: 2nd blast showed it was a terror attack
The Latest: Witness: 2nd blast showed it was a terror attack
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Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast:
Brussels Terror Attacks Bring Guerrilla War to the Heart of Europe
Brussels Terror Attacks Bring Guerrilla War to the Heart of Europe
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Amanda Porterfield / WDJT-TV:
Racine Teenager Rescued by Police After Unexpectedly Giving Birth — A Racine teenager says she went nine months having no idea she was pregnant. — That is until she unexpectedly gave birth at home on Tuesday morning. — Racine Police sent the 17-year-old girl and child to the hospital.
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Anne Ryman / Arizona Republic:
Long waits at polling sites suggest big Arizona primary turnout … Terror bombings in Brussels cast a cloud over Arizona's presidential primary Tuesday, but long lines at polling sites — some waits as long as 90 minutes — suggested a huge turnout and that Republican and Democratic voters …
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Daily Mail:
PIERS MORGAN: When it comes to terror, isn't it time we started listening seriously to Trump? — How many more? — That's all I could think this morning as news broke of yet another ISIS terror attack, this time in Brussels. — How many more innocent men, women and children …
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Tierney McAfee / People.com:
Sarah Palin Signs Deal to Preside Judge Judy-Style Over Her Own Reality TV Courtroom — Move over, Judge Judy. There's a new TV courtroom judge coming to town - and it's none other than former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. — The onetime vice presidential candidate has been tapped to preside …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Utah Republicans are holding a first-ever online presidential primary. And it's not going so well. … Tuesday night is supposed to be Utah Republicans' moment in the national spotlight — and not just because the state could hand Donald Trump a rare crushing defeat.
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Utah's Online Caucus Gives Security Experts Heart Attacks
Utah's Online Caucus Gives Security Experts Heart Attacks
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Stephen Ganey / fox4kc.com:
Photo of mom allegedly smoking meth next to baby leads to arrest — RICHMOND, Mo. — A Ray County mom is facing felony charges after a photo of her allegedly smoking meth in the presence of her baby. — Authorities charged Ashley Ann Lewis, 28, with possession of a controlled substance …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump's growing list of apostasies puts him at odds with decades of Republican beliefs … Donald Trump fits no simple ideological framework. The presidential candidate collects thoughts from across the spectrum. Added together, however, his ideas represent a sharp departure …
Dan Le BatardESPN / ESPN:
‘Historic’ game in Cuba ignores the pain so many people endured — Another loss. That's what this already feels like to so much of Miami — before the “historic” baseball game has even been played. As if the Cubans who fled to this country haven't already felt enough of those losses over the decades.
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Sam Budnyk / The Emory Wheel:
Emory Students Express Discontent With Administrative Response to Trump Chalkings — The following day, University President James W. Wagner, as well as representatives from College Council (CC) and Student Government Association (SGA) sent emails to the Emory community to address student concerns and responses.
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The White House:
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba — PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Muchas gracias. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. — President Castro, the people of Cuba, thank you so much for the warm welcome that I have received, that my family have received, and that our delegation has received.
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Obama Explains Why He Attended MLB Exhibition Game in Cuba Despite Brussels Attacks
President Obama Explains Why He Attended MLB Exhibition Game in Cuba Despite Brussels Attacks
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Doug Sosnik / Politico:
Here's How You Know 2016 Is Already Decided — Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik served as a close adviser to President Bill Clinton and writes regular big-think memos on the state of American politics. Here's his latest. — The 2016 presidential election is looking …
Nick Denton / Gawker:
The Hogan Verdict — The decision by a Florida jury to grant $140 million in damages for a story on Gawker.com about a Hulk Hogan sex tape was extraordinary. The number is far larger than even the plaintiff himself had asked for in relief. It's a huge pay-day for an indiscretion …
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Angry man spends $200 at sushi restaurant, leaves 13-foot python instead of tip — Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats after customers of a sushi restaurant say he threw a large python at them. — Hiroshi Motohashi was angry with the management …
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Hillary Clinton / Yahoo Politics:
Clinton edges closer to nomination with Arizona win — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a campaign event in Phoenix on Monday. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) — Hillary Clinton continued her march toward the Democratic presidential nomination with a win …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump Says He Will Delegate Supreme Court Appointments To The Heritage Foundation — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, in an apparent bid to placate conservatives who fear that he could appoint an insufficiently ideological justice if elected president, plans to release a list of 5-10 names sometime in the next week.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Supreme Court deadlocked for first time since Scalia's death
Supreme Court deadlocked for first time since Scalia's death
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