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New York Times:
Deadly Explosions Bring Brussels Airport to a Halt — BRUSSELS — Two explosions killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of Brussels Airport around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the authorities and news reports, halting arrivals and departures.
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BBC:
Brussels explosions: Airport and metro hit with ‘at least 13 killed’ — Several explosions have struck Brussels airport and the metro system, causing at least 13 deaths, Belgian media say. — Two blasts tore through the departures area of Zaventem airport shortly after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
CNN:
2 explosions at Brussels airport, reports of several killed — Brussels, Belgium (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 4:44 a.m. ET] — An explosion has occurred at a subway station in Molenbeek, Brussels, according to CNN affiliate RTL. The station is near the European quarter.
Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: At least 23 dead after ‘suicide bombers’ attack American Airlines check-in desk at Brussels Airport - as SECOND ‘terror attack’ hits Metro station near EU headquarters — Shouts ‘in Arabic’ heard before two explosions went off near the American Airlines check-in desk at 8am (7am GMT)
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Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Brussels explosions: multiple casualties after airport and metro blasts - live
Brussels explosions: multiple casualties after airport and metro blasts - live
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Daily Mail:
‘It was like the apocalypse.. you could see peoples’ …
‘It was like the apocalypse.. you could see peoples’ …
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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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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump's Frightening Response To The Brussels Attacks — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is seizing upon the attacks in Brussels to again call for the Mexican border to be closed, Muslims to be banned from entering the country, and terrorism suspects to be waterboarded.
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Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Calls for Border Closings, ‘A Lot More than Waterboarding’ After Attacks — “You have to get the information and you have to get it rapidly,” the Republican presidential front-runner said Tuesday morning following a series of deadly attacks in Brussels.
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Mitch Prothero / BuzzFeed:
Belgian Authorities Overwhelmed By Terror Investigations — “It's literally an impossible situation,” one counterterrorism official told BuzzFeed News. — Michael Hastings Fellow — Reporting From — Brussels — BRUSSELS — Within minutes of a bomb blast at Brussels' main airport, mobile phone and internet networks crashed.
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: Brussels is ‘catastrophic,’ waterboarding Paris suspect ‘would be fine’
Donald Trump: Brussels is ‘catastrophic,’ waterboarding Paris suspect ‘would be fine’
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Cruz: “We Don't Need Another Lecture on Islamophobia”
Cruz: “We Don't Need Another Lecture on Islamophobia”
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Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
‘Why do they hate us so much?’ — How the Brussels attacks strike …
‘Why do they hate us so much?’ — How the Brussels attacks strike …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: ‘I would close up our borders’ after Brussels
Trump: ‘I would close up our borders’ after Brussels
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
AIPAC rebukes Trump for anti-Obama comments — The president of the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) rebuked Donald Trump — on Tuesday, scolding him for his harsh comments about President Obama. — “Last evening, something occurred …
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians
Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Can the media cover Trump minus the contempt?
Can the media cover Trump minus the contempt?
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Aaron David Miller / Wall Street Journal:
At AIPAC, Unconventional Donald Trump Gave a Conventional Political Speech
At AIPAC, Unconventional Donald Trump Gave a Conventional Political Speech
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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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SSRN:
Why President Obama Has the Constitutional Power to Appoint—and Not Just Nominate—a Replacement for Justice Scalia — University of Illinois College of Law & University of Chicago Law School — Abstract: — After Justice Antonin Scalia's recent death, politicians wasted no time before teeing …
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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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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Calls for Security Patrols in America's “Muslim Neighborhoods” — In the wake of the Brussels terror attacks Tuesday morning, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz suggested that the United States “empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.”
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz Calls For Police To ‘Patrol And Secure Muslim Neighborhoods’
Ted Cruz Calls For Police To ‘Patrol And Secure Muslim Neighborhoods’
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz calls for patrols of Muslim neighborhoods
Cruz calls for patrols of Muslim neighborhoods
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Cruz: Empower Police To “Patrol And Secure Muslim Neighborhoods” After Brussels Attack
Cruz: Empower Police To “Patrol And Secure Muslim Neighborhoods” After Brussels Attack
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Post Opinions / Washington Post:
A transcript of Donald Trump's meeting with The Washington Post editorial board — BY POST OPINIONS STAFF March 21 at 6:04 PM — FREDERICK RYAN JR., WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHER: Mr. Trump, welcome to the Washington Post. Thank you for making time to meet with our editorial board.
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
The Unnerving Insecurities of Donald Trump
The Unnerving Insecurities of Donald Trump
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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Bill Clinton knocks ‘awful legacy’ of last 8 years — 10k Shares — Former President Bill Clinton, stumping on behalf of his wife in Washington state on Monday, urged people to vote for Hillary Clinton “if you believe we've finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us.”
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Strike 2: Bill Clinton again hits Obama and his ‘awful legacy’
Strike 2: Bill Clinton again hits Obama and his ‘awful legacy’
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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 …
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The Castro Bros Aren't Feeling The Bern — President Obama is in Havana today because not even the Castro brothers can cling any longer to the pretense that, somehow, socialism can solve the problems of Latin America. — A huge U.S. delegation of officials, led by President Barack Obama …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz cites Brussels terrorism to attack Trump
Cruz cites Brussels terrorism to attack Trump
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump camp issues rare admission of error: Charity donation to Florida AG was a mistake … Aides to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said this week that his charitable foundation made a mistake when it donated $25,000 to a political committee backing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi …
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Trump Foundation admits error in donation to Florida attorney general campaign
Trump Foundation admits error in donation to Florida attorney general campaign
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Rick Madonik / Toronto Star:
Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dead after battle with cancer — Rob Ford, 46, seemed like an unstoppable political force, but the city councillor and former mayor could not beat cancer. — Former mayor Rob Ford, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2014, would have turned 47 on May 28.
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