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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
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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CNN:
Jeb Bush backs Ted Cruz for president — Washington (CNN)Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz on Wednesday morning, calling his former rival for the Republican presidential nomination a “principled conservative” and urging fellow Republicans to reject Donald Trump as the next GOP nominee.
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Jeb Bush / Facebook:
I wanted you all to be the first to know that today I am endorsing Ted Cruz for President. — Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests, including yesterday's Utah caucus. — As I said from the moment I launched …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Trump beats both foes head-to-head — Donald Trump would lead either Ted Cruz or John Kasich in a two-way race, according to the results of a Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday. — Asked whom they would like to win the GOP nomination, 43 percent of the 652 Republicans surveyed …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Cruz tries to entice Kasich to drop out of race
The Latest: Cruz tries to entice Kasich to drop out of race
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump tweets threat about Cruz's wife
Trump tweets threat about Cruz's wife
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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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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What Happened on Western Tuesday
The Note: What Happened on Western Tuesday
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Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Channels Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to Rebuke Donald Trump
Ted Cruz Channels Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to Rebuke Donald Trump
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz in Republican Primary
Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz in Republican Primary
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Washington Free Beacon
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Ted Cruz: Police need to ‘patrol and secure’ Muslim neighborhoods
Ted Cruz: Police need to ‘patrol and secure’ Muslim neighborhoods
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Washington Post:
Belgian authorities capture suspect in Brussels attacks … BRUSSELS — Authorities captured a suspect linked to the Brussels bloodshed Wednesday following a massive manhunt, as details emerged of the suicide attackers: two brothers who brought chaos and bloodshed to the city at the heart of European unity …
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Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
What We Know About the Deadly Attacks in Brussels: Two Attackers Identified
What We Know About the Deadly Attacks in Brussels: Two Attackers Identified
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
In Brussels, Europe Is Struck at Its Heart
In Brussels, Europe Is Struck at Its Heart
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Stephen Brown / Politico:
Belgian police catch Brussels bomb suspect Najim Laachraoui
Associated Press:
Ryan: ‘Disheartening’ Politics Risks Distrust of Government — This year's political campaigns are discouraging and risk alienating people from government and dimming their hopes for the future, House Speaker Paul Ryan says in a speech aiming to describe “what politics can be.”
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Politico:
Paul Ryan sounds alarm about disheartening state of politics — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday warned against getting “disheartened” about the current state of politics, saying that Americans can't lose faith in their government. — In a sweeping speech, the Wisconsin Republican implicitly rebuked …
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Speaker.gov:
FULL TEXT: Speaker Ryan on the State of American Politics — WASHINGTON — Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered an address on the state of American politics to a bipartisan group of House interns. Click here to watch the address in full. Below are Speaker Ryan's full remarks as prepared for delivery:
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Clinton and Trump Win Arizona; Cruz Picks Up Utah; Sanders Takes 2 — Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump overwhelmed their rivals in the Arizona primaries on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, a show of might from two presidential front-runners who are hoping to avoid prolonging …
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Whites ‘Losing Out’ To Minorities, Majority Of Trump Backers Say
Whites ‘Losing Out’ To Minorities, Majority Of Trump Backers Say
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why Trump is winning: His supporters think America is screwing over whites
Why Trump is winning: His supporters think America is screwing over whites
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Los Angeles Times:
Column Nominating Donald Trump will end the Republican Party as we know it. So will not nominating him — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump holds up a pledge to support the Republican nominee in the 2016 general election, ruling out a third-party or independent run, in New York City on Sept. 3, 2015.
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Jason Newman / Rolling Stone:
A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg Dead at 45 — Malik Taylor's distinct voice and nimble flow helped anchor landmark hip-hop albums — Malik Taylor, the rapper known as Phife Dawg whose nimble, clever rhymes helped launch A Tribe Called Quest to both commercial and critical success, died Wednesday at the age of 45.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
AIPAC's apology for Trump speech is unprecedented … This morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu experienced something that American politicians have become all too familiar with — being overshadowed by Donald Trump. — The prime minister's video-linked speech …
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Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Donald Trump? — The night before Super Tuesday I was on a plane from Oklahoma City to Cleveland, my hometown, when a thought struck me: I truly had no idea what was going on in America. — I'd been traveling a fair bit during the rush of primary season, and you start to feel unstuck when you do that.
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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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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
At Emory University, Writing ‘Trump 2016’ on Sidewalk Is a Racist Microaggression, Unsafe
At Emory University, Writing ‘Trump 2016’ on Sidewalk Is a Racist Microaggression, Unsafe
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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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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Does Obama Have This Right? — Sulaimaniya, Iraq — As one could see from President Obama's recent interview in The Atlantic, he pretty much hates all the Middle East's leaders including those of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Iran and the Palestinians.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Disney, Marvel to Boycott Georgia if Religious Liberty Bill Is Passed — The Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios indicated opposition to a Georgia religious liberty bill pending before Gov. Nathan Deal, saying that they will take their business elsewhere “should any legislation allowing …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Reminder: Liberalism Is Working, and Marxism Has Always Failed — <span>Never too early to start planning the counterrevolution.</span> — Yesterday, President Obama visited Cuba at a moment when his presidency is at an apogee, and international communism is mired in a long, terminal decline.