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12:20 PM ET, March 23, 2016

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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz: Trump's attack on my wife shows his character
Discussion: ABC News and Towleroad
John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump Threatens to ‘Spill the Beans’ on Cruz's Wife After Racy Photo of Melania Trump Used in Ad
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What Happened on Western Tuesday
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz in Republican Primary
Associated Press:
Trump and Clinton Pad Leads in Race for Party Nominations
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
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
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
In Brussels, Europe Is Struck at Its Heart
Discussion: The Daily Signal
The Independent:   Follow the latest live updates here
Pamela Geller:
ISIS Warns More to Come
Stephen Brown / Politico:   Belgian police catch Brussels bomb suspect Najim Laachraoui
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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump wins GOP presidential primary in Arizona
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Mother Jones
Hillary Clinton / Yahoo Politics:
Clinton edges closer to nomination with Arizona win
Discussion: Politico
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
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.
Discussion: WGN-TV
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.”
Vaughn Hillyard / MSNBC:
Cruz calls for police to ‘patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods’  —  New York - After calling for law enforcement to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods” in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Ted Cruz explained his proposal to reporters on Tuesday night, saying it is …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
A.J. Daulerio Doesn't Regret Child Sex Quip At Hogan-Gawker Trial  —  The former editor-in-chief's aside about a sex tape involving a 4-year-old child was the defining—and damning—moment of the Hulk Hogan v. Gawker trial.  But Daulerio remains defiant.  —  Hulk Hogan's astonishing victory …
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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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
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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
Marissa Liebling / Project Vote:
Gov. Walker Signs Voter Registration Bill That Comes at a High Cost
Tova Cohen / Reuters:
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Money Can't Buy Love — or in Some Cases, Even Elections
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