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11:35 PM ET, March 25, 2016

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The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz ‘Affair’ Rumors Peddled by Marco Rubio's Allies  —  The senator accused Donald Trump of planting a National Enquirer sex scandal story.  If that's true, Trump wasn't the only Cruz opponent trying to traffic in smears.  —  If you enjoy daydreaming about Ted Cruz's sex life, then today is your lucky day.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump aide fulfills threat to ‘spill the beans’ on Heidi Cruz  —  on Friday fulfilled the businessman's threat to “spill the beans” on Republican presidential rival Ted Cruz  —  's wife, Heidi.  —  Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson rattled off a list of attacks three days after Trump first made the threat.
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Supporter Derails CNN Segment by Accusing Fellow Guest of Having an Affair With Ted Cruz  —  A CNN debate between a Donald Trump supporter and former Ted Cruz communications director Amanda Carpenter went off the rails Friday when the Trump supporter suddenly accused Carpenter of having an illicit affair with her former boss.
Donald J. Trump / Facebook:
I have no idea whether or not the cover story about Ted Cruz in this week's issue of the National Enquirer is true or not, but I had absolutely nothing to do with it, did not know about it, and have not, as yet, read it.  —  Likewise, I have nothing to do with the National Enquirer …
Ted Cruz / Facebook:
I want to be crystal clear: these attacks are garbage.  For Donald J. Trump to enlist his friends at the National Enquirer and his political henchmen to do his bidding shows you that there is no low Donald won't go.  —  These smears are completely false, they're offensive to Heidi and me …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
3 Problems With Media Coverage Of Attacks On Heidi Cruz  —  Last week an anti-Trump political action committee not tied to any candidate issued a Facebook ad it said was targeted at Mormon voters in Utah.  The ad used one of Melania Trump's many professional nude modeling pictures, over which was written “Meet Melania Trump.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump faces daunting gender gap
Discussion: The Slot, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Brendan O'Connor / Gawker:
National Enquirer: Ted Cruz Has Had at Least 5 Extramarital Affairs
Los Angeles Times:
Businessman arrested in ‘diabolical, premeditated’ killing of Santa Barbara family  —  A view from outside the Santa Barbara County home where three people were found dead this week.  —  Santa Barbara County's sheriff's officials on Friday announced a business associate has been arrested …
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KEYT-TV:
Man Arrested in Triple Killing Case  —  Sheriff Calls Case “Complex” and “Diabolical”  —  KEYT - KCOY - KKFX Newsroom Staff, KEYT - KCOY - KKFX Newsroom Staff , assignmentdesk@keyt.com  —  An Oceanside man was arrested early Friday morning and accused in the killings of a popular Santa Barbara doctor …
Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
Santa Barbara-Area Family Wrapped in Plastic, Duct-Taped in ‘Diabolical’ Killings; Business Associated Arrested  —  A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “diabolical, premeditated” killings of a doctor, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced Friday.
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Kaily Cunningham / fox8.com:
Horrific: SUV runs over several people during dispute in Cleveland … WARNING: Some viewers may find parts of this video disturbing  —  CLEVELAND - A Fox 8 viewer captured horrific video of a dispute on Cleveland's east side early Friday morning.  —  The video shows an argument …
Discussion: WGN-TV and Fox 59
WALB-TV:
VIDEO: Teacher knocks down special needs student, resigns  —  By WALB News Team  —  Surveillance footage appears to show a teacher knocking down a student in the hallway at school.  —  The special education teacher, identified as Amelia Stripling, has since resigned.
Samtata / New York's PIX11:
Photo of girls holding hands during nap time melts hearts  —  CLARKSDALE, Miss. — A photo taken of two little girls during nap time at their school is melting hearts across the Internet.  —  This sweet picture was taken while the girls were taking a snooze on a mat at the Presbyterian Day School in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Discussion: WTKR-TV, FOX31 Denver and Althouse
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Thousands want GOP to let angry voters bring guns to Republican convention in case of ISIS attack  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Having weapons at a hotly contested and potentially violent political event may sound like the mother of all bad ideas, but that hasn't stopped …
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Daniel Trotta / news.trust.org:
Rolling Stones take the stage in first-ever show in Cuba  —  The Rolling Stones rocked tens of thousands of Cuban and foreign fans at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-run country that once censored the veteran British band's music.
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Sebastian Smith / Agence France-Presse:   Rolling Stones to rock Cuba in historic concert
Bailey Bumgardner / WSPA-TV:
Woman accused of having sex with dog in Cherokee Co.  —  A Cherokee Co. woman has been arrested after deputies received videos of her performing sexual acts with a Dachshund.  —  Deputies charged 23-year-old Hannah Marie Haynes of Chesnee with buggery.  —  Investigators say Haynes took …
Discussion: WCMH-TV
Peter Lee / The Official Microsoft Blog:
Learning from Tay's introduction  —  As many of you know by now, on Wednesday we launched a chatbot called Tay.  We are deeply sorry for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay, which do not represent who we are or what we stand for, nor how we designed Tay.
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Obama: Forget The Difference Between Capitalism And Communism, “Just Decide What Works”  —  “So often in the past there has been a division between left and right, between capitalists and communists or socialists, and especially in the Americas, that's been a big debate,” Obama said during a visit to Argentina Thursday.
CNN:
Brussels stories: Grief for the lost, hope for the missing  —  (CNN)Two siblings flying to New York.  A Peruvian chef.  A Belgian law student.  —  These are some of the dead and missing in Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels.  —  At least 31 people were killed and 300 wounded …
Discussion: WAVY-TV and The Week
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Mad World News:
Liberal Teacher Takes In Muslim Refugee, His Colleague Finds What's Left Of Him  —  A leftist professor decided to put into practice his own liberal “open doors” policy, feeding and housing a poor Muslim refugee in his own home.  However, when his colleague showed up to find out why he wasn't at work …
Ben Poston / Los Angeles Times:
Marina del Rey dog drowning case comes to a bizarre end  —  When a dog appeared to have been purposely drowned at Mother's Beach in Marina del Rey recently, the reported crime sparked outrage and triggered an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Tom Morgan / Telegraph:
Muslim shopkeeper murdered in suspected ‘religiously prejudiced’ attack after posting on Facebook of love for Christians  —  Detectives arrest 32-year-old Muslim man after Pakistani-born Asad Shah, 40, repeatedly stabbed in savage attack  —  A popular shopkeeper was stabbed to death by another Muslim in a …
Discussion: Power Line and The Right Scoop
Samantha Allen / The Daily Beast:
Michigan Satanists Defend Planned Parenthood on Good Friday  —  A counter to a “Ways of the Cross” performance by an anti-abortion group.  —  It was a showdown that can only be described as biblical: The Satanic Temple of Detroit versus the Pro-Life Action League outside of a Planned Parenthood clinic on Good Friday.
Discussion: Raw Story and WND
Ralph Nader / Washington Post:
Why Bernie Sanders was right to run as a Democrat  —  The two-party system suffocates independent challengers.  I would know.  —  During a recent town hall in Columbus, Ohio, Sen. Bernie Sanders said the unthinkable.  At least, you would have thought he did, judging by the response of several Democratic operatives.
Discussion: electionlawblog.org and Salon
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
For one week, at least, Trump is running a ‘low-energy’ campaign … Scan the headlines this week, and Donald Trump is everywhere.  Scan his campaign schedule, and he is...nowhere.  —  The GOP presidential front runner has barreled through the last few months at a breakneck pace …
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
Role of tech who set up Clinton's server unknown to bosses at State  —  Soon after Hillary Clinton's arrival at the State Department in 2009, officials in the information technology office were baffled when told that a young technician would join them as a political appointee, newly disclosed emails show.
Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Top Jihadist Claims Islamic State Has Agents Working in Western Airports  —  TEL AVIV - The Islamic State has agents working in Western airports, metro stations and “very sensitive facilities in the world,” a leading Islamic State-allied militant claimed in an exclusive interview.
Discussion: WND
Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Growing Up in a Bad Neighborhood Does More Harm Than We Thought  —  The neighborhood in which you grow up is a major determinant of your economic success as an adult.  That's been known for a while, but new research suggests that the effects may be much larger than social scientists previously understood.
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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