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David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Ted Cruz dodges question about whether he's ‘always been faithful’ to his wife as endorser Carly Fiorina leaps in to insist a declaration that he's not an adulterer is a 'dance to Donald trump's tune' — Texas senator could put National Enquirer scandal to rest with a simple statement that he has never strayed in his 14-year marriage
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The Gateway Pundit, Mike Cernovich Presents … and The Last Tradition
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump brings GOP civil war to Paul Ryan's backyard
Daily Mail:
Grinning passenger poses for a SELFIE alongside hijacker wearing a ‘suicide vest’: Jet is forced to land in Cyprus where hostage taker gives himself up after demanding officials hand a letter to his ex-wife — Are you the man taking the selfie with the hijacker? Do you know him?
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Hot Air
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James Rothwell / Telegraph:
EgyptAir hijacked plane: Suspected arrested after being branded an ‘idiot’ by Egyptian minister — Here's the latest on today's astonishing events from James Rothwell and Magdy Samaan in Cairo — An EgyptAir plane was hijacked on Tuesday by an man who threatened to blow himself …
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Press Association, Associated Press, ABC News, WNEP-TV, WRBL-TV, The Week and The Right Scoop
BBC:
EgyptAir hijack: Man surrenders at Larnaca airport
EgyptAir hijack: Man surrenders at Larnaca airport
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NBC News, Hit & Run, Bloomberg Business, AOL, The Daily Caller, Mashable, New York Times, Business Insider, WRBL-TV, The Week, New York Magazine, Mediaite and Associated Press
CNN:
EgyptAir hijacker identified, overtook plane due to ex-wife, officials say
EgyptAir hijacker identified, overtook plane due to ex-wife, officials say
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CBS New York, Infowars, Mediaite, KTLA, Associated Press and RT
Juliet Perry / CNN:
Real ‘Siberian unicorn’ remains found — (CNN)New research has revealed the ‘Siberian unicorn’ roamed the planet far more recently than we originally thought. — The bad news is it looked nothing like the mythical creatures portrayed in so many fairy tales. — Real unicorns — not so pretty.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch — Donald Trump wasn't wildly popular to begin with. And now he's becoming even more disliked among American voters, creating a significant threat to his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination.
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American Prospect and Guardian
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NBC News:
Poll: Trump Nearly at 50 Percent Support Among Republicans Nationally — With just three candidates left in the Republican primary race, Donald Trump now holds 48 percent support of registered Republicans and Republican-leaners, according to the NBC News| SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking poll.
Discussion:
Hot Air and Political Wire
NBC News:
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Calls LGBT Criticism ‘Political Theater’ — Governor McCrory: ‘We Are Not Taking Away Any Rights’ 2:24 — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday dismissed criticism of a controversial new law curbing LGBT anti-discrimination protections as “political theater” …
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Fusion, New York Magazine, Towleroad and BuzzFeed
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Richard Socarides / New Yorker:
North Carolina and the Gay-Rights Backlash
North Carolina and the Gay-Rights Backlash
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Washington Post
Laura Nahmias / Politico:
New York City instituting non-essential travel ban to North Carolina for city employees
New York City instituting non-essential travel ban to North Carolina for city employees
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Towleroad, The Stranger … and Joe.My.God.
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Heidi Cruz cancels N.J. campaign events — A Cruz has again canceled on New Jersey. — Heidi Cruz, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, had planned to hold a fundraiser in Morris County on Wednesday and attend several campaign events across the state.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Frank Schultz / GazetteXtra:
Protesters occupy Janesville Holiday Inn — UPDATE: Dozens of protesters entered the Holiday Inn Express on Monday evening as part of an anti-Donald Trump protest, according to Gazette reporter Nick Crow, who was on the scene. — A state Assembly representative is among the 60 or so protesters …
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The Gateway Pundit, FOX6Now.com and Associated Press
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The Daily Beast:
U.S. Capitol Shooting: Gunman Captured, Officer Injured — Congress and White House on lockdown. — Shots were fired Monday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. — According to the Capitol's sergeant-at-arms the “shooter has been caught,” and “One police office shot, but not seriously.”
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Washington Post, Friendly Atheist, Politicus USA and Shakesville
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Struggles With Presidential Demeanor Ahead of Wisconsin Primary — The billionaire front-runner attempts to play down his degrading comments about women, saying they were made in jest. — Donald Trump began his closing bid to capture Wisconsin's winner-take-all Republican primary …
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Politico, Raw Story, American Spectator, The Right Scoop and Red Alert Politics
Japan Times:
Tokyo man held over confinement of missing Saitama teen — SAITAMA - A man was detained Monday in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of abducting a Saitama girl who was found the previous day after disappearing two years ago, police said. — Kabu Terauchi, 23, was detained near Futo Station …
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WNEP-TV
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
Newspapers Gobble Each Other Up to Survive Digital Apocalypse — More than $800 million in deals seen last year, most since '08 — Pressure to merge grows as U.S. publishers divest TV assets — Newspapers have settled on a strategy to stop withering away: feast on each other for survival.
Stephanie Cegielski / xoJane:
An Open Letter to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector — Even Trump's most trusted advisors didn't expect him to fare this well. Almost a year ago, recruited for my public relations and public policy expertise, I sat in Trump Tower being told that the goal was to get The Donald …
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AOL, Betsy's Page, Mediaite, Hullabaloo and Yahoo Politics
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This 2014 study explains an enormous amount about Trumpism — As Donald Trump inches closer to the nomination, it's clear that he's very popular with a certain type of white voter. Why that's the case is up for debate. — The political movement behind Trump clearly mixes elements of economic distress …
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Obama says journalists partly to blame for tone of presidential race — President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.
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New York Times, Talking Points Memo, CNN, New York Magazine, Political Wire and AOL
Ajay Nair / Inside Higher Ed:
Emory's Trump Chalkings in Context — Chalked endorsements normally would not cause anyone to blink an eye, writes Ajay Nair, but a particular set of circumstances at the university created a flash point. — By — Ajay Nair — The Emory University community awoke on March 21 to …
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Inside Higher Ed, Power Line, The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
The American Anti-Vaccine Mom Turned ISIS Superstar — The feds say Safya Yassin was a propaganda machine for the Islamic State, even once threatening FBI agents with death. Friends and family say she was a harmless, lonely mother to an autistic boy who was desperate for connection.
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Raw Story
Abby Broyles / KFOR-TV:
“What is that?” Oklahoma family alarmed after finding dead mouse in can of green beans — MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - A Midwest City family has a bizarre Easter story they'll never forget. — As they were preparing a dish for Easter lunch, they discovered a rodent in a can of green beans.
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FOX6Now.com and fox4kc.com
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Rubio wants name off California ballot — is asking that his name be removed from the California presidential primary ballot, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. — Rubio, who suspended his campaign earlier this month, asked the California Secretary of State to take his name off the ballot ahead of the state's June 7 primary.
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RedState, Independent Journal … and The Week
Sam Kiley / Sky News:
IS Planning ‘Imminent’ Attack On Jewish Schools — Video: I.S. Plot To Attack Jewish Children — Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State have advanced plans to murder Jewish children in Turkey, targeting kindergartens, schools and youth centres, Sky News can reveal.
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New York Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RT and Daily Wire
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Hard Line on Immigration Resonates Less With Young Republicans, Survey Shows — Supporters of the G.O.P. who are under 30 are much more likely to support a path to citizenship for immigrants in the United States illegally than older Republican voters, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
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ImmigrationProf Blog