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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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Ari Melber / NBC News:
16 GOP Senators Back Meeting With Obama's SCOTUS Pick
16 GOP Senators Back Meeting With Obama's SCOTUS Pick
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz Ahead Of Wisconsin Primary
Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz Ahead Of Wisconsin Primary
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump brings GOP civil war to Paul Ryan's backyard
Trump brings GOP civil war to Paul Ryan's backyard
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BostonGlobe.com:
Supreme Court deadlock gives win to unions in fee case — WASHINGTON — A tie vote from the Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a win to labor unions in a high-profile dispute over their ability to collect fees. — The justices divided 4-4 in a case that considered whether public employees represented …
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Politicus USA
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court deadlocks over public employee union case; Calif. teachers must pay dues
Supreme Court deadlocks over public employee union case; Calif. teachers must pay dues
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Politico
Matt Ford / The Atlantic:
A Narrow Escape for Public-Sector Unions
A Narrow Escape for Public-Sector Unions
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New York Times, ON LABOR and Joe.My.God.
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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James Rothwell / Telegraph:
EgyptAir hijacked plane: Suspected arrested after being branded an ‘idiot’ by Egyptian minister
EgyptAir hijacked plane: Suspected arrested after being branded an ‘idiot’ by Egyptian minister
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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.
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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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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo:
Governor Cuomo Bans Non-Essential State Travel to North Carolina — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina. The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review …
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NBC News:
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Calls LGBT Criticism ‘Political Theater’
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Calls LGBT Criticism ‘Political Theater’
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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
Palm Beach Post:
Trump aide charged with misdemeanor battery vs. ex-Breitbart reporter — Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump campaign manager, was charged this morning with misdemeanor battery after allegations of forcefully grabbing a reporter at a Jupiter news conference, town police confirmed this morning.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Police Charge Top Trump Aide With Battery For Manhandling Reporter (VIDEO) — This post has been updated. — Local Florida police charged Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski with misdemeanor battery Tuesday after a former reporter for Breitbart accused him of manhandling her.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Susan Sarandon: Trump Might Be Better for America Than Hillary Clinton — If Bernie Sanders fails to get the Democratic nomination, Susan Sarandon isn't sure she'll vote for Hillary Clinton. She even said Monday that Trump could be the better option. — One of the biggest question marks …
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
This Is How Bernie Sanders Will Win the Nomination
This Is How Bernie Sanders Will Win the Nomination
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh's blessing of Trump is killing conservatism — If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, one of the main reasons will be that many in the conservative movement found him acceptable. And one of the main reasons that many conservatives are finding Trump acceptable …
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RedState, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog and Althouse
GazetteXtra:
Protesters arrested after occupying Janesville Holiday Inn — JANESVILLE — Six protesters were arrested and could face trespassing, disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer charges after dozens initially entered the Holiday Inn Express on Monday evening as part of an anti-Donald Trump protest.
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Frank Schultz / GazetteXtra:
Protesters occupy Janesville Holiday Inn
Protesters occupy Janesville Holiday Inn
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CNN:
Top Kasich aide: Romney tried to help broker backchannel with Cruz campaign — Programming note: CNN will host the final three Republican candidates at a live town hall in Milwaukee from 8-11 p.m. ET Tuesday. — (CNN)In a storyline that could be ripped from a House of Cards script …
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Cnycentral / WRGB:
Nurse who snapped photo of patient's penis surrenders license — FULTON, N.Y. — A Fulton nurse convicted of taking a photo of an unconscious patient's penis with her iPhone last year surrendered her license, according to the New York State Education Department.
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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 …
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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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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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.
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, Israpundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RT and Daily Wire
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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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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