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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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump threatens to press charges against reporter — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — on Tuesday threatened to press charges against former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, claiming she grabbed him after a press conference. — “Victory press conference was over.
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Daily Mail:
Toughen up! The video of Donald Trump's campaign manager ‘assaulting’ a female reporter is ridiculous.
CNN:
Trump campaign manager charged with simple battery
Trump campaign manager charged with simple battery
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Daily Mail:
‘Can I press charges?’ …
‘Can I press charges?’ …
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
Rush Limbaugh Suggests Corey Lewandowski Arrest Nothing But A Political Attack
Rush Limbaugh Suggests Corey Lewandowski Arrest Nothing But A Political Attack
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Spox: Campaign Manager Will Stay On Even If Convicted Of Battery
Trump Spox: Campaign Manager Will Stay On Even If Convicted Of Battery
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump sticking by his campaign manager despite battery charge
Trump sticking by his campaign manager despite battery charge
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
How To Make Sense Of The Baffling Order The Supreme Court Just Handed Down On Birth Control — The biggest birth control case to reach the Supreme Court in 40 years just got a whole lot more confusing. — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed down an unusual order seeking more briefing in Zubik v. Burwell …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
High Court Contraceptive Order Hints at Possible Compromise
High Court Contraceptive Order Hints at Possible Compromise
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Opinion analysis: Result but no guidance on public unions' fees (FINAL UPDATE)
Opinion analysis: Result but no guidance on public unions' fees (FINAL UPDATE)
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Libby Nelson / Vox:
Public sector unions just avoided a huge defeat at the Supreme Court
Public sector unions just avoided a huge defeat at the Supreme Court
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Mandatory Union Fees Survive as U.S. Supreme Court Deadlocks
Mandatory Union Fees Survive as U.S. Supreme Court Deadlocks
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Donald Trump berates Scott Walker for not raising taxes in Wisconsin — After the governor's endorsement of Ted Cruz the Republican frontrunner said Walker had failed to tackle a $2.2bn deficit and ‘the schools were going begging’ — Donald Trump attacked Wisconsin governor Scott Walker …
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JSOnline:
By any measure, Donald Trump is unfit to be president — No to Donald Trump. — No to his bigotry. — No to his contempt for women and minorities. No to his vague, clueless bluster about the problems facing the nation. — No to Trumpism, which runs counter to the ideals of this nation …
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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Anne Blythe / Raleigh News & Observer:
NC transgender law draws lawsuit; Gov. Pat McCrory goes on offense
NC transgender law draws lawsuit; Gov. Pat McCrory goes on offense
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David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver:
Widower gets charged $853 ‘rebooking’ fee when wife dies before cruise … LOVELAND, Colo. — A Loveland man had just lost his wife only to be dealt another painful blow. — He received an $850 charge from Viking River Cruises because his late wife wasn't going on the prepaid trip.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump takes back pledge to support GOP nominee — Donald Trump has rescinded his pledge to support the Republican nominee for president. — Asked during a CNN town hall whether he stood by the earlier pledge — which he signed in September after meeting with party chairman Reince Priebus — Trump said: “No, I don't.”
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch
Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch
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Emily Kirschenheuter / KRON4.com:
Viral video prompts investigation at SFSU — SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Campus police at San Francisco State University have launched an investigation into a viral video that shows a female student confronting a male student on campus about his dreadlocks. — Campus officials confirmed …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The strange silence about Hillarymania: Clinton fires up voters more than Bernie does, so why is no one talking about it? — More Clinton supporters are enthusiastic than those backing Sanders, but the media won't tell you that — Hillary Clinton suffers from an “enthusiasm gap.”
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Heather Holeman / KFOR-TV:
Man invents gun that looks exactly like a cell phone — Good idea or bad? — Kirk Kjellberg from Minnesota says he came up with the “Ideal Conceal” pocket gun, designed to look identical to a smartphone, after a little boy pointed out Kjellberg's own larger, not-so-concealed gun at a restaurant.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Kirk rips ‘closed-minded’ GOP on Garland nomination — Mark Kirk could have been in Illinois, waging what might be the most difficult reelection campaign in Congress. Instead, the Republican senator was on Capitol Hill Tuesday drawing national attention for meeting with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Donald Trump vs. Ted Cruz Creates a Headache for Talk Radio Hosts — Even Michael Savage had had enough. — As the insults and innuendos over candidates' wives and tabloid reports of suspected affairs dominated the back and forth between Senator Ted Cruz and Donald J. Trump, Mr. Savage …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh's blessing of Trump is killing conservatism
Rush Limbaugh's blessing of Trump is killing conservatism
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Greg Margason / Fox 59:
Muncie man arrested for stabbing brother with fork over pot roast — MUNCIE, Ind. (March 29, 2016)- Police arrested a Muncie man after he allegedly stabbed his brother with a fork over a pot roast. — On Monday, police say Rodney Gilliam and his brother Randy Gilliam were drinking alcohol and got into an argument.
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Phil Plait / Slate:
Jupiter Got Whacked by Yet Another Asteroid/Comet! — On March 17, Gerrit Kernbauer, an amateur astronomer in Mödling, Austria, was taking video of Jupiter using a 20 cm telescope. This is a common technique to capture thousands of frames of an object, so that the best parts of each frame …
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James T. Mulder / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Nurse who took pics of patients' private parts at Syracuse hospital turns in license — SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A nurse who took photos of an unconscious Upstate University Hospital patient's penis with her smart phone has turned in her nursing license. — The state Education Department announced …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Ex-Miss Wisconsin tears up thanking Trump at rally — A Donald Trump — supporter who claimed to be Miss Wisconsin 2005 thanked the GOP front-runner in an emotional moment at a Tuesday rally for his help as she struggles with an incurable disease. — She thanked Trump for sending …
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