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Bloomberg.com:
Trump Says Women May Need Punishment If Abortion Is Banned — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says there would “have to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions if it were outlawed in the U.S. — Trump speaks at taping of MSNBC town hall to be aired later
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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Says Abortion Ban Should Carry Punishment for Women — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday there would “have to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions if the procedure were outlawed in the U.S. — The comment, which is sure …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump suggests ‘punishment’ for women who get illegal abortions — said on Wednesday that if abortions were illegal, there would need to be a punishment for women who have them, according to Bloomberg. — MSNBC's Chris Matthews in a taped town hall interview airing later Wednesday pressed Trump on whether abortion should be banned.
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump: Ban Abortion, Punish Women Who Break Law
Trump: Ban Abortion, Punish Women Who Break Law
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Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Teen girl pepper-sprayed in fight outside Trump rally — Police say they're looking for two suspects: one for the sexual assault and one who pepper-sprayed the teenager.Video provided by Newsy Newslook — JANESVILLE, Wis. — As GOP frontrunner Donald Trump prepared to speak to supporters …
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Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Paul Ryan booed at Trump rally in his hometown — 3.9k Shares — JANESVILLE, Wis.— Even Donald Trump appeared to be surprised by the reaction he got when he mentioned this Wisconsin city's most famous resident. — At one point during his hour-long speech in a jam packed hotel conference center …
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Police: Donald Trump Supporters Grope, Pepper Spray 15-Year-Old Girl At Wisconsin Rally
Police: Donald Trump Supporters Grope, Pepper Spray 15-Year-Old Girl At Wisconsin Rally
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The Daily Beast:
Cops: Teen Sexually Assaulted, Pepper Sprayed, Called ‘N**ger Lover’ at Trump Rally
Cops: Teen Sexually Assaulted, Pepper Sprayed, Called ‘N**ger Lover’ at Trump Rally
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Death and Taxes
Nixle:
Donald Trump Rally/Free Speech Event Press Release
Donald Trump Rally/Free Speech Event Press Release
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Washington Post, Fusion, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and Mashable
New York Daily News:
Teen girl groped, pepper sprayed in face during protest outside Donald Trump event in Wisconsin
Teen girl groped, pepper sprayed in face during protest outside Donald Trump event in Wisconsin
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Teenager Pepper-Sprayed In Face After Shouting Match At Trump Rally (VIDEOS)
Teenager Pepper-Sprayed In Face After Shouting Match At Trump Rally (VIDEOS)
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Limbaugh vows to muzzle himself on Lewandowski, Fields — Those hoping to hear the thoughts of Rush Limbaugh on the misdemeanor battery charge against Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will have to look elsewhere, the host declared Wednesday. — “My friends, I have decided …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Chief Says Ted Cruz Wasn't Involved In Melania Trump Ad — “The bottom line is Roger Stone is as much tied to this campaign as the super PAC that leaked that is tied to the Cruz campaign.” — w.soundcloud.com — Donald Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Who is Corey Lewandowski? His rise — and his relationship with Donald Trump.
Who is Corey Lewandowski? His rise — and his relationship with Donald Trump.
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Peter King: “I'd Be Embarrassed” To Talk About Lewandowski Incident If I Were Fields
Peter King: “I'd Be Embarrassed” To Talk About Lewandowski Incident If I Were Fields
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Talking Points Memo
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Corey Lewandowski: Trump Camp Doesn't Attack Its Opponents
Corey Lewandowski: Trump Camp Doesn't Attack Its Opponents
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Right Wing Watch
FOX 61:
Listen: Woman calls 911 to report incorrect pizza order from Hartford shop … HARTFORD — A Hartford woman called 9-1-1 to report a problem with her pizza order, and police have released the recording. It happened a few weeks ago regarding an order from Empire Pizza on New Britain Ave in Hartford.
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Washington Free Beacon and WGN-TV
Ari Melber / NBC News:
Rubio Makes Unprecedented Bid to Keep Delegates for Contested Convention — Brokered Convention? Here are the Rules 1:46 — Despite suspending his campaign, Sen. Marco Rubio is attempting to keep every delegate he won while running for president. — The unusual move reflects preparations …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP panelists eager to scrap rule that helps Trump
GOP panelists eager to scrap rule that helps Trump
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Hot Air, Daily Kos and National Review
Brian Marschhauser / Yorktown Articles:
'I'd Like to Solve the Puzzle': Yorktown's Santoli Wins Big on ‘Wheel’ … YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Yorktown resident Robert Santoli didn't just win his recent appearance on “Wheel of Fortune”; he dominated, finishing with a near-perfect sweep of the puzzles, including solving the opening round toss-up with only one letter on the board.
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Shawn Moran / bpunion.org:
National Border Patrol Council Endorses Donald Trump for President — The National Border Patrol Council is the official organization representing our nation's Border Patrol Agents. We represent 16,500 agents who selflessly serve this country in an environment where our own political leaders try to keep us from doing our jobs.
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Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Border Patrol agents union endorses Trump
Border Patrol agents union endorses Trump
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Brandon Darby / Breitbart:
National Border Patrol Council Endorses Trump for President
National Border Patrol Council Endorses Trump for President
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Neil Eggleston / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
President Obama Has Now Commuted the Sentences of 248 Individuals — Today, the President announced 61 new grants of commutation to individuals serving years in prison under outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws. More than one-third of them were serving life sentences.
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Conor Lynch / Salon:
Hillary Clinton's “tone“-gate disaster: Why her campaign's condescending Bernie dismissal should concern Democrats everywhere — If the Clinton campaign can't deal with Bernie's “tone,” how are they supposed to handle someone like Donald Trump? — Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton (Credit …
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KTUU-TV:
Anchorage school suspends 1st-graders for plotting to poison classmate — Three first-grade students at Winterberry Charter School in Anchorage have been suspended after plotting to poison and kill a classmate, the school principal says. — In a bizarre case, Anchorage police …
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fda.gov:
Mifeprex (mifepristone) Information … Mifeprex is used, together with another medication called misoprostol, to end an early pregnancy. The FDA first approved Mifeprex in 2000. In 2016, the agency approved a supplemental application for Mifeprex based on data and information submitted by the drug manufacturer.
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
The FDA Just Removed One Of Anti-Abortion Lawmakers' Favorite Talking Points
The FDA Just Removed One Of Anti-Abortion Lawmakers' Favorite Talking Points
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LifeNews.com and Common Dreams
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Coulter Thinks Trump's Hit On Heidi Cruz Went Too Far: He's ‘Mental’ — Ann Coulter has been one of Donald Trump's biggest fans, but the conservative commentator said in an interview excerpt published on Monday that she cannot defend Trump's retweet of an unflattering photo of Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) wife, Heidi Cruz.
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New York Times:
Corporations Grow Nervous About Participating in Republican Convention — Some of the country's best-known corporations are nervously grappling with what role they should play at the Republican National Convention, given the likely nomination of Donald J. Trump, whose divisive candidacy …
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Political Wire
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans seethe at talk of giving up White House — Grassroots Republicans are growing frustrated with their Washington Beltway counterparts, who they think are giving up the fight for the White House. — They see talk of diverting resources from the presidential fight and distancing House and Senate candidates from Donald Trump
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Failed Reagan Assassin Secretly Lives In Lap Of Luxury, And Nobody Seems To Know — The man responsible for shooting then-President Ronald Reagan spends much of his time in a posh, gated resort residence near Virginia's scenic James River located just outside of Williamsburg.
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:
Khamenei says missiles, not just talks, key to Iran's future — Iran's top leader on Wednesday said missiles were key to the Islamic Republic's future, offering support to the hardline Revolutionary Guards that have drawn criticism from the West for testing ballistic missiles.
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The Daily Caller, RT and Washington Free Beacon
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Gingrich vs. Megyn Kelly: Is Lewandowski Now A Criminal? People Are Shoved In Spin Rooms — NEWT GINGRICH: Notice the language you just used. Suddenly it goes from a misdemeanor to a criminal violation. — MEGYN KELLY, FOX NEWS: It is a criminal violation. — GINGRICH: So now we have — is Lewandowski a criminal?
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Glenn Beck's Lie Could Blow Up Ted Cruz — Glenn Beck has been one of Ted Cruz's most high profile surrogates—but Beck's support could become a little less desirable when he heads to court this summer for allegedly defaming a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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