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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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Nixle:
Donald Trump Rally/Free Speech Event Press Release  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally at the Holiday Inn Express and Janesville Convention Center on Tuesday March 29, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. At the same time protesters gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express for a freedom of speech event.
The Daily Beast:
Cops: Teen Sexually Assaulted, Pepper Sprayed, Called ‘N**ger Lover’ at Trump Rally
Discussion: Death and Taxes
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Teenager Pepper-Sprayed In Face After Shouting Match At Trump Rally (VIDEOS)
Discussion: The Week and Oliver Willis
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rove, Axelrod, Plouffe rip Trump's ‘wild allegations’ against them  —  Karl Rove, David Axelrod and David Plouffe are not taking kindly to Donald Trump's speculation that they roughed up reporters worse than his own campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.  —  The three former strategists told …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Peter King: “I'd Be Embarrassed” To Talk About Lewandowski Incident If I Were Fields
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Who is Corey Lewandowski? His rise — and his relationship with Donald Trump.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
Campaign manager's battery charge shows why Donald Trump doesn't need a normal PR strategy
Discussion: Politico, Vox and Mediaite
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.
Discussion: 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  —  All four early appointees to the rules committee for this year's Republican National Convention told POLITICO they're prepared to weaken or scrap a rule that could limit the convention's alternatives to Donald Trump.
Discussion: Hot Air and Daily Kos
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 …
Discussion: fox8.com, NBC News and FOX31 Denver
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.
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
The FDA Just Removed One Of Anti-Abortion Lawmakers' Favorite Talking Points  —  Thanks to a policy change from the Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday, it may get harder for anti-choice lawmakers to rely on unscientific information to restrict women's access to the abortion pill.
Discussion: Common Dreams
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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.
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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People.com:
Who Is the Real Donald Trump? 'I'm a Much Nicer Person than People Would Think'
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and The Week
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House maps out next phase of Court fight  —  With small cracks emerging in the Republican Supreme Court blockade — and private indications from some GOP senators that they'd likely back Merrick Garland if he ever did come up for a vote — the White House is preparing to press …
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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.
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.
Discussion: National Review, Hot Air and RedState
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?
KRON4.com:
Dad dies after rescuing kids from pool electrocution  —  BURLINGAME (KRON) — A Burlingame man is dead and his daughter is fighting for her life after an electrical shock in the family swimming pool.  —  It happened in Palm Springs on Easter Sunday.  —  The man's 9-year-old daughter is still in intensive care.
Discussion: WRBL-TV, KWQC-TV and Herald Sun
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
Second judge says Clinton email setup may have been in ‘bad faith’  —  A second federal judge has taken the rare step of allowing a group suing for records from Hillary Clinton's time as U.S. secretary of state to seek sworn testimony from officials, saying there was “evidence of government wrong-doing and bad faith.”
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
The Republican blame game  —  The GOP will never win back Trump voters unless it faces up to its own failures.  —  Who is to blame for the unraveling of the Republican Party?  —  If you listen to establishment gurus, you'd be led to believe that the Republican primary voter revolt was birthed …
Discussion: RedState and The Moderate Voice
The Hill:
Trump angst pours in from overseas  —  Lobbyists in Washington say they are being flooded with questions and concerns from foreign governments about the rise of Donald Trump  —  Officials around the globe are closely following the U.S. presidential race, to the point where some have asked …
Discussion: Sky Dancing and CNN
Natalie Kitroeff / Los Angeles Times:
Who wins with a $15 minimum wage?  —  Gov. Jerry Brown hugs Burger King worker Holly Diaz, 38, of Sacramento.  She's had a minimum wage for nine years.  (Renee C. Byer / AP)  —  The people who stand to benefit most from minimum wage hikes across California are low-income adults …
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.
David S. Bernstein / Politico:
Why Hillary Clinton Should Be Worried About Ross Perot  —  As the Clinton camp looks ahead to the November election, it's not clear whether this is a time to celebrate or panic.  Its leading opponent isn't the kind of conventional Republican it has been gearing up to run against …
Irin Carmon / MSNBC:
Surprise signal from Supreme Court on birth control  —  Many observers left last week's contraceptive coverage oral argument at the Supreme Court convinced that the court was headed to a 4-4 tie, with Justice Anthony Kennedy siding with the religious objectors opposing the Obama administration's plan …
 
 
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Jed Kolko:
Urban Revival? Not For Most Americans
Discussion: Vox and The Atlantic
Matthew Hennessey / Ricochet:
The Battle for the Bathrooms
Discussion: Power Line
Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
Trump's New Russia Adviser Has Deep Ties to Kremlin's Gazprom
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Charting a Course around a Trump Nomination
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Politico
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On Ryan's turf, Trump tests themes for Wisconsin fight
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Obama Commutes Prison Sentences For 61 Drug Offenders
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Vox
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Most Americans support torture against terror suspects - poll
Discussion: Political Wire
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Long term vegetarian diet changes human DNA raising risk of cancer and heart disease
Bloomberg Business:
Why Do Americans Feel So Miserable?
Dina Bass / Bloomberg Business:
Clippy's Back: The Future of Microsoft Is Chatbots
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Report Finds Sharp Increase in Veterans Denied V.A. Benefits
Discussion: Swords to Plowshares
Brandon Darby / Breitbart:
National Border Patrol Council Endorses Trump for President
Daily Mail:
‘It has to be the best selfie ever’: British hostage hails the photo he posed for with EgyptAir …
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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