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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Trump's Threat on Pledge Could Cost Him South Carolina Delegates — Donald Trump's announcement that he no longer stands by a pledge to support the GOP has thrown his hold on South Carolina's 50 delegates in doubt. — The Palmetto State was one of several that required candidates to pledge …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
GOP nears the breaking point — The presidential primary has been a wrenching experience for the GOP so far — and it's about to get even worse. — and John Kasich have all backed away from their pledge to support the party's eventual nominee, foreshadowing a fight at the convention …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP launches contested convention website
GOP launches contested convention website
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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Trump Breaking GOP Pledge Could Cost Him Big In South Carolina
Trump Breaking GOP Pledge Could Cost Him Big In South Carolina
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Wtvrwebstaff / WTVR-TV:
Richmond Greyhound shooting: Trooper, suspect dead; 2 people wounded — RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia State trooper who was shot when a suspect opened fire at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond Thursday afternoon has died, multiple sources told WTVR CBS 6 News.
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Will Armbruster / WRIC-TV:
VSP trooper, 2 civilians shot at Greyhound bus station; suspect dead — RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A gunman is dead and a Virginia State Trooper is clinging to life after the suspect open fired at a Greyhounds bus station in Richmond, officials say. Authorities are still at the scene …
David Hylton / WWBT-TV:
Sources: 6 people shot at Greyhound station; suspect in custody
Sources: 6 people shot at Greyhound station; suspect in custody
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Laura Yanez / KDFX-TV:
Pool owners warned of electrocution risk — James Tramel, 43, died trying to save his children from a pool in Palm Springs Easter Sunday. Tramel was electrocuted when he jumped into the pool after seeing his nine-year-old daughter being electrically shocked. — “Electricity is invisible.
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Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Greatest Triumph — He is six months away from destroying both the Republican Party and Reagan's legacy. — Barack Obama will retire a happy man. He is now close to destroying his political enemies—the Republican Party, the American conservative movement and the public-policy legacy of Ronald Reagan.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney/Ryan Wouldn't be GOP Salvation Against Clinton — PPP's newest national poll finds that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wouldn't exactly be the solution to the GOP's Donald Trump problem, with Romney doing even worse head to head against Hillary Clinton than Trump does.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Congressman: If Bernie Or Hillary Is Elected They'll Control Everything, Including When You Wake Up — Members of the Republican establishment, especially members of Congress, are in a bind. — In general, they don't support Trump or Cruz, the two individuals with a realistic shot of the Republican nomination.
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Dustin Long / NASCAR Talk:
NASCAR driver faces seven charges in biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North America — NASCAR driver/owner Derek White turned himself into authorities Wednesday and faces seven charges in connection to the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history, NBC Sports has learned.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Campaign Exposes Fissures Over Issues, Values and How Life Has Changed in the U.S. — Just 38% of GOP voters say party would ‘solidly unite’ behind Trump — The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between - and within - the two parties on a range of major policy issues.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox Business Network Poll: Cruz leads in Wisconsin
Fox Business Network Poll: Cruz leads in Wisconsin
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Donald Trump has collapsed in general election polls
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Clinton: 'I'm so sick' of Sanders campaign lying about me — 's campaign of lying about her in a heated exchange with an environmental activist. — “I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it,” the visibly angry Democratic presidential hopeful said …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump makes nice with the RNC — Donald Trump has broken the Republican Party. On Thursday, he took his most visible steps to fix it. — With a looming loss in Wisconsin vastly increasing the odds of a contested convention, Trump trekked to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican National …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Backstage maneuvering begins in wide-open GOP chairman's race
Backstage maneuvering begins in wide-open GOP chairman's race
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump's 24 hours of mayhem
Trump's 24 hours of mayhem
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Hillary Clinton's $600 haircut ties up traffic — MORE FROM: — Hillary Clinton's entourage — four big black cars plus her top aide Huma Abedin — was spotted outside Bergdorf Goodman on Wednesday morning waiting as the presidential hopeful got her $600 haircut.
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Tom Sherwood / NBC4 Washington:
Bernie Sanders May Be Off DC Ballot After Democratic Party Filing
Bernie Sanders May Be Off DC Ballot After Democratic Party Filing
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David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver:
Strange baby faces popping up around Denver … DENVER — For months little doll faces have been turning heads all over Denver. — Many people have shared photos and locations of the faces online, but there still appear to be more questions about these strange faces than answers.
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Megan Brilley / fox4kc.com:
KCK officers seek teen who made a small gesture that left a big impact — KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department posted a picture of a napkin on its Facebook page and it's gotten hundreds of shares. On the napkin, was a message written to two officers by a KCK teen.
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Massimo Calabresi / TIME:
Inside the FBI Investigation of Hillary Clinton's E-Mail — FBI director Jim Comey first investigated the Clintons 20 years ago — Late last summer, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey, met with John Giacalone, the bureau official responsible for everything …
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Connor Sheets / al.com:
Bentley bought multiple disposable ‘burner’ cell phones at Tuscaloosa Best Buy, employees say — I just remember Governor Bentley coming into Best Buy. And he purchased one — Gov. Robert Bentley personally bought multiple inexpensive, disposable cell phones last year at a Best Buy in Tuscaloosa …
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, Says He Won't Quit
Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, Says He Won't Quit
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Andrew Das / New York Times:
Top Female Players Accuse U.S. Soccer of Wage Discrimination — U.S. Soccer, the governing body for the sport in America, pays the members of the men's and women's national team who represent the United States in international competitions. The men's team has historically been mediocre.
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
U.S. women's soccer stars on filing equal pay complaint: 'We've proven our worth'
U.S. women's soccer stars on filing equal pay complaint: 'We've proven our worth'
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump would be least-popular major-party nominee in modern times … If Donald Trump secures the Republican presidential nomination, he would start the general election campaign as the least-popular candidate to represent either party in modern times. — Three-quarters of women view him unfavorably.
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Blaine Stewart / WTKR-TV:
35 years later: John Hinkley, Jr., closer to living permanently in Hampton Roads — John Hinckley, Jr., may soon accomplish something no other man has. Never has anyone shot an American president, and then walked the streets, full-time, as a free man. — “I don't think anyone who owned …
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Electoral College: The Only Thing That Matters — It's a long way to November, but for the moment the GOP is an underdog — We live in a post-factual era. Thanks to the Internet and social media, which mix informed and uninformed views in equal measure, the old rule …
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Luke O'Neil / Esquire:
Ted Cruz Can't Stop Getting Owned by Internet Teens — The kids love a good Zodiac meme. — Last summer, we pointed out that this would be the year of the Viral Election. Meanwhile, both The New York Times and Politico have noted that 2016 is shaping up to be the Selfie Election, and for good reason.
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Hotels executive Nathan Crisp busted for Easter beatdown on mother of two — An executive who helps run Donald Trump's hotel chain was arrested for attacking a young mother outside his ritzy downtown Brooklyn condo. — Nathan Crisp was charged with misdemeanor assault …
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DID YOU SEE THIS AMAZING VIDEO?? It was:
DID YOU SEE THIS AMAZING VIDEO?? It was taken by visitor Tina Dorschel on the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk early Monday morning. (Please be warned, there is a curse word at the end!) — This gorgeous # Floridapanther seems to have unexpectedly found himself cornered while traveling around …
Daily Mail:
At least FIFTY ISIS supporters are working as baggage handlers, cleaners and catering staff at Brussels airport, claim police — Police at Brussels airport have claimed at least 50 Islamic State supporters are working there as baggage handlers, cleaners and catering staff.
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