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4:10 PM ET, March 31, 2016

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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.
Discussion: WTKR-TV
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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New York Daily News:
Bill Clinton says he would give Bernie Sanders his superdelegate vote if the Vermont senator wins nomination
Andrew Prokop / Vox:   Donald Trump has collapsed in general election polls
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Congressman: If Bernie Or Hillary Is Elected They'll Control Everything, Including When You Wake Up
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Will Armbruster / WRIC-TV:
2 VSP troopers, 1 civilian shot at Greyhound bus station; suspect dead
Discussion: WCMH-TV and KRON4.com
David Hylton / WWBT-TV:
Sources: 6 people shot at Greyhound station; suspect in custody
Discussion: The Right Scoop
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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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 …
Discussion: Independent Journal … and CNN
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Present at the Destruction  —  Donald Trump never ceases to amaze …
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.
Discussion: WCMH-TV and The Daily Caller
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Bloomberg Business:
Nascar Driver Derek White Targeted in Tobacco-Smuggling Operation  —  The bust in Canada is part of cigarette scheme linked to motorcycle gangs and organized crime.  —  Nascar driver Derek White was among almost 60 people targeted by Quebec and Ontario police in the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust …
Discussion: WTKR-TV, Fox 59 and myfox8.com
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.
Discussion: FOX40, The Daily Caller and Althouse
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.
Discussion: WTKR-TV and Fox News Insider
Streiff / RedState:
Donald Trump: Sure, I Might Use Nuclear Weapons In Europe.  Hell, I Might Use Them In Chicago, Too.  —  Okay.  I made the last half of that up as clickbait.  But the first half is right.  —  Last night on an MSNBC Town Hall, hosted by the strangely lucid Chris Matthews …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
White House denounces Trump's Asian nuclear idea as ‘catastrophic’
Discussion: ABC News
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Says His ‘Rich’ Muslim Friends Could Enter Country Under A Ban
Discussion: The Week
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump huddles with RNC in Washington  —  Donald Trump met on Thursday with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus during his trip to Washington, just two days after he disavowed his pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee.  —  The real estate mogul has had a fraught relationship …
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Nightmare nominee: Nobody likes Donald Trump. Not even white men.
Andrew Das / New York Times:
Five Top Female Players Accuse U.S. Soccer of Wage Discrimination  —  Five key members of the United States women's national soccer team, the reigning Women's World Cup and Olympic champion, plan to file a federal complaint Thursday charging U.S. Soccer with wage discrimination.
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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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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 …
Discussion: FOX31 Denver
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 …
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.
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Backstage maneuvering begins in wide-open GOP chairman's race  —  There's a race in the Republican Party happening far away from the hot media glare, one that doesn't involve a candidate named Trump or Twitter fights or violent protests.  —  In fact, you've probably never heard of most of the possible leading contenders.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Dianne Feinstein Has To Use Google To Look Up Hillary's Senate Accomplishments  —  This Crucial Question About Those ‘Top Secret’ Hillary Emails Goes Unanswered By The State Dept.  —  Hillary Pays HOW MUCH For A Haircut?!  —  ELECTIONS |  STEVE GUEST  —  Why The University Of California Is Rejecting The State's Own Residents
Nick Gass / Politico:
Kasich defends eating pizza with fork: It was ‘scalding hot, OK?’  —  During a stop at a pizza joint in New York on Wednesday, John Kasich drew the mock ire of locals and reporters on Twitter as he used a fork.  —  On Thursday, Kasich explained himself.  —  “Look, look, the pizza came scalding hot, OK?
Tom Sherwood / NBC4 Washington:
Bernie Sanders May Be Off DC Ballot After Democratic Party Filing  —  A hearing is expected as early as next week over the challenge to Sanders' inclusion on the D.C. ballot  —  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' name is not on the primary ballot in Washington, D.C. …
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Michelle Fields Abandons Apartment Over Safety Concerns After Fox, BuzzFeed Publish Personal Info  —  Ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields said Wednesday she had temporarily moved out of her D.C.-area apartment over safety concerns after Fox News and BuzzFeed accidentally published her address online.
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Discussion: WGN-TV and AOL
Calily Bien / KXAN-TV:
14-month-old girl dies following dental visit  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is investigating the death of a baby girl who died after receiving dental treatment at Austin Children's Dentistry in Northwest Austin Tuesday.  —  The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office …
Discussion: YouCaring, KTLA, FOX31 Denver, FOX 61 and WGN-TV
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.
Discussion: Vox, Washington Post, Hot Air and Politico
 
 
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
This new anti-Ted Cruz ad is creep-tastic
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Los Angeles Times:
Poll California voters favor a nuanced approach to immigration problem
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rand Paul teases ‘major endorsement announcement’ Friday
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Fox, A+E Threaten North Carolina Boycott in Response to Anti-LGBT Law
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Carson: Trump didn't have time to think about abortion question
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Associated Press:
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USA Today:
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