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Simon Maloy / Salon:
Ted Cruz is no savior: Sorry, Republicans, you're (probably) still screwed and stuck with Trump — Donald Trump's cratering popularity could help Ted Cruz snag the nomination, but he has glaring weaknesses too — It seems like it wouldn't be possible, but Donald Trump is somehow getting more unpopular.
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Gallup, Washington Post and Hullabaloo
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Ted Cruz's evangelical problem
Scott Wartman / Cincinnati.com:
Rand Paul: I'll support Trump if he's the nominee
Rand Paul: I'll support Trump if he's the nominee
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BizPac Review, New York Magazine, Washington Monthly, Infowars, Hullabaloo, Politico and The Resurgent
Craig Bannister / mrctv.org/videos:
VIDEO: WH Censors French President Saying ‘ISLAMIST Terrorism’ — The White House website has censored a video of French Pres. Francois Hollande saying that “Islamist terrorism” is at the “roots of terrorism.” — The White House briefly pulled video of a press event on terrorism with Pres. Obama …
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The White House:
Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France After Bilateral Meeting
Remarks by President Obama and President Hollande of France After Bilateral Meeting
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mrctv.org/videos, RedState and The Daily Caller
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The Obama White House Just Censored A Foreign Leader Who Mentioned ‘Islamist Terrorism’
The Obama White House Just Censored A Foreign Leader Who Mentioned ‘Islamist Terrorism’
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The White House and The Right Scoop
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why Hillary Clinton is justifiably annoyed by criticism of her Big Oil fundraising … For years, environmental activists have been pushing for divestment from fossil fuels, asking large pension funds and educational institutions to drop oil and gas companies from their big investment portfolios.
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Blue Nation Review, NPR, American Spectator, CBS New York, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, JustOneMinute, U.S. Uncut, Mediaite and The Hill
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Eva Resnick-Day / Greenpeace USA:
I'm the Greenpeace Activist Who Asked Hillary Clinton to Pledge to Reject Fossil Fuel Contributions …
I'm the Greenpeace Activist Who Asked Hillary Clinton to Pledge to Reject Fossil Fuel Contributions …
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Vox, Salon, abc7chicago.com, Common Dreams, mrctv.org/videos, Balloon Juice, Slate, Fox News Insider, ABC News, Washington Post, RedState and The Daily Caller
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Demands Apology From Hillary Clinton for Accusing Him of Lying
Bernie Sanders Demands Apology From Hillary Clinton for Accusing Him of Lying
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, NBC News, Greenpeace USA, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Fusion, The Hill, abc7chicago.com, Politico, Liberal Values and CNN
Jack Fink / CBS Dallas:
Police: Mother Admits To Doing Drugs, Hitting 4-Year-Old Daughter Before Child's Death — GRAND PRAIRIE (CBS11) - Grand Prairie Police have released graphic details in the hours leading up to the death of four-year-old Leiliana Wright. — The arrest warrant affidavit against her mother …
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Metro.co.uk, Independent Journal …, WTKR-TV, Raw Story, fox8.com and KTLA
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The looming Trump disaster, in three charts — Veteran Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg just released a new national poll that will put Republicans on high (or even higher) alert: It sheds new light on just how awful the gender gap could get if Donald Trump is the GOP nominee.
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Hot Air, The Week, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Shakesville
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Nancy Zdunkewicz / Democracy Corps:
Edging toward an earthquake election
Edging toward an earthquake election
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The National Memo and Mother Jones
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump Ally Roger Stone Says He's Planning “Days Of Rage” At The Convention — Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political operative and current ally of Donald Trump, says he's trying to organize protests at the Republican convention in Cleveland this summer to disrupt any effort by the party to …
Patti Domm / CNBC:
The 30-year-old prince who is changing the world — A 30-year-old you may have never heard of is trying to build a company worth four Apples — and a Nike to spare. — Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a fast riser in the Saudi hierarchy and member of the new generation …
Associated Press:
Megyn Kelly: Bill O'Reilly, CNN Should Have Done More for Me — NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly is taking notes on who she feels has been supportive when she was attacked by Donald Trump, and colleague Bill O'Reilly and CNN are both on her list.
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Fire Andrea Mitchell!
CBS News:
Donald Trump: Don't change abortion laws — Update:Trump campaign communications manager Hope Hicks released a statement to CBS News late Friday clarifying the candidate's comments. — “Mr. Trump gave an accurate account of the law as it is today and made clear it must stay that way now —until he is President,” Hicks said.
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NBC News, New York Times, Slantpoint, Guardian, Talking Points Memo and Mother Jones
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
OVER 100,000 DEMOCRAT VOTERS SWITCH PARTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA — To Vote Trump — Over 100,000 Democrat voters switched parties this year to vote for Donald Trump according to party officials. — Over 200,000 have switched parties in the state before the April 26 primary.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Woman Sends Nude Photo Of Mississippi Mayor To City Officials — Hernando, Mississippi mayor Chip Johnson confirmed Friday that a woman he was romantically involved with sent a naked photo of him to city aldermen, local media reported. — The photo, which shows Johnson nude in the shower …
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The Commercial Appeal, The Clarion Ledger, WMC Action News 5, Mashable and WTVA-TV
Shannon Giles / Los Angeles Times:
They're 400,000 strong and the Pentagon sees them as an emerging threat — A no-drone sign outside the Pentagon. — The Pentagon, the world's largest user of drones, has posted a new policy on signs outside the mammoth five-sided building: No Drone Zone.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on nuclear talk: ‘Europe is a big place’ — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — on Thursday doubled down on his promise to not rule out using nuclear weapons in Europe. — “I don't want to take cards off the table; I'd never do that,” …
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Politico, ABC News, The Resurgent and Washington Post
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Rebukes Donald Trump's Comments on Nuclear Weapons
Obama Rebukes Donald Trump's Comments on Nuclear Weapons
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The Atlantic and Associated Press
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
Cruise For 1,700 School Kids Ends In Tragedy As Migrant Passengers Gang-Rape Girl — Five men, including two believed to be accessories to murder, have been arrested on suspicion of gang raping a girl on-board a special, high school kids-only pleasure cruise in Sweden.
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Pamela Geller and BizPac Review
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Clinton aides unite on FBI legal strategy — Four of Hillary Clinton's closest aides appear to have adopted an unusual legal strategy, hiring the same ex-Justice Department attorney to represent them in the FBI's investigation of Clinton's private email server.
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The Daily Caller and New Urban Legends
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
State Department Halts Its Clinton Email Investigation, Defers to FBI
State Department Halts Its Clinton Email Investigation, Defers to FBI
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Washington Free Beacon
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Could Block 300,000 Registered Voters From the Polls — One of the country's toughest voting restrictions takes effect for the April 5 primary. — By , — Johnny Randle, a 74-year-old African-American resident of Milwaukee, moved to Wisconsin from Mississippi in 2011 …
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Raw Story
Danny Yadron / Guardian:
FBI facing demands to share its claimed technique to unlock iPhones — Local law enforcement officials want access to Apple phones to solve crimes but Apple might be able to patch security flaws if secret technique is widely shared — Any day now, Hillar Moore is expecting a call from the FBI.
Washington Post:
Under pressure to digitize everything, hospitals are hackers' biggest new target — The cyberattack on MedStar Health — one of the biggest health-care systems in the Washington region — is a foreboding sign that an industry racing to digitize patient records and services faces a new kind …
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NPR and Associated Press
Jessica Elgot / Guardian:
April Fools' Day 2016: the best (and worst) jokes - live — Share your favourite spoofs with us in the comments below — Brexit was the theme of the year, making the Guardian, the Independent, the Daily Express and the Telegraph's April Fool pieces — The EU referendum was in hundreds …
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Raw Story and Hullabaloo
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Simon Denyer / Washington Post:
No joke. April Fools' Day has been banned in China.
No joke. April Fools' Day has been banned in China.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller
Jason Furman / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
The Employment Situation in March — The robust pace of job creation continued in March as labor force participation rose for the fourth consecutive month and hourly wages increased. The private sector has now added 14.4 million jobs over 73 straight months of job growth, the longest streak on record …
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Investor's Business Daily and Politico
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Victoria Stilwell / Bloomberg Business:
Payrolls in U.S. Increased 215,000 in March as Wages Picked Up
Payrolls in U.S. Increased 215,000 in March as Wages Picked Up
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