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2:00 PM ET, April 3, 2016

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New York Times:
Why Trump Can't Break the G.O.P.  —  Everywhere you look, in the year of Donald J. Trump, observers are talking about a national party realignment or a Republican death spiral.  Our two-party system has not undergone a major realignment since the South became solidly Republican.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Republicans' Gay Freakout
Associated Press:
Educational Divide in GOP White House Race; What's Behind It  —  It was in Nevada, just about month ago, when Donald Trump proclaimed his affection for the uneducated.  —  “We won with young.  We won with old.  We won with highly educated.  We won with poorly educated.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:   Carson on Trump: ‘Are there better people? Probably’
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Spotlight to shine on GOP rules committee at convention
Dana Schuster / New York Post:
Ivana Trump on how she advises Donald — and those hands  —  It's Ivana Trump's fault that Donald didn't run for president sooner.  —  “Probably five years before our divorce, Reagan or somebody brought him a letter and said, ‘You should run for president,’ ” Donald's first wife tells …
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Sophia Rosenbaum / New York Post:
Boob-iful women are stripping down for Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
Sanders likely flips two delegates after dominating Clark convention  —  Despite losing the state on Feb. 20 in the caucus, Bernie Sanders' campaign swarmed the Clark County caucus and probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp.  —  Clinton was presumed to have a 20-15 delegate edge …
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Megan Messerly / LasVegasSun.com:
Sanders wins most delegates at Clark County convention  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders scored a surprise victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday at the Clark County Democratic Convention, where Sanders won the largest number of delegates a month after losing the Nevada caucuses.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Based on Current Situation=> Ted Cruz Will Be Knocked Out of Race By April 26th  —  Based on current delegate counts and poll numbers Ted Cruz will be mathematically unable to reach the delegate count required for him to win the Republican Presidential nomination.
Discussion: Joe Hoft
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Concerns About Paul Ryan Emerging Out of Ted Cruz-Created Contested Convention as Nominee Dominate Wisconsin  —  In recent weeks, there has been increasing discussion about the possibility that House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) could emerge out of a brokered convention as the Republican nominee …
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
In a revealing interview, Trump predicts a ‘massive recession’ but intends to eliminate the national debt in 8 years  —  Here's what's at stake in the Wisconsin GOP primary … Donald Trump said in an interview that economic conditions are so perilous that the country is headed for a …
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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Transcript: Donald Trump interview with Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
Discussion: Forbes and Mother Jones
Katha Pollitt / New York Times:
Abortion and Punishment  —  DONALD J. TRUMP gave his primary opponents a gift when he said this week that if abortion is outlawed, “there has to be some form of punishment” for the woman.  He let them look as if they cared about women.  —  Gov. John Kasich of Ohio responded to Mr. Trump's comments …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Clinton ‘not at all worried’ about FBI probe  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton  —  said in an interview broadcast Sunday that she is “not at all worried” about the FBI investigation into the personal email server she used while serving as secretary of State.
Discussion: Politico
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
When Whites Just Don't Get It, Part 6  —  LET'S start with a quiz.  When researchers sent young whites and blacks out to interview for low-wage jobs in New York City armed with equivalent résumés, the result was:  —  A) Whites and blacks were hired at similar rates.
Daily Mail:
The more cannabis you smoke, the more likely you are to be a loser, finds international study  —  International research has revealed that the more cannabis you smoke, the more likely you are to be lower paid and have relationship difficulties.  —  The study followed children from birth …
Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
NYU students who back Trump afraid to show their faces  —  NYU's pro-Trump students fear for their safety — and grades.  —  They may be flooding caucus rooms across the country, but Donald Trump supporters at NYU keep their heads down, mouths shut and their correspondence secret.
Helena Smith / Observer:
Greece on brink of chaos as refugees riot over forced return to Turkey  —  Rival ethnic groups clash in Piraeus and 800 break out of detention centre on Chios as EU deal brings desperation  —  The Greek government is bracing itself for violence ahead of the European Union implementing a landmark deal that …
Discussion: Business Insider and Guardian
Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant:
Meriden Mosque Shooter Seeks Forgiveness From Muslim Community  —  Nature's Path & Way To Go … MERIDEN — Ted A. Hakey Jr. feared his Muslim neighbors.  So much so that in a drunken state on a November night in 2015, he picked up one of his guns and fired several shots at the mosque next to his home.
Discussion: Associated Press
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
This model of wealthy suburban living is starting to fray  —  For decades, Fairfax County has been a national model for suburban living, a place of good governance and elite schools that educate children from some of the country's richest neighborhoods.  —  But Virginia's largest municipality is fraying around the edges.
Discussion: Cafe HayekCafe Hayek
 
 
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