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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.
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Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Republicans' Gay Freakout
The Republicans' Gay Freakout
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Hullabaloo
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 — Melania Trump isn't the only beauty supporting her husband — there's a whole Twitter account devoted to the women who want to make America great again. — And they're not shy about showing off their killer bods.
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Raw Story
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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ABC News, The Moderate Voice and Politico
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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.
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The Mahablog and The Moderate Voice
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Hillary: ‘I Feel Sorry’ for the Young People Who Believe Sanders Camp's Lies
Hillary: ‘I Feel Sorry’ for the Young People Who Believe Sanders Camp's Lies
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Shadowproof, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, The Daily Banter and Washington Post
Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
John Kasich Refuses To Say Whether Doctors Should Be Punished For Performing Abortions — GOP presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich refused to answer This Week host George Stephanopoulos when he pressed him on whether or not doctors should be “punished” for performing abortions in the United States …
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ThinkProgress, alan.com and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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.
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Politico
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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.
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.
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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 …
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The Gateway Pundit
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.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Chaos in North Dakota as Trump, Cruz scrap for delegates — FARGO, N.D. — Mayhem broke out on the convention floor in North Dakota moments before the state's GOP activists were set to vote on the crucial 25 delegates the state will send to the national convention in Cleveland.
CBS Philly:
Two Dead, Dozens Injured After Train Crashes In Chester — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Two people are dead and dozens more were injured after an Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment causing a derailment in Chester, Delaware County. — The accident was reported around 8 …
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CBS New York, WKRG-TV, New York Magazine and Mediaite
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
2 Dead in Amtrak Crash Near Philadelphia
2 Dead in Amtrak Crash Near Philadelphia
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Associated Press, WATE-TV and AOL
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.
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Fox News Insider, Gothamist, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Tradition
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 …
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The Last Tradition and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump leaves the conservative establishment arrogant and unmoored — When members of Manhattan's media elite come to Mark Halperin's home for dinner, Halperin likes to ask his guests whether they have spent more time in Paris or Staten Island. More often than not, his guests select …
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
Transcript: Donald Trump interview with Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
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Forbes and Mother Jones