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Iceland's Prime Minister Steps Down Amid Panama Papers Scandal — LONDON — The prime minister of Iceland stepped down on Tuesday, according to his deputy, succumbing to political pressure two days after an enormous leak of documents from a secretive Panamanian law firm about offshore shell companies and tax shelters.
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Americans show up in the Panama Papers, too
Americans show up in the Panama Papers, too
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Bryan Dewan / ThinkProgress:
Prime Minister Resigns After Thousands Of Icelanders Protest Over Panama Papers Scandal
Prime Minister Resigns After Thousands Of Icelanders Protest Over Panama Papers Scandal
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CNN:
Panama Papers fallout: Iceland's Prime Minister resigns
Panama Papers fallout: Iceland's Prime Minister resigns
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Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Finding the Good News in Widespread Tax Cheating
Finding the Good News in Widespread Tax Cheating
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Omar Valdimarsson / Bloomberg:
Panama Secrecy Leak Claims First Scalp as Iceland PM Resigns
Panama Secrecy Leak Claims First Scalp as Iceland PM Resigns
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Bernie Sanders / New York Daily News:
TRANSCRIPT: Bernie Sanders meets with the Daily News Editorial Board — Daily News: We are very well aware of the broad themes of your campaign by now. So we'd like to hone in on some of the more particular issues to get a sense of how your presidency might evolve.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
This New York Daily News interview was pretty close to a disaster for Bernie Sanders … Bernie Sanders sat down with the New York Daily News editorial board on Monday, seeking their endorsement in the upcoming April 19 Empire State primary. It did not go well for the senator from Vermont.
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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Trump reveals how he would force Mexico to pay for border wall — Will Paul Ryan be the Republican nominee? … State of the 2016 race … Donald Trump says he will force Mexico to pay for a border wall as president by threatening to cut off the flow of billions of dollars in payments …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump plans a series of policy speeches … GOP front-runner Donald Trump, facing a likely setback in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary, plans to shift gears in the coming weeks, and give a series of policy speeches in settings more formal than the freewheeling rallies that have become his political signature.
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Obama Blasts Trump's Plan for Wall: ‘Good Luck With That’
Obama Blasts Trump's Plan for Wall: ‘Good Luck With That’
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump campaign in disarray — Donald Trump's campaign is increasingly falling into disarray as the Manhattan billionaire braces for a loss in Wisconsin that could set him on course for an uncertain convention floor fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Karl Rove: If Trump wins Wisconsin, ‘the contest is over’
Karl Rove: If Trump wins Wisconsin, ‘the contest is over’
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mississippi poll: Clinton within 3 points of Trump — Despite winning Mississippi's Republican presidential primary by double digits, Donald Trump could turn Mississippi blue for the first time in 40 years, according to a Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday. — Trump won Mississippi last month …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Republican presidential hopeful Cruz in national dead heat with Trump - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Exclusive: Republican presidential hopeful Cruz in national dead heat with Trump - Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump voters overwhelmingly feel under attack
Poll: Trump voters overwhelmingly feel under attack
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WTVT:
Florida hunters nab nearly 15-foot gator that was snacking on their cattle — OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (FOX 13) - Two hunters at a Florida farm say it's the largest alligator they've ever captured in the wild: nearly 15 feet long. — Lee Lightsey, the owner of Outwest Farms in Okeechobee …
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
How Megyn Kelly Survived Donald Trump — Megyn Kelly was leaving her Manhattan apartment on a recent day when her doorman ime slothrew his arms around her. “Why is Peter hugging me?” the star anchor of Fox News remembers thinking. The embrace was meant as reassurance after yet another nasty tweet written by Donald Trump.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Megyn Kelly, keeping ‘options open,’ says she might not stay at Fox News
Megyn Kelly, keeping ‘options open,’ says she might not stay at Fox News
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Jeff Tavss / WPLG-TV:
Motorcyclist claims Miami driver attempted to run him off road — Rider claims he is ‘inexperienced’ and panicked — MIAMI - A South Florida motorcyclist claims he was almost forced off a Miami roadway in a road rage incident that was all caught on video and posted to YouTube.
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
‘Jackie’ must testify in lawsuit over Rolling Stone rape story — A Virginia judge has ruled that the woman at the center of Rolling Stone's discredited story about an alleged frat house gang rape must testify as part of a lawsuit against the magazine. — The woman identified only as …
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
George Mason Tinkers With Name of Scalia Law School to Avoid Awkward Acronym — Days after George Mason University's law school announced that it was renaming itself after Justice Antonin Scalia, the school is slightly adjusting what it's calling itself — thanks to unforeseen and unfortunate wordplay.
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Fuming Because John Kasich Won't Bow Out — MADISON, Wis. — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, eyeing a victory here that could reshape the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has appeared most vexed by a rival he views as more of a long-term nuisance than a short-term threat: Gov. John Kasich of Ohio.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
MSNBC edits out Roger Stone interview — MSNBC purposely edited out an interview that Bloomberg's Mark Halperin and John Heilemann held with former Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone on Monday for their show “With All Due Respect,” an MSNBC spokeswoman confirmed.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Roger Stone Threatens To Sic Trump Voters On Delegates Who ‘Steal’ Nom (VIDEO)
Roger Stone Threatens To Sic Trump Voters On Delegates Who ‘Steal’ Nom (VIDEO)
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Impeachment Process Begins Against Alabama Governor Over Sex Scandal — Gov. Robert Bentley has admitted making sexual statements to a top aide, but denied having a physical relationship with her. — Gov. Robert Bentley listens to a phone call as Rebekah Mason announces his win for Alabama governor in 2014.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Alabama lawmakers threaten to impeach sex scandal-plagued governor
Alabama lawmakers threaten to impeach sex scandal-plagued governor
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Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Twitter Said to Win NFL Deal for Thursday Night Streaming Rights — Twitter Inc., making a strategic push into online programming, won a deal to show Thursday night National Football League games online, a person familiar with the matter said. — The social-media company was said to be bidding …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
You probably missed Sarah Palin's speech in Wisconsin. It was totally bizarre. … Sarah Palin went to Wisconsin over the weekend to tout her preferred candidate — Donald Trump — at a GOP fundraising dinner in advance of the Badger State's presidential primary today. What happened next will stun you.
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The University of Texas at Austin:
Statement on Body Found on Campus — The following is a statement from The University of Texas at Austin President Gregory L. Fenves: — Today, we are dealing with a tragedy on campus. University police have discovered a body in Waller Creek behind the alumni center and are investigating a possible homicide.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
7 lingering questions in the Clinton email investigation — The FBI appears to be entering the home stretch of its investigation into Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — 's private email server. — Yet even as arrangements are reportedly being made to interview Clinton and her top aides, much remains unclear.
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Wgn Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Candy bar shoplifter faces life in prison — Share Update: … (NEW ORLEANS) A man faces life in prison for stealing candy. — Jacobia Grimes is accused of taking $31 worth of candy bars from a store in Louisiana. — Grimes has five prior theft convictions.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Makes Up The Name Of A Federal Agency He Would Axe As Prez (VIDEO) — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump had a Rick Perry moment during a Fox News town hall Monday night when he vowed to do away with the “Department of Environmental,” an agency that does not exist.
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