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6:45 PM ET, April 5, 2016

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New York Times:
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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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Americans show up in the Panama Papers, too  —  No politicians of note are in files but plenty of others  —  Among them: Retirees, scammers, and tax evaders All find a use for secrecy of offshore companies  —  WASHINGTON  —  The passports of at least 200 Americans show up in this week's massive leak …
Bryan Dewan / ThinkProgress:
Prime Minister Resigns After Thousands Of Icelanders Protest Over Panama Papers Scandal
Reuters with CNBC / CNBC:
Iceland PM calls for dissolution of parliament after tax scandal
Discussion: Vox, Associated Press and The Agonist
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.
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Obama Blasts Trump's Plan for Wall: ‘Good Luck With That’
Discussion: abc7chicago.com
ABC News:
Live: Republican Primary Exit Poll Analysis  —  Who turned out in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary and what motivated their votes?  —  Here are some of our observations of exit poll results from Republicans voting in the primary tonight.  —  This latest update is based on preliminary exit poll results.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mississippi poll: Clinton within 3 points of Trump
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
What a Win in Wisconsin Would Mean for Ted Cruz
Wall Street Journal:
The Real Kasich Threat
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 …
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.
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
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and Washington Post
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.
Discussion: WGN-TV
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Roger Stone Threatens To Sic Trump Voters On Delegates Who ‘Steal’ Nom (VIDEO)  —  Roger Stone, an informal adviser to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, said Monday that in the event of a contested GOP convention he planned to disclose where delegates are staying in Cleveland …
Discussion: RedState and neo-neocon
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Roger Stone threatens to send Trump supporters to delegate hotel rooms
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 …
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Above the Law and LawNewz
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:   George Mason Tweaks Name Of Scalia Law School To Avoid #ASSLaw Hashtag
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Campaign manager: Sanders can win nomination at contested convention … 's campaign manager insisted Tuesday that the Vermont senator will win the Democratic nomination over Hillary Clinton  —  at the party's convention this summer.  —  “I think what this campaign is looking …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders needs Wisconsin win to reset race against Clinton
Discussion: ABC News
The Clarion Ledger:
Gov. Phil Bryant signs MS ‘religious freedom’ bill  —  House Speaker Philip Gunn says his HB1523 religious objections bill is not about discrimination.  He believes business leaders fears about it are unfounded and he's confident it will stand up to court challenges.  Geoff Pender/The Clarion-Ledger
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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.
James Varney / Politico:
Do Reporters Know They're Giving Money to Sanders and Clinton?  —  Democrats seeking the White House can usually count on cash donations from some of the same journalists who cover them—though the journalists themselves are not necessarily aware of this conflict of interest and their participation …
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.
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Republican presidential hopeful Cruz in national dead heat with Trump - Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Republican presidential underdog Ted Cruz has pulled into a statistical dead heat with front-runner Donald Trump, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.  —  The U.S. senator from Texas …
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Report: ‘Substantial reason to believe’ Alan Grayson broke law  —  House report alleged “a substantial reason to believe” that U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson broke federal law and House ethics rules in connection with his offshore hedge fund. … Privacy Policy  —  A report compiled by the House Office …
 
 
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's false claim that he has released his full federal tax returns
Discussion: Mediaite
The Charlotte Observer:
PayPal withdraws plans for Charlotte expansion over HB2
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Karl Rove: If Trump wins Wisconsin, ‘the contest is over’
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Wgn Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Candy bar shoplifter faces life in prison
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Scott Allen / Washington Post:
Walmart still selling Maryland T-shirts featuring the outline of Massachusetts
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