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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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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Behind in Wisconsin, Loses Some of the Self-Confidence in Appeal to Voters — Donald Trump, making his closing arguments in Wisconsin the day before the state's primary, asked voters to give him a surprise victory that could put him on a glide path to winning the party's nomination.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Milwaukee snubs Trump — MILWAUKEE — Sixteen miles separated Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Monday night, but the distance between them felt much greater. — Trump, the national front-runner, arrived to a half-empty auditorium at the Milwaukee Theatre in a defensive crouch …
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Patrick Reis / Politico:
Trump is in trouble in Wisconsin
Trump is in trouble in Wisconsin
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New York Times and Washington Post
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Wisconsin primary: 5 things to watch
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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Trump eyeing money transfers from immigrants in plan to build wall — would force Mexico to pay for a wall along its border with the U.S. by threatening to block money transfers from immigrants in the U.S., The Washington Post reports. — The Post on Tuesday said that Trump plans …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's exactly how a brokered Republican convention would work — Will Paul Ryan be the Republican nominee? … State of the 2016 race … FIX: There's only one question on anyone's mind right now: Does Donald Trump get to 1,237 delegates before the Republican convention or not? Why? Why not?
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Charles Koch Is Privately Committed To Getting Paul Ryan Nominated In Cleveland: Source
Charles Koch Is Privately Committed To Getting Paul Ryan Nominated In Cleveland: Source
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Paul Ryan Is Running for President
Paul Ryan Is Running for President
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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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Rick Pfeiffer / Niagara Gazette:
FBI director talks terrorism, Hillary Clinton during Buffalo visit
FBI director talks terrorism, Hillary Clinton during Buffalo visit
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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:
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.
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 …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
DNC chair: I'm not doing good job ‘blocking’ Sanders — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) late Monday night defended her handling of her party's presidential primary. — On Comedy Central's “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” …
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Robby Mook:
To Hillary Clinton supporters: The facts on where the race stands — Thanks to nearly 9 million voters across the country and the support of people like you, Hillary Clinton has built a nearly insurmountable lead among both delegates and actual voters. Contrary to the claims of the Sanders campaign …
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The Week:
Republicans are plotting economic disaster for 2016 — Our free email newsletters … Since George W. Bush's presidency, Republican economic ideas have become drastically more conservative. Instead of massive tax cuts for the rich coupled with a general tolerance of the rest of government …
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Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Panama Papers Leaker: ‘I Want to Make These Crimes Public’ — An anonymous source began to expose the finances of the world's most feared and powerful men like Vladimir Putin with a single question: ‘Interested in data?’ — LONDON — When an encrypted message first flashed …
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Associated Press:
Tennessee Lawmakers Vote for Bible as State's Official Book — Having already made a .50-caliber sniper gun the official state rifle, Tennessee lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to making the Holy Bible the state's official book. — The state Senate voted 19-8 in favor …
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Gov. Robert Bentley on scandal: 'I've asked God to forgive me' — Governor Bentley talks about scandal ad asks God for forgiveness — Gov. Robert Bentley made perhaps his most heartfelt apology yet on Monday, repeatedly asking the people of Alabama for forgiveness for the scandal that has engulfed his administration.
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Washington Post
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Sanders reshapes Obama's 2016 plans — Bernie Sanders is keeping Barack Obama locked in limbo. — Despite his steadily rising popularity, the president's expected role in 2016 as the Democratic Party unifier is on hold for another three-and-a-half months, if Sanders keeps his campaign going through the July convention.
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The Times & The Sunday Times:
Radioactive wild boar roaming Fukushima countryside — Communities in northern Japan are being overwhelmed by radioactive wild boars which are rampaging across the countryside after being contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. — The animals' numbers are increasing …
New York Times:
Republicans and Voter Suppression — It's become an accepted truth of modern politics that Republican electoral prospects go up as the number of voters goes down. Conservatives have known this for a long time, which helps explain their intensifying efforts to make it harder to vote …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Sanders: Wisconsin voter ID laws are ‘un-American’
Sanders: Wisconsin voter ID laws are ‘un-American’
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Exclusive: Police Investigate Death Threats Made Against Michelle Fields — Listen to the Chilling Audio — Ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields contacted authorities Friday after an individual made multiple death threats against her. — In audio obtained by TheBlaze …
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