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2:40 PM ET, April 5, 2016

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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.
Discussion: Politicus USA
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NBC News:
Donald Trump's National Lead Dips After Controversial Week: Poll  —  Anti-Trump Forces Fighting for a Cruz Win in Wisconsin 2:41  —  Ahead of the Wisconsin primary, Donald Trump remains the frontrunner but his support among Republicans and Republican-leaners nationally has dropped three points …
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Post
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Behind in Wisconsin, Loses Some of the Self-Confidence in Appeal to Voters
ABC News:
The Note: Wisconsin Primary Primer
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Karl Rove: If Trump wins Wisconsin, ‘the contest is over’
Discussion: Political Wire
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Trump's Support Dips Nationally
Discussion: AOL
Patrick Reis / Politico:
Trump is in trouble in Wisconsin
Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air
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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Wall Street Journal:
The Real Kasich Threat  —  Trump and Cruz fear GOP convention delegates might prefer a winner.  —  All of a sudden the two Republican presidential front-runners seem unnaturally preoccupied with the guy in third place, and they're teaming up to demand that John Kasich drop out.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Mississippi poll: Clinton within 3 points of Trump
Discussion: RedState
CNN:
Panama Papers fallout: Iceland's Prime Minister resigns  —  Reykjavik, Iceland (CNN)The Panama Papers leaks apparently resulted in a political casualty Tuesday when Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned.  —  Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, the deputy chair of the Progressive Party …
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Bryan Dewan / ThinkProgress:
Prime Minister Resigns After Thousands Of Icelanders Protest Over Panama Papers Scandal
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.
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Top aide: Sanders hopes to win nomination at convention  —  (CNN)Jeff Weaver, Bernie Sanders' campaign manager, said Tuesday he believes the Democratic primary fight will continue until the convention, and that Sanders will emerge as the winner, not Hillary Clinton.
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Robby Mook:
To Hillary Clinton supporters: The facts on where the race stands
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Alabama lawmakers threaten to impeach sex scandal-plagued governor  —  State lawmakers in Alabama said they had begun the impeachment process for the state's governor on Tuesday.  —  Rep. Ed Henry, a Republican, announced during a news conference at the statehouse in Montgomery …
Discussion: WAFF-TV and Joe.My.God.
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Paul Gattis / al.com:
Gov. Robert Bentley on scandal: 'I've asked God to forgive me'
Discussion: Washington Post
Scott Allen / Washington Post:
Walmart still selling Maryland T-shirts featuring the outline of Massachusetts  —  The outlines of Colorado and Wyoming look somewhat similar.  Mississippi resembles Alabama flipped horizontally.  New Hampshire sort of looks like Vermont rotated clockwise 180 degrees.
Discussion: AOL, FOX 61 and Consumerist
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 …
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.
Discussion: FOX31 Denver
Caitlin Huey-Burns / Real Clear Politics:
The “Draft Paul Ryan” Pipe Dream  —  Paul Ryan became something of a GOP rescuer last year after assuming the role of House speaker and uniting warring factions of his party.  Well liked by constituencies both inside and outside of his party, Ryan is also something of a rare breed …
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 …
German Lopez / Vox:
PayPal makes it official: North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law will cost the state jobs  —  Businesses have been increasingly critical of North Carolina's recently passed anti-LGBTQ law.  Now, it looks like one big company — PayPal — is officially pulling its business from the state in a move …
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 …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
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
 
 
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KCTV:
Man murdered in front of daughter in Kansas City parking lot
Discussion: Raw Story and KFOR-TV
Nealjriley / CBS Boston:
Senator Wants Investigation Into Gun That Looks Like iPhone
Discussion: American Spectator
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Anti-Muslim goons rip up Quran and beg Trump to turn Phoenix mosque into a 7-Eleven
Discussion: KPNX and alan.com
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
DNC chair: I'm not doing good job ‘blocking’ Sanders
Discussion: Political Wire
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Here's exactly how a brokered Republican convention would work
Kiersten Nuñez / fox13now.com:
Alleged drunk driver loses dog out car window while doing U-turn, police say
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Click2Houston.com:
United Airlines flight attendant opens emergency door, deploys slide after plane lands at Bush IAH
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Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
Obama Admin Tells Landlords They Can't Refuse To House Criminals
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Sanders reshapes Obama's 2016 plans
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