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Jeffrey R. Immelt / Washington Post:
GE CEO: Bernie Sanders says we're ‘destroying the moral fabric’ of America.  He's wrong.  —  Jeffrey R. Immelt is chairman and chief executive of GE.  —  We at GE were interested to read comments Monday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who told the New York Daily News editorial board that GE …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders: Clinton's not qualified to be president
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Clinton questions whether Sanders is qualified to be president
Discussion: NBC News, Daily News Bin and The Hill
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: 25 percent of Sanders voters would shun Clinton
New York Post:
Ted Cruz's campaign stop in the Bronx is a complete dud  —  There are more than 1.4 million people in the Bronx — but Ted Cruz couldn't even muster 100 at a campaign event in Parkchester with state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., a conservative Christian minister.  —  Cruz visited the Sabrosura Chinese …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Sen. Jim Risch isn't sure if he just endorsed Ted Cruz  —  Idaho Sen. Jim Risch endorsed Ted Cruz's presidential campaign on Wednesday — depending on your definition of the term.  —  Risch said he wouldn't support Republican front-runner Donald Trump and framed Cruz as the only candidate he could support.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Giuliani to meet with Ted Cruz  —  Rudy Giuliani will meet with Ted Cruz on Thursday in New York, according to a national political operative and Republican operative in New York familiar with the plans.  —  The meeting could signal a significant shift: Giuliani had in February said he was acting …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Gingrich: ‘Trump has now normalized Cruz’
Discussion: Politico and FOX News Radio
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Gingrich: Trump has made Ted Cruz look normal
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Daily News:
Ted Cruz visit to Bronx high school canceled after students threaten a walkout: ‘His views are against ours’
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump tops 50 percent in New York, Cruz in third place
Paul Choate / myfox8.com:
North Carolina couple arrested after 4 children test positive for meth  —  NEBO, N.C. — Two people have been arrested after children living with them tested positive for methamphetamine.  —  Kimberly Dawn Lowery, 29, and Nathan Todd Vallini, 27, both of Nebo, are each charged with four counts …
WSVN-TV:
Mom outraged after photo of son with staple gun to face goes viral  —  OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (WSVN) — A South Florida mother is demanding answers after she found a photo on social media showing a teenage student holding a staple gun to her 6-year-old son's cheek at school.
Discussion: WGN-TV and FOX6Now.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
New Field poll in CA puts Trump up 39/32 over Cruz  —  In order to win the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot, Donald Trump has to win approximately 62% of the remaining delegates.  With a few Cruz-friendly states still on the horizon, that means Trump has to win big in New York and in California.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Wall St is pretty certain who will be president  —  In the polling places and on the airwaves, there remains a high level of uncertainty about who will be the next U.S. president.  Not so on Wall Street and the markets.  —  Recent indications from deep-pocketed institutional investors …
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:   With Wisconsin Win, Cruz Tries for Upper Hand
Chuck Fieldman / Chicago Tribune:
Oak Brook teen catches rare shark on vacation  —  An 18-year-old Oak Brook resident caught an albino or leucistic swell shark in the Sea of Cortez near Cabo San Lucas.  —  As a senior on the Hinsdale Central bass fishing team, Scott McLaughlin is looking forward to the spring and his final season of competition.
Discussion: FOX31 Denver, Q13 FOX News and KTLA
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department:
Pair Facing State Jail Felony Charges Stemming from Graffiti on Iconic Enchanted Rock  —  SAN MARCOS, Texas - Law enforcement officials from the State Park Police, Texas Game Wardens and San Marcos Police Department Wednesday arrested two individuals in connection with defacing of the iconic Enchanted Rock.
Discussion: WGN-TV and KTLA
Sandra Phillips / FOX5 San Diego:
Young woman's body found stuffed in suitcase near hotel  —  SAN DIEGO - A suitcase left outside a hotel near a row of trash bins Wednesday in downtown San Diego contained the body of a “young” woman, according to investigators.  —  San Diego police closed 7th Avenue between Ash and A streets due to an investigation in the area.
Discussion: WTVR-TV, FOX2now.com, FOX6Now.com, FOX40 and KTLA
Telegraph:
Don't be fooled - Elon Musk's electric cars aren't about to save the planet  —  Tesla car races Qantas airliner  —  Play!  —  As Elon Musk presented the new Tesla 3, a fawning press announced that the “world-changing car” could “dominate” the market.  Within days, 276,000 people had put down $1,000 to pre-order the car.
Joan Vennochi / BostonGlobe.com:
Why is the FBI so slow on Clinton e-mail probe?  —  IF FBI Director James Comey feels no deadline pressure to wrap up the investigation into Hillary Clinton's e-mail server, he should.  —  “The urgency is to do it well and promptly.  And ‘well’ comes first,” Comey told local law enforcement agents …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama emerges as key anti-Trump messenger  —  President Obama is increasingly taking on Donald Trump  —  , the Republican front-runner in the race to succeed him.  —  Obama, who is officially neutral in the Democratic race between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders  —  and his former secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Hot Air and NBC News
Maajid Nawaz / The Daily Beast:
Another Dead Blasphemer—in Scotland  —  The stench of Islamic extremism has become all too common among the religious and community leaders of the U.K.  —  LONDON — Asad Shah was a much-loved Muslim shopkeeper in Scotland's first city of Glasgow.  Embodying the slogan of his mosque …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Blows Off Pro-Life Leaders  —  The formerly pro-choice Republican, already in deep trouble after talking about “punishment” for women, just ticked off a lot of conservative activists.  —  Donald Trump just blew off pro-life leaders exactly one week after he angered the movement by calling for “punishment” for abortion.
Pfizer:
Pfizer Announces Termination Of Proposed Combination With Allergan  —  Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the merger agreement between Pfizer and Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) has been terminated by mutual agreement of the companies.  The decision was driven by the actions announced …
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Mark Pernice / BuzzFeed:
America is being watched from above.  Government surveillance planes routinely circle over most major cities — but usually take the weekends off.  —  Each weekday, dozens  —  of U.S. government aircraft take to the skies and slowly circle over American cities.
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Verge
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
The Panama Papers Actually Reflect Pretty Well on Capitalism  —  The leak of confidential documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca has had many interesting results.  We've seen the biggest dump of confidential documents in history.  Prominent international figures have been revealed as the holders …
Christine Sexton / Politico:
State tells critic of Children's Medical Services to pay rent  —  TALLAHASSEE — Physician, pay for thyself.  —  That's the edict that has been given to a well-known pediatrician who also happens to be a sharp critic of the administration of Gov. Rick Scott.
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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