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New York Daily News:
Ted Cruz visit to Bronx high school canceled after students threaten a walkout: ‘His views are against ours’ — Ted Cruz came to New York Wednesday talking about education, but he's the one who got schooled. — The lesson came from a group of Bronx high school students who told the Republican presidential candidate to stay away.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Gingrich: Trump has made Ted Cruz look normal — Newt Gingrich on Wednesday marveled at one of Donald Trump's biggest accomplishments in the 2016 race — making Ted Cruz appear normal. — The former House speaker predicted that Cruz could be boosted at a contested convention by establishment support …
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Cruz Pivots to General: ‘Hillary, Get Ready’ — Ted Cruz's speech in Wisconsin Tuesday night—one of the best of his presidential campaign—only briefly mentioned his top rival for the GOP nomination, Donald Trump. Instead, the Texas Republican, reinvigorated by a series of recent primary wins capped off …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz and Pastors Smite Donald Trump in Wisconsin
Ted Cruz and Pastors Smite Donald Trump in Wisconsin
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Washington Post, Red Alert Politics, Hot Air, The Last Tradition and Bloomberg
NBC News:
First Read: Map And Math About to Get Tougher for Cruz, Sanders
First Read: Map And Math About to Get Tougher for Cruz, Sanders
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New York Times, Washington Post and NBC News
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz: When I Attacked ‘New York Values,’ I Meant The Liberal Ones
Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
After Wisconsin, Cruz Looks to Churchill and Trump Turns to Troy
After Wisconsin, Cruz Looks to Churchill and Trump Turns to Troy
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New York Times, The American Conservative, US News and Associated Press
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.
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: 25 percent of Sanders voters would shun Clinton — Only 14 percent of Clinton supporters would not back Sanders — Clinton remains vulnerable with younger voters, independents, liberals — Sanders holds a slight advantage over Clinton among Democrats nationally — WASHINGTON
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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.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Anti-abortion leaders disappointed to not hear from Trump
Anti-abortion leaders disappointed to not hear from Trump
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Guardian, Right Wing Watch and LifeNews.com
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Hillary Clinton has had enough of Bernie Sanders — SYRACUSE, N.Y. — There's an unmistakable Groundhog Day quality to this spring campaign swing by Hillary Clinton: the chain-chugged Diet Dr Peppers, the pained rasp and crisp pantsuits — and the once-commanding lead undercut by an underdog near enough to nip at her sensible heels.
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Did Bernie Sanders Botch An Interview With The Daily News? It's Not That Simple. — The interview exposes as much about the media as it does about Bernie Sanders. — Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post — A notion is rapidly crystallizing among the national media …
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Mike Konczal / Roosevelt Institute:
Let's Dispel Once and for All With This Fiction that Sanders Doesn't Know How to Break Up Banks
Let's Dispel Once and for All With This Fiction that Sanders Doesn't Know How to Break Up Banks
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Clinton slams Sanders's ‘unimaginable’ position on guns
Clinton slams Sanders's ‘unimaginable’ position on guns
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Literally Laughed Out Loud When The Sanders Camp Said She Was Too Ambitious — “LOLZ. ROFL. LMAO” —Hillary Clinton — Bernie Sanders may have scored a win in Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday, but he still trails Hillary Clinton in the delegate count, even after winning seven of the last eight contests.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sanders aide: Don't destroy Dem party to satisfy Clinton's ‘ambitions’
Sanders aide: Don't destroy Dem party to satisfy Clinton's ‘ambitions’
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Common Dreams, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and Politico
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Describing 1-Year-Old Daughter Leaves Trevor Noah Speechless (VIDEO) — A 1994 clip of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump describing his 1-year-old daughter left “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah speechless Tuesday night. — The clip is from an episode of “Lifestyle of The Rich And Famous” …
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Hullabaloo and Shakesville
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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.
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Donald Blankenship Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Mine Safety Case — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Donald L. Blankenship, whose leadership of Massey Energy Company transformed him into one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Appalachia, was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in prison …
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Ken Ward Jr. / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Blankenship sentenced to a year in prison, one more year on supervised release
Blankenship sentenced to a year in prison, one more year on supervised release
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People.com:
Sarah Palin Says She Will Sue Azealia Banks Over Twitter Comments as Rapper Issues Letter of Apology — Azealia Banks issued an apology to Sarah Palin on Tuesday after the former governor of Alaska announced plans to sue the rapper over her hate-fueled, profanity-laden Twitter rant.
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Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
California authorities raid home of anti-Planned Parenthood videographer — Investigators with the California Department of Justice on Tuesday raided the home of David Daleiden, the anti-abortion activist behind a series of undercover videos targeting Planned Parenthood, the activist said.
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Hartford Courant:
Newtown Teacher Charged With Bringing Gun To School — Newtown middle school teacher Jason M. Adams was arrested for having a firearm on school grounds, police said. … NEWTOWN — A middle school teacher was charged Wednesday after he was found carrying a gun at school, police said.
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Andy Cush / Gawker:
State Senator Emails AP English Teacher to Offer His Thoughts on Beloved (Too Many Breasts) — When Toni Morrison's Beloved was published, in 1987, Margaret Atwood, writing in the New York Times Book Review called it a “triumph.” She wrote of the novel, which has come to be considered …
WFTS:
VIDEO: Woman confronts Gov. Rick Scott in Starbucks — GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A video captured a woman confronting Gov. Rick Scott as he stopped for coffee Tuesday in Gainesville. — “You cut Medicaid, so I couldn't get Obamacare,” said the woman, Cara Jennings, who then called him a derogatory word.
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Jimmy Carter / WSMV-TV:
Country music legend Merle Haggard dies at 79 — Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager confirmed. He turned 79 on Wednesday. — Haggard's manager said he died at 9:20 a.m. in California. — Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
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The Tab:
Everyone mistook a priest for a KKK member last night — He was spotted at Red Mango — Rumors of a klansman on campus have proven false after a priest innocently made his way through Bloomington. — Last night around 9:15 PM, social media became a furious storm of confusion regarding …
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Erwin Chemerinsky / The Atlantic:
What if the Supreme Court Were Liberal? — What might it mean to have five justices on the Supreme Court who were appointed by Democratic presidents? Since 1970, the year Harry Blackmun received Senate confirmation, there always have been at least five justices appointed by a Republican president on the Court.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Unveils Retirement-Savings Revamp, but With a Few Concessions to Industry — About $14 trillion in retirement savings could be affected by the rule — WASHINGTON—The Obama administration Wednesday rolled out a long-anticipated new rule aimed at transforming the way the financial …
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Hazel Torres / Christian News on Christian Today:
‘Demonic’ arches rising in New York and London on April 19: ‘Welcome signs’ for the Antichrist? — The ruins at the Temple of Baal in Palmyra, Syria are seen in this still image from an undated video taken from a social media website on March 24, 2016. — Christians should watch …