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5:40 PM ET, April 7, 2016

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Peter King: New Yorkers Voting For Cruz “Should Have Their Head Examined”  —  “Look, I hope he gets the cold shoulder and other things from every New Yorker.  Send him back where he belongs.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Rep. Peter King of New York said in a radio interview on Thursday …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Rudy Giuliani is voting for Donald Trump  —  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he's voting for fellow New Yorker Donald Trump for president in the April 19 Republican primary.  —  “I support Trump.  I'm gonna vote for Trump,” Giuliani told The Post Thursday.
Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks.
Discussion: RedState, Vox, TIME, The Right Scoop and Guardian
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz, Unwelcome In The Bronx, Gets A Taste Of ‘New York Values’  —  He may be riding a high after his win in Wisconsin, but New Yorkers are ready to bring Texas Sen. Ted Cruz back to reality.  —  The Republican presidential candidate who has criticized Donald Trump for his “New York values …
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
Trump's weak delegate operation could derail his nomination  —  There's a recurring question among the Republicans gathering in Colorado at state and local conventions to choose delegates this week: “Where's Donald Trump?”  —  Colorado is a rare state where party officials choose delegates without …
Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
Trump's Wisconsin Debacle a Major Warning to the GOP  —  “Tonight is a turning point,” an exultant Ted Cruz declared in his victory speech on Tuesday night after a blowout win in the Wisconsin primary over Donald Trump.  “Tonight, Wisconsin has lit a candle guiding the way forward,” Cruz continued.
Breitbart:
Fallout: Donald Trump Will Fall 50-100 Delegates Short of 1,237 Needed to Clinch Nomination
Nick Gass / Politico:
Carson: ‘Ironic’ Cruz is getting establishment support
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Rudolph Giuliani to Vote for, but Not Endorse, Donald Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Giuliani: I'm voting for Trump
Discussion: RedState and Guardian
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Yup, Rudy Giuliani Is Voting For Donald Trump
Discussion: Politico and Washington Monthly
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Bernie Sanders Says Clinton Isn't ‘Qualified’ to Be President  —  New Yorkers are a blunt and confrontational bunch, so it's only appropriate that as the presidential campaign heads to the Empire State—birthplace of Bernie Sanders and adopted home of Hillary Clinton—ahead of the April 19 primary …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Not Good, Not Good At All  —  As you no doubt saw, last night Bernie Sanders launched a pretty blistering attack on Hillary Clinton, calling her unqualified to be president because of various past positions, relationships and votes.  The attack was premised on Sanders' claim that Clinton …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Team Sanders accuses Clinton of running ‘smear campaign’
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Common Dreams
The Hill:
Sanders defends calling Clinton unqualified for White House
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Sanders's incorrect claim that Clinton called him ‘not qualified’ for the presidency
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Poll: Hefty slice of Virginia's GOP will bolt if Trump is nominee
Discussion: RedState and Balloon Juice
Chicago Tribune:
Dennis Hastert accused of sexual abuse by at least 4, sources say  —  Stephen Reinboldt's sister Jolene Burdge speaks out about her brother's alleged abuse by Dennis Hastert decades ago.  (John Kim/Chicago Tribune)  —  For months, federal authorities have hinted at the motive behind …
WOAI:
Student body-slammed by school police officer  —  SAN ANTONIO - A viral video showing a school police officer body-slamming a 12-year-old girl to the ground has sparked a San Antonio Independent School District investigation.  —  The district confirmed the officer was put on paid leave Wednesday morning.
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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Verizon to Proceed With Yahoo Bid, Google Weighs Offer  —  Time, buyout firms Bain, TPG said to still consider bid  —  AT&T, Comcast said to lose interest; Microsoft won't bid  —  Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business next week …
Ian McDonald / FOX40:
Ione Middle Schooler Found with Drug Disguised as Candy  —  IONE-  —  A student at Ione Junior High School was found to have a drug disguised as candy, according to school administration.  —  Principal William Murray said a student had a piece of “candy” that looked like a Smartie, but the student kept sniffing it.
Discussion: FOX31 Denver, fox8.com and AOL
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Dems on FEC target conservatives, vote to punish maker of anti-Obama movie  —  The three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission, in their latest and boldest move to regulate conservative media, voted in unison to punish a movie maker critical of President Obama after he distributed …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Staffer: Wisconsin GOPers Cheered Voter ID Bill For What It ‘Could Do For Us’  —  A former top staffer for a Republican legislator in Wisconsin suggested this week that GOP legislators were motivated to pass the state's tough photo voter ID law because they believed it would help them at the ballot box …
Arwa Mahdawi / Guardian:
20,000 lesbians in the desert: welcome to the Dinah, a world without men  —  For five days in Palm Springs, Arwa Mahdawi entered an alternate reality where gay women celebrate each other with pool parties, dancing and debauchery  —  very year at the end of March, 20,000 lesbians from around …
Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren't Making Payments  —  New figure raises worries that millions of them may never repay more than $200 billion owed  —  More than 40% of Americans who borrowed from the government's main student-loan program aren't making payments or are behind …
Discussion: Vox
Raphael Ahren / The Times of Israel:
Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’  —  Candidate's claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state's security, MK and former envoy to US says  —  Bernie Sanders should retract and apologize for his “libelous” suggestion that Israel killed …
Adam Boult / Telegraph:
Watch: Irma Bule bitten on stage by cobra  —  Play!  —  Indonesian pop singer Irma Bule died this week after being bitten by a snake used as an on-stage prop during a live performance on Sunday.  —  “The accident happened in the middle of the second song when Irma stepped on the snake's tail …
Discussion: Never Yet Melted and AOL
Melissa Allison / Zillow Porchlight:
‘Fixer Upper’ Couple Snags Historic Estate in Waco  —  The popular stars of HGTV's “Fixer Upper” have landed a new home in Waco, TX, where they already live in a farmhouse on an acreage with their four children and dozens of animals.  —  Officials for Magnolia Homes, the company Chip and Joanna Gaines own …
Discussion: WTKR-TV
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Panama Papers Reveal Clinton's Kremlin Connection  —  John and Tony Podesta aren't fooling anyone  —  The revelations of the so-called Panama Papers that are roiling the world's political and financial elites this week include important facts about Team Clinton.
Discussion: The Right Perspective
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Google expanding self-driving vehicle testing to Phoenix, Arizona  —  Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is expanding its testing of self-driving cars to the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, the company said on Thursday, making it the fourth U.S. city to serve as a proving ground for the autonomous vehicles.
Discussion: The Hill, The Verge and Engadget
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court: Yes, Puerto Rico's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional  —  WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday stated unambiguously that Puerto Rico's ban on same-sex couples' marriages is unconstitutional, throwing a federal judge off a case after the judge had ruled in March that the ban was still in effect.
Discussion: Vox
 
 
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4 Social Workers Charged With Child Abuse in Torture Death of 8-Year-Old Gabriel Fernandez: DA
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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA bosses in 7 states manipulated vets' wait times for care
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Daily Mail:
Drunk-driving illegal immigrant who killed straight-A college student on her graduation …
The Independent:
Venezuela declares every Friday a holiday
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Trump has more than math to worry about in Cleveland
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In U.S., Concern About Crime Climbs to 15-Year High
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Sexting for your health: patients send genitalia photos, raising legal concerns
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EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians: EU source
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