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6:50 PM ET, April 7, 2016

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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.
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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.
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 …
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
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.
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 …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Rudolph Giuliani to Vote for, but Not Endorse, Donald Trump
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
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
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:   Vladimir Putin Says Allegations in Panama Papers Are an American Plot
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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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 and The Daily Caller
Mark Davis / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Ben & Jerry's co-founder tempts Secret Service by stamping messages on money  —  Ben & Jerry's co-founder says money is corrupting politics, so he stamps message on cash  —  H&R Block and others have faced questions about the legality of advertising on money
Discussion: alan.com
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: WTKR-TV, FOX31 Denver 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 …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Bill Clinton Battles Black Lives Matter Protesters in Philly: 'They're Afraid of the Truth!'  —  Former president Bill Clinton got in a heated argument with Black Lives Matter protesters as he was campaigning for his wife Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia, battling the protesters over his passage of criminal justice reform.
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 …
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 …
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 and Towleroad
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 …
Keith Srakocic / Associated Press:
Indiana Trooper Sued Twice For Proselytizing During Traffic Stops  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana State Police trooper faces a second lawsuit accusing him of preaching to citizens while on duty.  —  Wendy Pyle filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis claiming …
Discussion: Fox 59 and Associated Press
Science:
Durably reducing transphobia: A field experiment on door-to-door canvassing  —  1Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.  —  2Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.  —  Vol. 352, Issue 6282, pp.  220-224  —  DOI: 10.1126/science.aad9713
 
 
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Google expanding self-driving vehicle testing to Phoenix, Arizona
Discussion: The Hill, Engadget and The Verge
Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
4 Social Workers Charged With Child Abuse in Torture Death of 8-Year-Old Gabriel Fernandez: DA
Discussion: FOX6Now.com and KFOR-TV
Daily Mail:
Drunk-driving illegal immigrant who killed straight-A college student on her graduation …
The Independent:
Venezuela declares every Friday a holiday
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump has more than math to worry about in Cleveland
Alyssa Davis / Gallup:
In U.S., Concern About Crime Climbs to 15-Year High
Discussion: Vox and Independent Journal …
Amanda Holpuch / Guardian:
Sexting for your health: patients send genitalia photos, raising legal concerns
Discussion: Mediaite
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Gabriela Baczynska / Reuters:
EU may require visas from Americans and Canadians: EU source
Jay Caruso / RedState:
(VIDEO) Hilarious. Watch “Just Like You” Hillary Struggle With Metrocard On The Subway
Discussion: twitchy.com, The Federalist and Hot Air
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Obama Claims Power to Make Illegal Immigrants Eligible for Social Security, Disability
Melissa Allison / Zillow Porchlight:
‘Fixer Upper’ Couple Snags Historic Estate in Waco
Discussion: WTKR-TV
Adam Boult / Telegraph:
Watch: Irma Bule bitten on stage by cobra
Discussion: Never Yet Melted and AOL
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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