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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.
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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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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 …
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire


Poll: Clinton, Trump lead in Maryland
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Politico and Washington Times

Gingrich: ‘Trump has now normalized Cruz’
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Politico and FOX News Radio

Sen. Jim Risch isn't sure if he just endorsed Ted Cruz
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Ted Cruz visit to Bronx high school canceled after students threaten a walkout: ‘His views are against ours’
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Gingrich: Trump has made Ted Cruz look normal
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ABC News and Washington Post

Trump tops 50 percent in New York, Cruz in third place
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Politico, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit


Bernie Sanders: Hillary Clinton is not ‘qualified’ to be president — Sanders: Clinton isn't qualified to be president — Clinton and Sanders are escalating their war of words leading up to the New York primary in less than two weeks — Watch CNN and NY1's Democratic debate …
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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 …
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Hillary Clinton Literally Laughed Out Loud When The Sanders Camp Said She Was Too Ambitious
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Clinton questions whether Sanders is qualified to be president
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Bernie's giant misfire on guns: His tone-deaf position on Sandy Hook lawsuit should open Democrats' eyes
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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 …
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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.
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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.


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 …


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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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 …

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.


2 men considered ‘dangerous to others’ escape from Western State mental hospital; search under way — LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Two men considered “dangerous to others” escaped from the Western State Hospital Wednesday night, police said. — Anthony Garver, who was found incompetent to stand trial …


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 …


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


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 …


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 …
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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 …
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An open letter to Donald Trump from Ari Fleischer: Five things you need to do now — FILE - March 20, 2016: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the Palm Beach County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.(AP)

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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