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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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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 …
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 …
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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.
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Breitbart:
Fallout: Donald Trump Will Fall 50-100 Delegates Short of 1,237 Needed to Clinch Nomination
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Michael Scherer / TIME:
Can America Learn to Love Ted Cruz?
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Donors, Eager to Defeat Donald Trump, Learn to Love Ted Cruz
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Carson: ‘Ironic’ Cruz is getting establishment support
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Cruz or Bust — If the Republican Party is to be saved …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Poll: Hefty slice of Virginia's GOP will bolt if Trump is nominee
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Yup, Rudy Giuliani Is Voting For Donald Trump
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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 …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Team Sanders accuses Clinton of running ‘smear campaign’
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Cruz Unloads on Trump
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Why a race further down the Wisconsin ballot rattled Democrats
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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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Rhodes Middle School student slammed by SAISD police officer
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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 …
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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
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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