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John Follain / Bloomberg:
Vatican Academy Criticizes Sanders's ‘Monumental Discourtesy’ — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders reached out to obtain his invitation to the Vatican and showed “monumental discourtesy” in the process, a senior Vatican official said. — “Sanders made the first move …
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Sanders Accused of ‘Discourtesy’ in Seeking Vatican Invitation — Presidential candidate says he's a ‘big fan’ of Pope Francis — Sanders' visit may inject the Pope into Democratic contest — A senior Vatican official accused Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of showing a …
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders to Travel to Papal Conference in Rome — Senator Bernie Sanders was excited on Friday to announce that he would travel to Rome this month to give a high-profile speech at the Vatican, but the trip quickly spurred an international dust-up amid confusion about how he got invited and whether he would meet Pope Francis.
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John L. Allen Jr / CRUX:
Pope Francis lets the world in on the Church's best-kept secret
Pope Francis lets the world in on the Church's best-kept secret
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Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
New Jersey Homeowner May Face Jail for Flying Trump Campaign Flag — A New Jersey man who's been flying Donald Trump's campaign flag in front of his home since February could face up to a $2,000 fine or jail time when he faces a judge in the case. Brian Thompson reports (Published Friday, April 8, 2016)
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Colorado Loss Reveals Chaotic, Overwhelmed Trump Campaign — Cruz aims to keep Trump from a clean sweep in NY as Democratic race heats up 3:13 — ARVADA, Colo. — Colorado is not going well for Donald Trump. — After a shake-up at the top this week in which Trump empowered Paul Manafort …
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John Frank / Denver Post:
Ted Cruz is favored but Donald Trump is making minor play for national delegates — COLORADO SPRINGS — Ted Cruz continued his dominance in securing Colorado Republican delegates Friday, winning the 2nd, 4th and 5th Congressional Districts' delegates. — The Texas senator won all three delegates in the 4th Congressional District.
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Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump rally oozes fear, anxiety, and paranoia
Trump rally oozes fear, anxiety, and paranoia
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination
These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Court Strikes Down Scott Walker's Right-To-Work Law As Unconstitutional — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court has struck down the state's right-to-work law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, calling it unconstitutional. — A Dane County Circuit Court judge issued the ruling Friday in a lawsuit filed by local unions.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Sanders Over the Edge — From the beginning, many and probably most liberal policy wonks were skeptical about Bernie Sanders. On many major issues — including the signature issues of his campaign, especially financial reform — he seemed to go for easy slogans over hard thinking.
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Peter Finocchiaro / Salon:
Ted Cruz's terrifying reinvention: How America's most detestable senator is repackaging himself for November — Cruz's odds of winning the nomination are steadily increasing, and we should bey very, very afraid — On the occasion of longshot presidential candidate Ted Cruz's campaign launch back in March …
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Ali Gharib / Guardian:
Hillary Clinton broke the rules on the NYC subway. That's not fair — Campaigning, just like performing, is not allowed in subway cars. As long as musicians are slapped with fines, Clinton should be too — ew Yorkers got a chuckle on Thursday morning when Hillary Clinton rode the subway.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Subway Ride: “Sad!”
Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Subway Ride: “Sad!”
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Will email scandal leave Hillary ‘in handcuffs’? Clinton responds to GOP criticism
Will email scandal leave Hillary ‘in handcuffs’? Clinton responds to GOP criticism
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Bill Clinton: ‘I Almost Want to Apologize’ For Exchange With Black Lives Matter — Bill Clinton Expresses Regret Over His Response to Protesters 1:11 — Erie, Penn. — Bill Clinton issued a near-apology Friday for his role in a lengthy and heated exchange with Black Lives Matters protesters a day earlier in Philadelphia.
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Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Black Lives Matter Organizer Claims Black on Black Crime Is a ‘Myth’ …
Black Lives Matter Organizer Claims Black on Black Crime Is a ‘Myth’ …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Trump Knows That His Twitter Use Is A Problem — “We talk about it and a number of people have talked about it, including his family. And he knows that it's a problem. And the first part of solving the problem is recognizing that it exists.” — Carlo Allegri / Reuters
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Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Some Pro-Trump Twitter Accounts Appear To Be Part Of Marketing Campaign
Some Pro-Trump Twitter Accounts Appear To Be Part Of Marketing Campaign
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Is Even Less Competitive Than He Appears — Bernie Sanders's supporters are fond of the hypothesis that Democratic superdelegates, the elected leaders and party officials who currently support Hillary Clinton by a lopsided-doesn't-even-begin-to- describe-it 469 to 31 …
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Sanders gaining on Clinton in California poll
Sanders gaining on Clinton in California poll
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Steve Reilly / USA Today:
1,000 secret Nevada firms, and most trace to 2 overseas addresses — A USA TODAY analysis of more than 1,000 American-based companies registered by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers leak, casts the United States openly into an uncomfortable role …
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Invictus / The Big Picture:
Busted: The Sad Data Manipulation of Prof Mark Perry — @TBPInvictus here: — It was exactly one year ago - here - that I penned my first piece on Seattle's then-new (just going into effect) minimum wage. That piece focused on interesting (and wholly unsubstantiated) claims that the law …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama relents in fight over Fast and Furious documents — Four years after asserting executive privilege to block Congress from obtaining documents relating to a controversial federal gun trafficking investigation, President Barack Obama relented Friday, turning over to lawmakers thousands …
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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
The Secret Movement to Draft General James Mattis for President — Gen. James Mattis doesn't necessarily want to be president—but that's not stopping a group of billionaire donors from hatching a plan to get him there. — An anonymous group of conservative billionaires is ready to place …
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Elizabeth Warren / BostonGlobe.com:
How the Republicans painted themselves into this corner — SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM recently appeared on “The Daily Show” to endorse Ted Cruz for president. During the interview, host Trevor Noah ran an earlier clip in which Graham said that the choice between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz was like picking between getting shot or poisoned.
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Matt Giles / Popular Science:
A New Shrimp Simulacrum Hopes To Take Plates By Storm — YOUR NEXT SHRIMP PAD THAI MIGHT BE SHRIMP-FREE — Americans really like seafood — we consume about 4 billion pounds a year, and there is no way that various fisheries can compete with the demands of our gullets, as well as those of pescatarians worldwide.
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Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Trump says he never dated a woman who had an abortion … NEW YORK — Abortion may be Donald Trump's toughest subject, a rare topic where his comments are not Teflon and do stick — especially with women voters. — In an interview Thursday, Trump, 69, sought to clarify recent remarks …
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Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Corey Lewandowski Called Coworker ‘F*cking B*tch,’ Yelled at Subordinate for Visiting Dying Grandma — Donald Trump's campaign manager is a legend among his former colleagues—for all the wrong reasons. — Corey Lewandowski, the embattled manager of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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Fox News:
Source: No ‘coincidence’ Romanian hacker Guccifer extradited amid Clinton probe — The hacker known as ‘Guccifer’ is escorted by masked policemen in Bucharest, after being arrested in Arad, Romania. (Reuters) (REUTERS/Mediafax/Silviu Matei) — The extradition of Romanian hacker “Guccifer” …
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Associated Press:
MAN WHO SCALED CLIFF TO PROPOSE ARRESTED FOR DRUGS — MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — A man who had to be rescued when he climbed a California cliff to propose to his girlfriend via cellphone video later was acting erratically and was found to be high on methamphetamine, authorities said Friday.
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Senate encryption bill draft mandates ‘technical assistance’ — A long-awaited Senate Intelligence Committee encryption bill would force companies to provide “technical assistance” to government investigators seeking locked data, according to a discussion draft obtained by The Hill.
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