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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 …
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Announces Plan for Speech at Vatican, and Clarifications Follow — 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 …
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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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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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Heidi Parker For / Daily Mail:
Cage fighter! Nicolas Cage, 52, in brawl with Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil, 55, outside a Vegas casino after rocker ‘pulls a woman to the ground by her hair for asking the movie star for his autograph’ — The lady was a fan of Nicolas' and was saying hello with the musician grabbed …
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TMZ.com:
Vince Neil — Fights Nic Cage After Allegedly Attacking Woman (VIDEO) — FIGHTS NIC CAGE AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING WOMAN — EXCLUSIVE — Vince Neil and Nic Cage got in a huge physical fight in Las Vegas Thursday, after Vince allegedly attacked a woman in a hotel ... and Vince is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
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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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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Colorado Loss Reveals Chaotic, Overwhelmed Trump Campaign
Colorado Loss Reveals Chaotic, Overwhelmed Trump Campaign
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Inside Ted Cruz's Push to Grab All of Colorado's Delegates
Roger Stone / The Daily Caller:
GOP Establishment Money Funding Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson To Attack Trump — The next time you hear Mark Levin on the radio, or watch Glenn Beck on TV, or read Erick Erickson, RedState.com on the Internet, you might just ask yourself who is paying for the message?
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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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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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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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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Donald Trump Should Read The Bible And Pray
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)
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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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Michael Wines / New York Times:
The Voter Support Agency Accused of Suppressing Votes — The federal Election Assistance Commission was formed after the disputed 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore and given an innocuous name and a seemingly inoffensive mission: to help state election officials make it easier to vote.
Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
SpaceX rocket successfully lands on ocean drone platform for first time — Falcon 9 rocket takes off with a cargo capsule bound for International Space Station before successfully landing on drone barge in fifth attempt — SpaceX landed a reusable rocket on a robotic drone on Friday …
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Ivana Kottasova / CNNMoney:
Americans and Canadians might need visas for Europe — Be prepared! You might need a visa for your next European holiday or business trip. — The European Union is considering requiring Americans and Canadians to apply for visas, even if they only want to come for a short break.
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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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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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