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Sanders gaining on Clinton in California poll — Clinton leads Sanders 47 percent to 41 percent Sanders capitalizing on support of young voters, independents — Clinton leads among women, older voters and registered Democrats — Rallying a crush of young people and independent voters to his campaign …
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Washington Times, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Outside the Beltway and Shakesville
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Fire Bill Clinton — No one is doing more damage to Hillary's campaign than her husband. — I wonder if there's a part of Bill Clinton that doesn't really want Hillary Clinton to become president, particularly if she has to distance herself from his legacy to do so.
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The Federalist, Betsy's Page and Power Line

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.

Bernie Sanders: I attacked Hillary Clinton because she attacked me — As the Democratic presidential candidates took to the sidewalks of New York, the tenor of the campaign was approaching the gutter — with each side raising questions about the other's qualifications for the highest office in the land.
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Talking Points Memo, NY State of Politics, AOL and Politico

Bill Clinton Gets Into Heated Exchange With Black Lives Matter Protester … In a prolonged exchange Thursday afternoon, former President Bill Clinton forcefully defended his 1994 crime bill to Black Lives Matter protesters in the crowd at a Hillary Clinton campaign event.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Slantpoint, American Spectator, ABC News and New York Magazine

Bill Clinton: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Are Defending Murders And Drug Dealers — On Thursday, while Bill Clinton was giving a speech to a crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters, he was repeatedly interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters. — He responded to them, saying …
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Breitbart, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Slate and The American Mirror


Bill Clinton clashes with protesters over his crime bill — repeatedly defended himself from criticism about his support of his controversial crime bill from a series of protestors during a rally for his wife's presidential campaign. — The protestors interrupted the president's stump speech …


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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The Daily Caller


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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Obama on Criticism of Lack of Diversity in SCOTUS Pick: I Didn't Say I Needed a ‘Black Lesbian from Skokie’ — Thursday at the University of Chicago Law School during a town hall meeting, President Barack Obama mocked the criticism that his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, did not add diversity to the bench.


Obama warns Dems against ‘Tea Party mentality’
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News


Bernie Sanders plans short hiatus from New York campaign trail to speak at the Vatican … NEW YORK — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, an enthusiastic fan of Pope Francis's work, plans to step off the campaign trail next week to speak at a conference hosted by the Vatican on social, economic and environmental issues.
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Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones and Political Wire
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Is an increasingly nasty Clinton-Sanders race doing lasting damage to Democrats?
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New York Times and Politico

Bernie Sanders's Successful Insurgency
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The Moderate Voice and naked capitalism


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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Rudy Giuliani is voting for Donald Trump
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Buchanan on Trump, Cruz Joining Forces: ‘That Ticket Would Set the Country on Fire’
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Hot Air and The Federalist

Rudolph Giuliani to Vote for, but Not Endorse, Donald Trump
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New York Times, New York Magazine, TIME, The Atlantic, Hit & Run, CBS New York, The Daily Caller and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Jim Risch on endorsement of Ted Cruz: ‘I guess’
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Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air and The Hill


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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Michelle Obama To Give Commencement Address in School System Ripe With Anti-Semitism — At schools within the City University of New York system, a group called Students for Justice of Palestine has been intimidating Jewish students with anti-Semitism. At Brooklyn College, for instance …


Wide-Open Colorado Convention Is a Republican Delegate Rodeo — Hopefuls get 10 seconds apiece to sell themselves to the party — Cruz swoops in as most haven't declared whom they'll support — For the first time in 40 years, a presidential candidate will appear at Colorado's Republican Assembly …


David Cameron admits he profited from father's Panama offshore trust — PM sold stake in Blairmore investment fund, which featured in Panama Papers, for £31,500 four months before entering No 10 — David Cameron has finally admitted he benefited from a Panama-based offshore trust set up by his late father.
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Cruz won't apologize for calling McConnell a liar … for calling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — a liar “ain't gonna happen,” the presidential hopeful said during a Thursday interview with CNN's Dana Bash. — “If the Washington lobbyists want to see that happen, they can hold their breath a long, long time,” Cruz said.
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CNN and Political Wire


These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination … West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories. — But a sweep there might not matter.
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Talking Points Memo


Clinton campaign chair: ‘The American people can handle the truth’ on UFOs — Washington (CNN)There has long been an air of conspiracy surrounding theories of alien life, and the head of Hillary Clinton's campaign said Thursday it's time to do away with the secrecy.


In Bahrain, Kerry walks tightrope on human rights — Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions spread to other nations — Manama, Bahrain (CNN)Secretary of State John Kerry treads carefully on the issue of human rights in Bahrain — a key Gulf ally in the fight against ISIS — but whose government …


Pope Francis urges greater acceptance of homosexuals, non-traditional families — 34 photos: — Pope Francis — Pope Francis tries on a traditional sombrero he received as a gift from a Mexican journalist on Friday, February 12, aboard a plane during his flight from Rome to Habana, Cuba.