memeorandum: Children's Court: Islam says I can, claims teen who beat sister (Karen Matthewsgeelong/Geelong Advertiser)

12:15 PM ET, April 10, 2016

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Trump's Saturday delegate disaster — Donald Trump's struggle to win loyal delegates to the Republican National Convention grew even more desperate on Saturday, with crushing losses in Colorado and South Carolina that put victory at a contested convention further from his grasp.

Discussion: Fox 59, Hot Air, Washington Monthly, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RedState

Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Trump, Kasich box out Cruz in Michigan delegation

Discussion: Washington Monthly and RedState

Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — Republican presidential …

Discussion: Politico, RedState and NBC News

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
UNREAL. Colorado GOP Tweets Out: ‘We Did It #NeverTrump’

Discussion: Politico

Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Cruz Sweeps Colorado as Trump Campaign Issues Error-Filled Ballots

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and MichelleMalkin.com

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Cruz wins big in Colorado shutout

Discussion: The Right Scoop

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Cruz camp accuses Trump and Kasich of teaming up in Michigan. They don't deny it.

Discussion: NBC News

Maeve Reston / CNN:
Strong organization leaves Cruz poised for victory in Colorado

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, National Review and RedState

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump team vows to win delegate majority as rivals prepare for open convention

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire, USA Today, Weekly Standard and Hot Air

Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: Obama vows no influence in Clinton email probe, defends terror fight — President Obama repeatedly vowed there would be no political influence over the Justice Department's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state …

Discussion: Instapundit, NBC News and BizPac Review

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Obama sees ‘carelessness’ in Clinton's management of emails … President Obama in an interview broadcast early Sunday said he had to be “careful” in answering a question about whether Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — jeopardized national security by using a private email server while secretary of State.

Discussion: Politico and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton rule Empire State — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have double-digit leads in the race for their party's nominations in New York. — Trump's advantage is widespread in the Republican contest. A new Fox News poll finds he leads among men, women …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop and Political Wire

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Trump holds huge lead in Pennsylvania, Clinton up over Sanders — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold commanding leads in Pennsylvania, according to a new Fox News Poll. — Trump receives 48 percent among likely GOP primary voters in the Keystone State.

Discussion: Political Wire

BostonGlobe.com:

The GOP must stop Trump — DONALD J. TRUMP'S VISION for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American. — It is easy to find historical antecedents. The rise of demagogic strongmen is an all too common phenomenon on our small planet.

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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Boston Globe to publish fake front page on Trump presidency

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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump visits Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum for first time despite invoking the tragedy …

Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, RedState, Washington Post and New York Magazine

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Clinton camp: Congrats Bernie, but you can't win — on his Saturday victory in Wyoming but reminded him of her “nearly insurmountable lead” in delegates. — “We congratulate Senator Sanders on a spirited campaign in Wyoming. Outperforming expectations, Hillary Clinton tied …

Discussion: ABC News

Dan Balz / Washington Post: Why New York is pivotal for Sanders and for Clinton

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Sanders extends win streak with Wyoming victory

Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh, Liberal Values and Raw Story

New York Times: Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucuses

Eric Bradner / CNN:
Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders looks for another win

Discussion: Common Dreams, ABC News and New York Magazine

New York Post:

Team Obama is setting us up for another housing-market collapse — The Obama administration is doing its best to give the nation another mortgage meltdown. — As Paul Sperry recently noted in The Post, Team Obama has pushed mortgage lenders to offer home loans to folks with shaky credit …

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Disruption ends Sanders event on tense note — A Bernie Sanders — event in New York reached a tense ending Saturday as a man shouted questions about Sanders's religion over boos from the audience. — “As you know, the Zionist Jews - and I don't mean to offend anybody …

Discussion: Raw Story

Karen Matthewsgeelong / Geelong Advertiser:

Children's Court: Islam says I can, claims teen who beat sister — A GEELONG teenager has told a court he is entitled to beat and whip his younger sister because he is her guardian according to Islam. — A Children's Court heard the 17-year-old also resisted police during his arrest …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Pamela Geller

Associated Press:

SMALL TOWN TURNS ON HASTERT AS DETAILS OF ALLEGATIONS EMERGE — YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The small town that boasted of the role it played in Dennis Hastert's ascent from high school wrestling coach to speaker of the U.S. House spoke bitterly of him on Saturday, a day after prosecutors detailed allegations …

Discussion: Associated Press

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Sheldon Adelson and top GOP donors retreat to the sidelines — LAS VEGAS — Dispirited over a Republican Party primary that has devolved into an ugly, damaging fight, some of the GOP's biggest financiers are reevaluating whether to invest in the 2016 presidential contest at all.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway