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1:00 AM ET, April 10, 2016

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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.

Discussion: Guardian, The Moderate Voice, CBS Boston, Business Insider, KTLA, The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press, more at Mediagazer »

Hadas Gold / Politico:

Boston Globe to publish fake front page on Trump presidency — The Boston Globe on Sunday will publish a satirical front page predicting headlines about a Donald Trump presidency alongside a “Stop Trump” editorial. — The fake front page will be the lead of the Globe's Sunday Ideas section and …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story

Tom LoBianco / CNN:

Trump, Kasich box out Cruz in Michigan delegation — Lansing, Michigan (CNN)Ted Cruz suffered a rare convention loss Saturday after delegates backing John Kasich and Donald Trump boxed him out of key positions in the Michigan delegation. — The Texas senator's campaign ran eight delegates …

Discussion: RedState

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

Cruz camp accuses Trump and Kasich of teaming up in Michigan. They don't deny it. — What is a super PAC? … State of the 2016 race — This item has been updated. — With the presidential contest so closely contested this year, Republicans have to sweat the small stuff …

Discussion: Des Moines Register and NBC News

Evan Osnos / New Yorker:

Trump's Convention Strategy: “The Fix Is In” — More than three months before any ballots have been cast at the Republican convention, Roger Stone, Donald Trump's on-again, off-again consigliere, has delivered the campaign equivalent of a severed horse head to delegates who might consider denying Trump the nomination.

Discussion: Blue Nation Review

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Trump team vows to win delegate majority as rivals prepare for open convention … NEW YORK — Leaders of Donald Trump's new campaign team said they have revised targets that would make the real estate mogul the presumptive Republican presidential nominee by mid-May and that would win …

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, The Last Refuge and USA Today

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

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, National Review, RedState and New York Magazine

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

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

Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Blocking Trump could hurt Republicans in election - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Discussion: Hullabaloo, RedState, Scared Monkeys and Guardian

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump brags about a million mysterious postcards that were addressed to a parking lot

Discussion: The Right Scoop, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Moe Lane and New York Magazine

Robert Tracinski / The Federalist:
Everything Awful About Donald Trump's Campaign In One Tweet

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump's getting trounced in Indiana

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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo: President Obama: ‘Mr. Trump Is Not Succeeding Me’

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Sanders extends win streak with Wyoming victory — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — is projected to win the Wyoming caucuses, giving him eight wins in the last nine contests. — The state awards just 14 delegates on a proportional basis, but the win is another jolt …

Discussion: Raw Story

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Why New York is pivotal for Sanders and for Clinton … NEW YORK — The Democratic presidential nominating contest has become a discussion about momentum, not mathematics, and that's become a major problem for front-runner Hillary Clinton in her battle against Sen. Bernie Sanders.

New York Times:

Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucuses — Continuing a string of victories across the West, Senator Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, chipping away at Hillary Clinton's delegate lead before a major primary in New York next week.

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times: As Campaigns Seek Delegates, Ordinary Voters Feel Sidelined

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

Discussion: Common Dreams

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Declared Winner of Wyoming Democratic Caucuses: AP

Discussion: New York Magazine and abc7news.com

Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump: Sanders was right, Clinton is unqualified

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Adario Strange / Mashable:

Google's bipedal robot reveals the future of manual labor — Google recently put up its Boston Dynamics robotics unit up for sale, but that doesn't mean that the company is getting out of the automaton business — A new bipedal robot from Google's Schaft robotics was shown off on Friday …

ABC News:

Census Finds Least Diverse Part of Nation — America, the melting pot. — Most of it, anyway. — According to the Census Bureau, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire all have mostly white populations — in fact, at least 96 percent of the population of each state is white.

Discussion: Mother Jones

Bruce Springsteen / Facebook:

A Statement from Bruce Springsteen on North Carolina — As you, my fans, know I'm scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as the “bathroom” law. HB2 — known officially …

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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
North Carolina Congressman: Bruce Springsteen Is a “Bully” for Canceling Concert

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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:

Bill Maher Defends Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski, Rips Michelle Fields — The host of HBO's ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ supported Lewandowski, and claimed that “nothing happened” in his alleged simple assault of ex-Breitbart reporter Fields. — At a rally in Jupiter, Florida …

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Eli Stokols / Politico: Political ‘Hunger Games’ roils Trump's inner circle

Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Found guilty of child molestation, ex-Chamblee cop drank poison — A retired Chamblee police officer is being treated for poison that he consumed while he was hearing the verdict at his molestation trial, authorities said. — Thursday, Kelless Twohearts Lory, 58, of Stone Mountain …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Raw Story

Jamie Grierson / Guardian:

David Cameron: blame me for mishandling Panama Papers news — Prime minister tells Tory forum he should have handled offshore fund revelations better as protesters call for resignation — David Cameron has said he must take the blame for the way Downing Street handled revelations …

Discussion: Business Insider and Common Dreams

Steven Swinford / Telegraph: David Cameron dramatic tax mea culpa: ‘I should have done better’

Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:

Feds say Hastert sexually abused five boys — Dennis Hastert's $3.5 million secret is out. — The man who was once second in line to the presidency sexually abused five students while a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School decades ago, according to a new court filing by federal prosecutors.

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Politico