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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Study: Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, gets the most negative media coverage  —  The biggest news outlets have published more negative stories about Hillary Clinton than any other presidential candidate — including Donald Trump — since January 2015, according to a new analysis of hundreds …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Single Most Important Thing That Hillary Clinton Did Not Say Last Night
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Kasich: Don't Go To Boozy Parties If You're Worried About Sexual Assault  —  Asked about the risk of campus sexual assault during a Friday campaign event, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) advised a female student not to “go to parties where there's a lot of alcohol.”
Discussion: Cincinnati.com, Daily Kos and ABC News
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
G.O.P. Chief Discourages Rule Changes That Seem to Block Donald Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican National Committee has privately urged members of the party's rules committee not to make changes to the guidelines governing the presidential nominating process …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
It's on: Tensions between Trump and the GOP escalate in public fight … NEW YORK — Tensions between the Republican Party and its own front-runner erupted into a full-blown public battle as top party officials rebuked Donald Trump on Friday for alleging that the GOP primary system was “rigged” against him.
Discussion: Gawker, Hot Air, CANNONFIRE and Moe Lane
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Republican leaders consider rewriting convention rules
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and GOP.com
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Says He Won't Ban Dildos If He Becomes President  —  “What people do in their own private time with themselves is their own business and it's none of government's business.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Ted Cruz says he will not ban dildos and other sexual toys if he becomes president.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
New York Republicans Ignore Ted Cruz at GOP Gala  —  NEW YORK — A stunningly distracted crowd of hundreds of Republicans almost entirely ignored Ted Cruz's speech at the New York City GOP gala on Thursday night, instead chattering at their dinner tables, standing and taking selfies.
Detroit Free Press:
Rocker delivers message during Detroit tour stop, days after canceling North Carolina show in protest  —  Days after canceling a North Carolina concert in political protest, Bruce Springsteen sent a shot across the bow to Michigan legislators during his Thursday show at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Discussion: Gay Star News and Towleroad
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Facebook:
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WILL NOT PERFORM IN NORTH CAROLINA  —  Cirque du Soleil strongly believes in diversity and equality for every individual and is opposed to discrimination in any form.  The new HB2 legislation passed in North Carolina is an important regression to ensuring human rights for all.
Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency  —  This week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to publicly denounce the political positions of Donald Trump's presidential campaign during the keynote speech of the company's annual F8 developer conference.
Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Michelle Fields: Trump Campaign Should Apologize for ‘Defaming My Character’  —  The ex-Breitbart journalist who was grabbed, and bruised, by Trump's campaign manager is adamant she wants him to say sorry—even though the authorities won't prosecute him.  —  After being called “delusional …
Discussion: Washington Post, Hot Air, WND and LawNewz
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:   Lewandowski: I Tried to Call Fields; She Just Wanted to Inject Herself Into Story (UPDATED)
Dylan Baddour / Houston Chronicle:
In Texas, some local GOPs call for statewide vote on secession  —  A handful of Texas Republican district or county conventions in March passed resolutions calling for a vote on secession, paving the way for a potentially awkward debate at the state GOP conference in May.
Discussion: WND
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Thinking Outside the Cable Box: How More Competition Gets You a Better Deal  —  Today, building on efforts over the last seven years, the President is launching a new initiative to stoke competition across our economy, so that no corporation can unfairly squeeze their competitors, their workers, or their customers at everyone's expense.
Matt O'Brien / Washington Post:
This is the worst argument about the national debt you'll ever find  —  The United States government has $13 trillion in debt, and I feel fine.  —  You should too.  That's because, despite what Jim Grant tells us on the cover of Time magazine, this doesn't mean that every man, woman, and child has to pay $42,998.12 themselves.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why I Haven't Felt The Bern  —  Today's column offers an opportunity to say, for the record, why I haven't been the Bernie booster a lot of people apparently expected me to be.  For the business about discounting Clinton support as coming from “conservative states” in the “Deep South” …
CNN:
7.0 quake strikes Japan after earlier one kills 9  —  (CNN) A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck early Saturday in Japan's Kyushu island, the same region a 6.2 quake struck two days earlier.  —  The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the latest quake struck just west-southwest of Kumamoto-shi …
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Richard Smart / Guardian:
Japan earthquake: tens of thousands flee in fear of aftershocks and volcanoes
Discussion: Towleroad and Watts Up With That?
Ashifa Kassam / Guardian:
Sperm bank sued as case of mentally ill donor's history unfolds  —  Three families file lawsuit in Canada alleging that the donor's sperm was used for as many as 36 children in Canada, the United States and Britain  —  He was touted as the best of the best: Donor 9623 had an IQ of 160 …
Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Billions of cicadas will descend upon the northeastern United States as another 17-year cycle concludes  —  The eighth biblical plague that tortured Egypt was a plague of locusts.  —  As described in Exodus 10:5, “And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth …
Discussion: The Atlantic, Fusion and Fox News
Washington Post:
Charles Manson follower, killer Leslie Van Houten, approved for parole  —  BY YANAN WANG AND JUSTIN WM.  —  The vicious killers that crawled out of Spahn Ranch in the summer of 1969 at Charles Manson's behest to kill innocent people didn't just terrify California, but the entire country.
Ju-Min Park / Reuters:
Failed North Korea missile launch prompts Chinese ‘saber-rattling’ jibe  —  North Korea attempted and failed to launch what experts believe was an intermediate-range ballistic missile on Friday in defiance of U.N. sanctions and in an embarrassing setback for leader Kim Jong Un, drawing criticism from major ally China.
Discussion: The Week and Hot Air
BBC:
Germany Turkey: Merkel allows inquiry into comic's Erdogan insult  —  The German government has approved a criminal inquiry into a comic who mocked the Turkish president, Chancellor Angel Merkel announced.  —  By law, the government must approve any use of an article of the criminal code on insulting foreign leaders.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders tax return shows about $200,000 in income, modest charitable giving in 2014 … NEW YORK — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders started to make good Friday night on a pledge to release his full tax returns from recent years, sharing a 2014 federal filing that showed income …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
GOP foreign policy elites don't know whether they'll serve if Trump is president  —  When the Republican foreign policy elite gets together these days, conversation quickly veers from challenges such as the Islamic State or North Korea to focus on two questions.
Discussion: The Slot, The Week and The Atlantic
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Louisiana delegates lash out at media: We're not with Cruz  —  Unbound delegates in Louisiana are fuming over media reports that they have decided to back Ted Cruz  —  in the presidential GOP primary, calling them untrue.  —  Trump edged out Cruz in the Louisiana primary that was held March 5 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
‘Apprentice’ alums denounce Donald Trump
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Zack Kopplin / The Daily Beast:
Abused? You Can't Work at These Churches
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
House passes bill barring FCC from regulating internet rates
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. mayor calls for citywide vote to make nation's capital the 51st state
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Christian parents angry that Bible verse was taken off district website dress kids in ‘Our God is bigger’ shirts
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Black Progressive Group Leaves Coalition That Ripped Julian Castro
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Documents confirm Eric Holder's role in Fast and Furious cover-up
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Sophie Eastaugh / CNN:
Racehorse named Horsey McHorseFace because ‘hey, why not?’
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Financial Times:
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