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8:55 AM ET, April 15, 2016

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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Suspends Jewish Outreach Coordinator for Vulgar Remarks About Netanyahu  —  The Sanders campaign's announcement on Tuesday that Simone Zimmerman would be its national Jewish outreach coordinator delighted her fellow left-wing Jewish political activists and encouraged …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump widens lead in GOP race, Clinton-Sanders tightens  —  Donald Trump jumps to an 18-point lead over Ted Cruz this week with record high support for the Republican nomination.  —  Trump tops Cruz by 45-27 percent among GOP primary voters in a new Fox News national poll on the 2016 election.
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.
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Brooklyn Debate Takeaways: Sarcasm, Snideness and Smackdowns  —  The Democratic debate on Thursday night played out as a magnified version of the primary race.  The personal clashes between Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont were harsher.  Their policy differences gaped wider.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Clinton's Image Among Democrats at New Low  —  Recent activity in the presidential election campaign is clearly taking a toll on the images of the leading presidential candidates, as Hillary Clinton drops to her lowest net favorable rating among Democrats since Gallup began tracking her in July …
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Palin says voters won't stand for it if Republican “power brokers” try to take the presidential nomination away from Trump or Cruz  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters will “rise up” in opposition if Republican power brokers try to take the presidential nomination away from Donald Trump or Ted Cruz …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders brawl in Brooklyn  —  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders engaged in their most vicious debate yet, delivering a two-hour shouting match on the Democratic debate stage Thursday night as they brawled over Wall Street, guns, racism, the minimum wage and each other's fitness for the White House.
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Sanders mocks Clinton's claim that she ‘called out’ Wall Street  —  sparred during Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate over who could be trusted to take on on Wall Street, with Sanders at one point mocking her insistence that she “called out” the big banks.
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Why did Hillary Clinton leave Good Morning America in the lurch by pulling out of live town hall just hours before the event on Friday?  —  A town hall with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been cancelled just hours before the event.  —  The Democratic front-runner had been set …
Discussion: TVNewser
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Pastrami Principle  —  A couple of months ago, Jeb Bush (remember him?) posted a photo of his monogrammed handgun to Twitter, with the caption “America.”  Bill de Blasio, New York's mayor, responded with a picture of an immense pastrami sandwich, also captioned “America.”  Advantage de Blasio, if you ask me.
Discussion: TIME
Scott Bland / Politico:
Trump poised for New York landslide
Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Leads Bernie Sanders in New York by 17 Points Ahead of Primary, Poll Finds
Caleb Howe / RedState:
Winners and Losers from Tonight's CNN Democrat Debate
Discussion: New York Times
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton's Lead in New York Grows
Discussion: Guardian and Raw Story
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Pataki endorses Kasich, bashes Trump
Discussion: RedState
New York Post:
The Post endorses Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump is a rookie candidate — a potential superstar of vast promise, but making rookie mistakes.  The nominee Republicans need for the fall campaign is often hard to make out amid his improvisations and too-harsh replies to his critics.  —  New Yorkers vote Tuesday.
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Donald J. Trump / Wall Street Journal:
Let Me Ask America a Question  —  How has the ‘system’ been working out for you and your family?  No wonder voters demand change.  —  On Saturday, April 9, Colorado had an “election” without voters.  Delegates were chosen on behalf of a presidential nominee, yet the people of Colorado …
Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Palin: Bill Nye ‘as much a scientist as I am’  —  Sarah Palin tore into Bill Nye's scientific qualifications on Thursday, saying he has no authority to say climate skeptics are wrong.  —  Palin, the former governor of Alaska and the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate …
The Huffington Post:
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Josh Nathan-Kazis / The Forward:
Donald Trump Doesn't Know What To Call the West Bank  —  Partway through a Trump Tower interview with two dozen reporters and ultra-Orthodox activists Thursday afternoon, the leading Republican candidate for president deferred to a real estate attorney for help answering a question about Israel.
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Lewandowski: Battery case became ‘huge distraction’ for Trump campaign
Discussion: ABC News
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
With Czechia, Czech Republic Hopes Vowels Will Solve Name Puzzle  —  The Czechs, pushed and pulled between East and West over the centuries, have long suffered from an identity crisis.  —  It doesn't help that many foreigners consistently confuse their proud country, the Czech Republic …
Discussion: Business Insider and Mashable
Laura Reiley / Tampa Bay Times:
you're being fed fiction  —  The restaurant's chalkboard makes claims as you enter from the valet parking lot.  At the hostess stand, a cheery board reads, “Welcome to local, farm-fresh Boca.”  —  Brown butcher paper tops tables and lettuces grow along a wooden wall.
Discussion: NPR and Eater
Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Back U.N. Council on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lawmakers Urge Obama  —  Several hundred Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging the White House not to back any resolution at the United Nations that sets parameters for Israeli-Palestinian talks, a move President Barack Obama has been considering.
Indira A.R. Lakshmanan / Politico:
The Mystery of the Two Hillarys  —  Hillary Clinton knows her biggest weakness as a candidate is that she's not much of one.  She works hard at it, but she's not in her element doing the things that presidential contenders need to do: performing in arenas, charming the media, electrifying the masses.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Tim Tebow eyed for open Florida House seat, ‘a shoo-in’  —  The surprise retirement of a key Florida congressman has Republican strategists eager to give the ball to former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow, according to several sources.  —  “We do not pick favorites,” said a key party strategist …
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve / New York Times:
Chicago's Racist Cops and Racist Courts  —  AS a report by a panel commissioned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago found on Wednesday, racism in the city's Police Department is rampant: Blacks are disproportionately subjected to traffic stops, Tasers and street stops that do not lead to arrest …
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CNN:
Full transcript: CNN Democratic debate  —  (CNN)The full transcript from the CNN Democratic debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in Brooklyn, New York, on April 14, 2016.  —  BLITZER: Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders, you can now move to your lecterns while I explain a few ground rules.
Discussion: Hot Air, Althouse and New York Times
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
As Bernie Sanders Heads to Rome, Vatican Rules Out Meeting With Pope Francis  —  On the campaign trail and in Congress, Senator Bernie Sanders has frequently invoked Pope Francis, quoting his writings about the “idolatry of money,” sending solicitations for donations headlined …
Discussion: The Week
Alexis Petridis / Guardian:
Jean-Michel Jarre records with Edward Snowden - after the Guardian brings them together  —  When we interviewed him last year, the French electronic pioneer asked for our help in putting together a track with the NSA whistleblower  —  The Guardian's coverage of the Edward Snowden NSA leaks …
Discussion: Engadget
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Dem dust up in Maryland is a sign of things to come  —  Given what's going on in the Republican presidential contest, I'm not going to pass any popcorn when it comes to Democratic infighting.  I was amused, though, by this story from the Democrats' Senate primary in Maryland.
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Federal judge calls IRS untrustworthy in tea party case
Wills Robinson For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal immigrants are being deported on PRIVATE JETS …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Paul Ryan on Foreign Policy Is Closer to Hillary Clinton Than Donald Trump
Discussion: Foreign Policy, Washington Post and AOL
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
DePaul University Bans Chalk Because It Can Be Used To Spell ‘Trump’
Discussion: Hot Air and Da Tech Guy Blog
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
A Gender Fender-Bender At UofW
Discussion: Q Center
Los Angeles Times:
In a win for unions, appeals court reverses ruling that threw out teacher tenure in California
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
White House Suggests Chance of 5-Year Supreme Court Vacancy
 Earlier Items: 
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Time Magazine Is Lying To You. Here's Why.
Discussion: Slate, Vox and Hullabaloo
Sean Gregory / TIME:
How Obamacare Is Fueling America's Opioid Epidemic
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Trump more unpopular than anyone but David Duke in last 30 years of presidential elections
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
An Obscure Ohio State Law Could Shake Up the Republican Convention
Discussion: abc7news.com and LawNewz