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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 …
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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.
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 …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Republican leaders consider rewriting convention rules
Republican leaders consider rewriting convention rules
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Cold greeting for Cruz at GOP gala
Cold greeting for Cruz at GOP gala
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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.
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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.
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Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sharon Stone on Trump's “Hubris” and Bernie: “How Much Acid Has This Guy Taken?”
Sharon Stone on Trump's “Hubris” and Bernie: “How Much Acid Has This Guy Taken?”
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Five Big Questions After a High-Stakes Democratic Debate
Five Big Questions After a High-Stakes Democratic Debate
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kasich advises female college student: Don't go to alcohol-fueled parties
Kasich advises female college student: Don't go to alcohol-fueled parties
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
John Kasich Hints He Ate Pizza With a Fork for Attention
John Kasich Hints He Ate Pizza With a Fork for Attention
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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.
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Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
Jokes About Erdogan Aren't Funny in Germany — Chancellor Angela Merkel gave German authorities the go-ahead to pursue action—if they choose to do so—against the satirist on charges of personal defamation and insulting a foreign head of state—both illegal under German law.
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Bloomberg:
Merkel Allows Prosecution of German Comedian Over Erdogan Satire
Merkel Allows Prosecution of German Comedian Over Erdogan Satire
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Philip Oltermann / Guardian:
Angela Merkel agrees to prosecution of comedian over Erdoan poem
Angela Merkel agrees to prosecution of comedian over Erdoan poem
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Blog Daily Listings RSS:
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.
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Presses for Open Market for Cable Set-Top Boxes
Obama Presses for Open Market for Cable Set-Top Boxes
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Single Most Important Thing That Hillary Clinton Did Not Say Last Night — Hillary Clinton doesn't want you to know who she would name to the Supreme Court. — Late in Thursday night's debate between Clinton and her Democratic rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton was asked if she would ask …
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Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Why did Hillary Clinton leave Good Morning America in the lurch by pulling out of live town hall …
Why did Hillary Clinton leave Good Morning America in the lurch by pulling out of live town hall …
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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.
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Christian parents angry that Bible verse was taken off district website dress kids in ‘Our God is bigger’ shirts — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Texas parents are upset that a public school district has taken a Bible verse off its website after atheists complained, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
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Chris Dyches / WBTV-TV:
Gay waitress says Bible verse left in lieu of tip
Gay waitress says Bible verse left in lieu of tip
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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” …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Here's What Happened When A Group Of Scientists Went To Confront Their Congressional Tormentors — It turns out their “wasteful” research serves a purpose. — The worlds of science and politics came together twice on Wednesday afternoon, and the collisions couldn't have been more diametrically at odds.
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Insurers warn losses from ObamaCare are unsustainable — Health insurance companies are amplifying their warnings about the financial sustainability of the ObamaCare marketplaces as they seek approval for premium increases next year. — Insurers say they are losing money on their ObamaCare plans …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Documents confirm Eric Holder's role in Fast and Furious cover-up — “Fast and Furious” is back in the news. The reason? In January, Judge Amy Berman, an Obama appointee, ordered the Department of Justice to produce documents relating to the “gun walking” scandal that Congress had been seeking for four years.
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Surya Yalamanchili / Politico:
My Night at the Playboy Mansion With Donald Trump — The last time I saw Donald Trump, he was screaming at me on stage at the Hollywood Bowl. — In 2006, I was a contestant on Season 6 of The Apprentice, the NBC show in which 18 contestants competed for a managerial job working for Donald Trump, the program's host.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Mississippi governor signs law allowing guns in churches — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Friday signed into law a bill that will allow members of some churches in the state to undergo training to carry guns inside houses of worship for protection, in response to last year's massacre at a South Carolina church.
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Washington Post:
How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone — BRASILIA — It was called the “Brazil model,” or simply “the Lula model,” back when this country's economy was roaring and its president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was a superstar of the developing world.
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