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Trump orders new campaign hierarchy, spending plan — In a shakeup that's roiling Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP front-runner told senior staffers at a Saturday meeting that he wants his recent hires Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley to take the reins in upcoming states …
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Donald Trump reorganizes campaign just before big state primaries — Two senior Trump sources confirmed an extensive reorganization of the Trump campaign to CBS News on Monday. — Paul Manafort, hired last week to be the convention manager, will now run the Trump campaign …
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Top Donald Trump Campaign Aide Quits in Shakeup — The national field director for Donald J. Trump's campaign — who is a loyalist to Corey Lewandowski, the embattled campaign manager — resigned in a letter to Mr. Trump on Monday afternoon. — “I want to express my deepest gratitude …
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Donald Trump Invokes Memories of ... 7-Eleven? — BUFFALO — On the eve of New York's primary, Donald J. Trump told a crowd here that he wanted to talk about something close to his heart. — “I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center …
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Donald Trump mixes up ‘9/11’ with ‘7/11’
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Sanders: Clinton will have to court my supporters — shouldn't expect his supporters to automatically back her should she win the Democratic presidential nomination. — “It's a two-way street, the Clinton people are also going to have to listen to what these people are fighting for,” …
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Clinton and Trump look to N.Y. primary to cement front-runner status … NEW YORK — Voting opened Tuesday in the most raucous nominating contest of an already wild campaign season, making New York the centerpiece for both delegates and bragging rights that were expected to strengthen the trajectory of the two front-runners.
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Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status
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David Furnish, Elton John sex scandal: British media forbidden from covering couple — The alleged story goes something like this: Elton John's partner and now-husband of 23 years, Canadian David Furnish, has been having a longtime affair with British businessman Daniel Laurence. — Story continues below


Romney: 3-man race throws Trump the nomination — Romney: I couldn't wait any longer on Trump — (CNN)Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is again warning his party of the dangers of a Donald Trump nomination, saying a three-man race likely paves the way for the New York billionaire …
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Potential G.O.P. Convention Fight Puts Older Hands in Sudden Demand
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Oral argument in DAPA case highlights the need to block Merrick Garland — The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in United States v. Texas. This is the case in which Texas and 25 other states challenge the Obama administration's deferred-action policy (DAPA), otherwise known as executive amnesty …
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The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama's Immigration Policies
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Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel — NERC chief has final say and faces dilemma between credibility of the organisation and burden of public opinion — Forget the EU referendum. The major test of modern democracy has fallen into the hands of the Natural Environment Research Council …
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MINISTER POURS COLD WATER ON ‘BOATY MCBOATFACE’ PLAN
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Bernie's Tax Hypocrisy — Bernie Sanders released his 2014 tax return this weekend, revealing that he and his wife took $60,208 in deductions from their taxable income. These deductions are all perfectly legal and permitted under the U.S. tax code, but they present a morally inconvenient …
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Debunking Republican Health Care Myths — “Disaster.” “Incredible economic burden.” “The biggest job-killer in this country.” — Central to the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz has been the claim that the Affordable Care Act has been a complete failure …
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Pearl Jam Cancels 4/20 Raleigh, NC Concert in Opposition to HB2; Official Band Statement — PEARL JAM STATEMENT … Link to image of statement here. — What is HB2? — North Carolina's HB2 legislation targets the basic rights of transgender people and strips many nondiscrimination protections …
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Democracy in the crosshairs — In recent debates, both Hillary Clinton — boasted about the millions of votes they have received in the presidential primaries, with each touting the 8 million or 9 million votes they have won so far. So, out of a country of about 321 million people …

How New York will be won — Two New Yorks are voting on Tuesday. — In the Democratic presidential primary, about half the vote will come from New York City's five boroughs — a percentage that increases to nearly three-quarters of the vote when the entire New York media market is included.
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Clinton-DNC Joint Fundraising Raises Serious Campaign Finance Concerns — NEW YORK - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign on Monday questioned “serious apparent violations” of campaign finance laws under a joint fundraising deal between Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
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Doris Roberts Dead at 90 — DEAD AT 90 — EXCLUSIVE
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Trump candidacy: Where some fear to tread others see a path to victory — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He's a successful businessman making his first foray into politics. He wants to secure the southern border with Mexico and dump global trade deals. And like Donald Trump, he wants to be the Republican establishment's worst nightmare.


Theranos Is Subject of Criminal Probe by U.S. — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the blood-testing company misled investors about the state of its technology and operations — Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether Theranos Inc. misled investors …
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Explaining the Rules to Trumpists and the Narratives to Cruzers — RUSH: Because I can read the stitches on a curveball — because I see the pitch before it's coming — I'm able to tell people what Trump's strategy is gonna be. The problem is when I do that, people think I'm advocating for it.


Gov Snyder To Drink Flint Water For At Least A Month To Prove That It's Safe — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will drink Flint water at home and at work for at least a month to show to residents it is safe with the use of a faucet filter, he said Monday.
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Snyder: At work, at home, I'll drink Flint water
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