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11:15 AM ET, April 19, 2016

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CBS News:
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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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
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 …
New York Times:
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 …
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Donald Trump Invokes Memories of ... 7-Eleven?
Discussion: RedState and Boing Boing
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House signals veto on Saudi 9/11 bill
New York Post:
Nervous Hillary downplays potential of New York landslide  —  Less than 24 hours before the polls open in New York, Hillary Clinton's campaign tried to downgrade expectations of a huge victory by predicting a less-than-overwhelming margin in Tuesday's presidential primary.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
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,” …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump look to N.Y. primary to cement front-runner status
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Donald Trump hires top GOP lawyer for delegate fight  —  Donald Trump has made another new significant hire as he prepares for the possibility of a contested convention, bringing William McGinley, a prominent Republican political attorney and a veteran of past delegate battles, into his campaign.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Potential G.O.P. Convention Fight Puts Older Hands in Sudden Demand
Discussion: Crooked Timber
CNN:
Romney: 3-man race throws Trump the nomination
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
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.
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Joshua David Stein / Guardian:
When the New York Observer endorsed Donald Trump, I had to resign
Josh Lowe / Newsweek:
MINISTER POURS COLD WATER ON ‘BOATY MCBOATFACE’ PLAN  —  The British government has been accused of “riding roughshod over democracy” after it suggested it would not endorse naming a £200 million ($283 million) polar research vessel Boaty McBoatface.  The unseemly title was the winner …
Discussion: USA Today, Power Line, NPR and Slate
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen / Guardian:
Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel
Discussion: Telegraph and Hot Air
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
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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Chris Jancelewicz / globalnews.ca:
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
John Harwood / CNBC:
Biden to critics: We had 8 atom bombs land on our desk  —  Vice President Joe Biden says politicians need to stop questioning each other's motives and question their judgments and decisions instead.  —  ABOARD AMTRAK ACELA #2166 — Joe Biden, 73, has been an influential figure in American politics for more than four decades.
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
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 …
New York Times:
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 …
Pearl Jam:
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 …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
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.
Discussion: New York Times
Joseph P. Laycock / The Conversation:
Can a burgeoning satanic movement actually effect political change?  —  Robert Eggers' period horror film “The Witch” has been one of the surprise hits of 2016.  It's even gained a second wind since its February 23 release: the first weekend of April it played on 666 screens around the country, raking in an additional USD$465,000.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Penn / The Hill:
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 …
 
 
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Leading Philippine presidential contender: Gang rape victim ‘so beautiful’ he wishes he had ‘been first’
Discussion: Althouse, Sydney Morning Herald and NPR
Cynthia Cox / kff.org:
Analysis of UnitedHealth Group's Premiums and Participation in ACA Marketplaces
Rush Limbaugh:
Explaining the Rules to Trumpists and the Narratives to Cruzers
Discussion: Hot Air and Infowars
Walter Shapiro / Roll Call:
How Liz Cheney Could Pick the Next President
Discussion: Hot Air
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Kasich snaps at reporter who asks him about his single win
Discussion: BizPac Review and Mediaite
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Hillary Says She Wants More Questions About Abortion. Here Are 10 She Won't Answer
New York Post:
Iran demands new bribes — and Obama rushes to deliver
Discussion: Betsy's Page
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The Case of the Gay Pastor Cake Hoax
Discussion: Infowars
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Virgin Islands GOP Meeting Ends With Shoving, Shouting and Cops
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
4 dead as historic, 20-inch rain swamps Houston area
Discussion: ABC News, NPR, Mashable, KTLA and The Atlantic
Autumn Driscoll / Associated Press:
Sandy Hook Truther Gets Two Years Probation For Harassing Victim's Family
 

 
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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

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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