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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 …
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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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New York Times:
Top Donald Trump Campaign Aide Quits in Shakeup
Top Donald Trump Campaign Aide Quits in Shakeup
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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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The Nation, Political Insider blog, New York Times and NY State of Politics
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sanders: Clinton will have to court my supporters
Sanders: Clinton will have to court my supporters
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Washington Monthly
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump look to N.Y. primary to cement front-runner status
Clinton and Trump look to N.Y. primary to cement front-runner status
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status
Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status
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ABC News, New York Daily News, Politico, The Resurgent and Hot Air
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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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Donald Trump mixes up ‘9/11’ with ‘7/11’
Donald Trump mixes up ‘9/11’ with ‘7/11’
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Joshua David Stein / Guardian:
When the New York Observer endorsed Donald Trump, I had to resign
When the New York Observer endorsed Donald Trump, I had to resign
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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.
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benjerry.com:
Why Ben and Jerry Just Got Arrested — Earlier today, our cofounders, Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen, along with hundreds of other activists, were arrested as part of Democracy Awakening's direct action on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building. — JUST BEFORE THEY WERE ARRESTED
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TMZ.com:
Doris Roberts Dead at 90 — DEAD AT 90 — EXCLUSIVE
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Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Doris Roberts, Star of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ Dies at 90
Doris Roberts, Star of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ Dies at 90
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House signals veto on Saudi 9/11 bill — The White House on Monday signaled President Obama would veto legislation to allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role officials played in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. — “Given the long list of concerns I have expressed …
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Uncovering the Hidden Truths of 9/11
Uncovering the Hidden Truths of 9/11
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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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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama's Immigration Policies
The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama's Immigration Policies
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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
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Media Matters for America, Daily Kos, New York Magazine and Washington Monthly
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 …
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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.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
GOP Rep Peter King on Ted Cruz: 'I'll Take Cyanide If He Got the Nomination' — Outspoken New York Republican Congressman Peter King made no bones about his dislike for fellow Republican Ted Cruz, saying on MSNBC's Morning Joe Tuesday that he'd rather kill himself than endorse Cruz.
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 …