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Susanne Craig / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Jet, a Regular on the Campaign Trail, Isn't Registered to Fly — Over the past several months, Donald J. Trump has crisscrossed the country making dozens of campaign stops in places like Sioux City, Iowa, and Jackson, Miss., often in his sleek Cessna jet.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Are You Planning A Cake Hoax? These 5 Tips Will Make Sure It's A Success — Social Justice Warrior hoaxing is having a heyday. Whether you're a multi-racial family surreptitiously spray-painting your own home with racist graffiti, a lesbian waitress writing fake anti-gay notes on receipts …
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Austin American-Statesman:
Whole Foods taking legal action against cake accuser, releases video — Austin-based Whole Foods Market said it is taking legal action against an Austin man who claims he purchased a cake from the retailer that included a slur against gay people. — Whole Foods also released …
JOHN HODGMAN:
Hillary Clinton for President — This is going to disappoint some of my friends, and maybe that's why I've been quiet about this until now. — Also, who cares what I think? — But here is what I think: Hillary Clinton for President. — I think Sen. Bernie Sanders has been an inspiring …
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New York Post:
Nervous Hillary downplays potential of New York landslide
Nervous Hillary downplays potential of New York landslide
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Will Bunch / Philly.com:
Hillary, the Panama Papers, and the death of American kleptocracy
Hillary, the Panama Papers, and the death of American kleptocracy
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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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Vox, Washington Monthly and Shakesville
Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
New York Primaries: 5 Things to Watch
New York Primaries: 5 Things to Watch
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ABC News:
LIVE: Republican Primary Exit Poll Analysis — Editor's note: These are preliminary exit poll results and may change significantly after 9 p.m. See details at the bottom of this story. — Who turned out in Tuesday's New York primary and what motivated their votes?
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
New York's Primary Isn't Going Smoothly So Far — NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Less than halfway though primary election day in New York, a main voter protection hotline has already received “hundreds” of phone calls from people with complaints, issues, and questions about their voter registrations and polling sites.
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Sophia Rosenbaum / New York Post:
It's NYC's first relevant primary in decades, and nobody can vote
It's NYC's first relevant primary in decades, and nobody can vote
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Brigid Bergin / WNYC News:
De Blasio Demands Explanation, as Decline in Registered Brooklyn Democrats Doubles — Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the New York City Board of Elections to investigate why more than 63,000 registered Democrats were dropped from the voting rolls since last fall.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
NYC Board Of Elections To Be Audited After Reports Of Voting ‘Irregularities’
New York Post:
54,000 Brooklyn voters ‘vanish’ ahead of primary day
54,000 Brooklyn voters ‘vanish’ ahead of primary day
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Gothamist, No More Mister Nice Blog and WNYC News
Jillian Jorgensen / The New York Observer:
Comptroller Will Audit New York City Board of Elections
Comptroller Will Audit New York City Board of Elections
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WNYC News, Gothamist and Fox News Insider
Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court sides with transgender teen, says bathroom case can go forward — A federal appeals court in Richmond has sided with a transgender high school student, saying that he can proceed with his lawsuit arguing that his school board's decision to ban him from the boy's bathroom is discriminatory.
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Larry O'Dell / Associated Press:
Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule
Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Paid A Breitbart Editor For Consulting Work — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's campaign paid Breitbart News national security editor Sebastian Gorka $8,000 for “policy consulting” last year, according to Federal Election Commission filings. — The filings show that the payment to Gorka was made in October.
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
With Kansas In Crisis, GOPers Abandon Gov Brownback On Tax Cuts — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — After he became Kansas governor in 2011, Sam Brownback slashed personal income taxes on the promise that the deep cuts would trigger a furious wave of hiring and expansion by businesses.
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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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rep. Pete King: ‘I hate Ted Cruz’ — New York Rep. Pete King (R) on Tuesday offered his harshest words yet for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz — , slamming the Texas senator on the day of his state's primary. — “Well, first of all, in case anybody gets confused …
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Lawmakers say Secret Service running out of agents — Two lawmakers claimed Tuesday that the U.S. Secret Service may need to seek outside help to fulfill its mission because agents are leaving the agency faster than they can be replaced. — “USSS simply cannot hire enough personnel …
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Fred Lucas / TheBlaze.com:
White House Responds to House GOP Calls to Impeach IRS Commissioner
White House Responds to House GOP Calls to Impeach IRS Commissioner
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Blake Seitz / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Sanders Was Asked to Leave Hippie Commune for Shirking, Book Claims — Bernie Sanders was asked to leave a hippie commune in 1971 for “sitting around and talking” about politics instead of working, according to a forthcoming book. — We Are As Gods by Kate Daloz, scheduled for release April 26 …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain to skip GOP convention — (R-Ariz.), who is facing perhaps the toughest reelection race of his career, will skip the Republican presidential nominating convention in Cleveland in July. — McCain says he will be focusing instead on his own race against Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
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Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press:
Fidel Castro Gives Rare Speech Saying He Will Soon Die — HAVANA (AP) — Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro delivered a valedictory speech Tuesday to the Communist Party that he put in power a half-century ago, telling party members he will soon die and exhorting them to help his ideas survive.
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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
House Republican on health care plan: ‘Give us a little time’ — One of the best running jokes in American politics is the one about Republicans releasing their own alternative to the Affordable Care Act. Any day now, GOP leaders have been saying for many years, they're going to have a plan that rivals …
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The Huffington Post:
Sanders And Trump Have Something In Common, Bloomberg Says — “I'm not trying to knock Donald Trump, but...” — NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg says there's a connection between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. — The two presidential candidates elude facts and attract voters with rhetoric …
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New York Post, NY State of Politics and Salon
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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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The Hill:
GOP debates ‘white knight’ after meeting RNC chairman — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus was forced to reassure House Republicans on Tuesday that the presidential nominating process would be fair and transparent as GOP front-runner Donald Trump — continued to rip the system as “corrupt and crooked.”
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