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5:40 AM ET, April 20, 2016

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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
How Bernie lost New York  —  NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders had just arrived at the rally, and missed the incendiary remark entirely.  Many on the senator's campaign had never even heard of Dr. Paul Song, the speaker who had just commandeered news coverage of a massive Washington Square rally …
Discussion: The Hill
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Hometown Wins Boost Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton  —  In a campaign where both sides debated New York values, what New York values most is candidates who call it home, it seems.  —  The ultimate value of New York, though, is questionable in the march to the party nominations.
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
A Homecoming, and a Triumph, for Hillary Clinton in New York  —  She danced the merengue in Washington Heights.  She slammed down a mean game of dominoes in East Harlem.  —  And in the East Village the day before the New York primary, Hillary Clinton broke her long-held rule of not eating …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Cruz finishes last in New York as ‘values’ line backfires  —  is projected to come in third in New York's GOP primary, behind Donald Trump  —  and John Kasich, Fox News and MSNBC report.  —  Cruz, who may end up getting zero delegates from New York state, was not helped by his now-infamous attack …
Discussion: CNN, New Yorker and Politico
New York Times:
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Win Easily in New York  —  Donald J. Trump wrested back control of the Republican presidential race on Tuesday night with a commanding victory in the New York primary, while Hillary Clinton dealt a severe blow to Senator Bernie Sanders as she won her adopted home state …
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Clinton Ends Sanders' Winning Streak With a Victory in New York
Discussion: Guardian
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton Wins New York Primary
JOHN HODGMAN:
Hillary Clinton for President
Discussion: Boing Boing and Politico
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 …
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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 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Whole Foods: We're suing the gay activist who claimed we sold him a cake with a slur written on it — and we have video  —  Via Drew McCoy and Just Karl, you mean the cake section at Whole Foods — in Austin(!) — isn't a hotbed of reactionary anti-gay sentiment?  —  Watch Jordan Brown's short video, posted below, for background.
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Kristin Salaky / Associated Press:
Exit Poll Shows NY Dems Energized By Nomination Contest, GOP Divided  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — As New York voters headed to the polls Tuesday, Democrats were more likely than Republicans to say they have been energized by the primary battles within their parties.
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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David Mack / BuzzFeed:
So, Uh, Donald Trump's Plane Is Not Registered To Fly
Discussion: RedState
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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Amita Kelly / NPR:
After More Than 100,000 Voters Dropped In Brooklyn, City Officials Call For Action
Discussion: Gawker and Politico
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:   NYC Board Of Elections To Be Audited After Reports Of Voting ‘Irregularities’
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Judge Denies Request To Immediately Open Up New York Primary To Independent Voters  —  NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Independent New York voters who were hoping to gain the right to vote in the state's closed primary received some disappointing news from a federal judge on Tuesday …
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
Why I'm Voting for Ted Cruz  —  I don't like his personality.  I don't love his vision for the GOP.  He's by far the best Republican candidate.  —  I just voted for Ted Cruz in New York's Republican primary, and it was not a hard call.  The emotions I most closely associate with this campaign season are …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rep. Pete King: ‘I hate Ted Cruz’
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.
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
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
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.
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 …
Jim Vande Hei / The Information:
Escaping the Digital Media ‘Crap Trap’  —  Digital media companies are caught in the “crap trap,” mass-producing trashy clickbait so they can claim huge audiences and often higher valuations.  —  Here is how they fell into this lethal trap: They got into the content game to produce news …
 
 
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Why Facebook gave the boot to The Shade Room
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Los Angeles Times:
LAPD shooting of unarmed man in Los Feliz was justified, Police Commission finds
Discussion: KTLA and Associated Press
Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
Pelosi's Husband Invested in Solar Firm Weeks Before Lucrative Expansion
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's shift to more-seasoned staffers is a key inflection point for bid
Discussion: Politico and NPR
Cfranz / What's New at NTIA:
Evolving Technologies Change the Nature of Internet Use
Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill and Engadget
The Hill:
GOP debates ‘white knight’ after meeting RNC chairman
Discussion: Hot Air
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Lawmakers say Secret Service running out of agents
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It's NYC's first relevant primary in decades, and nobody can vote
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain to skip GOP convention
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
House Republican on health care plan: ‘Give us a little time’
Discussion: Mother Jones and ACASignups.net
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Cops Taunted Black Veteran as He Died
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