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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20, Hamilton spared — Harriet Tubman will bump Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill while Alexander Hamilton will stay put on the $10 — a historic move that gives a woman prime placement on U.S. currency and quells a controversy kicked up by Hamilton super-fans.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Women Sweep Redesigns of $5, $10 and $20 Bills — WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on Wednesday announced the most sweeping and historically symbolic makeover of American currency in a century, proposing to replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman …
Treasury Department:
AN OPEN LETTER FROM SECRETARY LEW: — When I announced last June that a newly redesigned $10 note would feature a woman, I hoped to encourage a national conversation about women in our democracy. The response has been powerful. You and your fellow citizens from across the country …
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Talking Points Memo, DCist, Mediaite and TheStreet.com
Dara Lind / Vox:
Harriet Tubman once staged a sit-in to get $20. The Treasury just gave her all of them.
Harriet Tubman once staged a sit-in to get $20. The Treasury just gave her all of them.
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docsouth.unc.edu and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman to replace Jackson on $20 bill
Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman to replace Jackson on $20 bill
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USA TODAY College, CNNMoney and Taylor Marsh
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The kinder, more disciplined Donald Trump should scare the hell out of the GOP establishment … Gone was “Lyin' Ted.” In its place was “Senator Cruz.” Gone was the long-winded speech that went nowhere. In its place was a succinct recitation of states and delegates won.
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The Moderate Voice
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New York Times:
Donald Trump, After Difficult Stretch, Shows a Softer Side — It has been a rough few weeks for Donald J. Trump and his team: a bruising loss in Wisconsin, a public campaign shake-up, and some high-profile missteps and gaffes, including his reference to the attacks on the World Trade Center as occurring “on 7-11.”
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Mediaite, The Week and Business Insider
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Internal campaign memo projects Trump will win 1,400 delegates at GOP convention … Donald Trump's campaign advisers believe the billionaire mogul is emerging as the “prohibitive favorite” in the Republican presidential race and project that he will accumulate more than 1,400 delegates …
Q13 FOX News:
AP: Ted Cruz now mathematically eliminated from clinching GOP nomination before convention — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now the only Republican candidate with any chance of clinching the nomination before the convention. — Ted Cruz was mathematically eliminated Tuesday after Trump's big win in the New York primary.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the New York primary — BROOKLYN — New York is supposed to be a magical city that extracts “authenticity” out of its presidential candidates - you know, the rubes who tote wallets in back pockets, can't quite swipe a MetroCard, or stand there like flap-hatted Vermont tourists fishing around …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged System’ The Day After Reserved NY Victory Speech — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was up to his old tricks on Wednesday, hurling insults and complimenting himself—par for the course for his stump speeches—l ess than 24 hours after giving an uncharacteristically buttoned-up victory address.
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Political Wire
Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
'I'm getting sick of it': Sean Hannity blows up at Ted Cruz
'I'm getting sick of it': Sean Hannity blows up at Ted Cruz
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Washington Post, Hot Air, CNBC, The Gateway Pundit, Hit & Run and AOL
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
How Bernie lost New York
How Bernie lost New York
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice, National Review, The Hill and Balloon Juice
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Top Clinton Aide: If Sanders Doesn't Tone Down Rhetoric, ‘F*** Him’
Top Clinton Aide: If Sanders Doesn't Tone Down Rhetoric, ‘F*** Him’
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
A sobering night for New Yorkers who fear Hillary vs. Trump
A sobering night for New Yorkers who fear Hillary vs. Trump
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The Week, The Daily Caller, neo-neocon, Hot Air, Power Line and National Review
Daniel Bice / JSOnline:
Walker says he would support Trump if he's GOP nominee
Walker says he would support Trump if he's GOP nominee
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Politico, Salon, CNN, Hullabaloo, Political Wire and The Resurgent
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Hannity blows up at Cruz: 'I'm getting sick of it'
Hannity blows up at Cruz: 'I'm getting sick of it'
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BuzzFeed, Hullabaloo, Townhall.com and The Hill
Daily Mail:
Fresh evidence links Saudi government to 9/11: Flight certificate of would-be bomber found in embassy envelope buried underground — Fresh information allegedly connecting the government of Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 terror attacks has been released. — Officials have revealed …
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Jihad Watch
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Continuing to Stand for Inclusivity — Recent debate around proposed laws in several states has reignited a national conversation around inclusivity. So earlier this week, we reiterated with our team members where Target stands and how our beliefs are brought to life in how we serve our guests.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump retweets another apparent white supremacist — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — on Tuesday retweeted an apparent white supremacist, something he's done multiple times this election. … The user, who goes by the name Jason Bergkamp, writes for an online publication called Vanguard 14.
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump's New York Surrogate Uses Racial Slur To Describe Obama
Trump's New York Surrogate Uses Racial Slur To Describe Obama
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Talking Points Memo
Adele M. Stan / American Prospect:
As GOP Reconsiders Trump as Standard-Bearer, Candidate Retweets White Supremacist
As GOP Reconsiders Trump as Standard-Bearer, Candidate Retweets White Supremacist
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Politico and Los Angeles Times
Gary Ridley / MLive.com:
Flint water crisis: Criminal charges against three state and city workers — FLINT, MI - Felony and misdemeanor charges have been issued against three state and city employees in connection to the city's water crisis. — Genesee District Court Judge Tracy Collier-Nix authorized charges …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The GOP Can't Legitimately Deny Trump the Nomination — With Trump closing in on the 1,237-delegate threshold, wresting the nomination away will seem underhanded to Republican voters. — No matter how the Republican presidential primary unfolds from here, all the factions of the #NeverTrump movement …
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Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Will the Koch network skip the GOP convention?
Will the Koch network skip the GOP convention?
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New York Magazine
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Campaign chief to vulnerables: Stay away from GOP convention
Campaign chief to vulnerables: Stay away from GOP convention
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Talking Points Memo and CNN
Andrew Blake / Washington Times:
Hustler responds to Utah's anti-porn resolution by sending free magazines to state legislature — Utah on Tuesday became the first state in the country to adopt a resolution declaring pornography to be a “public health hazard,” but one of the industry's biggest names is hardly about to help lawmakers tackle the X-rated problem.
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Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
‘Damaged masculinity’ may help explain Columbine and other mass shootings — Wednesday marks the 17th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre — the terrible day in 1999 when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 and wounded dozens more before killing themselves in Colorado.
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Washington Monthly and Shakesville
Thomas Young / Gravis:
Delaware Polling — Gravis Marketing, a nonpartisan research firm, conducted a random survey of 1,038 likely Republican Primary voters and 1,026 likely Democratic Primary voters. The poll has a margin of error of ± 3.0% for Republicans and ± 3.1% for Democrats, all at the 95% confidence level.
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The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
The hunt to be offended... This is likely the easiest way to address all of you out there who are just dying to be offended so you can create some sort of faux cause to rally behind. — Let's make one thing clear right up front. If you get offended by ANYTHING in this post, that's your fault, all yours.
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John Stossel / Fox News:
I have lung cancer. My medical care is excellent but the customer service stinks — I write this from the hospital. Seems I have lung cancer. — My doctors tell me my growth was caught early and I'll be fine. Soon I will barely notice that a fifth of my lung is gone. I believe them.
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