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3:45 PM ET, April 21, 2016

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: Transgender people can use whatever bathroom they want  —  Transgender people should be able to use whatever bathroom they want, Donald Trump said Thursday.  —  “Oh, I had a feeling that question was going to come up, I will tell you.  North Carolina did something that was very strong.
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Conservatives Aren't Taking The Harriet Tubman News Well  —  Hours after the Treasury Department announced its plans to revamp a number of U.S. paper bills with depictions of African American and female civil rights icons, conservatives started criticizing the move as “politically correct” and “unnecessary.”
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Greta: The Gov't Is Needlessly ‘Dividing the Country’ with Harriet Tubman $20  —  Fox's Greta Van Susteren ended her show tonight by going on a mini-rant about how the government is “dividing the country” by putting Harriet Tubman on the $20.  —  Wait, what?
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Greta Van Susteren: ‘Stupid’ to put Tubman on $20 bill  —  Fox News host Greta Van Susteren said the decision to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman was “stupid” and creating an “unnecessary fight” in the country.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on Harriet Tubman $20: ‘Pure political correctness’  —  Donald Trump blasted the Treasury Department's decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill, adding Thursday that Tubman is “fantastic” and that she should go on the “$2 bill” or another denomination.
Emily Crockett / Vox:
Trump on Tubman: “pure political correctness.” Trump on Jackson: “tremendous success.”
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Leftists Lose Their Lunch Over the Tubman 20
German Lopez / Vox:
Donald Trump was asked about anti-transgender bathroom bills. His answer was ... correct.
Discussion: Althouse
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump joins TODAY Show for live town hall, answers voters' questions
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Comes Out Against North Carolina's ‘Very Strong’ Bathroom Bill
Discussion: Mother Jones and Joe.My.God.
Candace Smith / ABC News:   Donald Trump Wants Harriet Tubman on $2 Bill
TMZ.com:
Dead at 57  —  The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned.  He was 57.  —  Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning.  —  Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.  We've obtained the emergency dispatch call for a “male down, not breathing.”
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Cole Premo / WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Prince, 57, Found Dead At Paisley Park  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Prince passed away Thursday morning at his Paisley Park recording studio.  He was 57.  —  Prince's publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, confirmed the pop music superstar's death early Thursday afternoon.
Associated Press:
PUBLICIST: POP SUPERSTAR PRINCE DIES AT HIS MINNESOTA HOME
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Women will be on Hillary Clinton's vice president list  —  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton's short list of vice presidential options will include a woman, a top campaign official said in an interview — creating the possibility of an all-female ticket emerging from the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
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Patricia Murphy / Roll Call:   Hillary Clinton Is Too Big to Fail
Brianna Ehley / Politico:   New Cruz ad has fake Clinton aides fret over her chances against him
Christine Brennan / USA Today:
ESPN — at long last — has fired Curt Schilling, and we're all better for it  —  Curt Schilling's firing has been a work in progress for many months.  —  ESPN could have gotten rid of him at the end of the 2015 baseball season for his tweet equating “Muslim extremists” with the Nazi regime in Germany …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Palin Blasts ESPN, Posts Her Own Anti-Trans Meme After Schilling Firing
Discussion: Politico
ESPN:
Analyst Curt Schilling dismissed by ESPN for ‘unacceptable conduct’
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Curt Schilling, ESPN Analyst, Is Fired Over Offensive Social Media Post
Emmett Rensin / Vox:
The smug style in American liberalism  —  There is a smug style in American liberalism.  It has been growing these past decades.  It is a way of conducting politics, predicated on the belief that American life is not divided by moral difference or policy divergence — not really …
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Plans to Adopt More-Traditional Campaign Tactics  —  GOP front-runner says his campaign is evolving; coming soon are policy addresses, teleprompters and a speechwriter  —  Donald Trump, after notching a big win in New York, is planning to roll out significant changes in his campaign …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   Donald Trump Straight-Up Tells Republican Voter Yes, I Will Deport Your Relatives
Mark Landler / New York Times:
How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk  —  Throughout her career she has displayed instincts on foreign policy that are more aggressive than those of President Obama — and most Democrats.  —  Hillary Clinton sat in the hideaway study off her ceremonial office in the State Department …
TMZ.com:
Chyna Dead — WWE Legend Dies ... ‘Possible Overdose’ (PHOTO UPDATE)  —  WWE legend Chyna — real name Joanie Laurer — has died ... and officials are investigating as a possible overdose, TMZ Sports has learned.  —  We've learned she was in her apartment in Redondo Beach, CA …
Angelina Chapin / Guardian:
Sober is the new drunk: why millennials are ditching bar crawls for juice crawls  —  Juice crawls are just one of many booze-free events in the US catering to millennials who are ditching the hooch in favor of clarity  —  On a Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Rachel Floyd and her boyfriend Paul Isham …
Marie Mawad / Bloomberg:
Musk's Secret Plan to Curb City Traffic With Self-Driving ‘Bus’  —  Tesla founder says he's exploring futuristic public transport  —  Vehicle would replace buses in cities, complement Hyperloop  —  Tesla's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is working on a self-driving vehicle …
 
 
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
When Prince got political
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Associated Press:
Bike lane falls in Brazil Olympic city; at least 2 die
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Annie Potasznik / CBS Dallas:
Creekside Church's Exterior Cameras “Off” Day Of Midlothian Murder
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Peter King Clarifies: He Won't Kill Himself If Ted Cruz Is The GOP Nominee
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
After drones: the indelible mark of America's remote control warfare
Discussion: Common Dreams
Wright Thompson / ESPN:
The Secret History of Tiger Woods
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Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
Crowds gather to support, protest Donald Trump on Eastern Shore
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Garland speech may signal new phase in confirmation effort
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
The Independent:
London gets first naked restaurant because of course it does
Discussion: AOL and Mashable
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Enough with the Hillary cult: Her admirers ignore reality, dream of worshipping a queen
Discussion: Althouse
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Obama Stands by Tough Words for Saudis During Meeting With King
 

 
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