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Associated Press:
Trump team tells GOP he has been ‘projecting an image’ — HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been “projecting an image” so far in the 2016 primary season and “the part that he's been playing is now evolving” …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters — First it was an email warning Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, to hide his family members and “pray you make it to Cleveland.” Then there was the angry man who called his cell phone and told him to put a gun down his throat.
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Washington Examiner, The Week and Political Wire
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders — What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016 — HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The two new leaders of Donald Trump's presidential campaign sought Thursday to reassure nervous Republican Party leaders …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Conservative activist sues the RNC, alleging delegate fraud — The founder of the conservative group Freedom Watch filed a lawsuit against the Republican National Committee and chairman Reince Priebus on Thursday, accusing the national party of “conspiring to defraud” GOP primary voters.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
RNC punts on rule changes
RNC punts on rule changes
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Political Insider blog, NBC News, Politico, NOLA River and The Bob and Chez Show
New York Times:
Donald Trump to Reshape Image, New Campaign Chief Tells G.O.P.
Donald Trump to Reshape Image, New Campaign Chief Tells G.O.P.
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New York Post and Political Wire
Peter Willis / mirror:
Inside Prince's bizarre life at Paisley Park: This is what happened when we visited the music icon — When the Daily Mirror's Peter Willis went to interview the music legend at his Paisley Park mansion in 2010 it was even weirder than he could have imagined
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TMZ.com:
Prince — Treated for Drug Overdose Days Before Death — TREATED FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DAYS BEFORE DEATH — EXCLUSIVE — Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ. — We broke the story ... Prince's private jet made an emergency landing in Moline …
TMZ.com:
Dead at 57 — The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned.
Dead at 57 — The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HANNITY: There Will Be No Contested Convention - Things Are Happening Behind the Scenes (VIDEO) — Sean Hannity went on Your World with Neil Cavuto today to discuss his dust up with Senator Ted Cruz. — During the interview Hannity dropped this bomb — There won't be a contested convention …
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Washington Post:
GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects — What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016 — HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — As the Republican presidential race heads toward a possible contested convention, the three remaining candidates …
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Politico, miamiherald, Bloomberg and Daily Wire
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Is Indiana the last stand for the ‘Never Trump’ movement?
Is Indiana the last stand for the ‘Never Trump’ movement?
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Wall Street Journal and Washington Times
Andrew R. Lewis / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Doesn't Have A Monopoly On Intolerant Supporters
Trump Doesn't Have A Monopoly On Intolerant Supporters
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Hullabaloo
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Kasich on D.C. voting rights: 'That's just more votes in the Democratic Party.'
Kasich on D.C. voting rights: 'That's just more votes in the Democratic Party.'
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Hot Air, Vox, Mediaite and electionlawblog.org
Telegraph:
As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater — In 1939, President Franklin D Roosevelt offered a toast to King George VI in the White House. “I am persuaded that the greatest single contribution our two countries have been enabled to make to civilisation …
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia: The devil we know
Saudi Arabia: The devil we know
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New York Times and The American Conservative
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Hey, Berniacs: I Learned to Love Hillary and So Can You — An Obama 2008 veteran, who's been on a campaign that was in a position similar to Clinton's and that had to reconcile with Clinton, offers his thoughts. — In late May of 2008, there was a bit of a misunderstanding that briefly blew …
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Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
Hillary PAC Spends $1 Million to ‘Correct’ Commenters on Reddit and Facebook
Hillary PAC Spends $1 Million to ‘Correct’ Commenters on Reddit and Facebook
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Raw Story and Drudge Retort
Correctrecordk / Correct The Record:
Barrier Breakers 2016: A Project of Correct The Record
Barrier Breakers 2016: A Project of Correct The Record
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The Verge and Drudge Retort
Travis / Uber Global:
Growing and growing up — Today we announced a settlement in two important class-action lawsuits: O'Connor (California) and Yucesoy (Massachusetts). The key issue at stake in both cases is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as independent contractors or employees.
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New York Times:
Apple No Longer Immune to China's Scrutiny of U.S. Tech Firms — For years, there has been a limit to the success of American technology companies in China. Capture too much market share or wield too much influence, and Beijing will push back. — Apple has largely been an exception to that trend.
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High — WASHINGTON — Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in nearly 30 years, a federal data analysis has found, with increases in every age group except older adults. The rise was particularly steep for women.
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Husam El-Qoolaq ID'd As Harvard Law Student Behind ‘Smelly’ Jew Attack on Former Israeli Foreign Minister — Harvard Law School is declining to disclose the identity of a student who repeatedly accused former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni of being “smelly” during a public discussion …
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Power Line, Royall Asses and The Daily Caller
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Screaming Black Lives Matter Protesters Bust Up Milo Yiannopoulous Speech - Chaos Ensues (VIDEO) — Outspoken conservative Milo Yiannopoulos brought his “Most Dangerous Faggot” speaking tour to American University in Washington DC on Thursday. — The young leftists ripped up his signs before he got there.
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Raunchy Prince was actually a conservative Christian who reportedly opposed gay marriage — (Kristian Dowling/Getty Images for Lotusflow3r.com) — With the death Thursday of Prince Rogers Nelson, you may see a strange mix on your Facebook feed of sex and religion.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. — Elton John and his longtime boyfriend, David Furnish, entered a civil partnership on Dec. 21, 2005, in England under a law the country had just enacted granting recognition to same-sex couples.
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Choosing to Skip the Upgrade and Care for the Gadget You've Got — Vincent Lai was working at a recycling facility in New York and sorting through a bin of used cellphones a few years ago when he dug up a Palm Treo, a smartphone that was discontinued last decade. — Mr. Lai, 49, tested the Treo and found it still worked.
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Harriet Tubman / National Review:
What They Didn't Teach You in School about Harriet Tubman — Harriet Tubman is a good choice to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill. Jackson, the first Democratic president, is exactly the sort of overheated, pompous populist that has tended to screw up the American political system.
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