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9:45 PM ET, April 22, 2016

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EXCLUSIVE WTHR/HPI Poll: Trump, Clinton have small leads in Indiana, overall tight race  —  INDIANAPOLIS -  —  The results of the first statewide poll for Indiana's upcoming primary show a small lead for party front runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with a tight race on both sides of the aisle.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Priebus slams ‘Never Trump’ movement, calls for GOP unity  —  Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday called for Republicans to unite ahead of the general election, striking back against the “Never Trump” movement.  —  “It is essential to victory in November …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump leads in California, Clinton-Sanders in close race  —  Republican Donald Trump holds a big lead in California, in a new Fox News Poll, while Hillary Clinton has a razor-thin edge over Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race.  —  Trump captures 49 percent of likely Republican primary voters.
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Prntly
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Criticizes Fox News After Sean Hannity Dustup  —  “Fox News has got to decide what stories they want to air and what stories they want to tell.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Ted Cruz criticized Fox News on Friday for the way some of their on air hosts have covered the delegate selection process.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters
Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz on Trump: ‘This has become the Washington campaign’
Discussion: Washington Post and LifeNews.com
Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz: Trump can't get to 1,237 if he loses Indiana
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Unite or Die: RNC's Reince Priebus Defies ‘Never Trump’ Movement
Discussion: Prntly and BizPac Review
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Virginia Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia will use his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run legislature.  The action will overturn a Civil War-era provision …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:   The Voting Effect of Virginia's Move on Felons? Small but Potentially Decisive
Hillary Clinton / Salon:
Hillary's primary success is a sham: Bernie Sanders will remain the true Democratic front-runner until the FBI finishes its Investigation  —  It's not over until the FBI clears Hillary Clinton— which it absolutely shouldn't  —  Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate for president not linked to an FBI investigation.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders says Clinton's platform could determine how much he would campaign for her  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an interview broadcast Friday that he would wait to see what Hillary Clinton includes …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Renews Attacks on Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania
Discussion: Liberal Values and Salon
WLWT Digital / WLWT-TV:
Ohio AG: Eighth body found in Pike Co. shooting, assailant ‘probably loose’  —  At least 4 crime scenes discovered, AG says  —  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said eight people were found dead in Pike County on Friday morning.  —  The office said that the victims were shot “execution-style.”
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WCPO:
Pastor: 2 adults, 5 children shot to death at multiple Pike County locations
WCMH-TV:
At least 8 dead in “execution-style killings” at 4 locations in Pike County; no arrests made
Discussion: WIAT-TV
Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:
Prince Once Wrote A Donald Trump Song And It Is Spectacular  —  It is a ‘90s romantic ballad and it is called “Donald Trump (Black Version).”  —  Outside of his own hits, the late Prince was famous for having writing, instrumental, or production credits on other artists’ albums.  —  Mike Blake / Reuters
Nicholas Soames / Guardian:
London mayor under fire over remark about ‘part-Kenyan’ Barack Obama  —  Boris Johnson is accused of bad judgment after hitting back at US president's intervention in EU referendum debate  —  Boris Johnson has been accused of bad judgment after he wrote about claims that Barack Obama's Kenyan heritage …
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Daily Mail:
Boris Johnson branded ‘racist’ …
Discussion: Daily Wire
The Independent:
Boris Johnson has criticised the US president Barack Obama and suggested his attitude …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Backtracks on Pro-LGBT View  —  Less than 24 hours after saying transgender individuals should be able to “use the bathroom they feel is appropriate,” Donald Trump backtracked from that pro-LGBT position.  Speaking with Sean Hannity on Fox News Thursday evening, the Republican presidential …
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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Trump Vets Chair: Charity Money?  Not My Problem  —  Three months ago Donald Trump held a fundraiser for wounded veterans and apparently raised $6 million.  But most of that money has yet to be distributed and Trump's chairman for veterans issues couldn't care less.
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Why Six Swing-State GOP Senators Are in Trouble - And How They Can Survive  —  In a complicated political season, nobody has more complications to worry about than the half-dozen Republican senators seeking re-election in tight, swing-state contests.  —  Those senators-hailing from Illinois …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael Harrington / RedState:
Ted Cruz has won the nomination *Detailed Analysis*  —  An Update to New York Never Mattered  —  I have been called upon to demonstrate how I get that there is a less than 1% chance of Trump winning the nomination.  Steve Deace said I was either “Mad Smart or just Mad”.
Discussion: Freedom's Lighthouse
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley: FBI could leak Clinton email investigation  —  U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley suggested on Friday that the FBI might leak reports of its investigation into presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state.  —  Grassley, Iowa's senior senator …
Heide Brandes / Reuters:
Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill to revoke licenses of abortion doctors  —  An Oklahoma bill that could revoke the license of any doctor who performs an abortion has headed to the governor, with opponents saying the measure in unconstitutional and promising a legal battle against the cash-strapped state if it is approved.
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. / Breitbart:
Trump's Popularity Among Catholics Soars After Being Dissed by Pope Francis  —  The Pope's harsh words for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump last February seem not to have hurt the candidate's popularity among Catholics, which actually increased by more than 20% since the pontiff's unfortunate remarks.
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
WATCH: University Official Threatens to Call Police on Reporter at Milo Protest Because Students Need ‘Safe Space’  —  A female journalist and her film crew were harassed by a university official while trying to cover a protest over the appearance of Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos at American University.
Discussion: Hit & Run
Rory Carroll / Guardian:
Secretive group of Hollywood conservatives suddenly dissolves  —  The announcement by the Friends of Abe fueled speculation that infighting over Donald Trump's candidacy had drained commitment  —  The Friends of Abe has acted as a clandestine club for Hollywood conservatives for more than a decade …
Daily Mail:
Migrants versus the MAFIA: Cosa Nostra ‘declares war’ on refugees as mayor says Sicily capital feels more like Istanbul or Beirut than Europe  —  Mafia bosses have ‘declared war’ against migrants on the holiday paradise of Sicily as one thousand new arrivals pour on to the island every week.
Discussion: Vlad Tepes and The Daily Caller
Paula Akana / KHVO:
Transgender woman denied walk at Kahuku graduation  —  HONOLULU -  —  A 2015 transgender graduate of Kahuku High School claims she wasn't allowed to walk at graduation as a female — so she chose to sit it out.  —  Jennea Purcell is a well spoken 18-year-old.  Born a boy and given the name Jackson, she identifies as a woman.
Discussion: Towleroad, LGBTQ Nation and Raw Story
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders to Bernie: Don't take the fight to Philly  —  Democrats have a message for Bernie Sanders: Shut it down before the July national convention in Philadelphia.  —  That's according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists, strategists and operatives in 10 key battleground states …
 
 
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