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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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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 …
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Politico, The Last Tradition, Hot Air, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, The Bob and Chez Show and Washington Post


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.
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Politico, Political Wire and Prntly


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.

Cruz on Trump: ‘This has become the Washington campaign’
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Washington Post and LifeNews.com

Cruz: Trump can't get to 1,237 if he loses Indiana
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The Right Scoop

Unite or Die: RNC's Reince Priebus Defies ‘Never Trump’ Movement
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Prntly and BizPac Review


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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Governor McAuliffe Restores Voting and Civil Rights to Over 200,000 Virginians
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Common Dreams, ABC News, CityLab, Crime and Consequences Blog and Courthouse News Service

About 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia will now have the right to vote in November
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Feeds, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and Hit & Run

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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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 …
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Politico, The Daily Beast, Politicus USA and The Week

Bernie Sanders Renews Attacks on Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania
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Liberal Values and Salon

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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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
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Media Matters for America, Raw Story, Gothamist, The Week and Business Insider


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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Washington Blade, The Atlantic and Shakesville
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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.


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 …
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Daily Kos


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”.
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Freedom's Lighthouse


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.
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and John Hawkins' Right Wing News


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 …
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The Atlantic, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller and Booman Tribune


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 …
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The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon


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.
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Hit & Run


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.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News


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.
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Vlad Tepes and The Daily Caller


EXCLUSIVE: De Blasio team skirted campaign donation limits; investigators found ‘willful and flagrant’ violations ‘warranting prosecution’ — ALBANY — The head investigator for the state Board of Elections probed the 2014 fundraising efforts by Mayor de Blasio and his team on behalf …

Al Jazeera America Executive Files Bias Suit — Al Jazeera America may have shut down last week but that has not protected the network from further unwelcome news. — The network's executive vice president of finance, Anand Gupta, filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Federal District Court …
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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.
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Towleroad, LGBTQ Nation and Raw Story


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 …