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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.
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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.
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.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders says Clinton's platform could determine how much he would campaign for her
Sanders says Clinton's platform could determine how much he would campaign for her
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders to Bernie: Don't take the fight to Philly
Insiders to Bernie: Don't take the fight to Philly
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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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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
8 Members of One Family Found Shot to Death in Rural Ohio — Eight members of one family were found shot to death in rural Ohio on Friday, including a mother killed while sleeping in the same room as her newborn baby, and the killer or killers were thought to be at large, law enforcement officials said.
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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
The Voting Effect of Virginia's Move on Felons? Small but Potentially Decisive
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governor.virginia.gov:
Governor McAuliffe Restores Voting and Civil Rights to Over 200,000 Virginians
Governor McAuliffe Restores Voting and Civil Rights to Over 200,000 Virginians
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
About 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia will now have the right to vote in November
About 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia will now have the right to vote in November
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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
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Backtracks on Pro-LGBT View
Trump Backtracks on Pro-LGBT View
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CBS News:
Donald Trump amends stance on North Carolina transgender bathroom law
Donald Trump amends stance on North Carolina transgender bathroom law
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz on Trump: ‘This has become the Washington campaign’
Cruz on Trump: ‘This has become the Washington campaign’
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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 …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz: Trump can't get to 1,237 if he loses Indiana
Cruz: Trump can't get to 1,237 if he loses Indiana
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Unite or Die: RNC's Reince Priebus Defies ‘Never Trump’ Movement
Unite or Die: RNC's Reince Priebus Defies ‘Never Trump’ Movement
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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 …
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H.A. Goodman / 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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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Renews Attacks on Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania
Bernie Sanders Renews Attacks on Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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.
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Kenneth Lovett Daily / New York Daily News:
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 …
Daily Mail:
New Yorkers are left baffled as skywriters paint ‘How happy is the one who says I am a Turk’ in TURKISH in the sky above Manhattan - but Armenians are not amused — New Yorkers gazed into the blue sky with bemusement as a skywriting plane carefully scribbled the phrase 'How happy Is the one who says …
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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”.
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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.
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