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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's ‘System Is Rigged’ Argument Is Working — Donald Trump has had a good run of numbers lately. While his victory in New York this week was expected, he got 60 percent of the vote, more than the roughly 55 percent projected by the polls. He appears headed for victories in Maryland and Pennsylvania, which vote on Tuesday.
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New York Times and Hullabaloo
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
‘Never Trump’ groups collide with Kasich, Cruz — The anti-Trump movement is at odds with Ted Cruz — and John Kasich over how to stop Donald Trump — In interviews and strategy memos, operatives aligned with the anti-Trump movement have outlined a roadmap for how to block Trump …
Associated Press:
Trumps tells Connecticut voters he's “not toning it down” — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A confident Donald Trump told supporters on Saturday that he's not changing his pitch to voters, a day after his chief adviser assured Republican officials their party's front-runner would show more restraint while campaigning.
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Breitbart, Politicus USA and Washington Post
Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Rigged process? Wait till Trump sees how Pennsylvania picks delegates — Voters admit they don't understand the way the Keystone State GOP chooses delegates — The campaigns seem adrift also in trying to explain a convoluted process — Which candidate do the people on the ballot favor?
David Wright / CNN:
Unity slate fight pits Cruz against Trump, Kasich in Maine
Unity slate fight pits Cruz against Trump, Kasich in Maine
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The Hill, The Last Refuge, The Portland Press Herald and RedState
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
New Trump or Old Trump, GOP leaders remain conflicted ahead of Cleveland
New Trump or Old Trump, GOP leaders remain conflicted ahead of Cleveland
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ABC News
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Donald Trump Tones Down the Bombast on the Campaign Trail
Donald Trump Tones Down the Bombast on the Campaign Trail
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Gothamist and Washington Times
Lori Ann LaRocco / CNBC:
Go ahead, Donald, get 1,237; it won't matter: RNC delegate
Go ahead, Donald, get 1,237; it won't matter: RNC delegate
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Washington Monthly, Washington Examiner, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Infowars and Breitbart
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Has Hillary Clinton Outstayed Her Welcome?
Kristen East / Politico:
Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton is preferable to a Republican for president — Billionaire businessman Charles Koch said in an interview airing Sunday that “it's possible” another Clinton in the White House could be better than having a Republican president.
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton would be better president than a Republican — Billionaire businessman and campaign funding powerhouse Charles Koch said he thinks it's possible that a Hillary Clinton — presidency would be better than putting a Republican back in the White House.
Kimberly Richardson Updated / WSB-TV:
Police in riot gear as hundreds clash at Stone Mountain — Stone Mountain State Park has closed due to hundreds of protesters currently clashing for competing rallies. — We'll take you LIVE inside the rallies and protests on Channel 2 Action News at 6. — The park released the following statement:
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Tools of Renewal and Infowars
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Reactionary Mind — OVER the last year, America's professional intelligentsia has been placed under the microscope in several interesting ways. — First, a group of prominent social psychologists released a paper quantifying and criticizing their field's overwhelming left-wing tilt.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prince's former drug dealer tells how the legend spent $40,000 at a time on six-month supplies of Dilaudid pills and Fentanyl patches - highly addictive opioid pain killers - for 25 years — Prince's former drug dealer, who asked to be named only as Doctor D …
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AOL
Harris Wofford / New York Times:
Finding Love Again, This Time With a Man — AT age 70, I did not imagine that I would fall in love again and remarry. But the past 20 years have made my life a story of two great loves. — On Jan. 3, 1996, the telephone rang just before midnight, interrupting the silence of the hospital room.
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support — On a break during a business trip to Washington last year, David Panton hailed a cab to take him to the Capitol. He told the driver he was going to see the Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
The Huffington Post:
Female Ted Cruz Lookalike Agrees To Do Porn For $10,000 — Her boyfriend — and future costar — is proud: “She's more famous than Madonna!” — Last Sunday, Searcy Hayes was an unknown 21-year-old from Natchez, Mississippi. — By Monday night, she was a viral sensation after viewers …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump aide accused of bullying Delaware GOP for delegates — When Donald Trump's campaign dispatched Joe Uddo, a former Ben Carson aide, to Delaware last week, he had a mission: twist a few arms to get Trump supporters into the state's delegation to the national convention.
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RedState, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Right Scoop
CBS News:
Heavy teen marijuana use may cut life short by 60 — Heavy marijuana use in the late teen years puts men at a higher risk for death by age 60, a new long-term study suggests. — Swedish researchers analyzed the records of more than 45,000 men beginning in 1969 and 1970.
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National Review
USA Today:
Ohio killings: 8 bodies, 4 crime scenes, 1 mystery — 8 people are dead in what police are calling ‘execution-style’ shootings in 4 separate rural Ohio homes. Three young children survived the shootings. — The search continues for the person who killed eight members of one family …
Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Tom DeLay, ex-CIA chief, pols write judge praising Dennis Hastert — Federal prosecutors portray former House Speaker Dennis Hastert as a serial child molester who agreed to pay millions to cover up his shameful secrets — but former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay describes him as a man of …
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Balloon Juice and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Ann Coulter Said She Hates The ‘New’ Donald Trump — Conservative pundit Ann Coulter expressed her distaste for the “new Donald Trump” on Twitter, following new leadership from his convention manager Paul Manafort. — Coulter crafted several tweets implying that Manafort …
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Obama tells young activists: Be willing to compromise — President Obama on Saturday told a London town hall that young activists should be realistic and willing to look for common ground with the other side. — “You can't just keep on yelling at them,” Obama said, according to the Associated Press.
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama tackles a question on rights for those who claim no gender
Obama tackles a question on rights for those who claim no gender
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Washington Blade and Politico
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Donna Edwards Blasts The Media And Democrats Criticizing Her As “Difficult” — WASHINGTON — If you ask Rep. Donna Edwards, the polls and the newspapers — and even, on some level, people in the Democratic Party — have it wrong. — Days before the Maryland Democratic primary …
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The Hill, Associated Press, Common Dreams and DownWithTyranny!