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12:40 PM ET, April 24, 2016

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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Is Hillary Clinton Dishonest?  —  AFTER the New York primary, the betting websites are giving Hillary Clinton about a 94 percent chance of being the Democratic nominee, and Donald Trump a 66 percent chance of ending up as the Republican nominee.  —  But Clinton's big challenge is the trust issue …
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Kristen East / Politico:
Rosario Dawson cites Monica Lewinsky at Sanders rally
Kristen East / Politico:
Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton is preferable to a Republican for president
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:   It's ‘Possible’ Hillary Clinton Could Be Better President than GOP Pick, Charles Koch Says
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:   Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton would be better president than a Republican
CBS News:
Poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Pennsylvania, Indiana  —  By Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Sarah Dutton andJennifer De Pinto  —  Donald Trump heads into Tuesday's slate of primaries maintaining his large lead in Pennsylvania, and has a lead in Indiana, which holds its primary the following week.
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Washington Post:
Sanders says he has lost primaries to Clinton because 'poor people don't vote'  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — White House hopeful Bernie Sanders said Saturday that many of his losses to Hillary Clinton in Democratic primaries were because “poor people don't vote.”
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Warns Voters About Donald Trump's Evolving Image  —  CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — If Donald J. Trump starts to soften his image, Hillary Clinton has a warning for voters.  —  Don't believe it.  —  “Trump,” she said at a rally here on Saturday, “keeps saying things like, 'Well, you know, uh, I didn't really mean it.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump and Clinton Hold Strong Leads in Pennsylvania, New Poll Shows  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold double-digit leads in the April 26 primary contest of Pennsylvania, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.  —  In the Republican race …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump's ‘System Is Rigged’ Argument Is Working
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   ‘Never Trump’ groups collide with Kasich, Cruz
Telegraph:
Why should we take advice from a president who has surrendered the world to chaos?  —  I wonder who in Downing Street briefed Barack Obama's team on the wording of his friendly warning to the British.  Somebody obviously pointed out that the population of this country retained a quaint obsession …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Cruz crushes Trump in weekend delegate fight  —  Ted Cruz notched another delegate landslide Saturday, stretching his advantage in a competition that might never occur: the second ballot of a contested Republican National Convention in July.  —  Cruz won at least 65 of the 94 delegates up for grabs Saturday …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Graham: GOP is at risk of breaking apart  —  (R-S.C.) warned on Sunday that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump  —  is putting the party at risk of breaking apart.  —  In a radio interview with John Catsimatidis, the former presidential candidate explained his reasoning for backing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
Christian McPhate / Dallas Observer:
Denton County GOP Sheriff Candidate Tracy Murphree Calls for Violence Against Transgender People Needing to Pee  —  Tracy Murphree, the GOP candidate for Denton County sheriff, posted on Facebook that he'd beat the hell out of a transgender person who tried to piss in a bathroom where Murphree's daughter was peeing.
Discussion: Raw Story
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
White House Poised To Release Secret Pages From 9/11 Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will likely soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connections to the attackers.
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The mayor is going down!  —  MORE FROM:  —  Less than a week ago, Mayor de Blasio was offering aid to Ecuadorians after the earthquake there.  Now a political earthquake is rocking City Hall and the mayor is the one who needs help.  —  The report from the state Board of Elections …
Discussion: Power Line
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.
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Did Rachel Roy Just Out Herself as Beyoncé's ‘Becky’ in ‘Lemonade?’  —  The fashion designer appears to have acknowledged the slight on Instagram, alluding to the fact that she may be the “Becky with the good hair” who caused problems for her marriage.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Courtney Yuen / WCMH-TV:
Rhoden family victims identified; family and friends seek justice  —  PIKE COUNTY, OH (WCMH) — Officials have identified the eight victims killed in multiple shootings in Pike County on Friday.  —  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader released the names …
Discussion: WATE-TV and WISH-TV
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USA Today:   Ohio killings: 8 bodies, 4 crime scenes, 1 mystery
 
 
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Jr. Defends His Dad: He's The Least PC Person Running For Prez!
Zach D Roberts / Associated Press:
Man Arrested, Charged With Threatening To Bomb Trump Rally
New York Times:
Obama Says Movements Like Black Lives Matter 'Can't Just Keep on Yelling'
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Inhofe talks presidency, court nominee, legislation
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Shivani Vora / New York Times:
North Carolina and Mississippi See Tourist Backlash After L.G.B.T. Laws
Sputnik International:
German Police Arrest Pirate Party Leader for Citing Anti-Erdogan Satire
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New York Times:
Georgetown and the Sin of Slavery
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Sally Bronston / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders: 'Poor People Don't Vote...That's Just a Fact'
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Inshallah Is Good for Everyone
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Tom DeLay, ex-CIA chief, pols write judge praising Dennis Hastert
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prince's former drug dealer tells how the legend spent $40,000 at a time on six-month …
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CBS News:
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Female Ted Cruz Lookalike Agrees To Do Porn For $10,000
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