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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump on Kasich: ‘Never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion’ — ridiculed John Kasich's “disgusting” eating during a rally in Rhode Island on Monday. — “Did you see him? He has a news conference, all the time when he's eating. I have never seen a human being eat …
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz-John Kasich Alliance Against Donald Trump Quickly Weakens — The temporary alliance between Senator Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, formed to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, was already in danger of fraying to the point of irrelevance on Monday …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton, Sanders close in CT/PA/RI; Trump Headed for Big Wins — New Public Policy Polling surveys in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island conducted on behalf of VoteVets.Org Action Fund find the Democratic race for President in those states competitive, while on the Republican side Donald Trump …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW! MUST-SEE VIDEO=> HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS Chase Down Trump's Caravan in Rhode Island — THIS WAS AMAZING! — Trump Supporters - Young, Old, Middle Aged, Men, Women, Children - Chase down the Trump caravan in Warwick, Rhode Island. — They were RUNNING ACROSS A FIELD …
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Wall Street Journal:
Map Shrinks for Donald Trump's Foes — Ted Cruz and John Kasich pin their fading hopes on Indiana's Republican presidential primary next week — ROCKVILLE, Md.—Donald Trump is poised to sweep five states' Republican primaries on the Eastern Seaboard on Tuesday, but his rivals …
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ABC News:
Watch: Trump Supporter Confronts Ted Cruz Over Delegates
Watch: Trump Supporter Confronts Ted Cruz Over Delegates
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Cruz-Kasich Deal Has the Potential to Stop Trump
Why Cruz-Kasich Deal Has the Potential to Stop Trump
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Bobby Knight to campaign for Trump in Indiana
Bobby Knight to campaign for Trump in Indiana
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Cruz for President:
Cruz Campaign Releases Statement on Upcoming Primaries
Cruz Campaign Releases Statement on Upcoming Primaries
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's reaction to the Cruz-Kasich alliance was epic
Donald Trump's reaction to the Cruz-Kasich alliance was epic
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Why the Ted Cruz-John Kasich alliance seems destined to fail
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Kasich wants Ind. votes despite Cruz pact
Kasich wants Ind. votes despite Cruz pact
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Matt Adams / Fox 59:
Donald Trump to return to Indiana Wednesday, will be joined by former IU coach Bob Knight
Donald Trump to return to Indiana Wednesday, will be joined by former IU coach Bob Knight
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Flings Insults: ‘Disgusting’ Kasich Can't Stop Stuffing His Face (VIDEO)
Trump Flings Insults: ‘Disgusting’ Kasich Can't Stop Stuffing His Face (VIDEO)
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Cruz Campaign Vetting Carly for VP — Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is vetting Carly Fiorina as a potential running mate, THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned. — According to a spokeswoman for Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and one-time presidential candidate is being vetted by Cruz's campaign.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Cruz considering Fiorina for VP
Cruz considering Fiorina for VP
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
You need to chill out, Tim Robbins … The last we heard from actor and Bernie Sanders mega-supporter Tim Robbins, he was disparaging Hillary Clinton's big wins in the South by pointing out that those states would vote for the Republican in November. (We pointed out that Sanders won a lot of red states …
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Actor Tim Robbins blames Sanders losses on ‘voter fraud’ — Actor Tim Robbins is alleging the “election is being stolen” from Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — In a tweet Monday afternoon, the actor called out The New York Times and CNN, suggesting the media is tipping …
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Robin Wilson / Chronicle of Higher Education:
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Office of Media Relations:
Americans Overwhelmingly Engaged in 2016 Election but Tone of Race Is Affecting Voters, New GW Battleground Poll Shows — Obama's Approval Rating Turns Positive for First Time in Three Years — MEDIA CONTACTS: — Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631 — John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199
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Daily Mail:
Jay-Z's not the only one who needs to be nervous about Beyonce, the born-again-black woman with a political mission — I never like it when entertainers go all political. — The cynic in me believes it's rarely done for genuine reasons but for strictly commercial ones.
Roger Harrabin / BBC:
Rise in CO2 has ‘greened Planet Earth’ — Carbon dioxide emissions from industrial society have driven a huge growth in trees and other plants. — A new study says that if the extra green leaves prompted by rising CO2 levels were laid in a carpet, it would cover twice the continental USA.
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Larry Downes / Washington Post:
The future of TV is arriving faster than anyone predicted — Late last week, Comcast announced a new program that allows makers of smart TVs and other Internet-based video services to have full access to your cable programming without the need for a set-top box.
Chicago Tribune:
Alleged sex abuse victim sues Dennis Hastert for breach of contract — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert through the years. — The man known only as Individual A has filed a lawsuit alleging former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert still owes him $1.8 million — plus accrued interest …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alleged Hastert victim files $1.8 million lawsuit
Alleged Hastert victim files $1.8 million lawsuit
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Plain Dealer:
Tamir Rice settlement should help educate kids on guns, Cleveland police union president says — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com By Eric Heisig, cleveland.com — CLEVELAND, Ohio — The head of the Cleveland rank-and-file police union says the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice should use money …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly lands big interview with Trump — MORE FROM: — Megyn Kelly has landed a big interview with Donald Trump after the warring pair agreed to end their feud. — Trump will sit for an in-depth interview on Kelly's special, which airs on Fox on May 17, a source confirmed to Page Six.
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Tobias Salinger / New York Daily News:
Texas father murdered 2-year-old daughter because she interrupted his computer games — A North Texas man beat and killed his 2-year-old daughter because she distracted him from his computer games, police said. — Anthony Michael Sanders, 31, was charged Friday with capital murder …
Caleb Howe / RedState:
VIDEO: Target Welcomes Man To Use Women's Room, Promises To Handle Women's Complaints — This video has been going around Facebook all day today, but was apparently uploaded to YouTube on Friday, and shows a man, Andy Park, visiting a Target store in Florida and asking about their bathroom policy.
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Stacey Barchenger / Tennessean.com:
Erin Andrews settles peephole lawsuit — Television reporter and personality Erin Andrews has settled her lawsuit against a hotel owner and operator that allowed her stalker to secretly record her naked through a door peephole. — The terms of the agreement reached Monday morning are confidential.
Suffolk University:
Poll Documents: — Press Release: Poll Shows Turmoil, Possible Defections, Among GOP Voters — Statement of Methodology: This survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted between April 20 and April 24, 2016, and is based on live telephone interviews of adults 18 years of age or older …
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Breitbart:
Rape Trees, Dead Migrants and the Consequences of an Open Border — Many of the most caring people in the U.S. think they are helping the poor from Latin America by leaving our Southwest border wide open between ports-of-entry, but they are not. Several of the transnational criminal organizations …
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New York Post:
9/11 Memorial guards order kids to stop singing National Anthem — Two tone-deaf security guards at the 9/11 Memorial got tough with some wide-eyed middle-school kids visiting the city for the first time from their small town in North Carolina — because they sang “The Star Spangled Banner.”
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Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Kansas Governor Justifies Kicking 15,000 People Off Food Stamps — For over five years now, Kansas has served as an economic policy experiment for anti-tax, small-government conservatives. Their lab work is costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars, crippling public service budgets …