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New York Times:
Ted Cruz and John Kasich to Coordinate Against Donald Trump — Senator Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio have agreed to coordinate in future primary contests in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, with each candidate standing aside …
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Cruz for President:
Cruz Campaign Releases Statement on Upcoming Primaries — Cruz to Focus Campaign's Time and Resources in Indiana, Allow Kasich to Focus on Oregon and New Mexico — HOUSTON, Texas - Cruz for President Campaign Manager Jeff Roe today released the following statement:
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 …
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The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, WPRI-TV, Washington Free Beacon, Brown and Washington Times
David Mark / CNN:
Ted Cruz, John Kasich join forces to stop Donald Trump — (CNN)Ted Cruz and John Kasich issued startling statements Sunday night about their paths ahead, the first sign the two campaigns are coordinating to deny Donald Trump the Republican presidential nomination.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump to Hire Another Veteran Operative to Fight for Delegates — Ken McKay adds tactical expertise to the billionaire's campaign at a crucial time. — Donald Trump is hiring his third campaign manager of a former rival, adding another veteran political operative to help fight for the delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
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ABC News, Politico, New York Post and New York Magazine
Tessa Berenson / TIME:
Exclusive: Donald Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race to Ted Cruz
Exclusive: Donald Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race to Ted Cruz
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RedState
Jim Webb / Washington Post:
We can celebrate Harriet Tubman without disparaging Andrew Jackson — Jim Webb, a Democratic U.S. senator from Virginia from 2007 to 2013, is the author of “Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America.” — One would think we could celebrate the recognition that Harriet Tubman …
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Frank Daniels III / Tennessean.com:
We live in the America that Andrew Jackson fostered
We live in the America that Andrew Jackson fostered
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: 'Don't think you're ever going to see me again' if I lose — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — said if he loses the Republican nomination, people shouldn't expect him to stick around in the public eye. — “They fight like hell for six months …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: If I Lose, 'I Don't Think You're Ever Going To See Me Again'
Telegraph:
Leading gay rights activist hacked to death in Bangladesh — Two people were hacked to death on Monday at an apartment in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said, with a local television channel identifying one of them as a leading gay rights activist. — “Unidentified attackers entered …
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Clayton Cramer
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BBC:
Bangladesh LGBT editor hacked to death
Bangladesh LGBT editor hacked to death
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Pamela Geller, Raw Story, Mashable and PinkNews, more at Mediagazer »
Reuters:
Obama plans 250 more U.S. troops for Syria, boosting force to 300 — President Barack Obama will announce on Monday he plans to send as many as 250 additional U.S. troops to Syria, a sharp increase in the American presence working with local Syrian forces fighting Islamic State militants, U.S. officials said.
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Mtschnyder / CBS Dallas:
Manziel Indicted By Dallas County Grand Jury — DALLAS (KRLD-AM) - Sources in the Dallas County District Attorney's office tell L.P. Phillips of KRLD-AM, Johnny Manziel has been indicted by a Dallas County Grand Jury on a misdemeanor assault with bodily injury charge.
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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Residents of Colorado town baffled after entire police force suddenly quits — If you find yourself in an emergency situation in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., don't bother calling police. — In this scenic western hamlet, they no longer exist. — All four members of the 700-person town's …
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Mediaite
Roger Yu / USA Today:
Gannett offers $815 million to buy Tribune Publishing — Gannett Co., which owns USA TODAY and more than 100 other media properties across the country, said Monday it offered to buy Tribune Publishing for about $815 million, its second big expansion move since spinning off from its former parent less than a year ago.
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Wall Street Journal:
Campaign's Populist Tone Rankles America's CEOs — Executives worry rhetoric on immigration and trade will have repercussions beyond November — Chief executives at big American companies are increasingly frustrated by the populist tone of the presidential campaign, and concerns are mounting …
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The Week
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP's Supreme Court block will backfire — As the GOP's Senate majority hangs in the balance, here is the inspiring message from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — (R- Ky.) as he asks voters to keep Republicans in charge: Senate Republicans will stop President Obama from putting anyone on the Supreme Court.
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
Kansas Governor Likens Destitute Food Stamps Recipients To Procrastinating College Kids — 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 …
Laura Mowat / Daily Express:
Gang of migrants demanding ‘respect’ smash way into Paris school and refuse to leave — MIGRANTS have been called a “disgrace” as they illegally squat in a school in Paris. — GETTY — A Paris school has been taken over by migrants — The 150 migrants have taken over the building …
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Jihad Watch
Harvard University:
Harvard IOP Spring 2016 Poll — CLINTON IN COMMANDING LEAD OVER TRUMP AMONG YOUNG VOTERS, HARVARD YOUTH POLL FINDS — Sanders remains most popular candidate for America's 18- to 29-year-olds; Nearly half believe today's politics are unable to meet the country's challenges; Majority reject both socialism and capitalism
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Politicus USA, Politico and Real Clear Politics