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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.
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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 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:
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Threats, pressure on delegates could put Cruz's convention hopes at risk
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RNC Chief Exposes Republican Strategy Against Hillary Clinton: ‘Swiftboating Benghazi’ — It's not a done deal, but Republicans have let out one of their big strategies they'll use against a possible Hillary Clinton presidential run - Swiftboating Benghazi.
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Sanders: Democratic Party hasn't been fair to me
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Voters' ‘Bernie or Bust’ efforts persist despite Sanders' vow not to be another Ralph Nader
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Sanders Says He'll Help Defeat Republicans If Clinton Is Nominee
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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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International odd couple: How Obama and Merkel forged a special bond
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OBAMA PUSHES FOR GLOBAL TRADE DEALS IN FACE OF OPPOSITION
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President Obama Says Germany's Angela Merkel Is ‘on Right Side of History’
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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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ISIS Targeted by Cyberattacks in a New U.S. Line of Combat — LONDON — The United States has opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military's six-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer-network attacks that are now being used alongside more traditional weapons.


Facebook Aims to Drive Down Tech Prices to Expand Its Reach — SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's co-founder and chief executive, is clear about his vision for his company: He wants to triple the size of his social network, which now has 1.6 billion members.


San Francisco Torn as Some See ‘Street Behavior’ Worsen — SAN FRANCISCO — From her apartment at the foot of the celebrated zigzags of Lombard Street, Judith Calson has twice peered out her window as thieves smashed their way into cars and snatched whatever they could.


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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President Obama marches armed forces leftward — Makes his mark on social front