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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Five states expected to help Trump and Clinton widen their leads … PHILADELPHIA — Five states vote in the “Amtrak Primary” on Tuesday in contests expected to help the two presidential front-runners, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, rack up ever wider leads in their parties' crucial delegates counts.
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Doesn't Want Any Transgender People In Any Bathroom Anywhere — Ted Cruz's tour de transphobia, launched last week to capitalize on Donald Trump's criticism of North Carolina's anti-transgender law, has embraced a new extreme position. Speaking to reporters this weekend in Indiana …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Rudy Giuliani: Trump Is the Nominee... Cruz-Kasich Backroom Deal is Devastating (Video) — Rudy Giuliani joined Sean Hannity tonight to discuss the Republican primary race. — Rudy says it's over and Trump is the nominee. … The post Rudy Giuliani: Trump Is the Nominee …
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The Last Tradition
Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg View:
How to Be Presidential, Trump-Style
How to Be Presidential, Trump-Style
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Bloomberg
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Kasich: Media ‘too hung up on process’ over Cruz alliance
Kasich: Media ‘too hung up on process’ over Cruz alliance
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Laura Olson / Morning Call:
Pat Toomey votes for Ted Cruz
Pat Toomey votes for Ted Cruz
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Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Has Heated Exchange with Donald Trump Supporter
Ted Cruz Has Heated Exchange with Donald Trump Supporter
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Jim VandeHei / Wall Street Journal:
Bring on a Third-Party Candidate — Establishment America deserves disruption, but not of the Sanders or Trump type. Here's how to do it. — I have spent the past two decades in the Washington, D.C., bubble—the heart of Establishment America—covering politics and building a company, Politico, focused solely on politics.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Politico CEO Courts Silicon Valley With Bizarre ‘Third Party’ Op-Ed
Ex-Politico CEO Courts Silicon Valley With Bizarre ‘Third Party’ Op-Ed
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New York Times:
Federal Judge Upholds North Carolina Voter Rules — RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Monday upheld sweeping Republican-backed changes to election rules, including a voter identification provision, that civil rights groups say unfairly targeted African-Americans and other minorities.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
NC GOP AG Candidate Tells HB2 Fans: ‘Keep Our State Straight!’ (VIDEO)
NC GOP AG Candidate Tells HB2 Fans: ‘Keep Our State Straight!’ (VIDEO)
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump rejects new adviser's push to make him ‘presidential’ — Donald Trump is bristling at efforts to implement a more conventional presidential campaign strategy, and has expressed misgivings about the political guru behind them, Paul Manafort, for overstepping his bounds, multiple sources close to the campaign tell POLITICO.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: Americans will thank me when Lena Dunham flees to Canada — Not only would Donald Trump not mind if certain celebrities were to flee the United States if he is elected president, the Republican front-runner said Tuesday that their opposition to his candidacy only increases his will to win.
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Lena Dunham promises to move to Canada if Trump wins
Lena Dunham promises to move to Canada if Trump wins
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Ashley Lee / Hollywood Reporter:
Lena Dunham, Nancy Dubuc, Janice Min Honored at Matrix Awards
Lena Dunham, Nancy Dubuc, Janice Min Honored at Matrix Awards
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Emma Roller / New York Times:
Pennsylvania, Where Everyone Is ‘Furious’ — Reading, Pa. — KEITH MANDICH had been to this theater before, to see John Mellencamp. — Now Mr. Mandich, a retired steelworker, was back in downtown Reading, Pa., to see another guy he thought of as a hero for working-class America: Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Alex Roarty / Roll Call:
The Emotional Life of Sanders Supporters
NBC News:
Poll: Trump Reaches 50 Percent Support Nationally for the First Time — Trump: New Cruz-Kasich Alliance to Stop Him is ‘Pathetic’ and ‘Weak’ 2:47 — Donald Trump has reached 50 percent support from Republicans and Republican-leaners nationally for the first time since the beginning of the NBC News|
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Trump breaks 50 percent mark in national poll
Trump breaks 50 percent mark in national poll
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Andy Humbles / USA Today:
Pastor blasts Target for bathroom policy … MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. — A minister here has posted a video on his Facebook page challenging Target's new bathroom policy that allows customers to choose a restroom that corresponds to their gender identity. — It has had more than 12 million views since being shared Friday night.
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Dr. Ben Carson / Independent Journal Review Opinion:
Harriet Tubman Has A Legacy Worth Upholding — Retired Pediatric Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson was a 2016 Republican candidate for President of the United States. — ShareTweetEmail — Independent Journal Opinion is an opinion platform and any opinions or information put forth by contributors …
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German Lopez / Vox:
Samantha Bee slams Fox News for defending “genocidal” Andrew Jackson over Harriet Tubman
Samantha Bee slams Fox News for defending “genocidal” Andrew Jackson over Harriet Tubman
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Dan Tynan / Guardian:
Revenge porn: the industry profiting from online abuse — Sites charge $100 a year to access private photos and videos of non-porn stars in the nude, usually posted by spurned ex-lovers - but it doesn't end there — ix years ago, Rebekah Wells Googled her name to see what turned up.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
One of these Dem stars is about to suffer a crushing defeat — BALTIMORE — Democratic voters in Maryland head to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fate of two of the party's most promising stars. — Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards are vying to replace outgoing Sen. Barbara Mikulski
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Zack Guzman / CNBC:
Meet the company offering a chance at immortality for $200,000 — More and more people are signing up to be frozen for a chance at life after death. So the question is, would you? — This woman is freezing her brain so she can see the future — More and more people are signing …
CNN:
‘Wild animals’: Racist texts sent by San Francisco police officer, documents show — The following story contains offensive language and may not be suitable for all audiences. — (CNN)"I hate that beaner," one text reads, “but I think the nig is worse.” — “Indian ppl are disgusting,” proclaims another.
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
The Guy Who Screwed America's Economy Hearts Hillary Clinton — The man behind Goldman Sachs's infamous bets on the housing collapse now buys foreclosed homes and rents them out—but not to anyone convicted of a financial crime. He's also a big Clinton donor. — Wall Street is buying Main Street one foreclosed home at a time.
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kerry, Heinz Family Have Millions Invested In Offshore Tax Havens — Secretary of State John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz have invested millions of U.S. dollars through family trusts in at least 11 offshore tax havens, according to The Daily Caller News Foundation's Investigative Group.
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