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WMUR first: Cruz to announce intention to name Fiorina as his running mate — Former business executive viewed as a potential asset to Cruz's attempt to wrest nomination from Trump — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will announce on Wednesday afternoon that former presidential rival Carly Fiorina …
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Ted Cruz to Name Carly Fiorina as His Running Mate — INDIANAPOLIS — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, desperate to alter the course of a presidential primary fight in which Donald J. Trump is closing in on victory, will announce Wednesday afternoon that Carly Fiorina will be his running mate …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
It's Trump's Nomination To Lose* — Tuesday night went about as well as possible for Donald Trump. — Two weeks ago, after a rough stretch of states for Trump, we issued a series of delegate projections that included something called a “path-to-1,237” projection, a set of targets …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cruz to name Fiorina as VP running mate — Ted Cruz will announce Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential nominee if he's the Republican Party's pick for president, according to three sources with knowledge of the announcement. — Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard CEO …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Ted Cruz is crumbling before our very eyes — MORE FROM: — For the past few weeks, Republican campaign professionals and conservatives who are seeing the GOP nomination heading into Donald Trump's hands have been counseling anti-Trump voters not to panic and consoling themselves …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Cruz to make “major announcement” at 4 p.m.; Update: Fiorina as VP? — Hopefully he's planning to announce he's now learned that a “basketball ring” is commonly referred to as a hoop. Good lord, man. — Only two possibilities for what the announcement might be. One is that he's finally landed Mike Pence's endorsement.
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Ted Cruz to name Carly Fiorina as his VP pick in desperate bid to shake up campaign
Ted Cruz to name Carly Fiorina as his VP pick in desperate bid to shake up campaign
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Here Are All The Sexist Things Donald Trump Said About Hillary Clinton Wednesday Morning
Here Are All The Sexist Things Donald Trump Said About Hillary Clinton Wednesday Morning
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Trump Nears Nomination
Tim Alberta / National Review:
Cruz to Tap Fiorina as Running Mate
Cruz to Tap Fiorina as Running Mate
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
BREAKING: Rumors Cruz To Announce Carly Fiorina As VP ... CONFIRMED
BREAKING: Rumors Cruz To Announce Carly Fiorina As VP ... CONFIRMED
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Mary Pat Christie throws some shade during Trump's speech
Mary Pat Christie throws some shade during Trump's speech
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Republican Cruz to name Fiorina as vice presidential running mate: reports
Republican Cruz to name Fiorina as vice presidential running mate: reports
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
IT'S OFFICIAL=> Ted Cruz Is Mathematically ELIMINATED from GOP Race - With Chart
IT'S OFFICIAL=> Ted Cruz Is Mathematically ELIMINATED from GOP Race - With Chart
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Donald Trump Beat Expectations Everywhere, Suggesting a Broad Shift
Donald Trump Beat Expectations Everywhere, Suggesting a Broad Shift
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump wins every county in ‘Acela primaries’
Trump wins every county in ‘Acela primaries’
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Associated Press:
Trump's big speech tests his foreign policy and style — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's highly anticipated foreign policy speech Wednesday will test whether the Republican presidential front-runner, known for his raucous rallies and eyebrow-raising statements, can present a more presidential persona …
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Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH — Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the National Interest for honoring me with this invitation. — I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Former Lawmakers Stand By Defense Of Dennis Hastert's Character — Two ex-Congressmen who wrote letters of support for Dennis Hastert tell BuzzFeed News the former Speaker of the House is being treated unfairly. — Two former members of Congress passionately defended writing letters …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Hastert sentenced to 15 months in prison — CHICAGO — U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin on Wednesday sentenced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to 15 months in prison, calling him a “serial child molester,” and ignoring the defense's request for no prison time.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Dennis Hastert's stunningly hypocritical 1998 speech about impeaching Bill Clinton
Dennis Hastert's stunningly hypocritical 1998 speech about impeaching Bill Clinton
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Christy Gutowski / Chicago Tribune:
Alleged Hastert victim Individual D is brother of Hastert political ally Tom Cross
Alleged Hastert victim Individual D is brother of Hastert political ally Tom Cross
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Pat Peterson / WKRG-TV:
Foley Plane Crash Caught on Camera — FOLEY, AL- — Surveillance video from a Foley business captured incredible images of a plane crash near the city's airport. — The crash happened south of the airport off Hickory Street Tuesday afternoon. A Cessna 421 Twin Engine clipped a few trees over business
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Half of Americans think presidential nominating system ‘rigged’ - poll — More than half of American voters believe that the system U.S. political parties use to pick their candidates for the White House is “rigged” and more than two-thirds want to see the process changed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Melania Trump on Her Rise, Her Family Secrets, and Her True Political Views: “Nobody Will Ever Know” — How does a shy ex-model make her way from Slovenia to, just maybe, the White House? To Melania Trump—and to the people who know her back home—her journey to marrying The Donald is like a fairy tale …
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The White House / Medium:
Asked and Answered: President Obama Responds to an Eight-Year-Old Girl from Flint — At eight years old, Mari Copeny—known around town as “Little Miss Flint”—wrote to President Obama last month from her home in Flint, Michigan to share how she is working to bring attention to the public health crisis in her community.
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Bernie Sanders:
Sanders Statement on Primary Elections — HUNTINGTON, W. Va. - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement: — “I congratulate Secretary Clinton on her victories tonight, and I look forward to issue-oriented campaigns in the 14 contests to come.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is no fool. He'll back Clinton when he drops out.
Bernie Sanders is no fool. He'll back Clinton when he drops out.
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Krystyna Biassou / WLOS-TV:
Sen. Tom Apodaca says Republicans may put HB2 on the ballot in November — RALEIGH, N.C. — The man in the senate who controls House Bill 2's path once it crosses the aisle said state Republicans may leave the bill's fate up to a vote of the people. — Sen. Tom Apodaca (R-Buncombe/Henderson …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
This Alabama City Will Now Put Transgender People In Jail For Peeing At Target — On Tuesday night, the City Council of Oxford, Alabama unanimously approved a new ordinance that will punish individuals for using restrooms that do not match their biological sex as stated on their birth certificate.
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William Thornton / al.com:
Oxford passes transgender bathroom ordinance with threat of $500 fine, 6 months in jail
Oxford passes transgender bathroom ordinance with threat of $500 fine, 6 months in jail
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Daniel Bethencourt / Detroit Free Press:
Saying ‘vagina’ got me fired, Battle Creek middle school teacher says — Vagina. It's a noun describing female anatomy that caused such outrage in the Michigan Legislature in 2012 that a legislator was blocked from speaking after using it. — Now, a substitute teacher says using it got …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of McDonnell's conviction — These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed highly skeptical of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell's 2014 corruption conviction for actions he took …
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