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Ada Statler-Throckmorton / Stanford Daily:
John Boehner talks election, time in office  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening.  Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …
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Bloomberg:
In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring  —  The alliance between Cruz and Kasich looks to some Hoosiers like insider politics.  And some won't pull the lever for Cruz.  —  michaelcbender  —  mniquette  —  The silence in the parking lot of the Hamilton County fairgrounds …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party  —  Speaking at Stanford University, former House Speaker John Boehner went the full Bulworth.  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” he said.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's ‘Alliance’ With John Kasich Hits New Low Point  —  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Four days ago, the star-crossed, state-splitting alliance of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio made its debut.  —  Three-and-a-half days ago, it began to show serious cracks.
Discussion: Hot Air
Jeff Mapes OPB / OPB:
Poll: Donald Trump Holds Big Lead Ahead Of Oregon's Republican Primary  —  A new poll of Republican voters in Oregon finds that Donald Trump has a double-digit lead in the state's May 17 primary, while Ted Cruz is second despite pulling out of the state.  —  The poll by the Portland-based …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:   Pete King: Cruz ‘gives Lucifer a bad name’
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Cruz's latest fight with fellow Republicans is a reminder: Many don't like the guy
Nick Gass / Politico:
Boehner: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Ted Cruz on John Kasich: ‘There is no alliance’
Discussion: USA Today and The Last Refuge
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:   Satanists are furious that Boehner compared Ted Cruz to the Dark Lord
Avik Roy / Forbes:
Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly
Discussion: Washington Post and Power Line
Daily Mail:
When it comes to the women's card, Donald holds all the Trumps.  He knows What Women Want, and it isn't Hillary  —  ‘They say every powerful man is good in bed,’ I once asked Donald Trump.  ‘That true?’  —  He smirked.  'I think there is a certain truth to that, yes.  Put it this way, I've never had any complaints.
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Rasmussen Reports:
24% Opt Out of a Clinton-Trump Race
Discussion: Hot Air
Politico:
What Reporters Really Think of 2016
Discussion: Mother Jones, Mediaite and Hullabaloo
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
With varying enthusiasm, GOP elites are accepting Trump as their nominee … Throughout the Republican Party, from New Hampshire to Florida to California, many leaders, operatives, donors and activists arrived this week at the conclusion they had been hoping to thwart or at least delay: Donald Trump will be their presidential nominee.
Discussion: CNN and Washington Times
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Franklin Foer / Slate:
The Quiet American  —  Paul Manafort made a career …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn't Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
GOP's Favorability Rating Edges Lower  —  A quarter of the public views both parties unfavorably  —  The Republican Party's image, already quite negative, has slipped since last fall.  Currently 33% of the public has a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 62% have an unfavorable view.
Andrew Stephens / Los Angeles Times:
FBI arrests brother of San Bernardino terrorist and 2 others on marriage fraud charges  —  The FBI has served another warrant at the home of Syed Raheel Farook, the elder brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook.  The FBI also served a warrant at the home in February, as seen in this file photo.
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Oops!  GOP Rep's Gotcha Amendment On Drafting Women Actually Passed  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) did something a little unorthodox for lawmakers Wednesday.  During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, he offered an amendment he didn't actually want to support.  —  The amendment required women register for the draft.
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Defense bill would require women to register for draft
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy  —  Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing.  Why do so many voters feel left behind?  The president has a theory.  —  Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
SIMPLY THE WORST=> Obama is First President Ever to Not See Single Year of 3% GDP Growth  —  Obama's just like Reagan... Except when he isn't.  —  The rate of real economic growth is the single greatest determinate of both America's strength as a nation and the well-being of the American people.
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Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg:
U.S. Economy Expands to 0.5% Pace, Weakest in Two Years
Discussion: New York Magazine
Sean Illing / Salon:
This is what the revolution looks like: Former Sanders staffers are launching a new PAC aimed at midterm Congressional elections  —  The ambitious new plan by Bernie staffers is a giant leap in guaranteeing his movement endures  —  Bernie Sanders has called his campaign a “political revolution.”
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Talks About His Failed White House Bid: ‘I Ran Into A Storm’  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Thursday reflected on his failed campaign for the White House, saying that he knows he made mistakes and “people were interested in other things” in the 2016 election.  —  “I've learned to never say never.
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
46 Seconds Everyone Should Watch Before Handing Donald Trump The Nuclear Codes  —  Donald Trump swept all five states that voted last Tuesday, putting him in strong position to capture the Republican nomination.  Trump's rise to the top of the Republican party has been great for cable news ratings.
Scott MacFarlane / NBC4 Washington:
Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet  —  Secret Service: ‘Current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era’  —  The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers …
Brandy Zadrozny / The Daily Beast:
He Got Custody and Killed Their 5 Kids  —  Timothy Jones is on trial for the murder of his five children—and his ex-wife is suing South Carolina's Social Services, saying they failed to intervene and save the kids despite horrific evidence of abuse.  —  In 2014, a South Carolina father allegedly did the unthinkable.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Huffington Post killed story pitch critical of Uber  —  Uber yesterday announced that Huffington Post Editor in Chief Arianna Huffington would be joining its board of directors, a move that put the site's reporters in an instant bind.  To fight the notion that Huffington Post would somehow …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Bobby Knight: Like Truman, Trump would have ‘guts to drop the bomb’  —  According to Bobby Knight, Harry Truman was one of the three greatest presidents because he had the “guts to drop the bomb in 1944” on Japan.  —  Donald Trump, he said, could join that list as one of the four greatest presidents …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Anna Davies / New York Post:
I want all the perks of maternity leave — without having any kids  —  Photo: Tamara Beckwith/NY Post; Hair and makeup by Shannon Grey Williams for NEXT Artists … I was 31 years old in 2009, and I loved my career.  As an editor at a popular magazine, I got to work on big stories …
Discussion: Salon
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed:
Professors Rail Against Renaming Law School After Antonin Scalia, Taking Koch Money  —  The faculty senate at George Mason University just voted 21-13 to reopen the naming process of the law school.  —  Fairfax, Virginia — On Wednesday afternoon, professors at George Mason University protested …
Rupert Neate / Guardian:
New York Times boss sued over alleged ageist, racist and sexist hiring practices  —  Paper denies ‘unjustified’ claims that CEO Mark Thompson introduced culture that favors ‘young, white’ and single staffers to older female and black employees  —  Mark Thompson, the chief executive …
 
 
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