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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 …
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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 …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Cruz's latest fight with fellow Republicans is a reminder: Many don't like the guy … FORT WAYNE, Ind. — In the space of just 7 minutes here on Thursday, Ted Cruz reminded fellow Republicans that he has few friends in the party. — First he tangled with former House speaker John A. Boehner …
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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.
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's ‘Alliance’ With John Kasich Hits New Low Point
Ted Cruz's ‘Alliance’ With John Kasich Hits New Low Point
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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Satanists are furious that Boehner compared Ted Cruz to the Dark Lord
Satanists are furious that Boehner compared Ted Cruz to the Dark Lord
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Ted Cruz on John Kasich: ‘There is no alliance’
Ted Cruz on John Kasich: ‘There is no alliance’
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer: Clinton Will ‘Go Down Like Monica Lewinsky’ Debating Trump — A Florida GOP official said that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would “go down like Monica Lewinsky” if she debated Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
How to Save the Republican Party — Donald Trump's big victories in the Mid-Atlantic primaries don't represent quite the end of the ballgame—but they come damn close. — And now Donald Trump's many and fierce opponents in the Republican Party and the conservative movement face the hour of decision.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
GOP elites are now resigned to Donald Trump as their nominee
GOP elites are now resigned to Donald Trump as their nominee
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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.
WSBT-TV:
VIDEO: Man hands Ted Cruz Communist Manifesto - watch what happens — Some young man gave Cruz something to sign during his Elkhart visit - turned out to be the Communist Manifesto. — Full coverage of Cruz's Michiana visit coming up at 4, 5 and 6 on WSBT 22 News.
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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 …
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 …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
White powder found in Trump Tower mail room — A suspicious white powder was found at the mail room of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York's ABC 7 reports. — The powder was discovered around 8:15 in the mailroom of the fifth floor, and the offices on that floor have been evacuated.
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Franklin Foer / Slate:
The Quiet American — Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world's nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom. Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch. — Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's palace, is impressive by the standards of Palm Beach …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn't Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General
Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn't Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General
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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 …
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Los Angeles / Associated Press:
Pentagon disciplines 16 for deadly attack on Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan — A Doctors Without Borders works walks inside the charred remains of the organization's hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in October 2015.
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Alistair Barr / Bloomberg:
Google CEO Pichai Sees the End of Computers as Physical Devices — Forget personal computer doldrums and waning smartphone demand. Google thinks computers will one day cease being physical devices. — “Looking to the future, the next big step will be for the very concept of the ‘device’ to fade away …
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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.
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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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.
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.”
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.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
‘American Idol’ Owner Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — EMAIL ME — Top reality-show producer Core Media currently has $398 million in debt. — Core Media Group, the company behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.
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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 …
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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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