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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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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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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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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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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Pete King: Cruz ‘gives Lucifer a bad name’ — to Satan. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) says Boehner — was being too kind. — King on Thursday echoed the former Speaker's assessment of the GOP presidential candidate as “Lucifer in the flesh.” — “I fully agree with John Boehner …
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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.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name
Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Cruz's latest fight with fellow Republicans is a reminder: Many don't like the guy
Cruz's latest fight with fellow Republicans is a reminder: Many don't like the guy
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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Satanists are furious that Boehner compared Ted Cruz to the Dark Lord
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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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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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer: Clinton Will ‘Go Down Like Monica Lewinsky’ Debating Trump
GOPer: Clinton Will ‘Go Down Like Monica Lewinsky’ Debating Trump
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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.
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.
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Franklin Foer / Slate:
The Quiet American — Paul Manafort made a career …
The Quiet American — Paul Manafort made a career …
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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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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
U.S. Economy Expands to 0.5% Pace, Weakest in Two Years
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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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Christine Boynton / WBFF-TV:
Baltimore news station FOX45 evacuated for bomb threat; suspect down — BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A man wearing some sort of animal “onesie” threatening to “blow-up” WBFF-TV in Baltimore was shot by police Monday outside of the station. — Three loud “shots” were heard and the man was seen lying in the street.
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Tim Prudente / Baltimore Sun:
Police investigating bomb threat at FOX 45
Police investigating bomb threat at FOX 45
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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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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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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.”
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.
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.
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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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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.
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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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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