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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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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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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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Bloomberg:
In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring
In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring
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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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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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party
John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party
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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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 — 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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama makes joke at Cruz's expense — President Obama took a crack a Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz — on Thursday during an impromptu news conference with college journalists at the White House. — A student from Indiana, where Cruz is campaigning ahead of next week's primary …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Talks About His Failed White House Bid: ‘I Ran Into A Storm’
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
White House struggles to explain weak economy as Obama boasts of job growth
Scott MacFarlane / NBC4 Washington:
Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet
Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet
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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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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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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Should You Hug Your Dog? — The next time you want to hug a dog, consider this: You could be making the pooch miserable, an expert says. — To the average dog lover, the animals' floppy ears and pudgy paws are simply cute. But there is actual science behind their design …
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Army retains decorated Green Beret it planned to kick out over confronting Afghan child rapist — EXCLUSIVE: In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Army decided late Thursday to retain a decorated Green Beret it had planned to kick out after he physically confronted a local Afghan commander accused …
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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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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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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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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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John Hayes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Hays eagles' feline meal disturbing for some viewers — It was inevitable, from the moment video cameras went up over Pittsburgh bald eagle nests, that viewers would eventually see something disturbing. — On Tuesday, eagles at the Hays nest site brought a young cat into the nest to feed their two eaglets.
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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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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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Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
MEET HUMA ABEDIN, MYSTERIOUS CLINTON CONFIDANTE AND LONG-SUFFERING SPOUSE OF ANTHONY WEINER — For most of the past 20 years, Huma Mahmood Abedin, now a vice chair of Hillary Clinton's campaign, has served as Clinton's “body-woman”—basically a glorified lady's maid.
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