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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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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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Media Matters for America and Politico
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name — Peter King really hates Ted Cruz, so much so that he suggested John Boehner gave the devil a bad name by comparing him to the Texas senator. — In an interview with CNN, the New York Republican congressman told Wolf Blitzer he agreed …
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ABC News, Washington Post, Raw Story and The Bob and Chez Show
Nick Gass / Politico:
Boehner: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
Boehner: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
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Raw Story, ABC News, Washington Post, New York Times, CNBC, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, CBS New York, Talking Points Memo, Vox, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Boehner Uncorks on ‘Lucifer’ Cruz, Says He Wouldn't Back Him in Fall
Boehner Uncorks on ‘Lucifer’ Cruz, Says He Wouldn't Back Him in Fall
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The Federalist, CBS Dallas, Washington Post and Heat Street
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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Business Insider
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
GOP elites are now resigned to Donald 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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CNN and Washington Times
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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Yahoo, The Last Refuge, New York Times, New York Magazine and The Week
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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Hot Air
Avik Roy / Forbes:
Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly
Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly
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Power Line and Washington Post
CBS News:
Commentary: Yes, Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton — How would Donald Trump fare in a general election against Hillary Clinton? The conventional wisdom is that he wouldn't stand a chance. The GOP is divided. His campaign, despite a recent spate of landslide primary wins, appears to have its own civil war going on.
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New York Times, Taylor Marsh and Hot Air
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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
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Strategist: Trump Will Beat Hillary Like ‘A Baby Seal’
Democratic Strategist: Trump Will Beat Hillary Like ‘A Baby Seal’
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Rush Limbaugh, No More Mister Nice Blog, TPNN, DailySurge and Chicago Boyz
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump's 'woman's card' comment escalates the campaign's gender wars
Trump's 'woman's card' comment escalates the campaign's gender wars
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TODAY.com, Talking Points Memo, Sun-Sentinel, Mediaite, The Week, Politico, Hullabaloo, Independent Journal …, Taylor Marsh and Real Clear Politics
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
‘Clinton Cash’ Has Been Made Into a Movie
‘Clinton Cash’ Has Been Made Into a Movie
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Politico, Breitbart, LawNewz and Media Matters for America
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.
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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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The Bob and Chez Show
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Defense bill would require women to register for draft
Defense bill would require women to register for draft
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Politico, RedState, Mother Jones, LawNewz and The Week
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Are women headed for the draft? Support for the idea grows in Congress
Are women headed for the draft? Support for the idea grows in Congress
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NBC News, New York Times, MilitaryTimes, Independent Journal …, Vox and The Slot
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 …
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.
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Political Wire, Politico, Business Insider, Political Insider blog, New York Magazine, Politicus USA, The Week and National Review
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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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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New York Magazine
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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New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Guardian
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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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Washington Post, Politico and Talking Points Memo
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 …
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Talking Points Memo
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Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
Legendary Basketball Coach Bobby Knight: Trump Is the ‘Most Prepared Man in History’ to Be President
Legendary Basketball Coach Bobby Knight: Trump Is the ‘Most Prepared Man in History’ to Be President
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ABC News, Business Insider and The Daily Caller
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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Salon
Clifton Adcock / Oklahoma Watch:
With Court Ruling, Sodomy Law Doesn't Apply When Victim Is Unconscious — State Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, says he plans to amend a bill to include unconscious victims in Oklahoma's forcible sodomy law. In a news release, Biggs said, ""I am horrified by the idea that we would allow …
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Mother Jones, Slate, ThinkProgress, LawNewz, 6 and Talking Points Memo
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Molly Redden / Guardian:
Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking
Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking
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AOL
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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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 …
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AOL, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, AMERICAN DIGEST, Mediaite and BizPac Review
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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The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
The Huffington Post:
Chuck Grassley Admits It's ‘A Gamble’ To Let Trump Fill SCOTUS Vacancy — You think? — White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) conceded Thursday that there's a flaw in the GOP's plan to block President Barack Obama's nominee …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Daily Oklahoman and SCOTUSblog
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.