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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Virginia KKK Leader Endorses Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In’ (VIDEO) — In a sit-down interview with a Richmond news station, the Imperial Wizard of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan said Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is his candidate for President.
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New York Times:
Mocking Critics, Donald Trump Says He Can Win Without Republican Unity — BURLINGAME, Calif. — Donald J. Trump got a taste on Friday of what his next month of campaigning in California could be like. He was forced to exit his motorcade and walk through a field, climbing an embankment …
Cassie Spodak / CNN:
Kasich: People are ‘probably’ born gay — San Francisco (CNN)John Kasich told an audience here Friday that some people are “probably” born gay after being pressed on the issue by an audience member who said he was gay. — San Francisco resident Kelly Bryan, 62, asked Kasich the question …
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RedState, Towleroad, Raw Story, The Hill and Joe.My.God.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Will Rioters Hand the Election to Trump?
Will Rioters Hand the Election to Trump?
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Los Angeles Times and mrctv.org/videos
Chris Thomas / WWBT-TV:
KKK leader disavows violent past, declares Trump ‘best’ for president
KKK leader disavows violent past, declares Trump ‘best’ for president
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ThinkProgress and Raw Story
George F. Will / Washington Post:
If Trump is nominated, the GOP must keep him out of the White House — Donald Trump's damage to the Republican Party, although already extensive, has barely begun. Republican quislings will multiply, slinking into support of the most anti-conservative presidential aspirant in their party's history.
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Hot Air, BizPac Review and The Last Refuge
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Protesters storm Iraqi parliament in Baghdad — BAGHDAD — Protesters stormed Iraq's parliament on Saturday, bursting into the capital's fortified Green Zone, where other key buildings, including the U.S. Embassy, are located. — Live footage on Iraqi television showed swarms of protesters …
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Trump Gains On Clinton, But Both Have Sky-High Negatives: IBD/TIPP Poll — Riding on a string of big victories in the presidential primaries, Donald Trump has not only extended his lead against his GOP rivals, but also he has gained ground against Hillary Clinton, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll.
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Heidi M Przybyla / USA Today:
Clinton shifting staff to general election swing states
Clinton shifting staff to general election swing states
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Washington Monthly, Associated Press, MSNBC and Politico
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton to take hard line with Sanders, say allies
Clinton to take hard line with Sanders, say allies
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U.S. Uncut, The Stranger … and Common Dreams
Walker Bragman / Salon:
A liberal case for Donald Trump: The lesser of two evils is not at all clear in 2016
A liberal case for Donald Trump: The lesser of two evils is not at all clear in 2016
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Liberal Values, JustOneMinute, CANNONFIRE, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton: I can handle men who go ‘off the reservation’ … Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton — says she has experience dealing with men who “get off the reservation” like GOP front-runner Donald Trump — “I have a lot of experience dealing with men who sometimes get off …
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Althouse, Political Wire, Business Insider, CNN and The Daily Caller
John Sides / Washington Post:
The most underappreciated fact of the election: Americans feel good about the economy … In an election season about voter anger, one important thing is underappreciated: voter optimism. And in particular, optimism about the economy. — “Wait, what?” you may be thinking.
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Politicus USA and Booman Tribune
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
African-American Leader: Trump's Message “Resonates” With Black Voters (VIDEO) — African-American Attorney Nikki Johnson-Huston defended Donald J. Trump and his supporters this week in an article at The Huffington Post titled “Trump 2016: In Defense of the White Working Class Voter.”
Lynn Vavreck / New York Times:
Insults and Ads: How Gender Hurts Trump but Doesn't Lift Clinton — Donald Trump thinks Hillary Clinton is playing “the women's card.” But evidence suggests that if anything is making gender a potent issue in this campaign, it's Mr. Trump's words, not Mrs. Clinton's. — How do we know?
Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Trump supporter attacks Muslim woman with ‘unknown liquid’ after cops fail to act: activists — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — The Council on American-Islamic relations (CAIR) is calling for police in Washington D.C. to preserve video of what was described as an attack …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Wow. Glenn Beck Admits He Blew Half a Million Stumping for Ted Cruz (Video) — Glenn Beck admitted today he lost almost half a million dollars traveling around giving sermons with Ted Cruz. — Beck posted the video today on The Blaze website: … That was a bust.
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Joe Hoft and The Daily Beast
The Hill:
Republicans who vow to never back Trump — A number of prominent Republicans are vowing to never back Donald Trump — even as he closes in on the GOP presidential nomination. — The “Never Trump” ranks include lawmakers, party operatives, pundits and GOP donors — and the movement even sparked a popular hashtag on social media.
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Daily Kos and Independent Journal …
Liam Ford / Chicago Tribune:
Prosecutors: Chicago cop was shot when fleeing suspect tossed gun — Rafael Martir-Ubiles, 25, is charged in the shooting of a Chicago police officer April 25, 2016. — A suspect fleeing police tried to throw his gun onto a roof, but it hit a wall instead and went off, hitting an officer in the shoulder, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune:
Thousands flock to ‘miracle’ icon at south suburban church — The icon of St. John the Baptist inside of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Homer Glen on the morning of April 28, 2016. — As millions of Orthodox Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter this Sunday …
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Friendly Atheist
Matt Forney:
Indiana Campaign Dispatch Part 2: Ted and Carly Sittin' in a Tree... My next stop on the Hoosier State campaign trail was South Bend, where Ted Cruz and his fellow pervert Carly Fiorina were holding a rally at the Century Center. If I had any doubt about the Cruz campaign being in panic mode, the rally would have crushed it.
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The Last Refuge and WANE-TV
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
VIDEO=> LEFTISTS AND OPEN BORDER THUGS Bust Through Security and Storm California GOP Convention — HUNDREDS OF ANTI-TRUMP LEFTISTS AND MEXICANS Busted through Security and Stormed the Califoria GOP Convention Today. — The protesters broke through security and stormed the Hyatt.
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Glenn Beck Mocks Donald Trump By Covering His Face With Crushed-Up Cheetos — On his radio program yesterday, Glenn Beck and his co-hosts mocked Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for looking like an “orange racoon” and wondered how he obtained his unnatural hue.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck Films Humiliating Video Of Himself Rubbing Face In Cheetos (VIDEO)
Glenn Beck Films Humiliating Video Of Himself Rubbing Face In Cheetos (VIDEO)
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast and THE MARSHALL REPORT