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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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Caleb Howe / RedState:
KKK Leader Hates Ted Cruz, Endorses Donald Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In.’ [VIDEO]
KKK Leader Hates Ted Cruz, Endorses Donald Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In.’ [VIDEO]
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Behind Mike Pence's Agonizing Decision to Endorse Ted Cruz
Behind Mike Pence's Agonizing Decision to Endorse Ted Cruz
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Wall Street Journal and RedState
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
GOP Elites Reaching ‘Acceptance’ Phase for Donald Trump
GOP Elites Reaching ‘Acceptance’ Phase for Donald Trump
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Talking Points Memo, Liberty Unyielding, New York Magazine and Hot Air
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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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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Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg View:
Here's Your Degree. Now Go Defeat Demagogues. — The following is an adaptation of an address to the University of Michigan's class of 2016. — The most useful knowledge that you leave here with today has nothing to do with your major. It's about how to study, cooperate, listen carefully …
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Los Angeles Times:
Latino activists vow more Trump protests as tensions heighten — Trump protesters clash with police outside the California Republican Convention in Burlingame, Calif. — Latino activists said they expect more large protests as Donald Trump moves his presidential campaign into California.
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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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Long Beach Press-Telegram:
Judge says Long Beach police discriminate against gay men in lewd conduct cases — A Superior Court judge Friday made sweeping statements about the Long Beach Police Department's treatment of gay men in the community, saying in a ruling over a lewd conduct case that the department intentionally …
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Telegraph:
How the Labour Party embraced an ideology that has race hate at its heart — Jeremy Corbyn has refused to share a platform with David Cameron over the EU referendum, although they both advocate a Remain vote. Mr Corbyn's stated reason for this refusal is that “We are not on the same side”.
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Anushka Asthana / Guardian:
Jeremy Corbyn sets up inquiry into Labour antisemitism claims
Jeremy Corbyn sets up inquiry into Labour antisemitism claims
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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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Tom Schaller / American Prospect:
I�M THE A—HOLE? — IM THE A—HOLE? At the lobby at the Washington Hilton at the DNC winter meetings, I headed over to a conversation between political columnist Roger Simon and former DNC Chairman Don Fowler of South Carolina. (Not to be confused with Donnie Fowler, his son, who ran for DNC chair in 2004.)
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Breitbart:
Exclusive — CLINTON CRASH: Hillary Has Received Hundreds of Thousands Fewer Votes in 2016 vs. 2008 — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has badly underperformed in 2016 compared with her first run for president in 2008, a new data analysis done exclusively by Breitbart News shows.
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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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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Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
Target Stock Drops After Store Announces Controversial ‘Inclusivity’ Policy — Following the Target Corporation's decision to allow transgender customers and employees to use whichever bathroom they prefer, the retail brand's stock has slightly fallen. — The drop may be nothing …
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Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Racist Trump Fan Arrested With Stockpile Of Pipe Bombs After Threatening Obama — John Martin Roos, 61, repeatedly threatened to kill President Barack Obama in regular racist rants on Twitter and Facebook. — Senior Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON — A fanatical …
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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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