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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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New York Magazine and Mother Jones
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Protests in Baghdad throw administration's Iraq plan into doubt … President Obama's plan for fighting the Islamic State is predicated on having a credible and effective Iraqi ally on the ground in Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. — And in recent days, the administration had been optimistic …
Caleb Howe / RedState:
KKK Leader Hates Ted Cruz, Endorses Donald Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In.’ [VIDEO] — In Virginia, NBC affiliate WWBT ran an investigation into the local KKK after fliers were circulated in the area recruiting new members. As part of their coverage, the station interviewed the …
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Mediaite, The Right Scoop and NBC News
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Virginia KKK Leader Endorses Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In’ (VIDEO)
Virginia KKK Leader Endorses Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In’ (VIDEO)
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The Moderate Voice
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
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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RedState, ThinkProgress and Raw Story
New York Times:
Run on a Ticket With Donald Trump? No, Thanks, Many Republicans Say — It's a time-honored tradition for politicians to deny any interest in the vice presidency. But this year, with the possibility of Donald J. Trump as the Republican nominee, they really mean it.
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Mediaite
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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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Patterico's Pontifications and KTLA
Sonia Saraiya / Salon:
“Donald Trump is a dangerous individual”: Larry Wilmore opens up to Salon about what's funny in Washington this year — and what isn't — Salon talks to “The Nightly Show” host about hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Trump and the election — “You never know what your hold music is …
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Business Insider, Mediaite, Raw Story and Washington Post
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Satanists Snub Comparison of Cruz to Lucifer
Satanists Snub Comparison of Cruz to Lucifer
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Liberal Values, Mediaite, Slate and Associated Press
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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story and New York Magazine
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.
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Stephanie Ebbert / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren slams Trump after ‘woman card’ comment
Elizabeth Warren slams Trump after ‘woman card’ comment
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Salon and liberalamerica.org
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, MSNBC, Associated Press and Politico
Cynthia Kim / Bloomberg:
N. Korea Vows to Rapidly Advance Nuclear Attack Capabilities — S. Korea-U.S. drills ‘worst’ provocation: official news agency — Kim Jong Un regime to hold Worker's Party Congress on May 6 — North Korea vowed to make rapid advancements on nuclear attack capabilities if South Korea …
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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89.3 KPCC
Paula Ann Solis / Juneau Empire:
Drunk driver arrested after driving into Governor Mansion's garage door — Construction site near the Capitol also damaged, police say — Police arrested a drunk driver who allegedly struck the back of the Governor's Mansion with his vehicle, damaging the historic house's garage door Thursday night in downtown Juneau.
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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”.
Marcel Harmon / Salon:
Sam Brownback gutted Kansas: How America's worst governor and an ultra-conservative ideology wrecked an entire state — GOP zealots, enthralled by a fictitious fantasy of tax cuts and free-market nonsense, turned Kansas upside down — It's safe to say that if Kansas's Gov. Sam Brownback …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump In 1992: Tyson Told Me Victim In Rape Case “Wanted It Real Bad” — “She knocked on his door at 1 a.m. and was up and dancing at eight the next morning.” — View Video › — Donald Trump's rivals Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina have hammered the frontrunner this week …
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Moe Lane