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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Holds 15-Point Lead Ahead of Republican Rivals in Indiana Poll — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton 4 points ahead of rival Bernie Sanders — Donald Trump holds a 15-point lead in the Republican presidential primary in Indiana, and a majority of GOP voters disapprove …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Heidi Cruz says ‘Ted is an immigrant’ — GREENFIELD, Ind. — At a campaign stop just days before the critical Indiana primary, Heidi Cruz, wife of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, said one of her husband's strengths in the campaign is that he “is an immigrant.”
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Donald Trump Leads Cruz by 15 Points in Crucial Indiana Race — ‘Stop Trump’ movement's hopes hinge on Indiana primary 3:44 — Donald Trump holds a 15-point lead over Ted Cruz in the potentially decisive May 3 presidential primary race in Indiana, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Sen. Ted Cruz and Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON May 1, 2016 and it will be updated. — MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC HOST: And we're joined now by Senator Ted Cruz. Congratulations on your endorsement from Governor Pence.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Inside Cruz's camp, confidence crumbles — BURLINGAME, Calif. — Ted Cruz is speaking confidently about knocking off Donald Trump to take the GOP nomination, but his top staffers admit they're getting nervous. — In interviews, several aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity …
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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Washington Post:
The complete transcript of Larry Wilmore's 2016 White House correspondents' dinner speech … Thank you, thank you very much. Thank you, thanks for keeping that applause going all the way, too, I appreciate that. — Well, welcome to “Negro Night” here at the Washington Hilton …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Larry Wilmore Reflects on Obama's Legacy at WHCD: ‘You Did It, My N*gga’ — The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore took the podium at the White House Correspondents Dinner right after President Obama tonight and spent a lot of time reflecting on President Obama and his legacy.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Obama roasts the media, RNC and, of course, Trump at annual dinner
Obama roasts the media, RNC and, of course, Trump at annual dinner
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Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
How Helen Mirren won the White House correspondents' dinner — before it even started
How Helen Mirren won the White House correspondents' dinner — before it even started
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Guardian, Mashable, Balloon Juice, NBC News and The Huffington Post
Sonia Saraiya / Salon:
“Donald Trump is a dangerous individual”: Larry Wilmore opens up to Salon about what's funny …
“Donald Trump is a dangerous individual”: Larry Wilmore opens up to Salon about what's funny …
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Daniel Lewis / New York Times:
Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94 — The Rev. Daniel J. Berrigan, a Jesuit priest and poet whose defiant protests helped shape the tactics of opposition to the Vietnam War and landed him in prison, died on Saturday in New York City. He was 94.
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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Nerdy fight breaks out at WHCD afterparty between Fox News and Huffington Post reporters — For an event held at the soaring U.S. Institute of Peace building in Foggy Bottom, the swanky afterparty hosted by MSNBC following the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner sure saw some conflict.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Reid ‘fairly certain’ Democrats will win Senate — (Nev.) said on Sunday that he thinks his party will win back the majority in the Senate this year. — During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis, Reid detailed the Democratic efforts against several vulnerable GOP senators up for reelection this year.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Five ways Trump will attack Clinton — is ramping up his rhetoric against Hillary Clinton — as the GOP front-runner looks beyond the primary to defeating the likely Democratic nominee in the fall. — If Trump and Clinton continue along their current trajectories …
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Politico
Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
ELEPHANTS TO PERFORM FOR FINAL TIME AT RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Elephants will perform for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, as the show closes its own chapter on a controversial practice that has entertained audiences since circuses began in America two centuries ago.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk — WASHINGTON — IT seems odd, in this era of gender fluidity, that we are headed toward the most stark X versus Y battle since Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. — Donald Trump exudes macho, wearing his trucker hat, retweeting bimbo cracks …
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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 …
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