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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Satanists Snub Comparison of Cruz to Lucifer
Satanists Snub Comparison of Cruz to Lucifer
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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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Democracy Now:
Father Daniel Berrigan, Anti-War Activist & Poet, Dies at 94 … The legendary anti-war priest Father Daniel Berrigan died today at 94. He was a poet, pacifist, educator, social activist, playwright and lifelong resister to what he called “American military imperialism.”
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Daniel Lewis / New York Times:
Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94
Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94
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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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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