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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Cruz's Image Plummets, Trump's Improves Among Republicans — Ted Cruz — attempting to hold on to the narrowing possibility that he can wrest the GOP nomination away from front-runner Donald Trump — faces a crucial Indiana primary on Tuesday. Meanwhile, and perhaps ominously for Cruz …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump up to 56 percent nationally — Donald Trump reached a new high among Republicans in a national NBC News| SurveyMonkey poll released Tuesday. — The real estate mogul has 56 percent support, more than doubling his advantage over Ted Cruz, who sits at 22 percent.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory at hand, gears up to take on Clinton — These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … INDIANAPOLIS — This was supposed to be the pragmatic Midwestern state that would deny Donald Trump the delegates he needs to secure the Republican presidential nomination.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary (VIDEO) — NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary- — Newt Gingrich took time out today to discuss the Indiana primary election on Tuesday. — Newt says Indiana will be Senator Cruz's last stand:
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump accuses Cruz's father of helping JFK's assassin — Donald Trump on Tuesday alleged that Ted Cruz's father was with John F. Kennedy's assassin shortly before he murdered the president, parroting a National Enquirer story claiming that Rafael Cruz was pictured with Lee Harvey Oswald handing …
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James Nash / Bloomberg:
Cruz Mounts Go-for-Broke Campaign in California
Cruz Mounts Go-for-Broke Campaign in California
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Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Cruz Urges Voters to ‘Not Give Into Evil’ Leading up to Crucial Indiana Primary
Cruz Urges Voters to ‘Not Give Into Evil’ Leading up to Crucial Indiana Primary
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'd have to think about' Cruz for Supreme Court
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
There Is A Hole In Bernie Sanders' Strategy For Winning The Nomination — Just how democratic should the Democratic primary be? — Sen. Bernie Sanders' revamped plan for winning the Democratic presidential nomination suffers from an inconsistency that could complicate the case he makes to party insiders and allied groups.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Hears Wrath of Coal Supporters in West Virginia — WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Hillary Clinton came to campaign in coal country — and she had her feet held to the fire. — As Mrs. Clinton stepped onto the sidewalk on Monday to tour a health and wellness center here …
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country Over ‘Out of Business’ Comments
Hillary Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country Over ‘Out of Business’ Comments
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John Feehery / The Hill:
Memo to George Will, David Brooks and others: Stop being stupid on Trump — The conservative intelligentsia (not necessarily a contradiction in terms) is being stupid about Donald Trump — And in the process, they are revealing their biases against democracy and the will of the people.
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Obama Says Donald Trump Is Not Equipped to Be President — President Obama says that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not equipped to deal with the challenges of being president. — “I think that he is not somebody who even within the Republican Party can be considered …
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama has no problem with Larry Wilmore's use of racial slur, aide says — WASHINGTON — Comedian Larry Wilmore's use of a racial slur in comedy remarks about President Obama on Saturday has drawn controversy from civil rights activists — but not from Obama himself.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Heidi Cruz responds to people who call her husband the Zodiac Killer
Heidi Cruz responds to people who call her husband the Zodiac Killer
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CBS News:
“Enemy fire” kills U.S. troop in northern Iraq — U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Tuesday that an American service member was killed in Iraq, as the U.S. military stepped up its role helping Christian and Kurdish militias battling ISIS near the terror group's stronghold in Mosul.
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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
‘Make America Mexico Again’: Why Americans are fed up with illegals — There is something a bit unsettling about watching violent, foul-mouthed protesters waving the Mexican flag on American soil. — Over the weekend, Hispanic children lined the streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana - hurling filthy insults at Donald Trump supporters.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump rips Clinton's ‘bad judgment’ — 's judgment on Monday, foreshadowing an attack line that he could use in a general election showdown. — Trump argued that while suggesting Clinton isn't qualified to be president is a “big stretch,” it's fair to say the former secretary of State “suffers from bad judgment.”
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member of the Body of Christ to Vote According to the Word of God” (VIDEO) — Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, asked members of the Body of Christ to vote Cruz: … The Washington Examiner reported: … The post Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jimmy Kimmel invites scientists to swear at America's climate change deniers — These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … One normally associates late-night, expletive-laced segments focused on left-leaning politics with your John Olivers or Samantha Bees.
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Survey says: 34 percent of Bay Area residents are ready to leave — Residents of the California's Bay Area are eyeing the exits. — Some 34 percent of San Francisco-area residents are considering leaving because of high housing costs and traffic, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council.
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
PG Sittenfeld endorses ex-rival Ted Strickland in video, acknowledges he “whupped mah butt” — COLUMBUS, Ohio—Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld on Monday offered a video endorsement for Ted Strickland, whom he acknowledged “whupped mah butt” in the March Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Jesse Watters On Ambushing Me: Bill O'Reilly ‘Told Me To Get Her’ — In 2009, Watters followed and harassed me while I was on vacation. — Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — WASHINGTON — Jesse Watters, Fox News' ambush man, appeared on “The O'Reilly Factor” …
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