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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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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 …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Seeks Divine Intervention in Indiana—and if That Doesn't Work, Louie Gohmert Is There to Help  —  The Texas senator needs a win in Indiana to stay relevant in the 2016 race, so he has enlisted the help of the three G's: God, Glenn, and Gohmert.  —  Hoosiers are Ted Cruz's last hope.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
As voting begins, Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory, demise of Cruz, Kasich candidacies  —  These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … INDIANAPOLIS — As voting began Tuesday in Indiana's critical primary, the state appeared poised to move Donald Trump closer …
The Hill:
Cruz: Trump is an ‘utterly amoral’ bully, narcissist, pathological liar … with his most personal and toughest criticism since the GOP presidential campaign began, calling him a “pathological liar” on Tuesday who doesn't understand the difference between the truth and lies.
Discussion: CNN
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Time to quit, Ted!: …
Discussion: AOL and The Hill
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Floats Conspiracy Theory That Ted Cruz's Dad Linked To Lee Harvey Oswald (VIDEO)
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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Rich Noyes / NewsBusters:
TV News Touts Trump, Crushes Cruz and Gives Bernie a Shot at Hillary  —  Depending on the results, Tuesday's elections in Indiana may be one of the last major showdowns of the 2016 presidential primaries.  A look at the past four months of news coverage shows that the broadcast networks covered …
Discussion: RedState and Washington Times
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders declares war on reality
Discussion: USA Today
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump up to 56 percent nationally
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Week
Bill / The Hill:
Press: It's time to end Nerd Prom  —  OK, everybody — breathe a sigh of relief.  We survived another White House Correspondents' Association dinner.  But before we rush on to the next one, can't we all agree that this event is out of control and in desperate need of a big shake-up?
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Obama Says Donald Trump Is Not Equipped to Be President
Discussion: AOL and Talking Points Memo
John Feehery / The Hill:   Memo to George Will, David Brooks and others: Stop being stupid on Trump
Associated Press:
Defense Secretary Carter: American killed in combat in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday that an American serviceman has been killed in Iraq, describing it as a “combat death.”  —  The defense secretary, who spoke to reporters in Stuttgart, Germany …
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Paula McMahon / Sun-Sentinel:
Hollywood man accused of plot to blow up Aventura synagogue  —  James Gonzalo Medina appeared in federal court Monday afternoon in Miami.  He is accused of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up a synagogue in Aventura.  —  South Florida Sun-Sentinel … Privacy Policy
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Mark Plotkin / The Hill:
Cruz's slip of the tongue will doom him in Indiana  —  There are times when a politician firmly and unmistakably puts a foot in his mouth and pays for it dearly.  —  Last week in Indiana, Sen. Ted Cruz  —  (R-Texas) won the prize for a verbal infraction that was so huge, it will be cited for years to come.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country Over ‘Out of Business’ Comments  —  WILLIAMSON, W.Va.— Hillary Clinton, in a rare candid moment on the trail, apologized to a man who confronted her over comments made earlier this year about putting coal miners “out of business.”
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Mark Molloy / Telegraph:
Loyal dogs refuse to leave side of dying baby girl at hospital  —  A family's loyal basset hounds have refused to leave the side of a dying baby girl who suffered a major stroke.  —  Nora Hall's parents have taken the heartbreaking decision to turn off their five-month-old daughter's life support …
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:
Discussion: BizPac Review
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
CNN Destroys Fox News in April Prime Time Ratings  —  While you weren't looking, CNN has been busy demolishing the once-invincible ratings gap between themselves and Fox News.  CNN beat Fox News decisively for their prime time lineup in April, and especially in the coveted age gap of 25-54.
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman: If up to me, I'd exclude independents from Dem primaries  —  Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said if it was her decision, she would scrap open primaries and only allow voters registered as Democrats to participate in primaries.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Hot Air
Annie Karni / Politico:
How Bernie changed Hillary  —  No candidate ever wants a tough primary challenge, and Hillary Clinton has found the mass appeal of a self-described socialist particularly irksome.  But as she shifts her gaze toward the general election and Donald Trump, Clinton may have actually learned some lessons from Bernie Sanders.
CBS 5 AZ KPHO:
Mesa, AZ student arrested for indecent exposure in yearbook picture  —  A student at Red Mountain High School in Mesa is facing dozens of criminal charges for indecent exposure after a prank got published in the yearbook, according to the Mesa Police Department.
Discussion: Vox, Complex, NBC News and LawNewz
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans are digging themselves into a deeper hole with Latinos (again)  —  Barely three years after the 2012 election led Republicans to vow to fix their problems with Latino voters, they are on the verge of nominating someone who (at best!) rules out legalization for the 11 million forever …
 
 
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Liam Ford / Chicago Tribune:
‘Active shooter’ at Target was just ‘disturbance’ about transgender restrooms: Cops
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Trump should break the bad news to his supporters
Discussion: Hot Air and Prairie Weather
Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Chris Christie Vetoes Equal Pay Bill, Calling It ‘Business Unfriendly’
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Adam Wren / Politico:
How Ted Cruz Got Indiana Wrong
Discussion: Hot Air
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jimmy Kimmel invites scientists to swear at America's climate change deniers
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 Earlier Items: 
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
PG Sittenfeld endorses ex-rival Ted Strickland in video, acknowledges he “whupped mah butt”
Discussion: Associated Press
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Brazil Ponders an Erotic Theme Park, With No Sex Allowed
Discussion: The Week
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump rips Clinton's ‘bad judgment’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Intercept:
WhatsApp, Used by 100 Million Brazilians, Was Shut Down Nationwide Today by a Single Judge
Discussion: New York Times and Computerworld
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
‘Make America Mexico Again’: Why Americans are fed up with illegals
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Mississippi's Gay Adoption Ban Dead After State Fails To Appeal Ruling
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