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3:10 PM ET, May 8, 2016

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Karl de Vries / CNN:
Palin will work to defeat Ryan in primary for Trump stance  —  Watch CNN: Sarah Palin joins Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” at 9 a.m. and noon ET today.  —  Washington (CNN)Sarah Palin will work to defeat House Speaker Paul Ryan by backing his primary opponent in Wisconsin, the former Alaska governor told CNN's Jake Tapper.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Donald Trump breaks the GOP  —  It was as shocking as it was predictable after a year of slow-motion build-up—the dramatic splitting apart of the Grand Old Party in the 72 hours after Donald Trump became its presumptive nominee.  —  When asked Friday if the organization he now leads …
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Donald Trump Won't Rule Out Effort to Remove Paul Ryan as Convention Chairman  —  Donald J. Trump said he would not rule out an effort to remove Representative Paul D. Ryan as chairman of the Republican National Convention if he did not endorse Mr. Trump's candidacy.
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Donald Trump or Paul Ryan: Who's King of the Hill?  —  WASHINGTON — PAUL RYAN and Donald Trump sit down at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill to hash out a couple little things, like who is running the party and who is the actual Republican.
Discussion: Politico
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump
Discussion: Politicus USA
Lindsay Dunsmuir / Reuters:
Trump says taxes for the wealthy should go up  —  Donald Trump said on Sunday that taxes for the wealthy should go up but that his tax plans would likely be renegotiated with Congress should he win the U.S. presidency.  —  “For the wealthy I think frankly it is going to go up and …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate  —  Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days — ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich …
Discussion: RedState, Hot Air and Guardian
The Unz Review:
It's the Current Year, Ross  —  Ross Douthat writes in “The Conservative Case Against Trump:”  —  It would be a particularly stark mistake for conservatives who feel that the basic Reaganite vision that's dominated their party for decades — a fusion of social conservatism, free-market economics …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Conservative Case Against Trump
Discussion: alan.com
Breitbart:
Saudi Prince Begs America to Reject Trump  —  From the Daily Mail: … You can read the rest of the story here.  —  Read More Stories About:  —  2016 Presidential Race, Donald Trump, Turki al-Faisal  —  Comment count on this article reflects comments made on Breitbart.com and Facebook.
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Clemence Michallon For / Daily Mail:
Saudi prince begs American voters not to vote for Trump and says he ‘cannot believe’ …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Trump tells crowd Clinton wants to ‘abolish’ Second Amendment  —  's way at a Saturday rally, telling the crowd that she wants to do away with the Second Amendment.  —  “Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment.  She wants to abolish it,” Trump said at a Saturday rally in Lynden …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump says Clinton wants to abolish the 2nd Amendment
Discussion: Political Wire
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Dem convention host: Sanders supporters better ‘behave themselves’ when he loses  —  The chairman of the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for this summer's Democratic National Convention said supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders  —  have to “behave themselves” when the Vermont senator loses the nomination.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Joe.My.God.
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Decision time for FBI on Clinton  —  The FBI investigation swirling around Hillary Clinton  —  's presidential run appears to have entered the final stages.  —  Many of the former secretary of State's key aides have been interviewed over the course of the last month …
Discussion: Hot Air
Madlin Mekelburg / The Texas Tribune:
Austin's Proposition 1 Defeated … Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.  —  Austin's Proposition 1, a ride-hailing ordinance supported by Uber and Lyft was defeated Saturday.  With all precincts reporting late Saturday night, 48,673 (about 56 percent) voted against the ordinance and 38,539 voted for it.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Off the Kuff
Fox News:
Manafort on Trump's fight to rally GOP, defeat Democrats; Gov. McCrory on showdown over NC's transgender bathroom law  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” May 8, 2016.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Chris Wallace.
 
 
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Kate Holton / Yahoo:
Conservatives unapologetic over tactics as Khan becomes London's first Muslim mayor
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Adrienne Salazar / ABC News:
Gary Johnson Says 2016 Race ‘Real Opportunity’ for Libertarian Party
Discussion: Hit & Run
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Economic Plans Would Destroy the U.S. Economy
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP likely to revoke Nevada's early-state status
Discussion: RedState
BostonGlobe.com:
Private schools, painful secrets
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Few stand in Trump's way as he piles up the Four-Pinocchio whoppers
The Hill:
How Trump could beat Clinton
Discussion: Townhall.com
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Yahoo:
Black cadets cause West Point stir with raised fists
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David Rosenberg / Reuters:
Report: US planning to take tougher line against Israel
Discussion: Power Line
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Fort McMurray wildfire heading for Saskatchewan border
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
UAlbany expels students indicted in hate crime hoax
Discussion: Clayton Cramer
Politico:
Obama's full remarks at Howard University commencement ceremony
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Former GOP senator: Trump is a sociopath
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
A Confession of Liberal Intolerance
Sarah Newton / WHTM-TV:
Bishop McDevitt girl thrown out of prom for wearing a suit
Discussion: CBS Pittsburgh and Slate
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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