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9:50 AM ET, May 15, 2016

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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Is Ben Carson the worst or the best surrogate of all time?  Yes.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon turned presidential candidate turned unfiltered pitchman for Donald Trump and now part of the presumptive nominee's vice presidential search committee, sat in the back of a Town Car …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING UPDATE: Nebraska Republicans PASS RESOLUTION to Reprimand #NeverTrump Senator Ben Sasse  —  UPDATE—  #NEVERTRUMPER GOT THUMPED—  NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS PASS RESOLUTION TO REPRIMAND #NEVERTRUMPER BEN SASSE  —  The Nebraska Republican State Convention is underway today in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
State GOP leaders crush ‘Never Trump’ rebellions  —  Republican activists chose party unity over “never Trump” resistance Saturday, with party leaders in one state after another pressuring their members fall in line behind the presumptive nominee — and even punishing those who refused.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Report: Romney recruiting Kasich, Sasse for third-party option  —  Mitt Romney, the GOP's 2012 nominee, is among those courting prospects for a possible third-party bid to keep Donald Trump  —  from the White House, according to a Washington Post report.  —  Among those prospects are Sen. Ben Sasse …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside the GOP effort to draft an independent candidate to derail Trump
Tim Ross / Telegraph:
Boris Johnson: The EU wants a superstate, just as Hitler did  —  The European Union is pursuing a similar goal to Hitler in trying to create a powerful superstate, Boris Johnson says.  —  In a dramatic interview with the Telegraph, he warns that while bureaucrats in Brussels are using …
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Reuters:
UK's Cameron struggles to make Britons believe his EU message: poll
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Laredo Morning News:
8 fatalities reported in bus rollover on U.S. 83  —  Eight people have died and about 40 were taken to the hospital after a charter bus rolled over Saturday morning on North U.S. 83 in Webb County, authorities said.  —  The OGA Charters' bus, originating from the Rio Grande Valley …
Discussion: abc11.com and Associated Press
Martha Gellhorn / The Atlantic:
The Arabs of Palestine … ACCORDING to Arab politicians and apologists, this is what happened, this is the authentic view, these are the facts.  Doubt is treasonous.  There can be only one truth, according to Arab politicians and apologists, and it belongs to them:
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Vice Presidency No One Should Want  —  If you're masochistic enough to plow through the next three months of vice presidential speculation, you might want to pause and ask a more fundamental question: Why would anybody want that job under Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Glenn Beck / Facebook:
Updated: Sunday 12:30am  —  I was contacted by Mark Zuckerberg's office this morning about going out to see him in Menlo Park Wednesday.  —  They have had the same problem that many in media and Silicon Valley face: suppression of conservative voices and ideas.
Discussion: Politico and BizPac Review
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Speaker: Puerto Rico relief bill ready ‘in the coming days’  —  On Friday evening, House Speaker Paul Ryan  —  said legislation to restructure Puerto Rico's ailing finances will be introduced in the coming days.  —  “Right now, we are working with the Natural Resources committee …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Mogul and the Babe  —  WASHINGTON — WE are in one of those rare unharmonic convergences when reality is more absurd than satire.  —  So I decided to dispense with satire and simply call Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday to hear about his trip to survey the damage from the volcanic eruption of his imminent nomination.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Associated Press:
ISRAELI LEADER: IRAN MOCKS WWII HOLOCAUST, PREPARES ANOTHER  —  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Iran Sunday for staging a Holocaust-themed cartoon contest that mocked the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews during World War II and said the Islamic Republic was busy planning for another one.
Discussion: 12NewsNow.Com
Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
How the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Became an SJW-Hating Conservative Crusader  —  Gen-X icon and Obama conspiracy theorist Billy Corgan slammed Bernie Sanders and compared liberal activists to the KKK during an appearance on Info Wars.  How did he get here?
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Four Migrant Teens Face Trial for Raping High School Girl on Swedish Pleasure Cruise  —  In April, five men were arrested on suspicion of gang raping a girl on-board a special, high school kids-only pleasure cruise in Sweden.  The men were accused of gang-raping an unidentified woman, and face charges of aggravated rape.
Ted Morgan / Salon:
This isn't how a democracy should work: How the media boosted Donald Trump and screwed Bernie Sanders  —  Voters want change.  Elites in D.C. and the media — both liberal and conservative — are actively obstructing it  —  As this wildly unpredictable primary season heads toward the finish line …
Discussion: The Mahablog
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David Niose / Salon:
This is one weak nominee: Hillary Clinton's problem isn't Bernie Sanders. It's Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Liberal Values and The Mahablog
Greg Bluestein / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Poll: Clinton vs. Trump a tossup in Georgia
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Obama doesn't think rapists, armed robbers, drug dealers are ‘criminals’  —  MORE FROM:  —  It's only May, but I think I've found the euphemism of the year: According to Team Obama, criminals should now be declared “justice-involved individuals.”  —  The neo-Orwellianism comes to us …
Discussion: Hot Air
Mark Landler / New York Times:
For Obama, an Unexpected Legacy of Two Full Terms at War  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama came into office seven years ago pledging to end the wars of his predecessor, George W. Bush.  On May 6, with eight months left before he vacates the White House, Mr. Obama passed a somber …
Discussion: Althouse and Political Wire
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Welcome to a Bernie Sanders Wiccan ritual  —  Leigha Lafleur, holding a candle, leads a Wiccan ritual to support Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Friday in Portland.  (Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times)  —  Attending a rally for Bernie Sanders usually involves long lines …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
RNC chief Priebus on third party: ‘May as well jump off’ a building
The Independent:
Venezuela's president has accused the US of plotting a coup against him
Discussion: Infowars, Common Dreams and Reuters
Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars:
Scenes From The Venezuela Apocalypse: “Countless Wounded” After 5,000 Loot Supermarket Looking For Food
TBogg / Raw Story:
This is the dumbest prediction of the 2016 election — and why TV political punditry is a wasteland
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Plans Don't Add Up. Do Voters Care?
Discussion: Mother Jones
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly Confronts Tx. Lt. Governor Over Opposition to Obama's Trans Bathroom Action
Discussion: Slantpoint
 Earlier Items: 
Media Matters for America:
Anti-LGBT Extremist On MSNBC Can't Answer Which Bathroom Transgender Guest Should Use
Discussion: Friendly Atheist and Slantpoint
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cruz blasts Obama's ‘bathroom police’ efforts
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Cannes hotel guests in a panic over false terror alert
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Capitol Hill Newspapers, Once a Protected Class, Redefine Themselves
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump offers a preview of his authoritarian presidency
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Kentucky woman says man beat her for looking too masculine — as people stood by and watched
David Caplan / ABC News:
Clinton Campaign Releases Video Slamming Trump's Refusal to Release Tax Returns
Discussion: Daily Mail
Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Senior Trump Adviser Says Idea That Words Matter Is ‘Ridiculous’
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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