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3:40 PM ET, February 21, 2016

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Scott Conroy / The Huffington Post:
Exclusive: Mitt Romney To Endorse Marco Rubio  —  The establishment wagons are circling.  —  Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a major development in the Republican presidential race, 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney will endorse Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) …
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Breitbart:
Glenn Beck Responds to South Carolina Primary Results: ‘Join Me’ in a ‘Fast for Ted Cruz’  —  Following Donald Trump's victory in the South Carolina GOP primary, talk radio host Glenn Beck urged his Facebook followers to join him and his family “in a fast for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), our country and the Nevada caucus.”
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
If Trump's foes don't unite soon, it's a Don deal  —  Donald Trump's victory in South Carolina proves that in 2016, the GOP has split into two.  There is the Trump party.  And there is the not-Trump party.  —  In raw terms, the Trump party isn't especially strong.  Voting has concluded in three states.
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
What Donald Trump's Win In South Carolina Says About The Republican Party  —  Time for a reality check.  —  Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post Washington Bureau Chief, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump comfortably defeated his Republican presidential rivals on Saturday in South Carolina's GOP primary.
New York Times:   The Party of Bush Yields, Warily, to a New Face: Donald Trump
Susan Page / USA Today:
First Take: History is now on Donald Trump's side
David Brody / blogs.cbn.com:
Evangelicals Give Big South Carolina Kiss To Donald Trump
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:   The New Shape of the Republican Race
ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump Takes Ownership of Republican Party
Discussion: Downtrend and Associated Press
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump wins South Carolina; Bush drops out of GOP race
New York Times:
Donald Trump Wins South Carolina Primary; Cruz and Rubio Vie for 2nd
Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump wins South Carolina primary; Cruz and Rubio battle for second
WOOD-TV:
Police: Kzoo shooting suspect was Uber driver  —  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The man suspected of shooting eight people in the Kalamazoo area, killing six, was an Uber driver who was apparently taking fares in between opening fire at various locations, police tell 24 Hour News 8.
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Uber Driver Held in ‘Random’ Shootings That Left 6 Dead
Discussion: Detroit Free Press and The Week
Fox17:
6 dead in Kalamazoo County shootings; Suspect arrested
Discussion: The Last Refuge and Fox News
NBC News:
Suspect in Custody in ‘Random’ Killings of 6 in Michigan
Discussion: WOOD-TV
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Why Nevada was a bad sign for Bernie Sanders's “political revolution”  —  It was bad news for Bernie Sanders that he lost in Nevada Saturday.  But there may be a bigger crisis embedded in the loss: It suggested he isn't delivering on a key ingredient needed for his “political revolution.”
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Barring a catastrophe, her nomination is inevitable.  —  Before the New Hampshire primary earlier this month, it was assumed that the Nevada caucus was going to be a victory for Hillary Clinton.  She had strong outreach to the state's Latino and black voters; she had endorsements and support …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Sanders blames Nevada loss on turnout
Discussion: Slantpoint and New York Times
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
A Win for Hillary Clinton, With Signs of Challenges Ahead
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Looking Back  —  Antonin Scalia, who died this month, after nearly three decades on the Supreme Court, devoted his professional life to making the United States a less fair, less tolerant, and less admirable democracy.  Fortunately, he mostly failed.  Belligerent with his colleagues …
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Black Lives Matter meetings run afoul of library's policy … NASHVILLE — Library officials have told Nashville's chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement that meetings restricting those who attend by race aren't allowed on public property.  —  The decision has outraged Black Lives Matter members.
Todd S. Purdum / Vanity Fair:
Requiem for the Bush Dynasty  —  An unrivaled political pedigree and $100-million war chest were not enough to overcome an undeniable fact: voters didn't buy what Jeb Bush was selling.  —  Even by the normal laws of Republican political physics, 2016 was never a lock to be Jeb Bush's year.
Discussion: Politico
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Aggressively Tried To Hire Staffers From Koch Group  —  Late last year, Donald Trump's campaign aggressively courted top current and former staffers from a Koch-backed group in an effort to rapidly build up their national ground operation.  —  There was a reason …
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump on Iraq comments: ‘Who knows what was in my head?’  —  Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday said he does not know what he was trying to say during a 2002 interview in which he supported the Iraq invasion.  —  Asked if he was in favor of invading Iraq by radio show host Howard Stern …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Inside Jeb Bush's $150 Million Failure  —  Jeb Bush, the Republican establishment's last, best hope, began his 2016 campaign rationally enough, with a painstakingly collated operational blueprint his team called, with NFL swagger, “The Playbook.”  —  On page after page kept safe in a binder …
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
David Alandete / EL PAÍS:
Bashar al-Assad: “80 countries support the terrorists in Syria”  —  EL PAÍS interviews the Syrian leader at a crucial juncture in the conflict in the country  —  Compartir en Facebook Compartir en Twitter Ver comentarios  —  Next month marks five years since the uprisings …
Discussion: The Atlantic, NPR and NBC News
 
 
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Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
Houston Investor Linked to $1 Million Cruz Super-PAC Donation
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Janell Ross / Washington Post:
This photo of Obama and a little visitor at a Black History Month celebration says a lot
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