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1:50 PM ET, February 24, 2016

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Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Collins, a mainstream Republican from Clarence, on Wednesday became the first sitting member of Congress to endorse bombastic billionaire Donald Trump for president.
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Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
There's a very good reason for Rubio and Cruz not to destroy Trump  —  It has long been tempting to look at the rise of Donald Trump as a textbook case of what economists call a “collective action problem.”  It's what happens when a group of people fail to work together, for selfish individual reasons …
Discussion: American Power and National Review
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump scores big win in Nevada  —  Las Vegas (CNN)Donald Trump notched a resounding win in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, channeling the roiling anger of Republican voters against the establishment and sweeping almost every category of the electorate to build his dominance in the delegate count.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump lands his first congressional endorsements  —  Donald Trump finally has official supporters in Congress.  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told POLITICO on Wednesday that he will support Trump for the Republican nomination, making him one of the first members of Congress …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: 'You Don't Win The Nomination By How Many States You Win' (VIDEO)  —  Following another second-place finish in the Nevada GOP caucus, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued Wednesday that candidates don't win presidential primaries simply by winning individual states.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump crashes Glenn Beck's caucus speech  —  Donald Trump crashed the Nevada caucus location at which conservative talk show host Glenn Beck was speaking Tuesday night on behalf of Ted Cruz.  —  MSNBC was broadcasting a live look at the caucus site, Palo Verde High School in Summerlin …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump taunts rivals and predicts quick end to GOP race
Discussion: Guardian and Common Dreams
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
How Marco Rubio Blunted Ted Cruz—and Boosted Donald Trump
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Let's Not Get Carried Away With That “Trump Won Latinos” Entrance Poll
Lynn Vavreck / New York Times:
Measuring Donald Trump's Supporters for Intolerance
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump rides momentum into winner-take-all states
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Adelsons Cast Their Ballots in Las Vegas, but Keep Cards Close
President Barack Obama / SCOTUSblog:
A Responsibility I Take Seriously  —  The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.  It's a duty that I take seriously, and one that I will fulfill in the weeks ahead.  —  It's also one of the most important decisions that a President will make.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ayotte, Portman won't meet with an Obama SCOTUS nominee
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley hasn't heeded White House invite on SCOTUS vacancy
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid: Grassley an inept chairman
Discussion: Daily Kos and Des Moines Register
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama Outlines What He's Looking for in a Supreme Court Nominee
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Only Strategy For Hillary Clinton Is To Scorch The Earth  —  If Hillary Clinton manages to beat Bernie Sanders, the early primaries have already revealed that there's only one strategy for the general election against a Republican, be it Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, or Ted Cruz: Scorch the earth.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Harry Reid endorses Hillary Clinton  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN that he is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, a sign that Democratic leaders are eager to put the party's contentious primary fight behind them.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump shatters the Republican Party  —  After winning three of the first four nominating contests, Donald Trump hasn't just hijacked the Republican Party but fractured it newly into three.  —  The populist billionaire's rise to the pinnacle of Republican politics has upended what had been decades …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
In Nevada caucuses, Trump gets a third straight win
Nick Gass / Politico:
Melania Trump: ‘I followed the law’ as immigrant  —  Melania Trump is defending her husband's campaign, particularly his outspoken rhetoric on immigration and what critics have perceived as a harsh tone directed toward women.  —  “I followed the law,” Trump said in an interview …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
Morning Blow: How Joe and Mika Became Trump's Lapdogs
Discussion: Mediaite and Slate
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Rivals No More, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush Talk and Agree to Meet
Eleanor Ainge Roy / Guardian:
The $400,000-a-year New Zealand job with three months' holiday that no one wants  —  GP surgery in Tokoroa has been looking for a junior doctor for two years, with no takers so far despite generous package  —  A rural GP in New Zealand is offering a $400,000 (£190,000) …
Discussion: New York's PIX11 and FOX31 Denver
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New Zealand Herald:   The $400,000 smalltown job that no one wants
Associated Press:
Texas Court Clears Ex-Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd Felony Charge  —  Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid.
Aaron Williams / Alternet:
Noam Chomsky: We Owe the Rise of Trump to Fear and the ‘Breakdown of Society’  —  Leading GOP candidate is taking advantage of America's fears.  —  Noam Chomsky.  —  Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies.
Bloomberg Business:
Abortion Clinics Are Closing at a Record Pace  —  At least 162 providers have closed since 2011.  —  Esmé E Deprez  —  Abortion access in the U.S. has been vanishing at the fastest annual pace on record, propelled by Republican state lawmakers' push to legislate the industry out of existence.
 
 
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Christopher Brito / New York's PIX11:
Mother of girl who died in Brooklyn apartment fire arrested, cops say
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Rush Limbaugh:
MUST HEAR!!!  Rush Blows the Lights Out in the Final Hour! …
Washington Post:
Maryland Democrats have Hogan Derangement Syndrome
Discussion: Hot Air
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
House Dems move to stem flow of US business headquarters overseas
Discussion: Washington Post and TaxVox
Washington Post:
Aides' email-server testimony could throw Clinton campaign a curveball
Discussion: Mother Jones and LawNewz
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Daily Mail:
The torture of watching my husband choose between his beliefs and his old friend the PM …
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