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5:20 PM ET, February 25, 2016

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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Carson PAC pushes for VP slot  —  A super-PAC supporting Ben Carson says the Republican presidential candidate needs to be on the ticket, “even as our vice presidential nominee,” for the GOP to have a shot at winning the White House.  —  John Philip Sousa IV, chairman of The 2016 Committee …
Discussion: RedState
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The Hill:
How Obama, Dems plan to win fight on high court  —  President Obama and Senate Democrats plan to reach deep into their bag of tricks and tactics to ensure the Supreme Court dominates the political debate up until Election Day.  —  Their strategy is to portray the Senate Republican majority …
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Without Carson, GOP will lose black vote and presidency, PAC says
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Atlantic
Reno Gazette-Journal:   Gov. Sandoval says he's not interested in potential Supreme Court nomination
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:   Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Withdraws Himself for Consideration for Open SCOTUS Seat
New York Times:
Senate Republicans Lose Their Minds on a Supreme Court Seat
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Sandoval: ‘I Do Not Wish to Be Considered’ for Supreme Court Job
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Poll: Trump's negatives among Hispanics rise; worst in GOP field … Donald Trump has used the issue of immigration to help make himself the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, but his harsh rhetoric also has earned him the highest negative ratings among Hispanic voters …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: Rubio prepares for contested convention  — Marco Rubio's campaign is preparing for a contested Republican Convention as one option to take the GOP nomination away from Donald Trump and Ted Cruz  —  Houston (CNN)Marco Rubio's campaign is preparing for a contested Republican Convention …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Rubio just launched a searing attack on Trump.  Here's why it may fail.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The Republicans debate in Houston tonight.  Anxious GOP-aligned observers see the affair as a crucial test of whether Donald Trump's rivals will confront him with the force necessary to arrest …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
This poll showing Donald Trump romping in Florida is very, very bad news for Marco Rubio  —  Candidates battle for young black votes … State of the 2016 race  —  Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop in Tampa, Florida.  —  There hadn't been a good poll in Florida for a while, until Thursday morning.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Poll: Trump crushes Rubio in Florida
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
RNC sees leverage over Trump
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What Is Marco Rubio Waiting For?
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke Urges His Supporters To Volunteer And Vote For Trump  —  “Voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  David Duke, a white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, is urging the listeners of his radio program to volunteer and vote for Donald Trump.
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Douglas Heye / The Huffington Post:
How The Republican Party Has Failed To Dig Up Dirt On Donald Trump  —  GOP operatives are alarmed.  Democrats are astonished.  —  WASHINGTON — It's no secret that rival campaigns were caught off guard by Donald Trump's ascent in the Republican primary.  But the extent to which they are …
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Washington Post, Hot Air and CNN
Eliza Collins / Politico:
David Duke: Voting against Trump is ‘treason to your heritage’  —  David Duke, a white nationalist and former Klu Klux Klan grand wizard, told his audience Wednesday that voting for anyone besides Donald Trump “is really treason to your heritage.”  —  “Voting for these people …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Former Mexican president: 'I'm not going to pay for that f—ing wall'
Discussion: KTLA, Mother Jones and Mediaite
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘The poorly educated’ people of America cut an ad for Donald Trump [Video]
Discussion: RedState
Tyler Tynes / The Huffington Post:
Black Lives Matter Activists Interrupt Hillary Clinton At Private Event In South Carolina  —  They wanted her to account for some of her past statements on racial justice.  —  Politics Fellow, The Huffington Post  —  Two Black Lives Matter activists interrupted a private Hillary Clinton …
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Esme E Deprez / Bloomberg Business:
South Carolina Feminists Want Woman President Who Isn't Clinton
Steven Hayward / Power Line:   Another Hillary Heckling from BLM
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
Clinton Fans Now Fret They May Get What They Wished For: Trump
Discussion: RedState, The Week and CNN
Columbia Daily Tribune:
University of Missouri curators vote to fire Melissa Click  —  Melissa Click, an assistant professor of mass media at the University of Missouri, demands a journalist leave the Concerned Student 1950 camp area in November.  The Missouri Board of Curators voted 4-2 in favor …
Darren Goode / Politico:
Cruz holding up Flint aid deal in Senate  —  Ted Cruz is standing in the way of a bipartisan Senate bill to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for Flint, Mich., and other communities that need to upgrade their drinking water infrastructure.  —  Senate Democrats blinked …
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Senate reaches deal on $250M Flint aid package
Amy Brittain / Washington Post:
Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters  —  When Justice Antonin Scalia died 11 days ago at a West Texas ranch, he was among high-ranking members of an exclusive fraternity for hunters called the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian society that dates back to the 1600s.
Christopher Cameron / The Statesman:
Political science professor forecasts Trump as general election winner  —  A professor of political science at Stony Brook University has forecasted that Donald Trump has a minimum 97 percent chance of winning the general election as the Republican nominee.  —  Professor Helmut Norpoth's …
New York Times:
Donald Trump to Foreign Workers for Florida Club: You're Hired  —  Donald J. Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach describes itself as “one of the most highly regarded private clubs in the world,” and it is not just the very-well-to-do who want to get in.  —  Since 2010, nearly 300 United …
David Johnson / TIME:
These Are the 100 Most-Read Female Writers in College Classes  —  What more than 1 million reading lists reveal about higher education today  —  Toni Morrison and Jane Austen are among the most-read female writers on college campuses, a new TIME analysis found.
 
 
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Steven Mann / Times Argus:
Police: Child's farm tale turns out to be pot
Discussion: LawNewz and Associated Press
Jason Leopold / VICE News:
While US Attorney General, Eric Holder Used Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Birth Name as His Official Email Address
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Gale Holland / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. is seizing tiny homes from the homeless
Discussion: KTLA and Hit & Run
Maayan Groisman / Jerusalem Post:
Report: Dozens of Russian generals in Syria killed after a car bomb hits their military base
Austin American-Statesman:
Cruz, Clinton still lead in Texas
Paul Watson / Infowars:
NY Times Columnist Jokes About Assassination Attempt Ending Trump's Campaign
Mark Hemingway / The Federalist:
Bernie Supporters' Hatred Of Work Is Why Trump Supporters Are So Mad
Discussion: Vox Popoli
 Earlier Items: 
Arizona Republic:
Matt Salmon: Why I'm leaving Congress
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Slantpoint
MIT Technology Review:
Google Unveils Neural Network with “Superhuman” Ability to Determine the Location of Almost Any Image
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Verge
Los Angeles Times:
Biden and Lady Gaga to team up at Oscars
Discussion: The Week, Politico and Just Jared
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Fight the soulless juggernaut: Big money, machine politics and the real issue separating Sanders and Clinton