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2:45 PM ET, March 2, 2016

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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Establishment Republicans Are Furious With John Kasich  —  WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night as return after return came in and Marco Rubio failed to break through, many establishment Republicans grew angrier that John Kasich was still in the race.  —  One of them was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The GOP has two weeks to take down Donald Trump  —  The window for stopping Donald Trump closed almost completely Tuesday night, leaving the demoralized anti-Trump forces with two weeks and no agreed-upon strategy for denying the New York billionaire the Republican presidential nomination.
Christina Mora / WLKY-TV:
Supporters, protesters clash at Donald Trump's Louisville rally  —  Donald Trump's campaign appearance in Louisville drew thousands of supporters and hundreds of protesters to the Kentucky International Convention Center.  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie introduced Trump as …
Discussion: Fusion
Eli Stokols / Politico:
The day the Republican Party ruptured  —  Donald Trump's Super Tuesday sweep propelled him ever closer to the GOP presidential nomination — and pushed the party he seeks to lead to the breaking point.  —  The Manhattan billionaire, boosted by support from disaffected blue-collar voters …
New York Times:
Super Tuesday Results
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
What Went Wrong for Marco Rubio
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Results Show Why Trump Can Lose, and Why He Probably Won't
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Here's how Rubio and Cruz can still take down Trump
New York Times:
As Donald Trump Rolls Up Victories, the G.O.P. Split Widens to a Chasm
Discussion: Deadspin and Hit & Run
Jordan Rudner / The Texas Tribune:
Travis County GOP Apoplectic Over New Chairman … The newly elected chair of the Republican Party in the county that includes the Texas Capitol spent most of election night tweeting about former Gov. Rick Perry's sexual orientation and former President Bill Clinton's penis …
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Joshua Miller / BostonGlobe.com:
Charlie Baker won't vote for Donald Trump in November  —  NORTH ANDOVER — Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker, under pressure from Democrats and the news media to take a position on whether he would publicly support Donald J. Trump, should he be the GOP presidential nominee …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Democrats to Clinton: Don't laugh off Trump threat  —  It's time to stop pointing and laughing at the Republican primary.  For all the GOP front-runner's flaws, many veteran Democrats are beginning to conclude, Donald Trump is a canny operator who just might end up in the White House if they're not careful.
Edward Rollins / Fox News:
Trump is now unstoppable. It's game over for Cruz, Rubio, Kasich and Carson
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
GOP nears its breaking point as Donald Trump rolls toward nomination
Dara Doyle / Bloomberg Business:   Bookmaker Pays Out Early on Trump Winning Republican Nomination
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson tells supporters he sees no ‘path forward’ for presidential campaign  —  Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, told his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a …
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Nick Gehring / bencarson.com:
Official Statement by Dr. Ben Carson  —  I have decided not to attend the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate tomorrow night in Detroit.  Even though I will not be in my hometown of Detroit on Thursday, I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America.  I do not see a political path forward …
JAMES EDWARDS:
Political Cesspool Host James Edwards Reports From Inside Donald Trump's Press Pen  —  I attended a Donald Trump rally in Memphis on Saturday night as a fully credentialed member of the media and enjoyed the unique experience of being able to air a live broadcast of The Political Cesspool Radio Program …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Jr. Just Recorded an Interview With a Pro-Slavery Radio Host  —  An “unapologetically pro-white” radio host was given press credentials by the Trump campaign.  —  “Political Cesspool” host James Edwards thinks that slavery was the greatest thing that ever happened to black people.
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:   Harry Reid Savages Republicans For Making Trump
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Chris Christie's wordless screaming  —  Is Chris Christie okay?  —  I believe that Donald Trump was talking, tonight, and that he, in fact, held an entire press conference.  But it was impossible to hear him over Chris Christie's eyes.  —  Chris Christie spent the entire speech screaming wordlessly.
USA Today:
Tavis Smiley: Black America could get on Trump train  —  Hillary might look like a shoo-in with African-American voters, but don't be too sure.  —  With Hillary Clinton racking up more overwhelming victories in Super Tuesday primaries thanks to the overwhelming support of African-American voters …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Julian Zelizer / CNN:
Van Jones rips Donald Trump and the KKK  —  CNN analysts Van Jones and Jeffrey Lord have a heated exchange over whether or not Donald Trump divides the nation when it comes to matters of race.  —  Some Democrats are giddy about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination.
Discussion: New York Times and Vox
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NBC News:
Possible MH370 Jet Part Found Off Mozambique: Sources  —  EXCLUSIVE  — Congress  — White House  — Justice Department  — National Security  — Elections  — First Read  — Health Care  — Diet & Fitness  — Mental Health  — Men's Health  — Women's Health
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Dems: Trump may get us a SCOTUS win  —  Donald Trump may be President Barack Obama's best hope of getting a justice on the Supreme Court.  —  With the billionaire developer steaming towards the GOP presidential nomination, Democrats are planning a new offensive linking Trump to the Senate GOP's refusal to move on a court nominee.
Discussion: ABC News
 
 
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