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3:35 PM ET, March 8, 2016

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David Brooks / New York Times:
It's Not Too Late!  —  It's 2 a.m. The bar is closing.  Republicans have had a series of strong and nasty Trump cocktails.  Suddenly Ted Cruz is beginning to look kind of attractive.  At least he's sort of predictable, and he doesn't talk about his sexual organs in presidential debates!
Fallon Silcox / mynews13.com:
Exclusive Florida Decides Poll: Trump, Clinton lead Florida's presidential primaries  —  If Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the candidates in November, Clinton would lose a close contest to Trump, according to our exclusive poll.  —  What will the outcome of the presidential primary elections be?
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Poll: Trump leads GOP race nationally but with weaker hold on the party … The state of the 2016 race  —  Donald Trump continues to lead his rivals nationally in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but his hold on the GOP electorate has weakened since the primary season began …
Chicago Tribune:
Trump leads splintered Republican primary field in Illinois  —  Republican presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., businessman Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at a debate at on March 3, 2016, in Detroit.  —  Privacy Policy
Morning Consult:
Romney Speech Had Minimal Effect on Trump Support, Poll Shows  —  A new Morning Consult poll finds that Mitt Romney's speech last week condemning Donald Trump apparently had very little effect on the GOP front-runner.  —  Thirty-one percent of GOP voters said they were more likely to vote for Trump …
Patrick Reis / Politico:
Is Trump peaking?  We'll find out today  —  On Tuesday, Donald Trump will discover whether his weekend struggles were a speed bump — or the first signs of larger troubles ahead.  —  If the polls are to believed, Trump is in for a dominant day, with blowouts in Michigan and Mississippi to be complemented by another win in Idaho.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio On CNN Story: “They Just Made It Up”  —  In the interview he tore into a CNN report that some advisers are saying he should drop out before Florida — and gave a very wide ranging look at the race.  —  Joe Raedle / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Rubio campaign accuses Cruz of ‘dirty tricks’ in Hawaii  —  Marco Rubio and his campaign are accusing Ted Cruz's campaign of spreading rumors that the Florida senator is dropping out of the race, after an email bearing Cruz's likeness was sent to supporters in Hawaii this morning.
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Dem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee  —  With Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz seemingly positioned to fight it out for the Republican presidential nomination, Democrats are now poised to take over the Senate in November.  —  The two Republicans still in the race …
Discussion: Politicus USA
CBS News:
Donald Trump falsely claims he “employs many people” at Honolulu hotel
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz knocks Trump for treating his supporters ‘like subjects of a king’
Discussion: Political Wire
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Ready to Hold Their Noses
Discussion: Salon and Hullabaloo
Jon / Common Dreams:
Washington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours  —  In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours, between roughly 10:20 PM EST Sunday, March 6, to 3:54 PM EST Monday, March 7—a window that includes …
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:   Why Michigan Voters Are Hungry for Change
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Conservative lawyer says Scalia might never be replaced: 'There's nothing magical' about nine justices  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A conservative legal activist is promoting the idea that the U.S. Senate can hold off indefinitely in naming a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
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Peter Montgomery / Right Wing Watch:
Federalist Society VP Says Senate Could Ignore SCOTUS Nominees Indefinitely
Discussion: liberalamerica.org
CNN:
White House ‘surprised’ to learn Netanyahu turned down meeting  —  2015: Obama meets with his least favorite ally  —  Washington (CNN)The White House said Monday it was “surprised” to learn through press reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had declined an invitation …
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Reuters:
Israel's Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama: White House
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Fox News Forum May Signal Thaw Between Democrats and Network  —  DETROIT — Rebuffed yet again in coaxing Hillary Clinton onto Fox News, executives at the network had an outside-the-box idea last month that would have made primary debate history: a face-off between Senator Bernie Sanders …
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Bullet hole on LaVoy Finicum's truck traced to elite FBI team  —  BEND - Something didn't seem right about the bullet hole in the top of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum's white Dodge pickup.  —  Investigators from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office could account for bullet holes in the left front hood …
Raoul Wootliff / The Times of Israel:
Stabbing victim pulls knife out of own neck, kills terrorist  —  Israeli man hospitalized in moderate condition after Petah Tikva attack  —  An Israeli man who was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon in a terror attack in Petah Tikva managed to remove the knife fromn his neck and use …
Discussion: EveryJoe
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
Dad Advertises His ‘Virgin’ Daughter for Marriage in Christian Magazine  —  Christianity Today pulled a listing for 26-year-old woman placed by her father that called her “godly, gorgeous” and more.  —  An evangelical Christian magazine has apologized for running a personal ad for a woman created by her father—without her knowledge.
Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Rami Amichay / Reuters:
Palestinian stabs 10 people, killing one, on Tel Aviv boardwalk  —  Israeli security forces search the area where, according to Israeli police spokesperson, at least 10 ...  Israeli police search the spot where, according to Israeli police spokesperson, at least 10 Israelis ...
Craig Torres / Bloomberg Business:
Fed Governor Donates to Clinton Even as Bank Guards Independence  —  $750 in donations from November to January was within rules  —  Issue of Fed governor giving to a candidate is ‘one of optics’  —  At a time when Federal Reserve officials are making the case that monetary policy needs …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Millions of ordinary Americans support Donald Trump. Here's why
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Trump's flirtation with fascism
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F.C.C. Fine-Tunes Plan to Subsidize Internet Access
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Bakers Who Refused to Make Gay Wedding Cake Reveal Their Most Disturbing Phone Call …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Biden: Reagan couldn't win in 2016
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton to attend Nancy Reagan's funeral Friday
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Deborah J. Merritt / Law School Cafe:
LSAT, Bar Failure, and Debt
Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
Michigan Mayor: DNC Tried To Kick Me Out Of Dem Debate For Cheering On Bernie
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Weasel Zippers
Harrison Hove / WCMH-TV:
Planned Parenthood building vandalized in Columbus
Los Angeles Times:
Super PAC consultant who spent $100 million on Jeb Bush is unapologetic
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump: Contested convention would be ‘pretty unfair’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
Republican Voters Aren't Too Happy With Their Party Right Now
Clifford Ward / Chicago Tribune:
Schaumburg woman ‘stopped for driving with a large tree embedded in the front grille’
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Fox 59 and Mashable
 

 
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