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12:40 PM ET, March 9, 2016

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
CNN/ORC Poll: Trump, Clinton leading in Florida, Ohio  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is leading two of his Republican presidential rivals in their home states, topping Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida and Gov. John Kasich in Ohio, new CNN/ORC polls show.  —  Hillary Clinton, meanwhile …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Marco on the brink  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — With mounting losses and his chances that voters deliver him the Republican nomination near-nonexistent, Marco Rubio is flirting with the same political “death spiral” that swallowed Jeb Bush only three weeks ago.  —  He's fending off rumors of quitting …
Washington Post:
Poll: Clinton leads Trump, aided by Obama coalition … Powered by the same coalition that twice elected Barack Obama, Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a clear lead over Republican Donald Trump in a hypothetical matchup for the November election, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The Hill:
Fiorina endorses Cruz … Carly Fiorina endorsed Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz  —  (Texas) at a Miami rally on Wednesday.  —  The former Hewlett-Packard CEO appeared on stage at a Cruz event, praising him as a political outsider.  —  “Ted Cruz has always …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Only Trump Can Trump Trump  —  Donald Trump is a walking political science course.  His meteoric rise is lesson No. 1 on leadership: Most voters do not listen through their ears.  They listen through their stomachs.  If a leader can connect with them on a gut level, their response is: “Don't bother me with the details.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Carly Fiorina Endorses Ted Cruz For President
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Rubio shut out in delegates from Tuesday voting
Discussion: RedState and Politico
Katie Glueck / Politico:
GOP establishment creeps toward Cruz
Discussion: Daily Kos
Matthew Burns / WRAL-TV:   WRAL News poll: Trump, Clinton poised to win NC
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
What The Stunning Bernie Sanders Win In Michigan Means  —  Bernie Sanders made folks like me eat a stack of humble pie on Tuesday night.  He won the Michigan primary over Hillary Clinton, 50 percent to 48 percent, when not a single poll taken over the last month had Clinton leading by less than 5 percentage points.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders sues to allow 17-year-olds to vote in Ohio
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
President Obama Meets With Supreme Court Candidates  —  President Obama has begun interviewing candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.  —  Sources close to the process say that among those being interviewed are Chief Judge Merrick Garland …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Conservative Era Is Over  —  Antonin Scalia's death …
Eric Wang / USA Today:
Liberals should thank Scalia for right to blast GOP on Supreme Court: Column
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Senate Judiciary to debate issue of Supreme Court nomination
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Majority of Voters Disapprove of Republicans' Supreme Court Delay
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Rubio Suffers Political Meltdown One Week Before Must-Win Florida  —  The Florida senator had a rough night on Tuesday.  —  Marco Rubio has found the bottom of the Republican field just two weeks after making a strong move to try to rise to the top of it.  —  After finishing second …
Discussion: The Resurgent and NBC News
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Marco Rubio Never Had A Base
Discussion: Townhall.com and NPR
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Voight Endorses Donald Trump for President  —  LOS ANGELES — Hollywood legend Jon Voight has endorsed Republican Donald J. Trump for President of the United States.  —  In an interview with Breitbart News Tuesday evening, the Oscar-, Emmy-, and Golden Globe-winning actor said …
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Republicans sue State Department for Clinton emails  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee filed two lawsuits on Wednesday seeking to obtain emails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's tenure as U.S. secretary of state.
Discussion: Infowars
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Bloomberg Business:   Republican National Committee Sues for Clinton Aides' E-Mails
Jason Tanz / Wired:
Never Mind Trump.  The Internet Wants to Watch What's Behind Him  —  Donald Trump may have bullied his way into the center of the American political arena, but during his Super Tuesday victory speech last week, the real action took place in the margins.  That's where you could find Chris …
Jonathan Ellis / Mashable:
All the lies Donald Trump told in his election night infomercial  —  Donald Trump had plenty to celebrate on Tuesday night after winning the Republican primaries in Mississippi and Michigan.  —  But that didn't really matter.  He was still pissed at Mitt Romney for making fun of his companies.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump campaign manager gets rough with Breitbart reporter  —  Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski forcibly yanked Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields out of the way after his press conference in Florida on Tuesday night.  —  Fields was attempting to ask Trump a question as he exited the press conference.
Windy City Media Group:
Second Wachowski filmmaker sibling comes out as trans  —  The second sibling of the filmmaking duo known as The Wachowskis has come out as transgender.  —  Lilly Wachowski, 48, sibling of Lana, 50, came out in a statement to Windy City Times, after being threatened with outing by other media.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
HuffPo's Grim: 54 Private Jets at Meeting to Stop Trump  —  Huffington Post reporter Ryan Grim told CNN's Brooke Baldwin on Tuesday that “something like 54 private jets” had arrived at an elite meeting of tech CEOs, GOP party insiders and big donors set on stopping Donald Trump before he wins the Republican nomination.
 
 
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New York Post:
Feminism and icebergs: a new low in climate ‘science’
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Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
Pentagon admits it has deployed military spy drones over the U.S.
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Clinton leads Sanders by more than 2 to 1 in Florida, Post-Univision poll finds
James E. Hansen / BostonGlobe.com:
The constitutional right to a healthier climate
Discussion: National Review
Timothy Noah / Politico:
Will Blue-Collar Dems Run to Trump? Fuhgeddaboudit!
New York Times:
How Trump Could Be Blocked at a Contested Republican Convention
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J.W. Verret / The Hill:
Washington's war against short-term stock traders
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Chad O'Carroll / Guardian:
Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike
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Hero woman shoots her stalker in the throat after desperate chase through mall that began …
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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