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10:45 AM ET, March 14, 2016

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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Michelle Fields, Ben Shapiro Resign From Breitbart  —  Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro are resigning from the company over the site's handling of Donald Trump's campaign manager's alleged assault on Fields, BuzzFeed News has learned.
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William Bigelow / Breitbart:
Ben Shapiro Betrays Loyal Breitbart Readers in Pursuit of Fox News Contributorship  —  LOS ANGELES — Former Breitbart News editor-at-large Ben Shapiro announced Sunday evening via left-wing Buzzfeed that he is abandoning Andrew Breitbart's lifelong best friend, widow, hand-picked management team …
Benny Johnson / Independent Journal Review:
Leaked Internal Messages Show ‘Ashamed’ Writers At Breitbart Revolting Against Weak Leadership  —  Michelle Fields is gone.  Ben Shapiro is gone.  Breitbart is in turmoil.  And it's all because of Donald Trump.  —  At 12 AM Monday morning, Michelle Fields, the Breitbart reporter …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart piece mocking editor who resigned was written under father's pseudonym  —  Early Monday morning Breitbart posted, and then deleted, a piece mocking Ben Shapiro, the site's editor-at-large who resigned on Sunday evening.  —  “Former Breitbart News editor-at-large Ben Shapiro announced …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgressPage Array:
The War Against Obama's Potential Supreme Court Nominees Takes An Ugly, Offensive Turn  —  We do not yet know who President Obama will name to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia.  We do know, however, that anyone the president names will be subjected to a brutal campaign to discredit them in the eyes of the public.
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
RNC launches campaign to oppose Obama's Supreme Court pick  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party is launching a campaign to try to derail President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, teaming up with a conservative opposition research group to target vulnerable Democrats and impugn whomever Obama picks.
Discussion: The Week
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Holder: Senate Plan To Block Supreme Court Nominee Is “Height Of Arrogance”  —  WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the plan to block anyone President Obama nominates to the Supreme Court is the “height of arrogance.”  —  In an interview with BuzzFeed News …
Discussion: The Week
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
White House preps Supreme Court battle plan
Discussion: New York Times
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Left frets about possible Obama pick for high court
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:   Obama Supreme Court candidates Paul Watford, Sri Srinivasan, Merrick Garland scrutinized
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
What's Wrong With Hillary?  —  When Hillary Clinton began her second run for the White House, it must have seemed that the road ahead would rise up to meet her.  This time, there would be no political phenomenon in her way—no younger, more charismatic figure who would strip Clinton of the mantle of “change.”
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The Hill:   Hillary Clinton takes new tack to boost her image
Juan Williams / The Hill:   Iraq war shapes 2016 landscape
Sasha Issenberg / Bloomberg Politics:
How to Steal a Nomination From Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump has spent much of his campaign selling himself as a maker of great deals.  But in the next phase of the campaign, the author of The Art of the Deal may be confronted with the ultimate dealmaking challenge, gaming the rulebook …
Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Mitt Romney to Campaign with John Kasich in Ohio  —  Mitt Romney will campaign with John Kasich Monday at two stops in Ohio, NBC News has learned from a source familiar with the plans.  —  Romney is not expected to endorse the Ohio governor during the campaign swing, the source said …
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Associated Press:
Tuesday's Republican Primaries Could Define Race _ or Not
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:   John Kasich Boasts of Ohio Recovery, but Reality Is More Nuanced
Matt Stevens / Los Angeles Times:
Beverly Hills' crackdown on water wasters is having the desired effect  —  Developer Geoff Palmer's household used more than 12,000 gallons of water a day during a two-month period.  Facing a penalty, Palmer appealed in January.  —  Officials in Beverly Hills say they tried it all …
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Voters deliver a message for Germany's Angela Merkel: No more migrants  —  BERLIN - German voters on Sunday appeared to send a message to Chancellor Angela Merkel: Close the door on migrants.  —  Her center-right Christian Democratic Party suffered universal setbacks in local elections …
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Daily Mail:
German voters' crushing verdict on open-door migration: Angela Merkel is punished in crucial …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
VIDEO UNEARTHED=> Pastor Calls for Execution of Gays - Then Introduces Ted Cruz at Conference  —  In November Senator Ted Cruz appeared at the National Religious Liberties Conference in Iowa, where he courted the support of the conference's organizer, Colorado-based pastor and radio host Kevin Swanson.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Attacked Donald Trump?  —  A scary incident occurred yesterday at a Donald Trump event in Dayton, Ohio.  A man rushed the stage, coming from behind Trump.  His intent was unclear, but there was every reason to assume he intended to injure or kill Trump.  He was quickly stopped and led away by Secret Service agents:
Discussion: Heavy.com and BizPac Review
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Politico:
Trump dumps Illinois campaign director  —  CHICAGO — Donald Trump's Illinois campaign director has been sidelined after the national campaign grew furious over what sources described as a lack of organization in the state in the run-up to Tuesday's primary.
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Ben Carson: There's a ‘real possibility’ Trump rally violence will escalate … Ben Carson: Donald Trump ‘thinks deeply,’ ‘represents where people are’  —  “He actually represents where people are,” Carson said Monday on TODAY, adding that “we have to stop and focus on the real enemy,” such as Islamic terrorism rather than each other.
Discussion: Politico, Washington Times and NBC News
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Won't Meet Embattled Mayor Emanuel in Chicago Visit  —  Bernie Sanders has made Clinton's ties to the mayor an issue ahead of the Illinois primary.  —  jeneps  —  Bernie Sanders has tried to make the presidential primary vote in and around Chicago into a referendum on Mayor Rahm Emanuel …
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Ex-senators plotting political comebacks after years in clink  —  Former state Sens. Hiram Monserrate (left) and Efrain Gonzalez Jr. Photo: Gregory P. Mango; Steven Hirsch  —  Even after spending years in the clink, these Albany felons are raring to return to the scene of the crime.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump's Week of Errors, Exaggerations and Flat-out Falsehoods  —  Donald Trump says he is a truthful man.  “Maybe truthful to a fault,” he boasted last week at a North Carolina rally where one of his supporters sucker punched a protester.  —  But truthful he is not.
 
 
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Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
How the Republican Party Became a Failed State
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Still Leads NC; Bond Likely To Pass
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Robert Tait / Telegraph:
The KKK leader who says he backs Hillary Clinton
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Oliver Morrison / Wichita Eagle:
Muslim student at Wichita State reports attack by man shouting ‘Trump, Trump, Trump’
Discussion: Raw Story
Raleigh News & Observer:
Voter ID law hinders some college students
Discussion: Raw Story
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Top Democrats turn to Perez as sleeper VP
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
The End of Marco-mentum  —  The last time I saw Marco Rubio in person …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea claims it could wipe out Manhattan with a hydrogen bomb
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Second State employee refuses GOP questions on Clinton server
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