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8:40 AM ET, March 17, 2016

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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Why Would Obama Nominate an Old White Guy to the Supreme Court?  —  There are a few reasons.  Political calculation isn't one of them.  —  President Barack Obama's decision to nominate Merrick Garland, a 63-year-old white moderate and perennial short-lister, to the Supreme Court …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
No hearing for Obama's Supreme Court nominee, McConnell says … (R-Ky.) on Wednesday shot down the idea of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland getting a hearing.  —  McConnell insisted in a floor speech that the vacancy should be filled by the next president.
Associated Press:
Analysis: Obama Dares GOP to Let Clinton, Trump Pick Justice
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Chuck Grassley:
Grassley Statement on the President's Nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court
Sarah Almukhtar / New York Times:
Why Obama Nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court
Rose Garden / The White House:
Remarks by the President Announcing Judge Merrick Garland as his Nominee to the Supreme Court
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Garland's lack of standout opinions a boon in confirmation fight
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and The Hill
Josh Israel / ThinkProgressPage Array:
6 Quotes From Senate Republicans About Merrick Garland That Are Really Awkward Now
Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
‘You Son of a B***h’: Glenn Beck Slams ‘Delusional’ Kasich for Staying in the Race  —  After winning the Republican primary in his home state of Ohio Tuesday night, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich announced that he plans to stay the course.  Glenn Beck had a few choice words for him.
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New York Times:
With Marco Rubio Out, Ted Cruz Confronts a New Foe in John Kasich
Gavin Jackson / Post and Courier:
Gov. Nikki Haley siding with Ted Cruz in GOP race
Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
GOP presidential debate in SLC canceled
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats sound alarm against Trump  —  PHOENIX — Leading liberals and progressive groups are turning their gaze away from the Democratic primary and toward efforts to unite the left against Donald Trump, framing him as a dangerous and unprecedented candidate who poses an existential threat to the progressive movement and the nation.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary slams the door on Bernie
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Republicans Enter a Shadow Campaign to Sew Up Delegates  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — With more than half the states having now held their nominating contests, Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz are quietly directing their attention to a second, shadow election campaign — one that is out of sight …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Wild card for Trump: Who gets to be a convention delegate?
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Warns of ‘Riots’ if Party Blocks Him at Convention
Discussion: AOL and American Prospect
Joel Manby / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed SeaWorld CEO: We're ending our orca breeding program.  Here's why.  —  A killer whale raises its head out of the water during the first show since an orca killed a trainer at the SeaWorld theme park in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 27, 2010.  —  Americans' attitudes about orcas have changed dramatically.
Jordan Sargent / Gawker:
PBS News Story on First-Time Trump Voters Prominently Displays Longtime White Power Tattoos  —  Last night, PBS NewsHour ran a story on the Tilly family of Fayetteville, North Carolina.  The Tillys do not have a history of being active in politics, but various members of the family …
TMZ.com:
Jared Fogle — Beaten and Bloodied in Prison Yard Ambush  —  BEATEN AND BLOODIED  —  in Prison Yard Ambush … Jared Fogle got a surprise beatdown in federal prison from an inmate who has major issues with child molesters ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to docs, Fogle got jumped …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager Denies Blacklisting Reporters  —  “I have a great relationship with these people.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Donald Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, denied on Wednesday that the Trump campaign blacklists reporters who write critical stories about the candidate.
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
GOP reality check: Trump or convention fight  —  In a crushing rout in the Florida primary Tuesday, Donald Trump  —  , the candidate who once symbolized the future of the GOP.  Trump notched wins in five of six states voting that night, securing a more direct path to the nomination …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Outspoken Trump Supporter: 'Riots Aren't Necessarily a Bad Thing'  —  Scottie Nell Hughes, an adamant Donald Trump supporter, defended the GOP frontrunner's comments (warnings?) about riots at the convention by saying that riots aren't necessarily that bad.  —  Trump warned of riots …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
GOP official: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters  —  A member of the Republican National Committee's Rules Committee said Wednesday that the party will decide who the GOP nominee will be, not the voters.  —  “The media has created the perception that the voters will decide the nomination …
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news.nike.com:
NIKE HYPERADAPT 1.0 MANIFESTS THE UNIMAGINABLE  —  “Innovation at Nike is not about dreaming of tomorrow.  It's about accelerating toward it,” says Tinker Hatfield.  “We're able to anticipate the needs of athletes because we know them better than anybody.  Sometimes, we deliver a reality before others have even begun to imagine it.”
Michael R. Bloomberg / BloombergView.com:
Canada's New Hope  —  The value of the Canadian dollar and the price of oil, one of the nation's top exports, have both tumbled to near record lows.  But those details — and the apparent demise of the Keystone XL pipeline — don't begin to tell the story of what lies ahead for the economy of Canada …
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: You Have To Admit Trump Calling Me A Child Molester ‘Did Work’  —  After his surprising endorsement of Donald Trump, former candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday that he understands why Trump attacked him during his campaign, even calling him a child molester, saying “it did work.”
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Why Rubio Lost  —  It wasn't immigration.  Or anger.  —  With Marco Rubio dropping out tonight, you're going to hear a lot of theorizing about why he lost.  It was the Gang of Eight.  It was Trump.  It was the anger.  It was the out-of-touch elites.  None of this is correct.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Stop “helping” Hillary: Sorry, guys, but Clinton doesn't need to smile, whisper, or have John Kasich as her running mate  —  Instructions to Clinton to smile more or pick Kasich as her VP are just sexism disguised as advice  —  Tuesday night, those who were lucky enough to be watching …
 
 
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
How Trump Can Be Stopped  —  With Donald Trump's defeat in Ohio …
Discussion: Washington Post
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
What We Missed About Rubio  —  In February 2013, Senator Marco Rubio …
Washington Post:
To defend our democracy against Trump, the GOP must aim for a brokered convention
Donald Trump / Syracuse Post-Standard:
A 2nd New York congressman endorses Donald Trump for president
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Sheldon Adelson on supporting Trump: ‘Why not?’
Andrew Rosati / Bloomberg Business:
Venezuela to Shut Down for a Week to Cope With Electricity Crisis
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Daily Mail:
Dear Harry, If you are really thinking about going to Yale, you must be nuts. …
Discussion: Power Line
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Anti-Trump Groups Threaten ‘Largest Civil Disobedience Action of the Century’
Discussion: Bookworm Room, Weasel Zippers and WND
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Waukegan man calls 911 claiming to have killed 19 children
Discussion: WREG-TV and fox8.com