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2:45 PM ET, March 17, 2016

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David Montgomery / Twin Cities:
Candid Marco Rubio blasts Trump and media, calls Cruz ‘only conservative left in the race’  —  Former presidential candidate Marco Rubio told a group of Minnesota supporters Wednesday he is hoping one of the remaining candidates for president will stop Donald Trump from winning the Republican nomination.
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Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Lindsey Graham to fundraise for Ted Cruz's presidential bid  —  (CNN)In a sign of just how much the Republican presidential primary has turned the party on its head, Sen. Lindsey Graham will host a fundraiser on Monday in support of Sen. Ted Cruz.
Ted Cruz / Yahoo Politics:
Ted Cruz's biggest challenge yet is making nice with his Senate colleagues
Discussion: Politico
Apkyletexas / RedState:
Cruz - “I will bring debate to Trump at AIPAC”
Discussion: Washington Post
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Ted Cruz's Senate conundrum
New York Times:
Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton  —  In unusually candid remarks, President Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Senator Bernie Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end …
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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Got More Votes In Ohio Than Hillary Clinton
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
How Obama Threw A Curveball With The Safest SCOTUS Pick Imaginable  —  President Obama's choice of Merrick Garland to succeed justice Scalia on the Supreme Court was not the nominee progressives were dreaming of a month ago, when Scalia's unexpected death opened up a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the Supreme Court.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Cornyn: Supreme Court nominee in lame duck is ‘a terrible idea’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Why Would Obama Nominate an Old White Guy to the Supreme Court?
Paul Watson / Infowars:
How the GOP Elite Plan To Rob Donald Trump  —  Cleveland, ladies and gentlemen, won't be for the faint of heart  —  Shhhh.  I've just come from a meeting of the Republican Establishment.  You know, those guys who want to replace what the voters want with what they want.  That Republican Establishment.
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Peggy Lee / WNEP-TV:
Nun Charged with Shoplifting Coffee, Soap … BRIAR CREEK — State police in Columbia County say they nabbed a very unlikely thief: a nun.  —  Troopers tracked the nun at her convent in Danville after she allegedly shoplifted from a store.  —  Workers at the Surplus Outlet near Berwick …
Discussion: WTVR-TV and Associated Press
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.
Eli Lake / BloombergView.com:
Cruz Assembles an Unlikely Team of Foreign-Policy Rivals  —  In a year when the Republican Party is breaking apart because of Donald Trump, the only man left with a chance to beat him is trying to build a big tent — by GOP standards — when it comes to foreign affairs.
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 …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Wild card for Trump: Who gets to be a convention delegate?
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP operatives, conservative leaders meet to thwart Trump … A secretive group of Republican operatives and conservative leaders convened Thursday morning for more than three hours to discuss ways to unite the right against Donald Trump, with a presentation about the feasibility of mounting …
Discussion: Hot Air
FOX5 San Diego:
Bumble Bee tuna recalled because of possible deadly bacteria in cans  —  SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods announced Wednesday a recall of more than 31,500 cases of canned chunk light tuna because the tuna may have been contaminated during processing.
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Updated, 10:54 a.m., to add new observations based on reader response.  —  Bernie Sanders supporters have been unhappy with The Times in recent months, but it looked as if they were beginning to have their moment in the sun on Monday morning.  —  An article by Jennifer Steinhauer …
Bloomberg Business:
Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat  —  Alphabet executives questioned path to marketable products  —  Toyota, Amazon are among possible acquirers of division  —  The video, published to YouTube on Feb. 23, was awe-inspiring and scary.
Sky News:
An election video from Republican front runner Donald Trump has hit a sour note in Russia, with the Kremlin saying it “demonises” the country.  —  The video, which is posted on Mr Trump's Instagram feed, tries to cast doubt over the ability of his Democratic Party rival Hillary Clinton to deal with US opponents, including Russia.
WRAL-TV:
Trump rally assault victim applauds discipline of Cumberland County deputies  —  CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. — The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said that five deputies have been disciplined in connection with the assault of Rakeem Jones at a Donald Trump rally in Fayetteville on March 9.
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
ICE Director Shirks Responsibility: Woman's Death At Hands of Illegal Immigrant Was ‘After the Fact’  —  In January, Eswin Mejia, reported to be an illegal immigrant, went street racing in Omaha, Nebraska and caused a fatal car crash, killing 21-year-old Sarah Root.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan admonishes Trump for ‘riot’ remark  —  It's becoming more and more clear: Donald Trump and Paul Ryan simply don't see eye to eye.  —  Ryan on Thursday criticized Trump for saying that riots would erupt if the New York billionaire doesn't become the party's presidential nominee.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Scott Adams Blog:
Discussion: Salon
FOX5 San Diego:
Navy finds dog thought to be lost at sea for 5 weeks  —  CORONADO, Calif. - A German Shepard puppy thought to be lost at sea after she fell overboard was found on San Clemente Island by the US Navy.  —  Luna, an 18-month-old dog, had been on a fishing boat when she went overboard, U.S. Navy officials said.
Discussion: WGN-TV, KTLA and AOL
Danielle Kreutter / KKTV-TV:
Facebook Post Leads To Police Ticket  —  An important lesson to be careful about what you post on Facebook and other public sites.  One local man ended up getting a ticket after a video he posted on Facebook was viewed by police.  —  Michael Dalton told 11 News he loves making Facebook videos in his free time.
Discussion: WNEP-TV
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.”
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Rabbis call for boycott of Trump's speech to pro-Israel group … A group of rabbis is planning to boycott Donald Trump's speech next week before a leading pro-Israel advocacy group, a sign of growing unease among many Jewish leaders about the populist campaign being waged by the Republican presidential front-runner.
Discussion: The Right Scoop
 
 
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
The new battle cry: Why can't the media ‘stop’ Trump?
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Half of U.S. women have ‘very unfavorable’ view of Trump: poll
Discussion: Fusion, Washington Post and Hot Air
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Ivana Trump: Bernie's a communist — and I would know!
Discussion: Raw Story
WJLA-TV:
Explosion on the American Trail at the National Zoo, no injuries reported
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Harry Reid: GOP leaders are responsible for Trump's rise
 Earlier Items: 
William Saletan / Slate:
The Religious Right Is in a Battle for Souls, and It's Losing to Donald Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Baptist News Global
Hui-Yong Yu / Bloomberg Business:
New York's Plaza Hotel Up for Sale in Foreclosure Auction
Discussion: Towleroad and Gothamist
Bloomberg Business:
Ginsberg Warns of ‘Political Guerilla Warfare’ at Contested GOP Convention
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats sound alarm against Trump
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
What We Missed About Rubio  —  In February 2013, Senator Marco Rubio …