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3:25 PM ET, March 29, 2016

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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court deadlocks over public employee union case; Calif. teachers must pay dues … The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was unable to resolve a major challenge to organized labor, and the result was a defeat for a group of California teachers who claim their free speech rights …
Discussion: National Review and Politico
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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senator: I'm ‘Perplexed’ At Mitch McConnell's Decision To Block Merrick Garland  —  Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) says Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is “not real happy” with her.  —  That's because Collins is part of a growing group of Republican Senators who have decided …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: The Biggest Legal Attack On Unions In Decades Is Dead
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Libby Nelson / Vox:
Public sector unions just avoided a huge defeat at the Supreme Court
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Public employee unions dodge a Supreme Court bullet in tie vote
Discussion: Common Dreams
Ari Melber / NBC News:
16 GOP Senators Back Meeting With Obama's SCOTUS Pick
Palm Beach Post:
Trump aide charged with misdemeanor battery vs. ex-Breitbart reporter  —  Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump campaign manager, was charged this morning with misdemeanor battery after allegations of forcefully grabbing a reporter at a Jupiter news conference, town police confirmed this morning.
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump campaign manager charged with battery in Florida
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Susan Sarandon: Trump Might Be Better for America Than Hillary Clinton  —  If Bernie Sanders fails to get the Democratic nomination, Susan Sarandon isn't sure she'll vote for Hillary Clinton.  She even said Monday that Trump could be the better option.  —  One of the biggest question marks …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The strange silence about Hillarymania: Clinton fires up voters more than Bernie does, so why is no one talking about it?  —  More Clinton supporters are enthusiastic than those backing Sanders, but the media won't tell you that  —  Hillary Clinton suffers from an “enthusiasm gap.”
Discussion: Shadowproof, The Week and Gallup
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
This Is How Bernie Sanders Will Win the Nomination
David Mitchell / FOX31 Denver:
Widower gets charged $853 ‘rebooking’ fee when wife dies before cruise … LOVELAND, Colo. — A Loveland man had just lost his wife only to be dealt another painful blow.  —  He received an $850 charge from Viking River Cruises because his late wife wasn't going on the prepaid trip.
Discussion: WNEP-TV
Cnycentral / WRGB:
Nurse who snapped photo of patient's penis surrenders license  —  FULTON, N.Y. — A Fulton nurse convicted of taking a photo of an unconscious patient's penis with her iPhone last year surrendered her license, according to the New York State Education Department.
Juliet Perry / CNN:
Real ‘Siberian unicorn’ remains found  —  (CNN)New research has revealed the ‘Siberian unicorn’ roamed the planet far more recently than we originally thought.  —  The bad news is it looked nothing like the mythical creatures portrayed in so many fairy tales.  —  Real unicorns — not so pretty.
Discussion: The Week
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Shaena Montanari / Forbes:
New Discovery Reveals When The ‘Siberian Unicorn’ Went Extinct
Discussion: AOL, Washington Post and Fusion
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch  —  Donald Trump wasn't wildly popular to begin with.  And now he's becoming even more disliked among American voters, creating a significant threat to his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination.
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NBC News:
Poll: Trump Nearly at 50 Percent Support Among Republicans Nationally
Discussion: Washington Post
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump brings GOP civil war to Paul Ryan's backyard  —  When Donald Trump plants a flag Tuesday in the hometown of House Speaker Paul Ryan, he'll be sounding the opening shot of a weeklong battle for Wisconsin — a symbolic beachhead in his fight to vanquish the Republican establishment.
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What Will Walker Do?
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz Ahead Of Wisconsin Primary
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Week
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Nev. candidate says Reid urged him to quit, because ‘a Muslim cannot win this race.’ … A Muslim Democrat running for a U.S. House seat in Nevada says that — in a private meeting last year — Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had encouraged him to end his campaign by saying, “a Muslim cannot win this race.”
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Harry Reid accused of telling candidate to stand down because “a Muslim can't win”
Discussion: Ralston Reports
Colin Campbell / The Charlotte Observer:
McCrory blames ‘inaccurate’ news stories for backlash against NC LGBT law  —  Governor says ‘we have not taken away any rights that have currently existed’ in cities  —  But new law revokes local nondiscrimination ordinances  —  'You're blindsiding me with a question …
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Gary Robertson / Associated Press:
North Carolina Attorney General Won't Defend Anti-Gay Law In Court
Discussion: Daily Kos
Daily Mail:
Grinning passenger poses for a SELFIE alongside hijacker wearing a ‘suicide vest’: Jet is forced to land in Cyprus where hostage taker gives himself up after demanding officials hand a letter to his ex-wife  — Are you the man taking the selfie with the hijacker?  Do you know him?
Discussion: Hot Air
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BBC:
EgyptAir hijack: Man surrenders at Larnaca airport
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Half of Voters Back Muslim Travel Ban, Patrols of Muslim Neighborhoods  —  Have the terrorists won?  The main motif to emerge from a new Morning Consult survey taken after the attacks in Brussels last week is that the threat of terrorism may diminish how much people worry about privacy and civil rights.
David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Ted Cruz dodges question about whether he's ‘always been faithful’ to his wife as endorser Carly Fiorina leaps in to insist a declaration that he's not an adulterer is a 'dance to Donald trump's tune'  — Texas senator could put National Enquirer scandal to rest with a simple statement that he has never strayed in his 14-year marriage
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This 2014 study explains an enormous amount about Trumpism  —  As Donald Trump inches closer to the nomination, it's clear that he's very popular with a certain type of white voter.  Why that's the case is up for debate.  —  The political movement behind Trump clearly mixes elements of economic distress …
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo:
Governor Cuomo Bans Non-Essential State Travel to North Carolina  —  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina.  The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review …
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
NFL demands retraction of Times article on player concussions  —  The National Football League is demanding The New York Times retract an article published last week about the league's research into concussions among pro football players.  —  In a letter that was sent to the Times' legal counsel Monday …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh's blessing of Trump is killing conservatism  —  If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, one of the main reasons will be that many in the conservative movement found him acceptable.  And one of the main reasons that many conservatives are finding Trump acceptable …
 
 
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