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1:20 PM ET, April 8, 2016

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Sanders Over the Edge  —  From the beginning, many and probably most liberal policy wonks were skeptical about Bernie Sanders.  On many major issues — including the signature issues of his campaign, especially financial reform — he seemed to go for easy slogans over hard thinking.
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Sanders gaining on Clinton in California poll  —  Clinton leads Sanders 47 percent to 41 percent Sanders capitalizing on support of young voters, independents  —  Clinton leads among women, older voters and registered Democrats  —  Rallying a crush of young people and independent voters to his campaign …
Discussion: Washington Times and Hot Air
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Fire Bill Clinton  —  No one is doing more damage to Hillary's campaign than her husband.  —  I wonder if there's a part of Bill Clinton that doesn't really want Hillary Clinton to become president, particularly if she has to distance herself from his legacy to do so.
Hillary Clinton / Salon:
Hillary's world collapsing around her: Wisconsin, Bernie's surge and FBI probe poised to derail her White House bid  —  Clinton isn't only facing a possible indictment, but also Sanders & millions of voters sick of status quo politics  —  Wisconsin represents more than just Bernie's sixth straight win …
Discussion: Washington Post
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:   Sanders: ‘Of Course’ Clinton Is Qualified To Be President (VIDEO)
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Is an increasingly nasty Clinton-Sanders race doing lasting damage to Democrats?
John Follain / Bloomberg:
Vatican Academy Criticizes Sanders's ‘Monumental Discourtesy’  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders reached out to obtain his invitation to the Vatican and showed “monumental discourtesy” in the process, a senior Vatican official said.  —  “Sanders made the first move …
Discussion: Mother Jones and LifeNews.com
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders plans short hiatus from New York campaign trail to speak at the Vatican … NEW YORK — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, an enthusiastic fan of Pope Francis's work, plans to step off the campaign trail next week to speak at a conference hosted by the Vatican on social, economic and environmental issues.
Bloomberg:
Sanders Accused of ‘Discourtesy’ in Seeking Vatican Invitation  —  Presidential candidate says he's a ‘big fan’ of Pope Francis  —  Sanders' visit may inject the Pope into Democratic contest  —  A senior Vatican official accused Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of showing a …
John L. Allen Jr / CRUX:
Pope Francis lets the world in on the Church's best-kept secret
Discussion: CBS Boston, National Review and Hot Air
Richard Greene / CNN:
Pope Francis urges greater acceptance of homosexuals, non-traditional families
USA Today:   Pope Francis urges relaxation of divorce rules for Catholics
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Will Travel To Vatican To Speak About ‘Moral Economy’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Atlantic
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Corey Lewandowski Called Coworker ‘F*cking B*tch,’ Yelled at Subordinate for Visiting Dying Grandma  —  Donald Trump's campaign manager is a legend among his former colleagues—for all the wrong reasons.  —  Corey Lewandowski, the embattled manager of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
The Secret Movement to Draft General James Mattis for President  —  Gen. James Mattis doesn't necessarily want to be president—but that's not stopping a group of billionaire donors from hatching a plan to get him there.  —  An anonymous group of conservative billionaires is ready to place …
Discussion: Hot Air and Florida Politics
Peter Finocchiaro / Salon:
Ted Cruz's terrifying reinvention: How America's most detestable senator is repackaging himself for November  —  Cruz's odds of winning the nomination are steadily increasing, and we should bey very, very afraid  —  On the occasion of longshot presidential candidate Ted Cruz's campaign launch back in March …
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James Kirchick / New York Daily News:
Is Bernie Sanders your stoner college roommate? …
Discussion: Power Line and New York Times
Elizabeth Warren / BostonGlobe.com:
How the Republicans painted themselves into this corner  —  SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM recently appeared on “The Daily Show” to endorse Ted Cruz for president.  During the interview, host Trevor Noah ran an earlier clip in which Graham said that the choice between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz was like picking between getting shot or poisoned.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Cruz won't apologize for calling McConnell a liar … for calling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  a liar “ain't gonna happen,” the presidential hopeful said during a Thursday interview with CNN's Dana Bash.  —  “If the Washington lobbyists want to see that happen, they can hold their breath a long, long time,” Cruz said.
Discussion: Politico and CNN
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Cruz apology to McConnell? 'Ain't gonna happen,' he says
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination … West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories.  —  But a sweep there might not matter.
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Clinton campaign chair: ‘The American people can handle the truth’ on UFOs  —  Washington (CNN)There has long been an air of conspiracy surrounding theories of alien life, and the head of Hillary Clinton's campaign said Thursday it's time to do away with the secrecy.
Discussion: Gawker and The Slot
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
'It was a children's soccer game.  Of course he knew he was going to kill children.'  —  ASRIYA, Iraq — The suicide bomber who blew up a youth soccer match late last month left barely a dent in the hard, dry earth, a faint scorch on a concrete wall nearby.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Calily Bien / KXAN-TV:
17-year-old faces murder charge in UT homicide  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police say they have arrested a homeless 17-year-old they believe is connected in the death of University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser.  The Austin Police Department says Meechaiel Khalil Criner was booked …
Air Force Times:
Two dead in shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio  —  Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said Friday morning.  —  According to initial internal Pentagon communications obtained by Air Force Times …
Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Veterans' Charities Await Funds Raised by Donald Trump  —  Beneficiaries say they have received a fraction of the total contributed at Republican presidential candidate's Iowa event  —  More than two months after Donald Trump skipped a Republican debate to hold a fundraiser for veterans …
Discussion: RedState, Fox News and The Right Scoop
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Obama on Criticism of Lack of Diversity in SCOTUS Pick: I Didn't Say I Needed a ‘Black Lesbian from Skokie’  —  Thursday at the University of Chicago Law School during a town hall meeting, President Barack Obama mocked the criticism that his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, did not add diversity to the bench.
 
 
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Gabrielle Gurley / American Prospect:
The Great Diversion  —  This article appears in the Spring 2016 issue …
Morgan Cook / The San Diego Union-Tribune stories:
Hunter to cut short Israel trip, repay campaign funds
Discussion: USA Today and RedState
Bloomberg.com:
Talking Baseball and Politics with a ‘Royal’ Super-Delegate
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
Syria releases American freelance photographer Kevin Patrick Dawes
Associated Press:
Security flaws found in 3 state health insurance websites
Discussion: The Verge and Hot Air
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
CRUZ'S ‘NEW YORK VALUES’ JAB COMES BACK TO HAUNT HIM
Discussion: Hit & Run
Frank Jack Daniel / Reuters:
Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance after Obama visit
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Michelle Obama To Give Commencement Address in School System Ripe With Anti-Semitism
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Health Care Ideas Bewilder Republican Experts
Discussion: Washington Post
Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘He Brutalized For You’  —  The reporter from the Washington Post …
Winston Shi / Stanford Daily:
On Gabriel Knight and what anti-Semitism really means
Jennifer Oldham / Bloomberg:
Wide-Open Colorado Convention Is a Republican Delegate Rodeo
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama warns Dems against ‘Tea Party mentality’
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Facebook Wants You to Post More About Yourself
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Have you had an abortion?  Missouri Republicans want to know. …
 

 
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