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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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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 …
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 …
Hillary Clinton / Salon:
Hillary's world collapsing around her: Wisconsin, Bernie's surge and FBI probe poised to derail her White House bid
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders: ‘Of Course’ Clinton Is Qualified To Be President (VIDEO)
Discussion: CBS News and The Moderate Voice
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 …
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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, Hot Air and National Review
Washington Post:
Pope Francis offers hope to divorced Catholics, says no to gay marriage
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.
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Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
New Jersey Homeowner May Face Jail for Flying Trump Campaign Flag  —  A New Jersey man who's been flying Donald Trump's campaign flag in front of his home since February could face up to a $2,000 fine or jail time when he faces a judge in the case.  Brian Thompson reports (Published Friday, April 8, 2016)
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump rally oozes fear, anxiety, and paranoia
Discussion: The Atlantic
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.
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Ali Gharib / Guardian:
Hillary Clinton broke the rules on the NYC subway. That's not fair
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Will email scandal leave Hillary ‘in handcuffs’? Clinton responds to GOP criticism
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sam Sanders / NPR:
Bill Clinton Gets Into Heated Exchange With Black Lives Matter Protester
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Trump Knows That His Twitter Use Is A Problem  —  “We talk about it and a number of people have talked about it, including his family.  And he knows that it's a problem.  And the first part of solving the problem is recognizing that it exists.”  —  Carlo Allegri / Reuters
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Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Some Pro-Trump Twitter Accounts Appear To Be Part Of Marketing Campaign
Discussion: The Verge
Steve Reilly / USA Today:
1,000 secret Nevada firms, and most trace to 2 overseas addresses  —  A USA TODAY analysis of more than 1,000 American-based companies registered by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers leak, casts the United States openly into an uncomfortable role …
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Associated Press:
Why few Americans in Panama Papers? Lawyer doesn't want them
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.
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 …
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Trump says he never dated a woman who had an abortion … NEW YORK — Abortion may be Donald Trump's toughest subject, a rare topic where his comments are not Teflon and do stick — especially with women voters.  —  In an interview Thursday, Trump, 69, sought to clarify recent remarks …
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 …
Invictus / The Big Picture:
Busted: The Sad Data Manipulation of Prof Mark Perry  —  @TBPInvictus here:  —  It was exactly one year ago - here - that I penned my first piece on Seattle's then-new (just going into effect) minimum wage.  That piece focused on interesting (and wholly unsubstantiated) claims that the law …
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 …
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, Fusion and The Slot
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Scott Walker: Cruz Will Win Nomination At Convention On Second Ballot  —  The Wisconsin governor said it was likely that the nominee would be chosen at the convention.  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Scott Walker said on Thursday that it was likely the Republican primary would be decided …
Discussion: Politico
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
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: CNN, Politico and Scared Monkeys
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
After Anal Rape, Left Wing Activist Felt ‘Guilt And Responsibility’ His Migrant Attacker Was Deported  —  A left wing activist has bared all to a Norwegian documentary crew about his rape at the hands of a Somalian migrant, and his despair at seeing the man deported.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Jihad Watch
ESPN:
The New Jersey Swamp Dragons?  It almost happened  —  Over the summer, I enlisted several design experts, including Tom O'Grady, the NBA's former creative director, to help me rank all 30 team logos.  O'Grady sifted through his archives, and unearthed a treasure: mock-ups of all the proposed uniforms …
Discussion: Mashable and CBS New York
 
 
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Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Senate encryption bill draft mandates ‘technical assistance’
Discussion: Mother Jones, Access Now and Hit & Run
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
‘Periods for Pence’ Campaign Targets Indiana Governor Over Abortion Law
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CBS Boston:
Mom Charged With Assaulting Brockton High Teacher Held On $3,000 Bail
Fox News:
Source: No ‘coincidence’ Romanian hacker Guccifer extradited amid Clinton probe
Discussion: Hot Air, LawNewz and Instapundit
Sarah Jeong / The Atlantic:
How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Readies Flurry of Regulations
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Oil Leak From Keystone Pipeline 89 Times Worse Than Originally Thought
Discussion: Associated Press
Gabrielle Gurley / American Prospect:
The Great Diversion  —  This article appears in the Spring 2016 issue …
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Obama on Criticism of Lack of Diversity in SCOTUS Pick: I Didn't Say I Needed a ‘Black Lesbian from Skokie’
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Michelle Obama To Give Commencement Address in School System Ripe With Anti-Semitism
Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘He Brutalized For You’  —  The reporter from the Washington Post …
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