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1:25 AM ET, April 9, 2016

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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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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Is Even Less Competitive Than He Appears  —  Bernie Sanders's supporters are fond of the hypothesis that Democratic superdelegates, the elected leaders and party officials who currently support Hillary Clinton by a lopsided-doesn't-even-begin-to- describe-it 469 to 31 …
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 …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders May Hear the Word ‘Socialist’ More, From Democrats
Discussion: Washington Post
John L. Allen Jr / CRUX:
Pope Francis lets the world in on the Church's best-kept secret
Discussion: National Review, Hot Air and CBS Boston
Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Mich. GOP chief Romney McDaniel becomes Trump delegate  —  Lansing — Michigan Republican Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Thursday she will pledge her national delegate vote to presidential front-runner Donald Trump since the New York billionaire won last month's primary.
Discussion: Politico and Guardian
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Inside Ted Cruz's Push to Grab All of Colorado's Delegates  —  This moment has been months in the making.  —  Ted Cruz backers have filled all nine of the delegate slots so far today in Colorado, swiftly navigating the complex process to consolidate support around his candidacy.
John Frank / Denver Post:
Ted Cruz is favored but Donald Trump is making minor play for national delegates
Discussion: TalkLeft, The Daily Caller and RedState
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Wins Majority of Delegates in Colorado
Discussion: Political Wire
Heidi Parker For / Daily Mail:
Cage fighter!  Nicolas Cage, 52, in brawl with Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil, 55, outside a Vegas casino after rocker ‘pulls a woman to the ground by her hair for asking the movie star for his autograph’  — The lady was a fan of Nicolas' and was saying hello with the musician grabbed …
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TMZ.com:
Vince Neil — Fights Nic Cage After Allegedly Attacking Woman (VIDEO)  —  FIGHTS NIC CAGE AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING WOMAN  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Vince Neil and Nic Cage got in a huge physical fight in Las Vegas Thursday, after Vince allegedly attacked a woman in a hotel ... and Vince is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Court Strikes Down Scott Walker's Right-To-Work Law As Unconstitutional  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court has struck down the state's right-to-work law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, calling it unconstitutional.  —  A Dane County Circuit Court judge issued the ruling Friday in a lawsuit filed by local unions.
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JSOnline:
Judge strikes down state's right-to-work law
Discussion: Politicus USA
Roger Stone / The Daily Caller:
GOP Establishment Money Funding Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson To Attack Trump  —  The next time you hear Mark Levin on the radio, or watch Glenn Beck on TV, or read Erick Erickson, RedState.com on the Internet, you might just ask yourself who is paying for the message?
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Bill Clinton: ‘I Almost Want to Apologize’ For Exchange With Black Lives Matter  —  Bill Clinton Expresses Regret Over His Response to Protesters 1:11  —  Erie, Penn.  — Bill Clinton issued a near-apology Friday for his role in a lengthy and heated exchange with Black Lives Matters protesters a day earlier in Philadelphia.
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Jon Street / TheBlaze.com:
Black Lives Matter Organizer Claims Black on Black Crime Is a ‘Myth’ …
Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Bill Clinton ‘almost’ apologizes for clash with Black Lives Matter protester
Discussion: Business Insider and AOL
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Obama relents in fight over Fast and Furious documents  —  Four years after asserting executive privilege to block Congress from obtaining documents relating to a controversial federal gun trafficking investigation, President Barack Obama relented Friday, turning over to lawmakers thousands …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:   BREAKING: President Obama Turns Over Thousands of Fast and Furious Documents
New York Times:
Dennis Hastert Molested at Least Four Boys, Prosecutors Say  —  CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Friday for the first time provided details of sexual abuse allegations against J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, asserting that he molested at least four boys, as young as 14 …
Discussion: Q13 FOX News
Ali Gharib / Guardian:
Hillary Clinton broke the rules on the NYC subway.  That's not fair  —  Campaigning, just like performing, is not allowed in subway cars.  As long as musicians are slapped with fines, Clinton should be too  —  ew Yorkers got a chuckle on Thursday morning when Hillary Clinton rode the subway.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Subway Ride: “Sad!”
Discussion: Mediaite and BizPac Review
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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Ben Carson: Donald Trump Should Read The Bible And Pray
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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Michael Wines / New York Times:
The Voter Support Agency Accused of Suppressing Votes  —  The federal Election Assistance Commission was formed after the disputed 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore and given an innocuous name and a seemingly inoffensive mission: to help state election officials make it easier to vote.
Discussion: Political Wire
Ivana Kottasova / CNNMoney:
Americans and Canadians might need visas for Europe  —  Be prepared!  You might need a visa for your next European holiday or business trip.  —  The European Union is considering requiring Americans and Canadians to apply for visas, even if they only want to come for a short break.
Discussion: ValueWalk
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)
Scott Eric Kaufman / Salon:
Geraldo Rivera explodes at “antisemitic” Ted Cruz on Fox News: Do we need him to draw “a cartoon of someone with a big nose” to see him for what he is?  —  When you get “the caricature, the dog-whistle, the code-word,” what more do you need to call him out?  —  Geraldo Rivera appeared …
Alan Yuhas / Guardian:
SpaceX rocket successfully lands on ocean drone platform for first time  —  Falcon 9 rocket takes off with a cargo capsule bound for International Space Station before successfully landing on drone barge in fifth attempt  —  SpaceX landed a reusable rocket on a robotic drone on Friday …
Discussion: Mashable
Matt Giles / Popular Science:
A New Shrimp Simulacrum Hopes To Take Plates By Storm  —  YOUR NEXT SHRIMP PAD THAI MIGHT BE SHRIMP-FREE  —  Americans really like seafood — we consume about 4 billion pounds a year, and there is no way that various fisheries can compete with the demands of our gullets, as well as those of pescatarians worldwide.
 
 
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Is Back In Court Following Election Day Woes
Discussion: electionlawblog.org and VoteRiders
Los Angeles Times:
Wheelman in epic L.A. car chase was trained to drive by the U.S. military
Discussion: Complex and KTLA
Matt Shuham / The National Memo:
Endorse This: Roger Stone Says It's Not A Threat To Give Out Delegates' Hotel Room Numbers
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
FEC deadlocked on allegation that Gingrich used 2012 campaign to sell books
Discussion: Politico
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
GOP's Benghazi Committee just keeps going (and going)
Discussion: Mother Jones
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Trevor Noah Thinks There Are Four Founding Fathers and They're All on Mount Rushmore
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Cliven Bundy's Wife To Reid: Tell Me To My Face We're ‘Domestic Terrorists’
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Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump rally oozes fear, anxiety, and paranoia
Discussion: The Atlantic
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
After Anal Rape, Left Wing Activist Felt ‘Guilt And Responsibility’ His Migrant Attacker Was Deported
Discussion: BizPac Review and Jihad Watch
Invictus / The Big Picture:
Busted: The Sad Data Manipulation of Prof Mark Perry
Air Force Times:
Two dead in shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio
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The Secret Movement to Draft General James Mattis for President
 

 
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