memeorandum: Revelation on Brussels Attackers Fuels Fears of New Assaults (New York Times)

12:55 AM ET, April 11, 2016

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Michelle Cho / NBC News:

Cruz-Supporting Delegates Picked in Virginia District Trump Won — Ted Cruz Makes Delegate Sweep in Colorado 2:03 — Wytheville, VA — Despite Donald Trump winning Virginia on Super Tuesday, two of three delegates elected in the first district convention here are supporters of rival Ted Cruz …

Discussion: NBC News and The Gateway Pundit

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

DISGUSTING! Colorado Trump Delegates Scratched From Ballots at GOP Convention - Cruzers Listed TWICE — Ted Cruz supporters took all 13 of the delegates up for grabs at the Colorado GOP Convention on Saturday to complete a clean sweep of the state. — But it was not without controversy.

Discussion: Breitbart, ABC News, NBC News and CNN

NBC News:

Trump's New Right-Hand Man Accuses Cruz Campaign of ‘Gestapo Tactics’ — Manafort: Cruz Camp Using Gestapo Tactics 1:38 — In his first Sunday show interview since taking on an expanded role in Donald Trump's campaign, Paul Manafort was quick to raise questions about the tactics Sen. Ted Cruz' campaign is using to secure delegates.

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Fusion

Denver Post:
Texas senator says “people are waking up”

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Hill

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Colorado GOP deletes #nevertrump tweet, pledges investigation

Discussion: Raw Story, American Power and The Gateway Pundit

Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Cruz Sweeps Colorado as Trump Campaign Issues Error-Filled Ballots

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, MichelleMalkin.com and Washington Post

Jeremy Herb / Politico:
Trump aide Manafort: Cruz campaign using ‘Gestapo’ tactics

Discussion: Independent Journal …, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hullabaloo, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and Des Moines Register

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill: Trump aide: Cruz using ‘Gestapo tactics’ to win delegates

Fox News:

Exclusive: President Barack Obama on ‘Fox News Sunday’ — This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” April 10, 2016. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS HOST: I'm Chris Wallace. — Barack Obama sits down with “Fox News Sunday” …

Discussion: Althouse and Power Line

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: Obama Cites Lack of ‘Day After’ Plan in Libya as Biggest Mistake

Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton rule Empire State

Discussion: CNN, The Week, The Last Refuge, New York Times, The Right Scoop and The Gateway Pundit

Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump holds huge lead in Pennsylvania, Clinton up over Sanders

Discussion: Washington Post

Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama vows no influence in Clinton email probe, defends terror fight

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Post, LawNewz, Hot Air, The Week, Instapundit, NBC News and BizPac Review

Jeremy Herb / Politico:
Obama: I ‘guarantee’ Justice Dept. won't protect Hillary

Discussion: Media Matters for America, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Hill

Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics: Obama: Clinton Didn't “Intentionally” Put America In Jeopardy; I Guarantee No Political Influence In Server Probe

Washington Post:

A portrait of Trump the donor: Free rounds of golf, but no personal cash … Since the first day of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has said that he gave more than $102 million to charity in the past five years. — To back up that claim, Trump's campaign compiled a list of his contributions — 4,844 of them, filling 93 pages.

Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Trump: Primary process ‘corrupt’ on both sides — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — on Sunday said the primary process on both the Republican and Democratic sides is corrupt. — Trump referenced Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Daily Mail:

Trump claims Republican Party is ‘disenfranchising people’ with ‘crooked shenanigans’ as Cruz picks up delegates in states where the billionaire won more votes — Trump won more votes in Louisiana but Cruz may emerge with more convention delegates from the state

Greg Miller / Washington Post:

One woman helped the mastermind of the Paris attacks. The other turned him in. — All of Europe was looking for Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the planner of the Paris attacks, when two women approached his roadside hiding place, guided by the voice of someone secretly watching from a distance and giving directions by phone.

New York Times:

Revelation on Brussels Attackers Fuels Fears of New Assaults — BRUSSELS — The announcement by the Belgian authorities on Sunday that the attackers who set off bombs in Brussels on March 22 had initially planned to strike in France was a reminder that intelligence and police services …

Discussion: The Week and New York Magazine

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:

Paul Ryan, a Mirage Candidate, Wages a Parallel Campaign — WASHINGTON — As the Republican candidates for the White House battled in Wisconsin last week, Speaker Paul D. Ryan was conspicuously absent from his home state — but he was very much on the political stage.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Trump slams Boston Globe for fake front page — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — slammed The Boston Globe on Sunday in response to a satirical front page the paper published that imagines a Trump presidency. — “How about that stupid Boston Globe?

Discussion: Hot Air, AOL, Mashable, fox13now.com, The Gateway Pundit, Vox, Fox 59, Hullabaloo, Guardian and Washington Post

Sam LaGrone / USNI News:

U.S. Naval Flight Officer Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin Accused of Giving U.S. Secrets to China — A U.S. naval flight officer with an extensive signals intelligence background was accused by the service of passing secrets to China, USNI News has learned. — Lt. Cmdr.

Discussion: abc7news.com and Washington Post

CBS News:

John Kasich: I would not have signed transgender restroom bill — Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Saturday that he would not have signed a bill like the one that was recently passed in North Carolina, where Republican Gov. Pat McCrory approved a controversial measure last month protecting businesses …

Discussion: Advocate and Liberal Values

Jeremy Herb / Politico:
Kasich: I wouldn't have signed North Carolina ‘bathroom’ law

Discussion: Gay Star News

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Inside Obama's Supreme Court charm offensive — President Barack Obama promised Jeff Flake he would “play it straight” with his Supreme Court pick. Obama rang up Lindsey Graham because of the senator's reputation for being deferential to presidential nominees.

Discussion: Washington Post

Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:

Some cry foul as state lawmakers collect public pension checks and legislator's salaries — Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa), second from right, bids farewell to fellow lawmakers at the end of the Senate floor session in Sacramento on Sept. 11, 2015. Moorlach is a leading voice …

Discussion: CBS Sacramento