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5:10 PM ET, April 17, 2016

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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump massacred in delegate fights once more  —  It was another delegate bloodbath for Donald Trump.  —  In Georgia.  In Wyoming.  In South Carolina.  In Kansas.  In Florida.  Ted Cruz put on a clinic, mobilizing his GOP activist base to capture at least 50 delegates on Saturday …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Donald Trump Is Outperforming Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders AND Hillary Clinton  —  Donald Trump is not only outperforming Ted Cruz in the election to date, he also outperforms Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders as well.  —  The election results to date (as of Sunday April 17th) show that Trump outshines all the candidates.
Kevin McCullough / Townhall.com:
Why Trump Loses  —  When Donald Trump looks back at the wasted time and money he put forward in producing the biggest flame-out in Presidential nominating history, he's going to easily be able to point to exactly where he lost it.  —  I've long thought of elections as similar to prize fights or NFL football match-ups.
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Trump Supporters Steal American Flag, Walk out of Georgia Convention After Losing Delegate Fight  —  Yesterday was a bloodbath for Trump and his supporters in Georgia, as Trump got about one third of the delegates up for grabs at conventions around the state, with the rest going to Ted Cruz.
Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Trump Campaign: Cruz Staged ‘Attack’ In Georgia To Steal Delegates...'Not Grassroots Activism'  —  The Donald Trump campaign is accusing the Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaign of staging a coordinated “attack” in Georgia that led to pro-Trump delegate candidates being challenged …
CBS News:
Poll: Donald Trump keeps large lead in New York; ahead in California
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Ted Cruz wins Wyoming Republican presidential nominating contest
Discussion: AOL
Dan Berman / CNN:
Ted Cruz sweeps Wyoming Republican Convention
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump on contested convention: 'I hope it doesn't involve violence' … STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he hopes a contested Republican convention in July “doesn't involve violence” if he is denied the nomination during second-ballot voting.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 62% Say Republican with Most Votes Should Be Nominee  —  More than six in 10 Republican voters believe that, if no GOP presidential candidate wins a majority of delegates before the convention, the one with the most votes should be the party's nominee, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
RNC chief: No changes to delegate requirement likely  —  Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday the GOP likely won't change a rule that requires candidates to have 1,237 delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination.  —  “Having a plurality of the delegates means the field has the majority.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:   Priebus to Trump: “Delegates And Voters Choose The Nominee”; People Don't “Give A Darn” About Colorado
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Republican Party delegates feel sudden power as balance shifts
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Trump threatens a ‘rough time’ at the Republican National Convention if he isn't given the nomination
Discussion: KCCI-TV and Syracuse Post-Standard
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump to RNC: Reform nomination system or ‘have a rough July at that convention’
Discussion: Politico and RedState
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
How US covered up Saudi role in 9/11  —  In its report on the still-censored “28 pages” implicating the Saudi government in 9/11, “60 Minutes” last weekend said the Saudi role in the attacks has been “soft-pedaled” to protect America's delicate alliance with the oil-rich kingdom.
Discussion: Breitbart and alan.com
Laura Bult / New York Daily News:
Hundreds of New York state voters to file suit calling the closed primary ‘a threat to our democratic system’ after claiming their party affiliation mysteriously changed  —  More than 200 outraged New York voters have joined a lawsuit claiming the party affiliation on their voter registration changed without their consent.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos / BuzzFeed:
Sanders Lawyers Do Not Like These “Bernie Is My Comrade” T-Shirts One Bit  —  The Bernie Sanders campaign has asked a company to stop selling merchandise with the tagline “Bernie is my comrade.”  —  An online merchant has accused the Bernie Sanders campaign of “trademark bullying” …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton up by double digits in NY, Calif.  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton  —  is holding on to her lead in New York, leading rival Sen. Bernie Sanders  —  (I-Vt.) by 10 points in a new poll released just days ahead of the state's critical primary Tuesday.
Alison Smale / New York Times:
German Comic Who Lampooned Erdogan to Extend Break From TV Show  —  BERLIN — The satirist whose crude lampoon of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey touched off a furor over free speech in Germany announced Saturday that he and his team would take a break from their satirical TV show until May 12.
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Frank Jordans / Associated Press:
MERKEL CRITICIZED, LAUDED FOR ALLOWING COMIC'S PROSECUTION
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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