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11:55 PM ET, April 17, 2016

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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Trump massacred in delegate fights once more  —  The weekend 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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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.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
With some smart moves, Trump had a pretty good week … Don't look now, but Donald Trump has made moves in the past week that are, wait for it, actually quite smart.  —  Consider:  —  Trump announced the hiring of Rick Wiley, who managed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign …
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Florida offers reminder of Cruz's tough slog ahead  —  Hialeah, Florida (CNN)If Wyoming's victory and a strong showing in Georgia boosted the morale among Ted Cruz supporters on Saturday, Florida proves a reminder that it's going to be a tough fight to wrest the Republican presidential nomination from front-runner Donald Trump.
Discussion: RedState
Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Trump Campaign: Cruz Staged ‘Attack’ In Georgia To Steal Delegates...'Not Grassroots Activism'
Kevin McCullough / Townhall.com:   Why Trump Loses  —  When Donald Trump looks back at the wasted …
CBS News:
Poll: Donald Trump keeps large lead in New York; ahead in California
Discussion: Hot Air, Hullabaloo and RedState
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:   Donald Trump Says ‘Rigged’ Convention Should Not Be Met With Violence
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 Jihad Watch
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Kristin Donnelly / NBC News:
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny  —  When the president leaves for a trip to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday an unresolved issue will go with him: did the Saudis play some role in supporting the hijackers responsible for the attacks on September 11th?
Discussion: Forbes, Pamela Geller and Hot Air
Daily Mail:
Victims of 9/11 families accuse Obama of ‘siding with Saudi Arabia’ …
Jonathan Watts / Guardian:
Brazilian congress votes to impeach president Dilma Rousseff  —  Government concedes after lower house overwhelmingly backs move to remove Rousseff, who now faces vote in senate  —  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday as a hostile and corruption-tainted congress voted to impeach her.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic
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Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Dilma Rousseff Is Impeached by Brazil's Lower House of Congress  —  BRASÍLIA — Brazilian legislators voted on Sunday night to approve impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the nation's first female president, whose tenure has been buffeted by a dizzying corruption scandal, a shrinking economy and spreading disillusionment.
Discussion: Political Wire
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Texas man brings real gun to water gun fight — and shoots 15-year-old girl  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Law enforcement officials in Spring, Texas said over the weekend that they were questioning a man after he shot a 15-year-old girl who was playing with water guns.
Discussion: AOL and Click2Houston.com
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:   Donald Trump Is Outperforming Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders AND Hillary Clinton
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge  —  WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. twice voted to save President Obama's health care law, infuriating his usual allies on the right.  Now, conservatives are nervous that the chief justice will disappoint …
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Obama's immigration legacy goes to court
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
The pageant of Donald Trump's dreams  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump piled into his limousine with a group of pin-up calendar models dressed in skimpy dresses.  It was a snowy night in Manhattan, December 1992, and the festive group was embarking on a circuit of exclusive clubs after a sumptuous dinner at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
EndPlay / WSB-TV:
Police: Mother leaves infant in hot car for strip club audition, 2 arrested  —  Two women face charges after an infant was left in a hot car outside of a strip club in Tennessee as the child's mother was onstage for an audition, according to multiple reports.
Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
My threesome with Clarence Thomas  —  A former gal pal of Clarence Thomas said the future Supreme Court justice was a manscaping maven with an impeccable scent during their ménage-à-trois days.  —  “He mostly always smelled like soap and just naturally had a wonderful odor to his body …
Bloomberg:
Mexico Won't Be ‘Bullied’ by Trump's Threat to Fund Border Wall  —  It's also a matter of ‘dignity,’ finance minister says  —  Country plans to buy back some debt in coming weeks: Videgaray  —  Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray called billionaire Donald Trump's proposal to force …
 
 
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Michael Bates / BatesLine:
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Michael Slezak / Guardian:
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New York Times:
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In Campaign and Company, Ivanka Trump Has a Central Role
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Sanders Lawyers Do Not Like These “Bernie Is My Comrade” T-Shirts One Bit
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton up by double digits in NY, Calif.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Sanders: ‘Of course’ Sandy Hook victims should be able to sue gun manufacturers
Discussion: Hot Air and Balloon Juice
Laura Bult / New York Daily News:
Hundreds of New York state voters to file suit calling the closed primary 'a threat to our …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
RNC chief: No changes to delegate requirement likely
 

 
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