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7:10 PM ET, April 20, 2016

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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20, Hamilton spared  —  Harriet Tubman will bump Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill while Alexander Hamilton will stay put on the $10 — a historic move that gives a woman prime placement on U.S. currency and quells a controversy kicked up by Hamilton super-fans.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Women Sweep Redesigns of $5, $10 and $20 Bills  —  WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on Wednesday announced the most sweeping and historically symbolic makeover of American currency in a century, proposing to replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman …
Treasury Department:
AN OPEN LETTER FROM SECRETARY LEW:  —  When I announced last June that a newly redesigned $10 note would feature a woman, I hoped to encourage a national conversation about women in our democracy.  The response has been powerful.  You and your fellow citizens from across the country …
Cokie Roberts / New York Times:
The Hamilton I'd Put on the $10 Bill
Discussion: Constitution Daily
Dara Lind / Vox:
Harriet Tubman once staged a sit-in to get $20. The Treasury just gave her all of them.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The kinder, more disciplined Donald Trump should scare the hell out of the GOP establishment … Gone was “Lyin' Ted.”  In its place was “Senator Cruz.”  Gone was the long-winded speech that went nowhere.  In its place was a succinct recitation of states and delegates won.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump, After Difficult Stretch, Shows a Softer Side  —  It has been a rough few weeks for Donald J. Trump and his team: a bruising loss in Wisconsin, a public campaign shake-up, and some high-profile missteps and gaffes, including his reference to the attacks on the World Trade Center as occurring “on 7-11.”
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Internal campaign memo projects Trump will win 1,400 delegates at GOP convention … Donald Trump's campaign advisers believe the billionaire mogul is emerging as the “prohibitive favorite” in the Republican presidential race and project that he will accumulate more than 1,400 delegates …
Q13 FOX News:
AP: Ted Cruz now mathematically eliminated from clinching GOP nomination before convention  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now the only Republican candidate with any chance of clinching the nomination before the convention.  —  Ted Cruz was mathematically eliminated Tuesday after Trump's big win in the New York primary.
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged System’ The Day After Reserved NY Victory Speech  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was up to his old tricks on Wednesday, hurling insults and complimenting himself—par for the course for his stump speeches—l ess than 24 hours after giving an uncharacteristically buttoned-up victory address.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump's New York Surrogate Uses Racial Slur To Describe Obama
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nate Cohn / New York Times:   The Loophole That Could Cost Donald Trump the Nomination
corporate.target.com:
Continuing to Stand for Inclusivity  —  Recent debate around proposed laws in several states has reignited a national conversation around inclusivity.  So earlier this week, we reiterated with our team members where Target stands and how our beliefs are brought to life in how we serve our guests.
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CNN:
Saudis snub Obama on Riyadh arrival amid growing tensions  —  (CNN)President Barack Obama received a chilly reception from Saudi Arabia's leaders as he landed in Riyadh Wednesday, a clear sign of the cooling relations between once-close allies amid regional upheaval and dropping oil prices.
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Daily Mail:
Fresh evidence links Saudi government to 9/11: Flight certificate of would-be bomber found …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the New York primary  —  BROOKLYN — New York is supposed to be a magical city that extracts “authenticity” out of its presidential candidates - you know, the rubes who tote wallets in back pockets, can't quite swipe a MetroCard, or stand there like flap-hatted Vermont tourists fishing around …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Top Clinton Aide: If Sanders Doesn't Tone Down Rhetoric, ‘F*** Him’
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Ana Swanson / Washington Post:
What your first name says about whom you support for president
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Republican establishment warms to Trump after big New York win  —  U.S. Republican officials began meeting on Wednesday, a day after Donald Trump's crushing victory in a New York presidential nominating contest, and said he has been winning growing acceptance within their ranks …
Discussion: Shakesville
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The GOP Can't Legitimately Deny Trump the Nomination
Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Will the Koch network skip the GOP convention?
Discussion: New York Magazine
Gary Ridley / MLive.com:
Flint water crisis: Criminal charges against three state and city workers  —  FLINT, MI - Felony and misdemeanor charges have been issued against three state and city employees in connection to the city's water crisis.  —  Genesee District Court Judge Tracy Collier-Nix authorized charges …
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Detroit Free Press:
Complete coverage: Flint water crisis
John Stossel / Fox News:
I have lung cancer.  My medical care is excellent but the customer service stinks  —  I write this from the hospital.  Seems I have lung cancer.  —  My doctors tell me my growth was caught early and I'll be fine.  Soon I will barely notice that a fifth of my lung is gone.  I believe them.
Xbox Wire:
Achievement Unlocked: 10 Years - Thank You, Xbox 360  —  Last November, we celebrated a major milestone, as the Xbox 360 console turned 10 years old.  —  The Xbox 360 helped redefine an entire generation of gaming at Microsoft.  I am incredibly proud of all of the work and dedication …
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
‘Damaged masculinity’ may help explain Columbine and other mass shootings  —  Wednesday marks the 17th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre — the terrible day in 1999 when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 and wounded dozens more before killing themselves in Colorado.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Shakesville
Andrew Blake / Washington Times:
Hustler responds to Utah's anti-porn resolution by sending free magazines to state legislature  —  Utah on Tuesday became the first state in the country to adopt a resolution declaring pornography to be a “public health hazard,” but one of the industry's biggest names is hardly about to help lawmakers tackle the X-rated problem.
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USA Today:
Utah gov. to sign resolution making pornography a ‘public health crisis’
Thomas Young / Gravis:
Delaware Polling  —  Gravis Marketing, a nonpartisan research firm, conducted a random survey of 1,038 likely Republican Primary voters and 1,026 likely Democratic Primary voters.  The poll has a margin of error of ± 3.0% for Republicans and ± 3.1% for Democrats, all at the 95% confidence level.
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
The hunt to be offended...  This is likely the easiest way to address all of you out there who are just dying to be offended so you can create some sort of faux cause to rally behind.  —  Let's make one thing clear right up front.  If you get offended by ANYTHING in this post, that's your fault, all yours.
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate Republicans Preparing to Relent on Funding for Zika  —  Republicans said to be drafting $1 billion-plus package  —  White House has been intensifying push to secure funding  —  Senate Republicans are preparing to relent on a major portion of President Barack Obama's emergency request to respond to the Zika virus.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
Mosquito forecast: Wet spring could fuel bug boom and Zika cases  —  Swarming mosquitoes that plague summer barbecues will likely arrive in full force during warm, wet weather expected soon, but this year they could bring a danger beyond an itchy bite: Zika.
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Supreme Court rules US terror victims can collect $2B from Iran  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that American victims of terrorism could collect nearly $2 billion from the Central Bank of Iran.  —  The 6-2 ruling is a victory for more than 1,000 victims of terrorism sponsored by Iran …
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Hot Air
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Life expectancy for white females in U.S. suffers rare decline  —  Life expectancy at birth for white, non-Hispanic females in the United States declined slightly from 2013 to 2014, a change that could be a statistical blip but still represents a rare drop for a major demographic group …
 
 
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Bernie: ‘I can still win’
New York Times:
Timing of Editor's Firing Has Hong Kong Worried About Press Freedom
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Donald Trump's Hand Gestures: A Huge List
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Judge sets May hearing in Trump University lawsuit
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: Ted Cruz Is Handing Out ‘Cheat Sheets’ to Steal Delegates in Pennsylvania (VIDEO)
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Ted Talks, But It Doesn't Mean Anything
Discussion: New York Magazine
Eliza Collins / Politico:
You're hired: Trump internship up for auction
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Yahoo:
‘Hijab Day’ at Paris university divides opinion
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Reince Priebus On GOP Race: 'This Is Fun...I'm Not Pouring Baileys On My Cereal'
Discussion: The Week
Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Voters in NY Put Their “I Voted” Stickers on Susan B. Anthony's Grave
Discussion: AOL
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump retweets another apparent white supremacist
Discussion: Mediaite and American Prospect
Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:
Whole Foods Says It Will Sue Man Who Claimed Cake Had Gay Slur On It
Jonnelle Marte / Washington Post:
One of the nation's largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees
Discussion: Mother Jones
Tim Alberta / National Review:
Why Cruz Is Going All-In on Indiana
Discussion: Politico
 

 
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