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4:15 PM ET, April 28, 2016

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Ada Statler-Throckmorton / Stanford Daily:
John Boehner talks election, time in office  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening.  Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party  —  Speaking at Stanford University, former House Speaker John Boehner went the full Bulworth.  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” he said.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Boehner: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’  —  When it comes to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, even a few months' time out of Congress has done little to lessen former House Speaker John Boehner's contempt for his former Capitol Hill colleague.  —  “Lucifer in the flesh,” Boehner told an audience …
Bloomberg:
In Indiana, the Deal to Stop Trump May Be Backfiring  —  The alliance between Cruz and Kasich looks to some Hoosiers like insider politics.  And some won't pull the lever for Cruz.  —  michaelcbender  —  mniquette  —  The silence in the parking lot of the Hamilton County fairgrounds …
Discussion: Yahoo, New York Magazine and The Week
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's ‘Alliance’ With John Kasich Hits New Low Point  —  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Four days ago, the star-crossed, state-splitting alliance of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio made its debut.  —  Three-and-a-half days ago, it began to show serious cracks.
Discussion: Hot Air
Avik Roy / Forbes:
Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly
Discussion: Washington Post
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Boehner Uncorks on ‘Lucifer’ Cruz, Says He Wouldn't Back Him in Fall
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:   Boehner: Ted Cruz a ‘miserable son of a bitch’
CBS News:
Commentary: Yes, Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton  —  How would Donald Trump fare in a general election against Hillary Clinton?  The conventional wisdom is that he wouldn't stand a chance.  The GOP is divided.  His campaign, despite a recent spate of landslide primary wins, appears to have its own civil war going on.
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Daily Mail:
When it comes to the women's card, Donald holds all the Trumps.  He knows What Women Want, and it isn't Hillary  —  ‘They say every powerful man is good in bed,’ I once asked Donald Trump.  ‘That true?’  —  He smirked.  'I think there is a certain truth to that, yes.  Put it this way, I've never had any complaints.
Rasmussen Reports:   24% Opt Out of a Clinton-Trump Race
Politico:
What Reporters Really Think of 2016
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Nick Gass / Politico:   Nader: ‘Why should Bernie Sanders drop out?’
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
GOP's Favorability Rating Edges Lower  —  A quarter of the public views both parties unfavorably  —  The Republican Party's image, already quite negative, has slipped since last fall.  Currently 33% of the public has a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 62% have an unfavorable view.
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
How Hillary Clinton Can Win the Right Way
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy  —  Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing.  Why do so many voters feel left behind?  The president has a theory.  —  Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory …
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Oops!  GOP Rep's Gotcha Amendment On Drafting Women Actually Passed  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) did something a little unorthodox for lawmakers Wednesday.  During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, he offered an amendment he didn't actually want to support.  —  The amendment required women register for the draft.
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Defense bill would require women to register for draft  —  Women would have to register for the draft under an amendment added to an annual defense bill Wednesday.  —  “If we want equality in this country, if we want women to be treated precisely like men are treated and that they should not be discriminated …
Andrew Stephens / Los Angeles Times:
FBI arrests brother of San Bernardino terrorist and 2 others on marriage fraud charges  —  The FBI has served another warrant at the home of Syed Raheel Farook, the elder brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook.  The FBI also served a warrant at the home in February, as seen in this file photo.
Christine Boynton / WBFF-TV:
Baltimore news station FOX45 evacuated for bomb threat; suspect down  —  BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A man wearing some sort of animal “onesie” threatening to “blow-up” WBFF-TV in Baltimore was shot by police Monday outside of the station.  —  Three loud “shots” were heard and the man was seen lying in the street.
Discussion: AOL, WCMH-TV, Fox News and Washington Post
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Franklin Foer / Slate:
The Quiet American  —  Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world's nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom.  Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch.  —  Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's palace, is impressive by the standards of Palm Beach …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Paul Manafort: Trump Hasn't Ruled Out Taking Money From Big Donors In The General
Scott MacFarlane / NBC4 Washington:
Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet  —  Secret Service: ‘Current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era’  —  The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers …
Clifton Adcock / Oklahoma Watch:
With Court Ruling, Sodomy Law Doesn't Apply When Victim Is Unconscious  —  State Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, says he plans to amend a bill to include unconscious victims in Oklahoma's forcible sodomy law.  In a news release, Biggs said, ""I am horrified by the idea that we would allow …
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Molly Redden / Guardian:
Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking
Discussion: AOL
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case  —  The county sheriff investigating the death of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  The officials say prescription painkillers …
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Roy Moore says complaint on gay marriage order politically motivated  —  Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore responds to complaints over Marriage Protection Acts  —  Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday accused several groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center and …
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Hemant Mehta / Friendly Atheist:
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore Blames Atheists and LGBT Individuals for His Ethics Probe
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Stranded mom sobs as cruise ship sails away with her kids  —  A Caribbean cruise turned into a nightmare for a tardy couple left sobbing and pleading at a Bahamas pier as their ship sailed off with their kids on board.  —  “That is someone that has missed the boat,” said fellow passenger Scott Thomas …
Discussion: Fox News Insider
 
 
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Nick Gass / Politico:
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 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Sanders is biggest spender of 2016 so far — generating millions for consultants
Discussion: Raw Story
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
A Mess of Contradictions  —  Donald Trump's foreign policy speech …
Discussion: The Week, Washington Post and Daily Kos
Financial Times:
Daniel Loeb warns of hedge fund ‘killing field’
Discussion: naked capitalism and Politico
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Play the ‘woman card’ and reap these ‘rewards’!
Discussion: Guardian and Althouse
Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld:
With Fiorina pick, Cruz's H-1B stance now in question