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5:35 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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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 …
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.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Rep. Peter King: Cruz gives Lucifer a bad name  —  Peter King really hates Ted Cruz, so much so that he suggested John Boehner gave the devil a bad name by comparing him to the Texas senator.  —  In an interview with CNN, the New York Republican congressman told Wolf Blitzer he agreed …
Jeff Mapes OPB / OPB:   Poll: Donald Trump Holds Big Lead Ahead Of Oregon's Republican Primary
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's ‘Alliance’ With John Kasich Hits New Low Point
Discussion: Hot Air
Avik Roy / Forbes:
Ted Cruz's Carly Fiorina VP Pick Could Backfire—Badly
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Post
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Boehner Uncorks on ‘Lucifer’ Cruz, Says He Wouldn't Back Him in Fall
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
Rasmussen Reports:   24% Opt Out of a Clinton-Trump Race
Politico:
What Reporters Really Think of 2016
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
How Hillary Clinton Can Win the Right Way
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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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
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.
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 …
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.
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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.
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 …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
46 Seconds Everyone Should Watch Before Handing Donald Trump The Nuclear Codes  —  Donald Trump swept all five states that voted last Tuesday, putting him in strong position to capture the Republican nomination.  Trump's rise to the top of the Republican party has been great for cable news ratings.
The Huffington Post:
Chuck Grassley Admits It's ‘A Gamble’ To Let Trump Fill SCOTUS Vacancy  —  You think?  —  White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) conceded Thursday that there's a flaw in the GOP's plan to block President Barack Obama's nominee …
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 …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Huffington Post killed story pitch critical of Uber  —  Uber yesterday announced that Huffington Post Editor in Chief Arianna Huffington would be joining its board of directors, a move that put the site's reporters in an instant bind.  To fight the notion that Huffington Post would somehow …
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed:
Professors Rail Against Renaming Law School After Antonin Scalia, Taking Koch Money  —  The faculty senate at George Mason University just voted 21-13 to reopen the naming process of the law school.  —  Fairfax, Virginia — On Wednesday afternoon, professors at George Mason University protested …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Bobby Knight: Like Truman, Trump would have ‘guts to drop the bomb’  —  According to Bobby Knight, Harry Truman was one of the three greatest presidents because he had the “guts to drop the bomb in 1944” on Japan.  —  Donald Trump, he said, could join that list as one of the four greatest presidents …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
SIMPLY THE WORST=> Obama is First President Ever to Not See Single Year of 3% GDP Growth  —  Obama's just like Reagan... Except when he isn't.  —  The rate of real economic growth is the single greatest determinate of both America's strength as a nation and the well-being of the American people.
 
 
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Chris Sonderby / Facebook:
Global Government Requests Report
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Steve Deace Destroys Trump Surrogate Kayleigh MacEnany: “Do You Have any Integrity at All?” (VIDEO)
Anna Davies / New York Post:
I want all the perks of maternity leave — without having any kids
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The Huffington Post:
Koch Brothers Back New Effort To Make It Harder To Track Dark Money
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Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Russian Warplane Flies Within 50 Feet of U.S. Spy Plane in Asia
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Wajahat S. Khan / NBC News:
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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, Daily Kos and Washington Post
 

 
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