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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump accuses Cruz's father of helping JFK's assassin  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday alleged that Ted Cruz's father was with John F. Kennedy's assassin shortly before he murdered the president, parroting a National Enquirer story claiming that Rafael Cruz was pictured with Lee Harvey Oswald handing …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Cruz's Image Plummets, Trump's Improves Among Republicans  —  Ted Cruz — attempting to hold on to the narrowing possibility that he can wrest the GOP nomination away from front-runner Donald Trump — faces a crucial Indiana primary on Tuesday.  Meanwhile, and perhaps ominously for Cruz …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Seeks Divine Intervention in Indiana—and if That Doesn't Work, Louie Gohmert Is There to Help  —  The Texas senator needs a win in Indiana to stay relevant in the 2016 race, so he has enlisted the help of the three G's: God, Glenn, and Gohmert.  —  Hoosiers are Ted Cruz's last hope.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
As voting begins, Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory, demise of Cruz, Kasich candidacies  —  These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … INDIANAPOLIS — As voting began Tuesday in Indiana's critical primary, the state appeared poised to move Donald Trump closer …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump up to 56 percent nationally  —  Donald Trump reached a new high among Republicans in a national NBC News|  SurveyMonkey poll released Tuesday.  —  The real estate mogul has 56 percent support, more than doubling his advantage over Ted Cruz, who sits at 22 percent.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Week
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member of the Body of Christ to Vote According to the Word of God” (VIDEO)  —  Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, asked members of the Body of Christ to vote Cruz: … The Washington Examiner reported: … The post Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Time to quit, Ted!: …
Discussion: AOL, Political Wire and The Hill
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
There Is A Hole In Bernie Sanders' Strategy For Winning The Nomination  —  Just how democratic should the Democratic primary be?  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders' revamped plan for winning the Democratic presidential nomination suffers from an inconsistency that could complicate the case he makes to party insiders and allied groups.
Discussion: CNN and liberalamerica.org
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Mark Plotkin / The Hill:
Cruz's slip of the tongue will doom him in Indiana  —  There are times when a politician firmly and unmistakably puts a foot in his mouth and pays for it dearly.  —  Last week in Indiana, Sen. Ted Cruz  —  (R-Texas) won the prize for a verbal infraction that was so huge, it will be cited for years to come.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory at hand, gears up to take on Clinton
James Nash / Bloomberg:
Cruz Mounts Go-for-Broke Campaign in California
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Cassandra Vinograd / NBC News:
ISIS Attack Kills U.S. Navy SEAL Near Irbil, Iraq  —  US serviceman killed in combat in Iraq 0:25  —  A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed in an ISIS attack in northern Iraq, officials said Tuesday.  —  Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said the U.S. serviceman was advising and assisting Kurdish …
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Associated Press:
Defense Secretary Carter: American killed in combat in Iraq
CBS News:
“Enemy fire” kills U.S. troop in northern Iraq
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Week and Hot Air
Mark Molloy / Telegraph:
Loyal dogs refuse to leave side of dying baby girl at hospital  —  A family's loyal basset hounds have refused to leave the side of a dying baby girl who suffered a major stroke.  —  Nora Hall's parents have taken the heartbreaking decision to turn off their five-month-old daughter's life support …
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Obama Says Donald Trump Is Not Equipped to Be President  —  President Obama says that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not equipped to deal with the challenges of being president.  —  “I think that he is not somebody who even within the Republican Party can be considered …
Discussion: AOL and Talking Points Memo
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John Feehery / The Hill:   Memo to George Will, David Brooks and others: Stop being stupid on Trump
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary (VIDEO)  —  NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary-  —  Newt Gingrich took time out today to discuss the Indiana primary election on Tuesday.  —  Newt says Indiana will be Senator Cruz's last stand:
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Hears Wrath of Coal Supporters in West Virginia  —  WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Hillary Clinton came to campaign in coal country — and she had her feet held to the fire.  —  As Mrs. Clinton stepped onto the sidewalk on Monday to tour a health and wellness center here …
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country Over ‘Out of Business’ Comments
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman: If up to me, I'd exclude independents from Dem primaries  —  Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said if it was her decision, she would scrap open primaries and only allow voters registered as Democrats to participate in primaries.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Hot Air
Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Chris Christie Vetoes Equal Pay Bill, Calling It ‘Business Unfriendly’  —  New Jersey's lawmakers want to require employers to pay women the same as men for essentially the same work.  But Gov. Chris Christie (R) thinks they went too far.  —  The bill that passed both chambers …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Annie Karni / Politico:
How Bernie changed Hillary  —  No candidate ever wants a tough primary challenge, and Hillary Clinton has found the mass appeal of a self-described socialist particularly irksome.  But as she shifts her gaze toward the general election and Donald Trump, Clinton may have actually learned some lessons from Bernie Sanders.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Republicans are digging themselves into a deeper hole with Latinos (again)  —  Barely three years after the 2012 election led Republicans to vow to fix their problems with Latino voters, they are on the verge of nominating someone who (at best!) rules out legalization for the 11 million forever …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jimmy Kimmel invites scientists to swear at America's climate change deniers  —  These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … One normally associates late-night, expletive-laced segments focused on left-leaning politics with your John Olivers or Samantha Bees.
Discussion: Rotten Tomatoes
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Survey says: 34 percent of Bay Area residents are ready to leave  —  Residents of the California's Bay Area are eyeing the exits.  —  Some 34 percent of San Francisco-area residents are considering leaving because of high housing costs and traffic, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council.
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
‘Make America Mexico Again’: Why Americans are fed up with illegals  —  There is something a bit unsettling about watching violent, foul-mouthed protesters waving the Mexican flag on American soil.  —  Over the weekend, Hispanic children lined the streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana - hurling filthy insults at Donald Trump supporters.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama has no problem with Larry Wilmore's use of racial slur, aide says  —  WASHINGTON — Comedian Larry Wilmore's use of a racial slur in comedy remarks about President Obama on Saturday has drawn controversy from civil rights activists — but not from Obama himself.
 
 
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