Obama’s gutsy “Godfather” move: Merrick Garland nomination is as big a GOP nightmare as Donald Trump – Salon.com

In “The Godfather II,” the Corleone family lawyer Tom Hagen describes to his brother Michael how they’ve been tactically outmaneuvered by the old gangster, Hyman Roth. “Roth . . . well he — he played this one beautifully,” says Hagen, with more than a little grudging admiration. Assuming they’re not throwing themselves out some of the…

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Male Commentators Tell A Winning Hillary Clinton To ‘Smile’ : NPR

Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking during her primary-night rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.   Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images   Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking during her primary-night rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.   Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images  …

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Why did the New York Times change its mind about Bernie Sanders? – The Washington Post

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talks to reporters on his campaign plane  on Feb. 2. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) NewsDiffs.org, a media reporter’s dream site, tracks changes made to stories published by major media organizations. Its tracking system sure had its hands full with a story published yesterday by the New York Times on the legislative record…

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