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Sanders Surprise in Michigan, Marcomentum Waning, School Cop Caught Kicking Student Charged: A.M. Links

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.9.2016 9:00 AM


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  • While Hillary Clinton took two of the three states that held primaries yesterday (Mississippi and Hawaii), Sen. Bernie Sanders saw a surprise victory in Michigan. 
  • Donald Trump placed first in Republican contests in Michigan, Mississippi, and Hawaii yesterday. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, meanwhile, earned just single digit support in Michigan and Mississippi.
  • Trump fared worst among millennials and female voters in Michigan and best with older voters.
  • Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked not to be considered for the Supreme Court. 
  • In Ohio, statehouse Democrats and voting rights groups are trying to overturn rules that prohibit 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the general election from having their votes count in next week's primaries. 
  • A police officer stationed in a Baltimore school has been charged after he was caught on camera kicking and slapping a student. 

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.