A.M. Links: Bernie vs. Hillary Debate Tonight in Brooklyn, Kobe Bryant Retires from NBA, Trump 2016 Nearly As Unpopular As David Duke 1992

Damon Root | 4.14.2016 9:00 AM

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  CNN

  Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will face off tonight in Brooklyn at a Democratic presidential debate airing on CNN.

• According to a new poll, Donald Trump "is the most unpopular top-tier presidential candidate over more than three decades…except for former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke."

• Paul Ryan says that he is not running for president this year. But according to one influential pundit, "Paul Ryan is still running for president."

• "President Obama touted the U.S.-led coalition's air campaign against ISIS Wednesday, even as political turmoil in Iraq and flares of violence in Syria threaten to jeopardize hard-fought gains."

• Kobe Bryant played the final game of his pro basketball career last night.

• Sean Hannity on his admiring coverage of Donald Trump: "I'm not a journalist!"

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Damon Root is the author of A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution (Potomac Books).