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NATION/WORLD Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Cruz, Sanders emerge victorious in Wisconsin 0,/:$8.(( $3 ² 5HSXEOLFDQ7HG&UX]VWRUPHG to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting IURQWUXQQHU'RQDOG7UXPS¶V chances of capturing the GOP QRPLQDWLRQEHIRUHWKHSDUW\¶V convention. Democrat Bernie Sanders triumphed over +LOODU\&OLQWRQEXWVWLOOIDFHV D PDWKHPDWLFDOO\ GLI¿FXOW path to the White House. Trump’s defeat capped one of the worst periods RI KLV FDPSDLJQ D EUXWDO stretch that highlighted his weaknesses with women DQG UDLVHG TXHVWLRQV DERXW his policy depth. While the ELOOLRQDLUH EXVLQHVVPDQ VWLOO OHDGV WKH 5HSXEOLFDQ ¿HOG &UX] DQG DQ DUUD\ RI DQWL7UXPS IRUFHV KRSH Wisconsin signals the start of his decline. “Tonight is a turning point,” Cruz told cheering supporters at a victory rally. ³,W LV D FDOO IURP WKH KDUG working people of Wisconsin to America. We have a choice. A real choice.” Cruz, a Texas senator with a complicated relationship ZLWK5HSXEOLFDQOHDGHUVDOVR cast his victory as a moment for unity in a party that has EHHQURLOHGE\DFRQWHQWLRXV primary campaign. %XW7UXPSZDVXQERZHG +LVFDPSDLJQSXWRXWDELWLQJ statement: “Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet — he is D7URMDQKRUVHEHLQJXVHGE\ WKH SDUW\ ERVVHV DWWHPSWLQJ to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump.” Sanders’s sweeping win in virtually every county in Wisconsin, except Milwaukee, gives him greater incentive to keep Wisconsin primary Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders beat their rivals in the Badger State: Results as of 12:15 a.m. EDT April 6 DEMOCRATS VOTES CAST: 837,172 B. Sanders 56.3% H. Clinton 43.4 (45) (31) (Delegates allocated out of 86) PRECINCTS REPORTING: 83% REPUBLICANS VOTES CAST: 919,904 T. Cruz D. Trump J. Kasich 48.9% 34.3 (33) (3) 14.3 (Delegates allocated out of 42) PRECINCTS REPORTING: 81% SOURCE: AP Election Services AP competing against Clinton. But he still trails her in the pledged delegate count and KDV VR IDU EHHQ XQDEOH WR persuade superdelegates— WKH SDUW\ RI¿FLDOV ZKR FDQ EDFN DQ\ FDQGLGDWH ² WR drop their allegiance to the former secretary of state and EDFNKLVFDPSDLJQ At a raucous rally in Wyoming, Sanders cast his victory as a sign of mounting momentum for his campaign. “With our victory tonight is Wisconsin, we have now won 7 out of 8 of the last caucuses and primaries,” he declared. The results in Wisconsin PDNH LW OLNHO\ ERWK SDUWLHV¶ primaries will continue deep into the spring, draping IURQWUXQQHUV 7UXPS DQG Clinton in uncertainty and SUHYHQWLQJ ERWK IURP IXOO\ setting their sights on the general election. With an overwhelming ZKLWH HOHFWRUDWH DQG OLEHUDO pockets of voters, Wisconsin ZDV IDYRUDEOH WHUULWRU\ IRU 6DQGHUV ,Q D VLJQ RI &OLQ ton’s low expectations in the Midwestern state, she spent Tuesday night at a fundraiser with top donors in New York City. 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Scott Walker, has also campaigned aggressively DJDLQVWWKHEXVLQHVVPDQ East Oregonian Iceland’s prime minister resigns after outcry )LUVWOHDGHUEURXJKWGRZQE\3DQDPD3DSHUV LONDON (AP) — The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts FODLPHGLWV¿UVWKLJKSUR¿OH political casualty Tuesday as Iceland’s prime minister stepped aside amid outrage over revelations he had used such a shell company to shelter large sums while Iceland’s economy was in crisis. Icelandic leader 6LJPXQGXU 'DYLG *XQQ ODXJVVRQ LV WKH ¿UVW PDMRU ¿JXUHEURXJKWGRZQE\WKH SXEOLFDWLRQRIWKHQDPHVRI rich and powerful people OLQNHG WR WKH OHDNV GXEEHG the Panama Papers. &KLQDDQG5XVVLDPHDQ while, took the opposite approach, suppressing the QHZVDQGUHMHFWLQJDQ\DOOH JDWLRQV RI LPSURSULHW\ E\ JRYHUQPHQWRI¿FLDOVQDPHG in the leak of more than 11 PLOOLRQ¿QDQFLDOGRFXPHQWV from a Panamanian law ¿UP 2I¿FLDOV LQ 8NUDLQH $UJHQWLQD DQG RWKHU FRXQ WULHV DUH DOVR IDFLQJ TXHV WLRQVDERXWSRVVLEO\GXELRXV RIIVKRUH WD[DYRLGDQFH schemes. The reports are from D JOREDO JURXS RI QHZV organizations working ZLWK WKH :DVKLQJWRQEDVHG International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. 7KH\ KDYH EHHQ SURFHVVLQJ records from the Mossack W e do m or e t h a n c of f ee… F resh Sea fo od & Stea k D ouble R R a nch B eef F ull B a r & E spresso B rea kfa st, L unch, D inner P C B & B istro 24 1 S. M a in Street • 54 1-3 7 9-3 663 Happy National Beer Day, Oregon! Come into 40 Taps in Pendleton to celebrate with award winning Craft Beers! Extended Happy Hour from 3-7 pm. Cheers! After 39 years in banking, Gloria is retiring. All of us at the Banner Bank would like to say congratulations, Gloria, and thanks for the wonderful memories. 337 SW Emigrant Pendleton www.fortytaps.com Hermiston Tavern Coldest Beer in Town $5 - Burger & Beer Special - 9 am - 5 pm! 425 N 1st Pl• Hermiston 2220 SE Court Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 541-567-3971 Good Beer, Good Food, Good People Better ideas. Better banking. Banner Bank Commercial Banking Center 100 E. Gladys Ave. Ste. A Hermiston, OR 97838 bannerbank.com 541-276-1075 Remember to be responsible DON’T Member FDIC McKay Creek Estates )RQVHFD ODZ ¿UP WKDW ZHUH ¿UVW OHDNHG WR *HUPDQ\¶V Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The announcement that Gunnlaugsson was stepping down as leader of Iceland’s coalition government came from his deputy, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, who is also the country’s agriculture minister. It followed the UHIXVDO E\ ,FHODQG¶V SUHVL dent to dissolve parliament and call a new election, and after thousands of Icelanders SURWHVWHGRXWVLGHWKHSDUOLD PHQWEXLOGLQJLQ5H\NMDYLN No replacement has yet EHHQ QDPHG DQG 3UHVLGHQW Olafur Ragnar Grimsson GLGQRWLPPHGLDWHO\FRQ¿UP that he had accepted the resignation. April 7th Celebrating Gloria Rossi Please join us on April 7th from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Banner Bank Commercial Banking Center for cake, punch and a chance to wish her well on her retirement. 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