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Morton Blackwell, the conservative icon who founded the Leadership Institute in 1979 and is a longtime Republican National Committeeman representing Virginia, has endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for president. The announcement came in the form of a letter from Blackwell, addressed to fellow conservatives, in an email sent out Friday by the Cuccinelli Compass, a regular grassroots update provided by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and paid for by the Liberty Now PAC. "In the past several weeks, the presidential contest has clarified. I have decided to endorse Ted Cruz and to urge other serious conservatives to join me...

Melania Trump (born Melanija Knav on April 26, 1970 in Sevnica, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian jewelry designer and former model. Melania grew up when Slovenia was a part of communist Yugoslavia. Her mother, Amalija Knav, was a fashion designer. Melania began her modeling career at age 16 and when she was 18, she signed with a modeling agency in Milan. Melania studied design and architecture at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia while modeling in Milan and Paris. In 1996, she relocated to New York City. During her modeling career, Meliania appeared on the covers of such magazines as Vogue,...