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ByJillColvinandScott Bauer The Associated Press MILWAUKEE AfterDonald Trump's toughest stretch of the campaign, he and Ted Cruz made spirited final pitches Monday to Wiscon- sin voters, who will cast bal- lots Tuesday in a Republi- can primary that both con- sider a key step in the race for president. After Tuesday, there's a two-week lull before the next important voting, in New York. Trump is facing pressure on multiple fronts following a difficult week marked by his controversial comments, reversals and rare moments of contrition. While his past remarks on topics like Mexican immigrants have drawn a backlash, even he appeared to recognize the damage caused by missteps in the lead-up to Wisconsin. Those included re-tweet- ing an unflattering photo of Cruz's wife and a series of contradictory comments on abortion that managed to draw condemnation from both abortion rights activ- ists and opponents. While Trump is the only Republican with a realistic path to clinching the nomi- nation ahead of the Repub- lican convention, a big loss in Wisconsin would greatly reduce his chances of reach- ing the needed 1,237 dele- gates before then. A big win for Trump would give him more room for error down the stretch. He's facing a tough chal- lenge in Cruz, whom polls show with a lead in Wiscon- sin. And he has been bat- tered by negative ads. The state's top Republican ad- vertiser has been Our Prin- ciples PAC, which pumped almost $1.3 million into anti-Trump ads. The Club for Growth, which has en- dorsed Cruz, is spending $800,000 on ads that pro- mote voting for Cruz — not John Kasich — as the best way to ensure a Trump de- feat. Also, the state's Republi- can establishment, includ- ing Gov. Scott Walker, and some of its most influen- tial conservative talk radio hosts have lined up to sup- port Cruz. At the same time, Trump's campaign has been outmaneuvered by Cruz in some early states where the campaigns are working to ensure that the delegates who attend the convention this summer are loyal to them. In North Dakota, Cruz's team, for instance, has been scooping up endorsements from delegates who were selected at the party's state convention over the week- end. All 28 delegates will go to the national convention as free agents. But in in- terviews, 10 said they were committed to vote for Cruz. A few others said they were leaning toward him. None has endorsed Trump so far. And while Trump won Tennessee's March 1 pri- mary, picking up 33 dele- gates, his supporters have complained that some Trump delegates selected by the state executive com- mittee weren't actually sup- porters. They'll have to vote for Trump on the first two ballots at the convention, but they can vote as they wish on important proce- dural matters, including the party platform and the rules for the convention. Our Principles, one of the outside groups devoted to keeping Trump from win- ning the GOP nomination has been putting more and more money into the battle for like-minded delegates. The group logged $9,300 worth of calls to Colorado "voters" — in this case del- egates — this month and spent at least $34,000 on North Dakota outreach, ac- cording to new filings with the Federal Election Com- mission. "This campaign is com- ing down to a ground game battle for delegates," said Brian Baker, a senior strat- egist for Our Principles. "We will fight for every last delegate vote all the way to Cleveland." Colorado will hold its convention Satur- day. Trump, who has repeat- edly bashed the delegate se- lection process as "crooked" and "unfair," acknowledged his frustrations on CBS on Sunday. "And I did look at my people. I said, 'Well, wait a minute, folks. You know, we should've maybe done bet- ter,'" he said. "Except I also said, 'I won the state.' And I think there's a real legal consequence to winning a state and not getting as many delegates." 2016 CAMPAIGN TrumpandCruzmaking final pitches to Wisconsin voters JIMMONE—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Monday during a campaign rally in a hangar at the Bong Airport in Superior, Wis. By Andrew Taylor The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate Monday passed a bill tak- ing aim at those who steal trade secrets from other businesses. The bipartisan measure passed the chamber by a unanimous 87-0 vote and goes to the House, where companion legislation has yet to get going but enjoys supports from both liberal Democrats and GOP conser- vatives. The White House also supports the bill. Trade secrets include sales and distribution meth- ods, advertising strategies, manufacturing methods, and lists of suppliers and clients. The measure would per- mit people and businesses whose trade secrets are sto- len to sue for damages in federal court, just as those who have other kinds of in- tellectual property misap- propriated, such as patents and trademarks. Although it's a federal crime to steal trade secrets, currently victims can only sue in state courts. The legislation also per- mits a court to order the seizure of property if it will protect trade secrets that are the subject of a lawsuit. Supporters of the leg- islation say that in the digital world, trade se- crets are far more vulner- able than when business plans or a secret formula were locked in the office safe. Businesses use elec- tronic means to share se- crets with far-flung busi- ness partners, but that can put enormous amounts of information at risk if it's downloaded from a com- puter or the cloud. Backers say the legis- lation is needed for busi- nesses to confidently de- velop the new products and services of the future — and that trade secret theft costs the U.S. economy more than $300 billion a year. "Maintaining the sta- tus quo is woefully insuffi- cient," said top sponsor Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. "U.S. companies must be able to protect their trade secrets in federal court." Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., wasn't im- pressed, saying that the measure was so noncontro- versial that it didn't require a roll call vote and that Ma- jority Leader Mitch McCo- nnell, R-Ky., scheduled one just to make the Judiciary Committee — which is em- broiled in a huge fight over the Supreme Court nomina- tion of Merrick Garland — look good. "I don't see today why the Judiciary Committee should be given a few pats on the back," Reid said. 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