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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/Marist Polls Show Donald Trump Running Strong in Iowa, NH — Donald Trump is running strong in the early nominating states of Iowa and New Hampshire, according to two new NBC News-Marist polls. — Trump leads the Republican presidential field in New Hampshire, getting support from 21 percent of potential GOP primary voters.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: GOP voters want more Trump — Story highlights — (CNN)Most Republican voters want Donald Trump to remain in the race for president, and he's the candidate GOP voters are most likely to say they want to see on the debate stage, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.
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CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Trump elbows his way to the top — Story highlights — (CNN)In the first national telephone poll since Donald Trump earned rebukes from Republican leaders over his comments about Senator John McCain's military service, the real estate mogul has increased his support among GOP voters …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Donald Trump surging in New Hampshire, Iowa — His unfavorability ratings also remain very high. — Donald Trump has surged to the lead in the New Hampshire GOP presidential primary and virtually erased Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's advantage in the Iowa caucuses, according to new NBC News/Marist polls released Sunday.
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Trump launches offensive against Walker — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump on Saturday unleashed a personal attack at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, days after being the target of the governor's latest campaign blast. — Trump's speech in Iowa came on the heels of a fundraiser …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
No rest for the candidates in this summer of discontent
No rest for the candidates in this summer of discontent
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cruz girds for McConnell showdown in rare Sunday session — Sen. Ted Cruz has found a way to seize the spotlight at a time his campaign for president is losing the battle for buzz. — The Texas Republican on Sunday will attempt an unusual procedural move to overturn Senate Majority Leader …
Robert Wilde / BREITBART.COM:
Huckabee: Obama Marching Israelis to ‘Door of Oven’ — Presidential aspirant and former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee joined Breitbart's editor-in-chief Alexander Marlow in an interview on Saturday. — Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday, the governor demonstrated his keen ability …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Hillary Clinton denies sending classified info from private server — WINTEREST, Iowa — Hillary Clinton said she is confident none of the emails she sent or received using her private email server while secretary of state contained information that was classified when she sent them.
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Lieberman: Schumer is ‘key’ to blocking nuclear deal — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is pressuring a top Senate Democrat to buck the Obama administration on its Iran nuclear deal to ensure a safer future for Israel. — Lieberman, the Senate's first Orthodox Jew …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Looking Away From Abortion — IN an essay in his 1976 collection, “Mortal Lessons,” the physician Richard Selzer describes a strange suburban scene. People go outside in the morning in his neighborhood, after the garbage trucks have passed, and find “a foreignness upon the pavement,” a softness underfoot.
Awr Hawkins / BREITBART.COM:
Sen. Heller: John McCain 'Wouldn't Accept' Amendment to Arm Troops on Bases Before Chattanooga Attack — During a July 23 interview on the Lars Larson Show, Senator Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) said that in June he “submitted an amendment” to the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) …
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Garrett Mitchell / Arizona Republic:
Officers find woman's decapitated body, mutilated dogs in Phoenix — Phoenix police officers found a woman's decapitated body and two mutilated dogs inside an apartment where officials believe the man responsible also cut his left arm off and removed one of his own eyeballs.
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