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Quinnipiac University:
Trump Tops Republican Pack By Wide Margin, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Dems Trump Trump In General Election — With 20 percent of Republican voters, Donald Trump is the clear leader in the crowded Republican presidential primary field, but he trails any of three leading …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rand Paul attributes Trump's rise to a ‘loss of sanity’ — Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) is attributing GOP rival Donald Trump's rise in the polls to a momentary “loss of sanity.” — “I think this is a temporary sort of loss of sanity, but we're going to come back to our senses and look …
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David Daley / Salon:
“Ted Cruz gives me the willies”: Camille Paglia analyzes the GOP field — and takes on Hillary Clinton — She dismisses Rubio, Jeb and Rand in part three of our interview, but warns Dems not to overlook Scott Walker — In the first two parts of Salon's conversation with Camille Paglia …
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Jon WardSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Donald Trump offered access to the Republican National Committee's voter file
Donald Trump offered access to the Republican National Committee's voter file
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Winning Facebook by a Landslide
Donald Trump Winning Facebook by a Landslide
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David Daleiden / The Center for Medical Progress:
Planned Parenthood VP Says Fetuses May Come Out Intact, Agrees Payments Specific to the Specimen — #PPSellsBabyParts PLANNED PARENTHOOD VP SAYS FETUSES MAY COME OUT INTACT, AGREES PAYMENTS SPECIFIC TO THE SPECIMEN — Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains VP & Medical Director Savita Ginde …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
How Planned Parenthood could shut down the government
How Planned Parenthood could shut down the government
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Sarah Rumpf / BREITBART.COM:
Planned Parenthood's ‘Hacked’ Website Looks Like PR Stunt
Planned Parenthood's ‘Hacked’ Website Looks Like PR Stunt
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Star Of Bloomberg's Trump Supporter Vid: Wait, I'm No Trump Supporter! — Bloomberg Politics' “With All Due Respect” won the morning Thursday with a boffo focus group of New Hampshire Trump supporters singing The Donald's praises as a “classy” commander-in-chief in waiting who is definitely …
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David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
New Hampshire Voters Explain the Appeal of Donald Trump
New Hampshire Voters Explain the Appeal of Donald Trump
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's immigration plan: Deport the undocumented, ‘legal status’ for some
Trump's immigration plan: Deport the undocumented, ‘legal status’ for some
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Bring on the Cattle Cars, the Police State!
Bring on the Cattle Cars, the Police State!
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Ken Goldstein / Bloomberg Business:
Many Republican Polls Are Measuring a Unicorn Electorate — Recent elections around the world have not been kind to pollsters. In contests in Israel and Britain, and in a referendum in Scotland, pre-election polls all showed tight races that ended up being, well, not so tight.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Fox News GOP Debate Could Draw the Biggest Audience in Cable News History — and Roger Ailes Is Making All the Rules — “Crazy stuff! You have a TV executive deciding who is in — and out — of a presidential debate! ” — Shares
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
MSNBC cancels three shows amid transition — MSNBC has formally decided to cancel three programs — “The Cycle,” “Now with Alex Wagner” and “The Ed Show” — as part of a larger effort to shift its daytime lineup away from opinion programming, network sources told the On Media blog on Thursday.
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Daily Mail:
Donald Trump: Number one with Hispanics and expecting to win — POLITICKING WITH COTTON CANDY: The early caucus state of Iowa's famed annual state fair turns into a political showcase every fourth year as candidates in party primaries vie for the kind of attention a helicopter can easily deliver
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Facts in Clinton's ‘secret’ emails came from five intelligence agencies — Revelations put Clinton in the cross-hairs of a broadening inquiry into whether she mishandled classified information — Officials reviewed five classified emails and determined that they included information from five intelligence agencies
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Judge explodes over Hillary email delays
Judge explodes over Hillary email delays
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
James Woods Sues Twitter User for $10 Million Over “Cocaine Addict” Accusation — The actor files a defamation lawsuit against an individual who replied to his tweets about Barack Obama and Caitlyn Jenner. — Incivility on social media seems to be a regular occurrence …
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Associated Press:
AP Investigation: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio's filth — 24 photos — RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Athletes in next year's Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games …
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Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
The Worst Expansion Since World War II Was Even Weaker … The economic expansion—already the worst on record since World War II—is weaker than previously thought, according to newly revised data. — From 2012 through 2014, the economy grew at an all-too-familiar rate of 2% annually …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
After Firedoglake — As many of you know, Firedoglake has been on hiatus for eight months while I recovered from hip replacement surgery. During that time I've been contemplating what the next chapter should be for the website. After some personal reflection, I have decided to pass …
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Mercury News:
Santa Cruz: Disturbing details emerge about suspect, how Maddy Middleton died — SANTA CRUZ — When they first got word that he was a murder suspect, those who watched 15-year-old Adrian Jerry “A.J."Gonzalez grow up before their eyes at the Tannery Arts Center held out hope.
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Fraternity brothers sue Rolling Stone as top editor resigns — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Three members of the fraternity accused in a now-retracted Rolling Stone article of facilitating a brutal gang rape are suing the magazine, its publisher and the author.
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Macdonald Dzirutwe / Reuters:
‘What lion?’ Zimbabweans ask, amid global Cecil circus — As social media exploded with outrage this week at the killing of Cecil the lion, the untimely passing of the celebrated predator at the hands of an American dentist went largely unnoticed in the animal's native Zimbabwe.
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Zoë Schlanger / Newsweek:
Revised AP U.S. History Standards Will Emphasize American Exceptionalism — The company behind Advanced Placement courses for U.S. high school students will release a revision to the standards for AP U.S. history on Thursday morning, after significant pushback from conservatives who claimed …
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WSPA-TV:
Child Found Unresponsive in Feces Covered Home in Gray Court — The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested 25-year-old Savanah Morgan of Gray Court after they found her child unresponsive in a feces filled home with dead animals. — Deputies responded to a residence on Martins Lake Road …
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Senate sends three-month highway bill to Obama — The Senate on Thursday approved an $8 billion extension of federal transportation funding, sending it to President Obama's desk with just one day to go before the nation's road and transit spending expires. — The bill, which extends …
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Hosts a Nationwide House Party for Over 100,000 Would-Be Foot Soldiers — It had all the markings of a Washington house party: guests milling about, talk of politics and policy, a few custom cocktails and a crowd that would make a fire-code enforcer sweat. — Oh, and Senator Bernie Sanders.
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