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Sam Frizell / TIME:
Pollster's Legs Wobble After Fawning Donald Trump Focus Group — “My legs are shaking,” the pollster Frank Luntz says of the results — A flock of two dozen mad-as-hell supporters of Donald Trump agreed to assemble on Monday night in a political consultant's office to explain their passion for the Republican frontrunner.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Roger Ailes: Donald Trump should apologize to Megyn Kelly — Donald Trump may have finally crossed the line with Fox News. — On Tuesday, Fox News Chief Roger Ailes said in a statement Donald Trump should apologize for a tirade of tweets aimed at Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
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Fox News:
Ailes calls on Trump to apologize for ‘unprovoked attack’ on Megyn Kelly
Ailes calls on Trump to apologize for ‘unprovoked attack’ on Megyn Kelly
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whorunsGov and The Moderate Voice
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fox News staffers warn Trump to back off of Megyn Kelly after feud reignites; Update: “Unacceptable …
Fox News staffers warn Trump to back off of Megyn Kelly after feud reignites; Update: “Unacceptable …
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Ace of Spades HQ and Power Line
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump's ‘crude’ 'Megyn Kelly attack ‘disturbing,’ Roger Ailes says
Donald Trump's ‘crude’ 'Megyn Kelly attack ‘disturbing,’ Roger Ailes says
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The Daily Beast, Slantpoint, BREITBART.COM, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
Anchor Jorge Ramos Thrown Out of Trump Event, Told to ‘Go Back to Univision’ — News anchor Jorge Ramos, who works for Univision and Fusion, was thrown out of an event for Donald Trump after he asked a question without being called on. — Trump told Ramos, who was trying to ask …
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RealClearPolitics Videos, Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Fusion and Booman Tribune
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
“Go back to Univision”: Trump kicks Jorge Ramos out of presser for asking questions without being called on — Alternate headline: “Trump rises another 10 points in Republican polls.” — When reporters first started huffing about this on Twitter, it sounded as though Trump had booted …
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BREITBART.COM, Associated Press, National Review and The PJ Tatler
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Infamous Katrina figure visible in Jeb Bush campaign video — 21 photos: — Jeb Bush's life — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he takes the stage as he formally announces he is joining the race for president with a speech June 15, 2015, at Miami Dade College in Miami. — Hide Caption 1 of 21
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Raw Story
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush's fundraising juggernaut shows signs of slowing
Jeb Bush's fundraising juggernaut shows signs of slowing
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Reuters and The PJ Tatler
Brian Grasso / Washington Post:
I'm a Duke freshman. Here's why I refused to read ‘Fun Home.’ — It's not about being uncomfortable. It's about being asked to do something that I think is immoral. — As a Christian, I knew that my beliefs and identity would be challenged at a progressive university like Duke.
Matthew Pennington / Associated Press:
Watchdog: US Ambassador Kennedy used private email — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior staff at the U.S. Embassy to Japan, including Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, have used personal email accounts for official business, an internal watchdog said in a report Tuesday. Some emails contained sensitive information.
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The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Watchdog faults Caroline Kennedy, U.S. diplomats in Japan for private email use
Watchdog faults Caroline Kennedy, U.S. diplomats in Japan for private email use
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Washington Times and Mediaite
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Napa Valley Wine Train chief: It was ‘100% wrong’ to boot black women's group — The Napa Valley Wine Train on Tuesday issued a fuller apology to members of a book club made up largely of black women, saying company employees were “100 percent wrong” to kick them off the train for supposedly being loud.
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino
The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino
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Contra Costa Times, Raw Story and Mashable
New York Times:
Inquiry Weighs Whether ISIS Analysis Was Distorted — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating allegations that military officials have skewed intelligence assessments about the United States-led campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State to provide a more optimistic account …
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Betsy's Page and Fox News
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Man dies after being run over by WWII tank on Jelly Belly chairman's property — The husband of Jelly Belly's chief executive accidentally crushed a man to death with a World War II-era tank during a reunion on the family's property in Fairfield, Calif., authorities said.
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Addicting Info, Mashable and Mediaite
Joe Nocera / New York Times:
The Man Who Got China Right — In the fall of 2009, Jim Chanos began to ask questions about the Chinese economy. What sparked his curiosity was the realization that commodity producers had been largely unaffected by the financial crisis; indeed, they had recorded big profits …
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Refinery29 and Fusion
Thomas J. Vilsack / The Gazette:
Why I'm supporting Hillary Clinton — On Feb. 1, 2016 I intend to proudly caucus for Hillary Clinton — plain and simple. Hillary Clinton is not new to the fight for middle class families. Throughout her public life she has consistently fought to expand and strengthen the middle class.
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Wall Street Journal and Politico
Denis Macshane / Politico:
What Germany can learn from LBJ — Lessons for Merkel and Schäuble from a wily American president. — As a former Europe Minister in the U.K., I count myself among those Brits who are true friends of Germany. Indeed, there is much to admire about the achievements of what must …
Alev Scott / Politico:
Fateful dead — Angry Turks turn on their government at funerals for slain soldiers. — ISTANBUL — Mourners at the funerals of Turkish soldiers killed in the latest clashes with Kurdish militants have blamed the interim Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for recklessly endangering troops ahead …
Ben White / Politico:
As stock market drops, so do Hillary's chances — Economists and political forecasters say a downturn would be devastating for Democrats. — Getty — NEW YORK — U.S. stocks continued their sharp decline on Tuesday, fueling talk of a worst-case scenario for both Wall Street and the broader U.S. economy heading into 2016.
Jeffrey Hurant / U.S. Department of Justice:
Largest Online Male Escort Service Raided — Rentboy.com CEO and Six Current and Former Employees Arrested — A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging the CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six Rentboy.com employees with conspiring to violate the Travel Act by promoting prostitution.
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The Verge, New York Times, Hit & Run and Reuters
Jen Yamato / The Daily Beast:
Owen Wilson: Donald Trump Is the Charlie Sheen of Politics — The laid-back Texan opens up about his new geopolitical thriller No Escape, reprising his role as male model Hansel in Zoolander 2, and his thoughts on The Donald. — In his latest film No Escape—his first serious …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
David Duke On Trump: He's “Certainly The Best Of The Lot” Running For President — “I think he understands the real sentiment of America.” — David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and self-described “racial realist,” says Donald Trump is the best Republican candidate …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
White Supremacist David Duke: Trump Has Said ‘Some Incredibly Great Things’ (AUDIO)
White Supremacist David Duke: Trump Has Said ‘Some Incredibly Great Things’ (AUDIO)
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Raw Story
Hussein Sheikholeslam / The Times of Israel:
‘Israel should be annihilated,’ senior Iran aide says — Adviser to parliamentary speaker rejects British foreign secretary's suggestion that Rouhani indicating ‘more nuanced approach’ to Jewish state — A senior Iranian official on Tuesday said Israel “should be annihilated,” …
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BarbWire.com, Fars News Agency, Jihad Watch, American Spectator and Israel Matzav
Jacob Aron / New Scientist:
Stephen Hawking says he has a way to escape from a black hole — Hawking outside the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm yesterday — Stuff that falls into a black hole is gone forever, right? Not so, says Stephen Hawking. — “If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up …
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Washington Post, NPR and Slantpoint
Ryan Hutchins / Politico:
Feds: Menendez named on 9 pages in ‘ledger’ found in Melgen's office — When federal agents looking into health care fraud searched the office of Florida eye doctor Solomon Melgen in January 2013, they found references to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez scattered all around.
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite and NPR