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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Poll: Fiorina rockets to No. 2 behind Trump in GOP field — Washington (CNN)Carly Fiorina has rocketed into second place in the Republican presidential field on the heels another strong debate and Donald Trump has lost some support, a new national CNN/ORC poll shows.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Ben Carson: America's president can't be Muslim — <p>The president of the United States should not be a Muslim, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson declared during an interview airing Sunday morning. And Islam, a faith professed by some 3 million Americans, is not constitutional …
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Alison Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
“It wasn't people from Sweden that blew up the World Trade Center,” he said. — Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on last week's controversial comments about Muslims. — Trump, the front runner for the 2016 Republican nomination, was asked on CNN's State of the Union about his campaign rally in New Hampshire on Thursday.
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CNN:
Trump to CNN: ‘I love the Muslims’ — Urbandale, Iowa (CNN)Donald Trump on Saturday responded to a question from CNN about whether Muslims pose a danger to the country, saying: “I love the Muslims. I think they're great people.” — The Republican presidential front-runner made the comment …
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NBC News:
Carly Fiorina Won GOP Debate, but Trump Still Leads: NBC Online Survey — More than a third of Republican voters say that Carly Fiorina performed best in the Wednesday night debate on CNN. But debate performances don't translate into vote preference overnight, and Donald Trump maintains …
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Ed Demaria / NBC News:
Ben Carson Does Not Believe a Muslim Should Be President
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
‘That Face’ Surpasses Trump in New Hampshire
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration … Never marry again in slavery. — Margaret Garner, 1858 — Wherever the law is, crime can be found. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1973 — I. — “lower-class behavior in our cities is shaking them apart.”
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
How Ahmed's clock became a false, convenient tale of racism — When is America going to get serious about the problem of white kids getting suspended from school for nothing? — By now you've heard the story of Ahmed Mohamed, crowned by the Daily Beast “The Muslim Hero America Has Been Waiting For” …
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
I Guess Muhammad's Pencil Box is Cooler Than the Palin Kids'
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats: Sanders unelectable — The surging popularity of Sen. Bernie Sanders has done little to alleviate the chief concern that Democrats have about his presidential bid: Namely, that he's simply unelectable on a national stage. — The Vermont Independent has quickly closed the gap …
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Udi Segal / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Israel must prepare for Palestinian Authority's collapse — Abbas spokesman: If new Israeli gov't won't recognize 2-state solution, no chance for peace process - Jerusalem yawns at PA threat to tear up Oslo Accords — After the Kalashnikov era was put down and defeated during …
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Martin Weil / Washington Post:
Cyclist, a White House staffer, dies on charity ride after collision with a car — A White House staff member was killed Saturday in Howard County while taking part in a bicycle ride to raise money to combat cancer. — Police said Jacob Thomas Brewer, 34, of Alexandria …
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Christie: I'll Be President If Americans Think I'm ‘Huggable’ — Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that if Americans found him to be “huggable,” then he would be the next President. — Christie said at the CNN debate that he would make his Secret Service name “True Heart.”
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