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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Trump and Carson Lead GOP; Clinton Loses Ground — Donald Trump and Ben Carson are running neck and neck in the national Republican presidential horserace, while Carly Fiorina is now tied for third place with Marco Rubio, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Joe Trippi / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed No, pundits, Hillary Clinton isn't collapsing — Has the political punditry class lost its collective mind? — In a year in which every other supposed front-runner and establishment candidate has collapsed to single digits or has already withdrawn from the race — yes …
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Blames GOP for ‘Drip, Drip, Drip’ of E-Mail Controversy
Hillary Clinton Blames GOP for ‘Drip, Drip, Drip’ of E-Mail Controversy
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: ‘Another conspiracy theory’
Hillary Clinton: ‘Another conspiracy theory’
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Carson, Fiorina, Sanders Gain Ground in Their Parties' Primary Races, Poll Shows
Carson, Fiorina, Sanders Gain Ground in Their Parties' Primary Races, Poll Shows
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Bill Clinton on email scrutiny: 'I've never seen so much expended on so little'
Bill Clinton on email scrutiny: 'I've never seen so much expended on so little'
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CBS News:
John Boehner warns of GOP's “false prophets” in D.C. — Days after abruptly announcing that he would resign from the House at the end of October, Speaker John Boehner reflected on some of the “unrealistic” promises made by his colleagues. — “Absolutely they're unrealistic,” …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Jeb: We're ‘going to miss’ Boehner — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) says Americans will miss outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). — “I admire John Boehner greatly, he's a great public servant,” the GOP presidential candidate said on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republican hard-liners are ‘false prophets,’ Boehner says — Outgoing House Speaker John A. Boehner, in his first one-on-one interview since announcing his resignation last week, compared conservative hard-liners in his party to biblical “false prophets” who promise more than they can deliver.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Graham fears post-Boehner ‘meltdown’
Graham fears post-Boehner ‘meltdown’
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
John Boehner Exits, Donald Trump Storms On
John Boehner Exits, Donald Trump Storms On
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Chuck Todd to Fiorina: Haven't You ‘Exaggerated’ Planned Parenthood Video? — After grilling Hillary Clinton on her email scandal this morning, Chuck Todd spoke with Carly Fiorina and grilled her on her criticisms of Planned Parenthood. — At issue here was Fiorina's description …
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Fiorina's falsehoods
Fiorina's falsehoods
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Planned Parenthood Protesters Throw Condoms at Carly Fiorina Supporters
Planned Parenthood Protesters Throw Condoms at Carly Fiorina Supporters
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
It's make or break time for Jeb Bush — Jeb Bush is entering a critical phase of his Republican presidential campaign, with top donors warning that the former Florida governor needs to demonstrate growth in the polls over the next month or face serious defections among supporters.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jeb Bush: Early polls 'really don't matter'
Jeb Bush: Early polls 'really don't matter'
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Adam C. Smith / New York Times:
Inside Jeb Bush's campaign headquarters, where push is on for long haul
Inside Jeb Bush's campaign headquarters, where push is on for long haul
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Molly Worthen / New York Times:
Donald Trump and the Rise of the Moral Minority — DONALD TRUMP'S high poll numbers among evangelicals have preoccupied the media for months. But the most interesting thing about his Christian fans is not their willingness to overlook the sins of a casino playboy.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: CNN Grills Carson On Muslim Comments Until Manager Ends Interview — CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper grilled Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on his comments about Muslims in an interview that aired Sunday until his campaign manager off-screen ended the interview.
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Washington Post:
Pope Francis met with five sex abuse survivors: ‘God weeps’ — PHILADELPHIA - Pope Francis told U.S. bishops and seminarians on Sunday that he had met with sex abuse survivors. “God weeps,” he said in remarks ahead of a prepared speech on the family. — Five adults who were abused as minors …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'm a pretty good Republican' — Donald Trump in an interview broadcast late Sunday described himself as a “pretty good Republican,” while acknowledging that there are issues on which he differs with the GOP. — “I'm a pretty good Republican,” Trump told Scott Pelley on CBS's “60 Minutes.”
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
George Zimmerman retweets photo of Trayvon Martin's body posted by admirer — Fox host corners Bush for giving tax cuts to the 1%: ‘Does Jeb Bush need a $3 million tax cut?’
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The Salinas Californian:
Last Slide — Vandals defaced statues and gravesites overnight at the Carmel Mission, police said this morning. — On the eve of a ceremony to commemorate this week's canonization of missionary Junipero Serra by Pope Francis during his trip to the United States, vandals struck in the darkness of night …
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KHOU-TV:
One man injured after carjacking, shooting at gas station — One man is injured after a carjacking and shooting at a gas station in north Houston Saturday night — HOUSTON — One man is injured after a carjacking and shooting at a gas station in north Houston Saturday night.
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Taryn Asher / WJBK-TV:
Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter
Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter
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Sherry Turkle / New York Times:
Stop Googling. Let's Talk. — COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected. They say it's a skill they mastered in middle school when they wanted to text in class without getting caught.
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Elizabeth Warren:
Senator Warren's Remarks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate — BOSTON, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered remarks today at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, as part of the Institute's “Getting to the Point” speaker series.
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