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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Campaigns erupt over greenrooms at third GOP debate — <p>DENVER, Colo. — Just hours before GOP candidates take the stage here Wednesday night, tensions over the Republican National Committee's handling of the debates are flaring anew.</p><p>At issue this time: greenrooms.</p><p> During …
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Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: Carson: Smart, but wrong — Everybody knows the Republican presidential primary has been good for cable television. The first two GOP debates scored record-high ratings for Fox News and for CNN, and record-high revenue from advertisers — and this week's encounter should do the same for CNBC.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ben Carson vs. Ben Carson — <p>Ben Carson calls abortion murder but thinks states should decide whether it's legal. The retired neurosurgeon says it's wrong to accuse fellow Americans of treason, yet suggested President Barack Obama could be guilty of the crime.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson: I won't raise the debt ceiling as president — In a new interview with The Hill, GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he would not sign any budget deal that raised the debt ceiling if he is elected president. — Carson, who has surpassed Donald Trump in polls of Iowa voters …
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Kasich: 'I've Had It' With Trump, Carson — John Kasich is fed up with his competitors in the Republican primary. — “Do you know how crazy this election is?” he shouted during a pre-debate rally in Ohio on Tuesday. “Let me tell you something. I've about had it with these people.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Leaked memo shows Clinton campaign still sweating Bush — <p>MANCHESTER, N.H. — Jeb Bush's campaign may have fallen on hard times recently with the third Republican primary debate looming, but Hillary Clinton's team is still paying close attention to the former Florida governor.</p><p …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Hillary Clinton tells Colbert: I'd let big banks fail — <p>Hillary Clinton would not bail out big banks on the verge of failure if she faced a situation like the 2007 financial crisis, she told Stephen Colbert Tuesday night.</p><p>Clinton, in an interview with the host of CBS' The Late Show …
Robin S. Denny / Newsstand:
Clemson Palmetto Poll finds South Carolinians interested, but largely undecided on presidential candidates — CLEMSON, South Carolina — With the South Carolina presidential primary elections just three months away, about half the state's voters in both parties say they are following the news about the race …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Is Marco Rubio the John Edwards of the 2016 Race?
Is Marco Rubio the John Edwards of the 2016 Race?
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South Florida / Sun-Sentinel:
Marco Rubio should resign, not rip us off — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board … After five years in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio does not like his job. A long-time friend told The Washington Post “he hates it.” Rubio says hate might be too strong a word, but he sure acts like he hates his job.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner — WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 18 members of the Committee introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans
Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Budget deal could end the fiscal wars until after the 2016 elections
Budget deal could end the fiscal wars until after the 2016 elections
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Wins on Budget Deal as John Boehner Cleans Out the Barn — WASHINGTON — The budget agreement struck late Monday between the White House and Congress hands President Obama a major victory, vindicating his hard line this year against spending limits that he argued were a drag on the economy …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
This budget deal is what GOP surrender looks like
This budget deal is what GOP surrender looks like
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Budget deal includes Social Security, Medicare reforms
Budget deal includes Social Security, Medicare reforms
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Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Amish man sues to buy firearm without photo ID in gun rights, religious freedom lawsuit — Lately, Americans have argued both about their right to bear arms and whether the free exercise of religion allows businesses and state officials to claim exemptions from requirements that conflict with their religious beliefs.
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Noah Kulwin / Re/code:
Exclusive: After Gamergate Misstep, SXSW Weighing an All-Day Forum on Online Harassment — SXSW festival organizers are considering an all-day event that focuses primarily on combatting online harassment, sources told Re/code. An announcement could come before the end of the week.
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels
BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul will filibuster debt ceiling bill — DENVER — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has called it a “slap in the face to conservatives.” Likely speaker of the House Paul Ryan has said the process that created it “stinks.” But Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is the first Republican to pledge outright …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Why aren't the GOP's presidential stragglers dropping out of the race?
Why aren't the GOP's presidential stragglers dropping out of the race?
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Tom Phillips / Guardian:
South China Sea: Beijing ‘not frightened to fight a war’ after US move — State-run media in belligerent mood after USS Lassen challenges Beijing's territorial claims in disputed Spratly archipelago — China is not afraid of fighting a war against the United States in the South China Sea …
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globaltimes.cn:
After the show, it's time for US destroyer to leave
After the show, it's time for US destroyer to leave
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Des Moines Register:
SIOUX CITY, Ia. — Businessman Donald Trump is a proud man. But he's not too proud to beg. — “Iowa, will you get your numbers up, please?” he pleaded to a crowd in Sioux City, where he made his first stop in Iowa since recent polls showed him falling behind retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
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Daily Mail:
Shotguns have ‘virtually sold out’ in Austria as citizens rush to buy arms amid fears of a massive influx of migrants, dealers claim — Weapon sales are soaring in Austria as citizens of the small Alpine nation become paranoid over the numbers of refugees crowding into their country.
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Leo Hohmann / WND:
Islamic invasion pulls trigger: Europe now scrambles for guns
Islamic invasion pulls trigger: Europe now scrambles for guns
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CNN:
Veterans' groups fire back at Clinton's VA comments — Washington (CNN)Some veterans groups are firing back after a comment Hillary Clinton made about the Department of Veterans Affairs scandal. The former secretary of state suggested in an interview late last week that the controversy …
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John Heilemann / Bloomberg Business:
The Sanders Brain Trust's Plan to Beat Hillary Clinton — Top aides Tad Devine and Jeff Weaver lay out his path to victory. Step one: take the gloves off. — jheil — The pizzas ordered in by the Bernie Sanders brain trust had just been delivered to the DoubleTree hotel near …
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