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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
RNC pulls out of NBC debate — The Republican National Committee has pulled out of a planned Feb. 26 debate with NBC News after widespread criticism of this week's CNBC debate from both the party and campaigns. — “We are suspending the partnership with NBC News for the Republican primary debate …
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Rules of Next Republican Debate Are Unveiled — Republican presidential candidates will not give opening statements at the next debate, hosted by the Fox Business Network, but they will have more time to respond to questions — 90 seconds in their initial answer, and a 60-second rebuttal …
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Yes, Marco Rubio's Finances Are a Big Deal
Yes, Marco Rubio's Finances Are a Big Deal
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
RNC suspends partnership with NBC
RNC suspends partnership with NBC
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Spox: We're Not Complaining About The CNBC Debate — Our Guy Won!
Rubio Spox: We're Not Complaining About The CNBC Debate — Our Guy Won!
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Chair: I'm ‘Pissed Off’ About ‘Crap Sandwich’ CNBC Debate (VIDEO)
RNC Chair: I'm ‘Pissed Off’ About ‘Crap Sandwich’ CNBC Debate (VIDEO)
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Obama drawn into Clinton email controversy — President Barack Obama found himself drawn into Hillary Clinton's email controversy Friday as the White House acknowledged the State Department is withholding a set of messages Obama and Clinton exchanged during her four years as secretary of state.
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New York Times:
WASHINGTON — The White House will try to block the release of a handful of emails between President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, citing longstanding precedent invoked by presidents of both parties to keep presidential communications confidential, officials said Friday.
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
More Hillary Clinton Emails Released, One Describes ‘Weirdest Exchange Ever’
More Hillary Clinton Emails Released, One Describes ‘Weirdest Exchange Ever’
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Mother Jones
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush — Like Scott Walker, Jeb couldn't rise to the demands of the national stage. — We'll begin with what went wrong with the Republican debate in Boulder, Colo., then look at what went wrong with Jeb Bush. — CNBC's debate moderators have famously come under fire …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Republican ‘Insiders’ Shine
Republican ‘Insiders’ Shine
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney alum rebuts Bush whispers: Rubio passed our vetting
Romney alum rebuts Bush whispers: Rubio passed our vetting
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Where Does Jeb Go From Here?
The Note: Where Does Jeb Go From Here?
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Reuters:
U.S. to deploy small number of special forces to Syria in advisory role — U.S. President Barack Obama plans to deploy a small number of special operations forces to Syria to advise rebels Washington deems moderate, U.S. sources said on Friday, a step he has long resisted to avoid getting dragged into another war in the Middle East.
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NBC News:
U.S. to Deploy Special Operations Forces in Syria: Officials
U.S. to Deploy Special Operations Forces in Syria: Officials
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NBC News:
U.S. to Deploy Special Operations Forces in Syria: Official
U.S. to Deploy Special Operations Forces in Syria: Official
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Obama seeks to intensify operations in Syria with Special Ops troops
Obama seeks to intensify operations in Syria with Special Ops troops
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
‘Shell-shocked’ CNBC staffers had long flight home — For the CNBC employees who boarded a charter plane right after Wednesday's bruising GOP debate, the redeye flight was physically smooth but emotionally turbulent. — People were exhausted, but also rattled and worried.
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Obama to Boehner: 'Man, I'm gonna miss you' — President Barack Obama placed a call to John Boehner on his penultimate day as Speaker, telling the Ohio Republican he was sorry to see him go. — “He said, 'Boehner, man, I'm gonna miss you,' ” Boehner recalled in an interview broadcast Friday on Fox News.
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ABC News:
Sunday on ???This Week???: Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Speaker Paul Ryan
Sunday on ???This Week???: Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Speaker Paul Ryan
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Speaker Paul Ryan Dodges Hug from Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Paul Ryan Dodges Hug from Nancy Pelosi
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt Hillary rally — Protesters with the Black Lives Matters movement interrupted a Hillary Clinton rally in Atlanta on Friday, where she planned to unveil her criminal justice reform plan. — Members of the civil rights group in the crowd chanted …
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Margaret Newkirk / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Vows to Fight Profiling as Black Protesters Chant
Clinton Vows to Fight Profiling as Black Protesters Chant
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Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Chief Operating Officer Leaves Jeb Bush Campaign — The highest-ranking official known to lose her job in Jeb Bush's flagging campaign is Christine Ciccone, the campaign's chief operating officer. — News of Ms. Ciccone's departure comes a week after the Bush campaign announced a re-organization …
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KPNX:
Storm gusts blow giant, inflatable pumpkin through Peoria — Halloween came early for drivers and pedestrians as a giant, inflatable pumpkin emerged from a group of trees before bouncing through a Peoria intersection and down the roadway in video captured on Thursday.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Policy and Character — David Brooks writes a pro-Marco-Rubio column, and in passing says this: … It won't surprise you to learn that I disagree deeply. My experience is that the best way to figure out a candidate's true priorities — and his or her character — is to look hard at policy proposals.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio Moment
The Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio Moment
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Hugh Forrest / South by Southwest 2016 Music …:
SXSW Announces March 12 Online Harassment Summit — Earlier this week we made a mistake. By cancelling two sessions we sent an unintended message that SXSW not only tolerates online harassment but condones it, and for that we are truly sorry. — The resulting feedback from the individuals involved …
Alex Thompson / Politico:
America's Most Dangerous Political Taboo — Political taboos, campaign dealbreakers and electoral glass ceilings are crumbling. Members of Congress are openly gay and bisexual, there's a black man in the White House, and a woman may be next. Voters have accepted all sorts of behavioral warts …
Ralph Blumenthal / New York Times:
NASA Adds to Evidence of Mysterious Ancient Earthworks — High in the skies over Kazakhstan, space-age technology has revealed an ancient mystery on the ground. — Satellite pictures of a remote and treeless northern steppe reveal colossal earthworks — geometric figures of squares …
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Adam Ganucheau / al.com:
Alabama Teacher of the Year who left Mountain Brook for Birmingham is resigning — Ann Marie Corgill, 2015 National Teacher of the Year finalist and 2014-2015 Alabama Teacher of the Year, has submitted a letter of resignation to Birmingham City Schools. — Corgill, a fifth-grade teacher …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
If You're Black, Lead the Pack — Ben Carson shows that being a minority and a conservative is not a contradiction. — H — ere's something you may not know: Dr. Ben Carson is black. — Of course, I'm being a little cute here. The only way you wouldn't know he's black is if you were blind and only listened to the news.
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