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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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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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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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Mediaite
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Exclusive: GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC
Exclusive: GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
How To Fix the GOP Debates
How To Fix the GOP Debates
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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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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama to Send Special Operations Forces to Syria to Help Fight ISIS
Obama to Send Special Operations Forces to Syria to Help Fight ISIS
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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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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 …
WASHINGTON — The White House will try to block the release …
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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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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.
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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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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
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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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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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 …
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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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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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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