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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Read the new debate demands Ben Ginsberg has compiled from Republican campaigns — Ben Ginsberg, the Republican attorney who's become the pro bono debate negotiator for frustrated GOP candidates, has amended his initial letter of questions to TV networks. When Sunday night's meeting …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: Republicans shoot themselves in foot with Latinos, again — Republicans are pulling out of their only scheduled debate that would be aired on a Spanish-language TV network. So Democrats may respond by holding a second gathering aired on one.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Read the letter that Ben Ginsberg drafted for the GOP summit — At the start of a meeting Sunday night between 12 of the 14 leading Republican presidential campaigns, GOP lawyer and dealmaker Ben Ginsberg distributed a draft of a letter that could be sent to any media sponsor.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Partisan Growth Gaps — Last week The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed article by Carly Fiorina titled “Hillary Clinton Flunks Economics,” ridiculing Mrs. Clinton's assertions that the U.S. economy does better under Democrats. “America,” declared Ms. Fiorina, “needs someone …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
GOP contenders demand greater control over crucial debates
GOP contenders demand greater control over crucial debates
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Debate Over Debates Riles GOP
The Note: Debate Over Debates Riles GOP
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Kerry Picket / The Daily Caller:
Bill Clinton On Leadership Board Of Presidential Debate Commission
Bill Clinton On Leadership Board Of Presidential Debate Commission
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida poll shows Trump in front, with Bush's help — MIAMI — Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner in Florida and, a new poll of likely Republican voters shows, he can partly thank the unlikeliest of people for that: Jeb Bush. — With the former Florida governor in the crowded primary …
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Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush Invokes President Lincoln Amid ‘Jeb Can Fix It’ Tour
Jeb Bush Invokes President Lincoln Amid ‘Jeb Can Fix It’ Tour
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jeb 2.0: Bush relaunches campaign with e-book, tour
Jeb 2.0: Bush relaunches campaign with e-book, tour
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP hurts itself with Medicare attacks
Peter Schorsch / Florida Politics:
Richard Corcoran, former Marco Rubio chief of staff, endorses Jeb Bush for president
Richard Corcoran, former Marco Rubio chief of staff, endorses Jeb Bush for president
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Muslim activists alarmed by the FBI's new game-like counter-terrorism program for kids — The FBI has designed a game-style Web site about extremism meant to be used by teachers and students to spot and prevent radicalization of youth, say Muslim and Arab advocacy groups who were briefed …
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
F.B.I. Tool to Identify Extremists Is Criticized
F.B.I. Tool to Identify Extremists Is Criticized
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Rubio's polling numbers skyrocket in NH — Sen. Marco Rubio's star turn in last Wednesday's GOP presidential debate is already paying off, with a new poll showing his numbers rocketing upward in New Hampshire. — The Florida senator surged to third place behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson …
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Ari Melber / MSNBC:
Obama bans the box — On Monday, President Obama is announcing a new order to reduce potential discrimination against former convicts in the hiring process for federal government employees. — It is a step towards what many criminal justice reformers call “ban the box” …
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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
$20 trillion man: National debt nearly doubles during Obama presidency
$20 trillion man: National debt nearly doubles during Obama presidency
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Isabelle Fraser / Telegraph:
Russian plane crash: Final moments of doomed airliner revealed in flight data as it emerges crew went unpaid for two months - latest news — The airline of the jet that crashed into the Sinai had not paid its staff in over two months, Russian news agencies have reported.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Ryan's move could be big boost for tax reform — Paul Ryan's rise to House speaker is fanning hopes that a once-in-a-generation tax overhaul might be on the horizon. — The Wisconsin Republican who claimed the gavel last week is one of Congress' preeminent tax experts …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan hires 8 communications staffers
Ryan hires 8 communications staffers
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Washington Post reporter removed from meeting with Kerry — A correspondent for The Washington Post was escorted out of a meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov on Sunday. — Carol Morello asked a question about the State Department's critique …
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Andy Puzder / Wall Street Journal:
The Slow-Motion Implosion of ObamaCare — I see firsthand in my company why not enough people are signing up and premiums are rising. — Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced recently that she expects 10 million people to be enrolled in health-care coverage through …
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Dana Schuster / New York Post:
'He's a mess': Insiders worry Fallon's partying is getting out of hand — He's one of NBC's biggest success stories — keeping “The Tonight Show” at the top of the late-night ratings with bouncy show tunes and campy games. — Now Jimmy Fallon is also one of NBC's biggest worries.
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Cristina Corbin / Fox News:
‘Colossal waste’: DOD slammed for $43M, US-funded gas station in Afghanistan — The $43 million gas station in Sheberghan, Afghanistan, constructed by the Department of Defense's Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) Downstream Gas Utilization project. (SIGAR)
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Cassandra Vinograd / NBC News:
U.S. Spent $43 Million on Afghanistan Gas Station: Watchdog Report
U.S. Spent $43 Million on Afghanistan Gas Station: Watchdog Report
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Dave Boucher / Tennessean.com:
Ben Carson touts creationism during Nashville speech — Republican presidential contender Ben Carson restated his views on creationism Sunday, wrapping up his weekend in Tennessee with a visit to one of Metro Nashville's largest churches. — Carson delivered two speeches Sunday morning at Cornerstone Church in Madison.
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The Independent:
Bill Gates says that capitalism cannot save us from climate change — There's no fortune to be made. Even if you have a new energy source that costs the same as today's and emits no CO2, it will be uncertain compared with what's tried-and-true and already operating at unbelievable scale …
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