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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders: Endorsements prove Clinton ‘candidate of the establishment’ — Hillary Clinton has 31 endorsements in the United States Senate, a body in which her chief rival Bernie Sanders serves. Sanders, meanwhile, who sits at zero such endorsements, said that fact speaks volumes …
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Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
Men Explain Hillary to Me — Sexism does shape perceptions of Clinton. But try telling that to some Sanders supporters. — This week Salon writer Daniel Denvir wrote about how Hillary Clinton “sold out working women” by supporting welfare reform during her husband's administration.
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Rivals Poised to Sharpen Attacks in Next Debate
Clinton Rivals Poised to Sharpen Attacks in Next Debate
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Carson Criticizes Media for Questioning His Biography — Republican presidential candidate stepped up his criticism of coverage of his campaign, including an article in The Wall Street Journal — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Sunday stepped up his criticism of media coverage …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Ben Carson's Psychology Test Story Gets Even Weirder — More Ben Carson news today! You remember Doc Carson's story about the psychology test hoax that proved he was the most honest man at Yale? Well, Carson says it really happened, and the proof is on the right.
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Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
On Saturday a reporter with the Wall Street Journal published …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Bachmann: Jesus is ‘coming soon’ — Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) calls in an interview for converting as many people as possible to Christianity because Jesus is “coming soon.” — The 2012 Republican presidential candidate made the comments in a radio interview last week with Tony Perkins …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Ted Cruz Sets Sights on ‘Moderate’ Marco Rubio — With the two Republican presidential hopefuls on the rise, the Texas hardliner is subtly trying to undermine his rival. — For Ted Cruz, the single biggest obstacle to winning the Republican nomination may not be outsider candidates Donald Trump …
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Kelly Riddell / Washington Times:
Republicans' media bias claims boosted by scarcity of right-leaning journalists — A mere 7 percent of journalists identify as Republicans, and when they do give money to political campaigns they usually donate to Democrats, lending evidence to Republican presidential candidates' claims …
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Why Republican Candidates Must Always Be Better Than Their Democratic Opponent — A candidate for President had a childhood mentor who had been a Nazi. The candidate made up key details about his life and relationships. He attended a church whose pastor routinely attacked the United States …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Inside the abandoned plans of Ted Cruz's super PACs — Cruz: I tried to rescue my sister from a crack house — Keep the Promise II has not reserved any television time and has no plans to air advertisements until March or April — Washington (CNN)Ted Cruz enjoys millions of dollars …
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Jill Lepore / New Yorker:
Politics and the New Machine — “I am who I am,” Donald J. Trump said in August, on the eve of this season's first G.O.P. Presidential debate, and what he meant by that was this: “I don't have a pollster.” The word “pollster,” when it was coined, was meant as a slur, like “huckster.”
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
A lot of people just don't like Ted Cruz. How come that's okay with him? — Ted Cruz has been branded a “wacko bird” by a Senate colleague and a “jackass” by the former speaker of the House. A GOP consultant labeled him a show horse, and a strategist for a rival presidential campaign called …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Fiorina defends lack of policy proposals — GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina says her lack of a concrete policy proposal is not an impediment to her presidential campaign. — “How often do politicians put out detailed plans? How often do they get enacted?