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New York Times:
Jeb Bush Allies Threaten Wave of Harsh Attacks on Marco Rubio, an Ex-Mentee — The cash-rich group aiding Jeb Bush's White House run has filmed a provocative video casting his rival Marco Rubio as ultimately unelectable because of his hard-line stand against abortion.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Republicans Wrangle in Wisconsin — NOTABLES —WHY SCOTT WALKER IS GRABBING THE SPOTLIGHT BEFORE TUESDAY'S DEBATE: He may not be on stage for the Republican debate tonight, but that doesn't mean that Scott Walker won't be getting attention. The Wisconsin governor …
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NBC News:
Bush Vs. Rubio Sets The Stage For Tonight's Debate
Bush Vs. Rubio Sets The Stage For Tonight's Debate
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The Hill:
Clinton, allies set sights on newly surging Rubio
Clinton, allies set sights on newly surging Rubio
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Ben Carson is still the most popular presidential candidate. And it's not close.
Ben Carson is still the most popular presidential candidate. And it's not close.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bush, Carson Under Pressure Ahead of Critical Fourth Debate
Bush, Carson Under Pressure Ahead of Critical Fourth Debate
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Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
For GOP Candidates, the Best Bet Is for Instability
For GOP Candidates, the Best Bet Is for Instability
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New York Times:
As Missouri Activists Block Journalists, a Divide Over ‘Respect’ and Rights — COLUMBIA, Mo. — A video that showed University of Missouri protesters restricting a student photographer's access to a public area of campus on Monday ignited discussions about press freedom.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Meet The Mizzou Media Professor Who's Trying To Ban Media Coverage — After desperately trying to gin up media coverage of student protests at the University of Missouri, one of the school's media professors is now furiously trying to “muscle” the press off campus to prevent …
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
A Young Journalist Setting an Example for the Rest of Us — It's too easy, and also rash and risky, to criticize people on the basis of perhaps-out-of-context social media snippets. — So let me compliment someone! You may already have seen the video below, shot this afternoon at the University of Missouri.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Self-Awareness Mr Magoo — In case you missed the late news yesterday evening, the Carson-Yale mystery has taken a paradoxical turn in which all can apparently rejoice: new evidence both suggests the possibility that Ben Carson may be telling some version of the truth as he remembers it …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
How Ben Carson and Marco Rubio Outfoxed the Media — Two Republican candidates. Two sets of potentially damaging stories. So far, not a great deal of damage. What happened? — In one case, much-anticipated credit-card records from Marco Rubio produced ... not a great deal.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Yale Classmate: We Did The Prank Test That Ben Carson's Talking About — A former staff member of the Yale Record says that he recalls many of the details of a prank that Dr. Ben Carson wrote about in an autobiography. — The incident has been the subject of media coverage in recent days …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Donald Trump: ‘Maybe we should boycott Starbucks’ — “If I become president, we're all going to be saying Merry Christmas again, I can tell you,” Trump told a crowd in Springfield, Illinois — Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on the day's controversy on Monday …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Floats Starbucks Boycott, Pledges Return Of ‘Merry Christmas’ — Donald Trump on Monday night criticized Starbucks for creating a blank red cup for the holiday season, rather than including winter or Christmas-themed designs. — Starbucks' decision has angered Christians who believe …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
FBI steps up interviews in Clinton email probe — Even as Hillary Clinton tries to put questions about her private email server behind her, the FBI has stepped up inquiries into the security of the former secretary of state's home-made email system and how aides communicated over email, POLITICO has learned.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid rips Grassley over Clinton-Abedin probe
Out Magazine:
Out100 2015 Cover Revealed: President Barack Obama … The 44th President of the United States is our Ally of the Year—a president who came to office on a wave of euphoria, appeared to lose momentum halfway through, and has since rallied, helping us secure marriage equality …
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Aaron Hicklin / Out Magazine:
Editor's Letter: Why We Shot the President of the United States of America
Editor's Letter: Why We Shot the President of the United States of America
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Appeals court keeps block on Obama immigration actions — A federal appeals court has rejected President Barack Obama's effort to move forward with a series of executive actions he announced last year seeking to give quasi-legal status and work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants.
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Kevin McGill / Associated Press:
Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan
Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan
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Allister Heath / Telegraph:
Apple's Tim Cook declares the end of the PC and hints at new medical product — Exclusive interview: The Apple boss has two missions - taking on the office PC with his new devices and keeping his customers safe from cyber criminals — It is striking how little has changed in the average office over the past decade.
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Even as House Speaker, Paul Ryan Sleeps in His Office — WASHINGTON — The speaker has no house. — Of all his unusual traits for his new role — relative youth, a love of Clif bars for lunch and an excessive interest in tax policy — the most notable may be Speaker Paul D. Ryan's insistence on sleeping in his Capitol Hill office.
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Seton Motley / RedState:
Cronyism: For the Likes of Google, It is Really, REALLY Good to be a Friend of Obama — If President Barack Obama doesn't like you - his government tends to make your life really, REALLY miserable. Ask Tea Party and conservative groups - when Obama's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Ben Carson's Roman fixation — Ben Carson doesn't have a detailed foreign policy platform, but he does have a clear worldview: the evangelical precept that the greatest danger facing America is moral and spiritual decline at home — a decline he often compares to a Roman Empire collapsing under …
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Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush's Comeback Plan Looks Weaker Than Advertised — Though the Republican presidential candidate's team says they're focused on March contests, there are few signs of enthusiasm in those states. — michaelcbender — As Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's poll numbers dropped …
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