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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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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Cruz on the rise before debate — Ted Cruz's plan to win the Republican presidential nomination is coming together. — The Texas senator has been edging up in the polls and has a chance to drive home his advantage Tuesday night, when the fourth televised GOP debate takes place in Milwaukee.
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Ben Carson is still the most popular presidential candidate. And it's not close. — Ben Carson maintains his exceptional popularity among Republicans amid criticisms of his campaign and past statements, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. — And, in fact, he's quite popular among independents too.
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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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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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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Republicans Wrangle in Wisconsin
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Governors flop in Republican race
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
A Pre-emptive Strike From Marco Rubio, Using Jeb Bush's Words
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Can We Start Taking Political Correctness Seriously Now? — <span>“Help me get this reporter out of here. I need some muscle over here.”</span> … The student protest at the University of Missouri began as a response to a serious problem — outbursts of vile racism on campus …
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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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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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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Meet The Mizzou Media Professor Who's Trying To Ban Media Coverage
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
A clash between administrators and students at Yale went viral. Why that is unfortunate for all concerned.
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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:
Out100: President Barack Obama … Photography by Ryan Pfluger in the White House Library on October 5, 2015. — Yes, there's work to be done — we are still waiting for Congress to pass comprehensive federal LGBT protections, for a start — but whichever way you look at it …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama supports altering Civil Rights Act to include LGBT discrimination
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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.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama administration to seek Supreme Court involvement in immigration case — The Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court injunction that has held up a new program that potentially would shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Appeals court rules against Obama's immigration plan
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
POLITICO Huddle: CONGRESS'S ENVIOUS WORKWEEK — AAN targets CFPB — Corker complaint filed — MORE RECONCILIATION DRAMA — THE SENATE AND THE ‘FRENCH WORK WEEK’: Jeb Bush was taking it easy on the Senate when he compared the chamber's schedule to a French work week.
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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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Amy Qin / New York Times:
Chinese Taxi Driver Turned Billionaire Bought Modigliani Painting — BEIJING — Liu Yiqian, a former taxi driver turned billionaire art collector, confirmed on Tuesday that he was the buyer of the painting of a nude woman by Amedeo Modigliani that sold for $170.4 million at Christie's New York on Monday night.
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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.
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Chelsea Manning ‘feels like a freak’ with 2-inch prison haircut, sues Army — It would be hard to imagine the saga of Chelsea Manning getting any stranger — or more poignant. But it did one night in September when the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, who is serving a 35-year prison term …
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