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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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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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Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush's Comeback Plan Looks Weaker Than Advertised
Jeb Bush's Comeback Plan Looks Weaker Than Advertised
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
A Pre-emptive Strike From Marco Rubio, Using Jeb Bush's Words
A Pre-emptive Strike From Marco Rubio, Using Jeb Bush's Words
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Governors flop in Republican race
Governors flop in Republican race
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Republicans Wrangle in Wisconsin
The Note: Republicans Wrangle in Wisconsin
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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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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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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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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
Out100: President Barack Obama
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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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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
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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate slackers — Jeb Bush actually went easy on the Senate …
Senate slackers — Jeb Bush actually went easy on the Senate …
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Political Insider blog and The Week
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.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Appeals court rules against Obama's immigration plan — A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday ruled against President Obama's plan to protect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, delivering another blow to the administration's effort to overhaul immigration laws …
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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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Gizmodo:
Crayola Now Has Its Own Line of Coloring Books For Adults — Crayola has always been the first name in coloring innovation, so it's surprising it wasn't the company behind the recent trend in adult coloring books. But now it's showing everyone how it's done with its own line …
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Fox debate moderator to Republicans: ‘Be careful about looking like whiners and babies’ — Fox Business Network hasn't exactly been subtle about its plan to make Tuesday's Republican presidential primary debate better than the last one. — Here's the script of a 10-second promo for the event in Milwaukee …