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Republican Candidates Have Trouble Making the Case for Change — They have forgotten why Obama’s America is so terrible. … Early in the fourth Republican debate, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker, one of the debate moderators, asked Carly Fiorina a question that cut at the heart …
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Washington Monthly and Washington Post
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Trump leads in post-debate online polls — Donald Trump may have put in a less-combative performance during the fourth GOP debate Tuesday night aired by Fox Business, he remained atop several unscientific online polls after the event. — Trump took 38 percent of the vote in the Drudge Report poll …
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The Week and Political Wire

The 11 most explosive moments of the GOP debate — The Fox Business News moderators are keeping themselves out of the crosshairs, but the Republican debate on Tuesday night still had plenty of memorable moments. Below are some of the best: — 1. Trump's back.
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ABC News, Bloomberg Business, Bloomberg.com news, abc7chicago.com, Taylor Marsh and The Hill


In Republican Debate, Candidates Battle Sharply on Immigration — MILWAUKEE — After weeks of personal sniping, the Republican presidential candidates clashed sharply over immigration and other policies in their debate here on Tuesday, with Gov. John Kasich of Ohio and former Gov. Jeb Bush …

5 takeaways from the GOP debate — Tuesday night's Republican debate in Milwaukee wasn't as much a neat romp as the previous three - but it represented a vital team-building exercise for a party that seemed to be pulling itself apart at the raucous Oct. 28th CNBC scrum.
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New York Times, Economist, Breitbart, Political Wire, ABC News, Bloomberg.com news and Bloomberg Business

Insiders: Rubio wins, Kasich bombs — Marco Rubio won the fourth Republican debate — and John Kasich lost. — That's the assessment of this week's POLITICO Caucus, our bipartisan survey of the top activists, strategists and operatives in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.
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Tales from the Trail, Bloomberg Business and Trail Blazers Blog

The fourth Republican debate transcript, annotated — Eight Republican candidates are facing off in Milwaukee, in the fourth round of Republican debates of the 2016 presidential election: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush …
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ACASignups.net, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Roosevelt Institute, The Week and Mother Jones

We're finally seeing the deep fault lines at the heart of the GOP nomination battle — MILWAUKEE — The Republican presidential candidates turned serious here Tuesday night, largely setting aside personal attacks in favor of a spirited discussion on economic and other issues.
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Los Angeles Times, Slate and Poynter., more at Mediagazer »


Trump, Carson continue to lead GOP field; Jeb Bush dips to 3% support
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Vox, Public Policy Polling, Roll Call, Hot Air and ABC News

Jeb Complains: Let Me Talk! ‘I Got About Four Minutes Last Debate’ (VIDEO)
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The Week


Missouri assistant professor under fire for dramatic confrontation with journalist caught on video — The Dean of the Missouri School of Journalism on Tuesday lambasted an assistant communications professor and lauded a photojournalism student for their roles in Monday's viral video showing …
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Washington Post
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MU journalism faculty voting to remove Click's courtesy appointment

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Fox Business clamps down on the spin room — The spin room at the Fox Business Network/Wall Street Journal debate is much quieter than in some previous debates. — The reason? No media other than Fox Business is allowed to broadcast live out of the spin room.
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FOX Business Network & Wall Street Journal GOP Debates
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GOP Candidates Stiff-Arm Minimum Wage Raise at Debate
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Politico


EXCLUSIVE: You'll Never Guess Who Ronda Rousey Is Backing for President — Here's a hint: It's NOT Donald Trump. — Google Plus — As Bernie Sanders prepares to enter the primary-season Octagon against arch-rival Hillary Clinton, he can take some comfort in the fact that the world's …
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RedState, Mediaite, Raw Story, BizPac Review, TIME, Jezebel, Mashable, BuzzFeed, Independent Journal, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller


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Clinton laughs after audience member suggests he wants to strangle Fiorina
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Politico, ABC News, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and Washington Post


Lobbyists Use GOP Debate Ads to Smear Agency Investigating Their Client — Viewers of the Fox Business Network-hosted Republican presidential debate this evening will repeatedely see an advertisement that casts a relatively obscure consumer protection agency as a power-hungry government office …
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BillMoyers.com, DownWithTyranny!, Hullabaloo, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress and Wall Street Journal

The Truth about President Reagan — Recently, the Washington Post published two columns attacking our book Killing Reagan. We believe the hostile criticism is both misguided and disingenuous and is motivated by a small group of Reagan loyalists who are vehemently opposed to any objective look at the 40th President.
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Power Line and Mediaite


Germany Sells Out Of Pepper Spray As “Frightened Germans Buy Protection Against Refugees” — Despite occasional videos of angry Germans protesting at what has become the biggest “foreign invasion” of Europe since World War II, the German popular response to the wave of migrants …
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The Gateway Pundit and Progressives Today


10 Falsehoods That Netanyahu Told During His Appearance At CAP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Center for American Progress head Neera Tanden on Tuesday as part of his latest visit to the United States, during which he's attempting to appeal to both conservatives and progressives.
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BuzzFeed and New York Times


Surge in robberies on Capitol Hill alters residents' routines, lifestyles — Sarah Pitluck, a Capitol Hill resident who was robbed in the neighborhood, walks her dogs Lenzi, left, and Pedro. A man grabbed Pitluck's phone out of her hand and scratched her chest and neck. Police have not made an arrest in the case.
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The PJ Tatler