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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 …


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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Donald Trump, Marco Rubio Won GOP Debate, Poll Finds — Donald Trump and Marco Rubio won Tuesday's night primetime Republican debate, according to an overnight poll of Internet users who watched the contest, but Mr. Trump came out as the favorite among Republicans and left the best impression about his ability to serve as president.
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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 …

We're finally seeing the deep fault lines at the heart of the GOP nomination battle
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In Republican Debate, Candidates Battle Sharply on Immigration
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Bush, Kasich seal their fates by pandering to illegal immigrants
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Insiders: Rubio wins, Kasich bombs
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The 11 most explosive moments of the GOP debate
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Winners and Losers from the Fox Business Debate
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Winners: — Rubio and Cruz leaning a bit toward Rubio.
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5 takeaways from the GOP debate
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A Nimbler Jeb Bush Turns Feisty. But Is It Enough?
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Donald Trump said wages are ‘too high’ in his opening debate statement
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Mizzou hunger-strike figure from Omaha, son of top railroad exec — Jonathan Butler, a central figure in the protests at the University of Missouri, is an Omaha native and the son of a railroad vice president, the Omaha World-Herald reports. — Butler refused food last week in a move …
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Philosophy majors actually earn a lot more than welders — Early in the Fox Business Network debate, Marco Rubio took a strong stand in favor of vocational education. “For the life of me I don't know why we stigmatize vocational education,” he said. “Welders make more money than philosophers.
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Why Marco Rubio Owes Philosophy Majors An Apology
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Protesters set American flag on fire, MPD officers ceremoniously fold it up — MILWAUKEE — Hundreds of people ventured in downtown Milwaukee Tuesday evening to protest causes of all kinds — everything from minimum wage to immigration. — During their march from Milwaukee's City Hall …


Nightclub bans refugees for ‘harassing women’ — A club in southern Germany has started ejecting refugees from its premises, leading to accusations of racism. But it says it is simply trying to protect its female clientèle. — Last Friday the owner of Brucklyn club in Bad Tölz …
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Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege — AN ENORMOUS CACHE of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation's prisons and jails.
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Record share of young women are living with their parents, relatives — A larger share of young women are living at home with their parents or other relatives than at any point since the 1940s. — A new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows that 36.4% of women ages 18 …
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Missouri assistant professor resigns from courtesy appointment after confrontation with journalist — An assistant communications professor at the Missouri School of Journalism resigned from her courtesy appointment Tuesday after she was caught on video confronting a student journalist …
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Lying Liars Lie — The NY Times reviews the recent Republican debate and concedes it was a step up from the CNBC debacle. However, this being the Times, they (Jamie Poniewozik has the byline, but who edited?), can't report accurately: — At one point, the crowd began to grumble simply …
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Ben Carson is done answering questions about his life story — MILWAUKEE — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is ready to tell people who ask questions about his history to “go jump in a lake.” — Carson, a former neurosurgeon, is currently one of the leaders in the GOP primary field.
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New Zealand female MPs thrown out of parliament after disclosing sexual assaults — Women ruled out of order by Speaker for demanding prime minister John Key apologise for accusing opposition of ‘backing the rapists’ — Several female MPs were ordered to leave the New Zealand parliament …
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Senate Republicans get green light for ObamaCare repeal bill — The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that defunding Planned Parenthood can be part of a special Republican package repealing parts of ObamaCare, The Hill has learned. — The parliamentarian on Tuesday gave word …
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Bezos Overtakes Slim as World's Fourth-Richest on Amazon Rally — Amazon founder's net worth has more than doubled in 2015 — Carlos Slim was the world's richest person until May 2013 — Jeff Bezos has edged past Carlos Slim to become the world's fourth-richest person, buoyed by a 113 percent rally this year in Amazon.com Inc.

Sens. Cruz and Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Letter to the EU Opposing New Guidelines for Israeli Product Labeling — PROPOSED EU POLICY COULD PROMOTE A DE FACTO BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL — WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today sent a bipartisan letter signed …
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Support for Israel Must Be Bipartisan, Netanyahu Tells U.S. Audience
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