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Peter Hasson / Campus Reform:
Mizzou prof. resigns following outrage over his refusal to cancel exam — “If you don't feel safe coming to class, then don't come to class,” Dr. Brigham told his students. “I will be there, and there will be an exam administered in our class.” — Dr. Dale Brigham, considered …
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
As death threats spread fear at Mizzou, professor asks students to defeat ‘bullies’ and attend class — Barely a day after protesters buoyantly celebrated the resignation of top administrators, the University of Missouri's Mel Carnahan Quadrangle was eerily quiet Tuesday night. The tents gone.
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Myles Artis / USA Today:
Suspect arrested over social media threats at U. of Missouri — Campus police have arrested a suspect who allegedly posted racial threats to the University of Missouri campus on social media, the university said Wednesday. — The suspect is in police custody and was not located at or near …
Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:
White Missouri professor shames black students for heeding violent threats: “If you give into bullies, they win” — This is not how professors should stand in solidarity with minority students — It is a bold practice to keep on keeping on in the face of threats and harassment …
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
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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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Confrontation Brews as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio Vie for Conservative Vote — After a Republican presidential debate in which sober policy discussions edged out the loud personality clashes that have dominated so far, the campaign's focus narrowed on Wednesday into a battle for the party's most conservative voters.
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Bush, Kasich seal their fates by pandering to illegal immigrants
Bush, Kasich seal their fates by pandering to illegal immigrants
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Cruz vs. Rubio: The Overture
Cruz vs. Rubio: The Overture
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NBC News:
Jeb Bush Just Scored a Highly-Touted Endorsement
Jeb Bush Just Scored a Highly-Touted Endorsement
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Corinne Cathcart / ABC News:
Marco Rubio Says He and Jeb Bush Are ‘Fine,’ Despite Apparent Debate Rebuff
Marco Rubio Says He and Jeb Bush Are ‘Fine,’ Despite Apparent Debate Rebuff
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
We're finally seeing the deep fault lines at the heart of the GOP nomination battle
We're finally seeing the deep fault lines at the heart of the GOP nomination battle
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Joe Cunningham / RedState:
Winners and Losers from the Fox Business Debate
Winners and Losers from the Fox Business Debate
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Tim McGraw / CBS News:
Marco Rubio blasts Obama's “unconstitutional” immigration plans
Marco Rubio blasts Obama's “unconstitutional” immigration plans
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Ari Melber / MSNBC:
Driven to hospital, Virginia man tased, shackled and dies in police custody — When three Virginia police officers put Linwood Lambert in a squad car around 5 a.m. on May 4, 2013, they said they were taking him to the ER for medical attention because he was speaking delusionally.
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Roberto A. Ferdman / Washington Post:
“That one was definitely alive”: An undercover video at one of the nation's biggest pork processors — Months worth of footage have raised serious concerns about the conditions at one of the largest pork processors in the U.S., and started a government investigation. — The pigs are not all right.
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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Charles Koch: No backing for candidate in GOP primary — WASHINGTON — Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch said Wednesday he's unlikely to back a candidate in the crowded Republican presidential primary, the latest sign that one of the most influential figures in conservative politics seems less than enthusiastic about his choices.
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Glenn Reynolds: After Yale, Mizzou, raise the voting age — to 25 — How can students too spoiled to tolerate debate weigh opposing political arguments? They can't. — CONNECT — In 1971, the United States ratified the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
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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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
What Was This Ben Carson Answer On Foreign Policy?
What Was This Ben Carson Answer On Foreign Policy?
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FOX6Now.com:
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 …
PFT Commenter / SBNation.com:
Ben Carson would not abort Baby Hitler — We're required to remind you that these strong takes are SATIRE. Sorry, not sorry. All spelling errors are intentional, we think. — The editor. — MILWAUKEE — The Tuesday night debate in Milwaukee was a far cry from the first three.
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Richard Fry / Pew Research Center:
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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Graham On Putin: “I Would Shoot His Planes Down” In Syria — “I would shoot his planes down, I would literally shoot his planes down...” — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham says he would shoot down Russian planes in Syrian airspace in order to protect U.S.-backed forces in the region.
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Joe Holleman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Mizzou Student Body President Issues Warning on ‘Confirmed’ KKK Presence on Campus — Amid Online Panic, the Truth Emerges — University of Missouri Student Body President Payton Head issued a chilling warning of a “confirmed” Ku Klux Klan presence on campus Tuesday — only to admit it was not true hours later.
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Tony PerryContact / Los Angeles Times:
Actor who did Charlie Brown's voice in ‘Peanuts’ specials pleads guilty to threats — A 59-year-old San Diego man who as a child actor did the voice of Charlie Brown in several “Peanuts” specials in the 1960s pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to hire a hitman to kill Sheriff Bill Gore.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Progressive infighting breaks out in Maryland Senate primary — Three influential Maryland progressives announced their support Tuesday for Rep. Chris Van Hollen's (D-Md.) Senate bid, calling it “laughable” that some liberal groups had already consolidated behind Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.).
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Continues To Tell Myth That He Is Self-Funding His Campaign — In last night's Republican debate, Donald Trump repeated something that he and his campaign have been saying for several weeks: that he is self-funding his campaign. — Joshua Lott / AFP / Getty Images
Cristina Flores / KUTV-TV:
Foster parents say child removed from their home because they are gay — (KUTV) April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce of Carbon County said the baby they've loved and raised for the last three months will be removed from their home and sent to heterosexual foster parents because a judge said the baby would be better-off.
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