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A Troubled G.O.P. Debate for Donald Trump and Jeb Bush — Going into the latest debate, the trending question about Jeb Bush on Google was whether he was “still running for president.” — The answer is yes, and on Tuesday night, he tried, yet again, to put an exclamation point on it.
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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.


Populism on the Rise in GOP Race for President — Candidates bash big banks, the Fed, corporations and international trade deals in their latest debate — The latest presidential debate vividly captured how the 2008 financial crisis has reshaped the Republican Party by unleashing …


Donald Trump, Marco Rubio Won GOP Debate, Poll Finds
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Cruz vs. Rubio: The Overture
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Bush, Kasich seal their fates by pandering to illegal immigrants
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Jeb Bush Just Scored a Highly-Touted Endorsement
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As Marco Rubio rises, GOP rivals are reluctant to take him on directly
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Political Wire, Guardian, US News and Hot Air


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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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 …


As death threats spread fear at Mizzou, professor asks students to defeat ‘bullies’ and attend class
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White Missouri professor shames black students for heeding violent threats: “If you give into bullies, they win”
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Washington Post, The Daily Banter, The Daily Caller and BizPac Review

How the Kochs created Joni Ernst — Joni Ernst was surprised to receive an invitation in the summer of 2013 that she later credited with starting her meteoric rise to the U.S. Senate. — Ernst was then a little-known Iowa state senator and lieutenant colonel in the National Guard …
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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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Apple, Banks in Talks on Mobile Person-to-Person Payment Service — Service would be a rival to PayPal's Venmo platform — Apple Inc. is in discussions with U.S. banks to develop a payment service that would let users zap money to one another from their phones rather than relying on cash or checks …
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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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Rand Paul is right: The most economically unequal states are Democratic — During Tuesday night's Republican debate, Gerard Baker, editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal, posed a question to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.): “Does it matter at all that the gap between the rich and everyone else is widening?”


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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Race and the Free-Speech Diversion — Of the many concerns unearthed by the protests at two major universities this week, the velocity at which we now move from racial recrimination to self-righteous backlash is possibly the most revealing. The unrest that occurred at the University …
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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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“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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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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Promised Bipartisanship, Obama Adviser Found Disappointment — WASHINGTON — When President Obama first won the White House, he recruited Ray LaHood, a Republican congressman, to join his cabinet. The appointment, Mr. Obama declared, “reflects that bipartisan spirit” that would distinguish his presidency.
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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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A Message To Our Community — Tyler and I created Yik Yak to let people connect with everyone around them, and it's become a place where communities share news, crack jokes, ask questions, offer support, and build camaraderie. It's also a place where communities can engage in open and honest conversation …
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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 …
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