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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win — Less than three months before the kick-off Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them.
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Trump likens Carson's ‘pathology’ to that of a child molester — (CNN)Donald Trump said Thursday that Ben Carson's self-described “pathological temper” is incurable — adding that it's like the sickness of a “child molester.” — “It's in the book that he's got a pathological temper,” …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump begs Iowans not to believe Ben Carson: 'Don't be fools, okay?' — FORT DODGE, Iowa — As Donald Trump took the stage in a community college theater on Thursday night, something was off. — The usually punctual executive was nearly 40 minutes late. His voice was hoarse, his hair mussed, his tone defensive.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's 95-minute rant: ‘How stupid are the people of the country?’ — FORT DODGE, Iowa — For an hour and 35 minutes, Republican front-runner Donald Trump vented about everything that's wrong with this country and this election. — He said he would “bomb the s—” …
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Donald Trump: Marco Rubio “wants amnesty” because he is Hispanic
Donald Trump: Marco Rubio “wants amnesty” because he is Hispanic
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
U.S. airstrike targets ‘Jihadi John’ in Syria — Washington (CNN)U.S. forces targeted “Jihadi John,” the man who has emerged as the masked face of ISIS, in an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon announced Thursday night. — “Jihadi John,” whom Western officials have identified as Mohammed Emwazi …
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Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and National Review
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
U.S. drone strike targets ‘Jihadi John,’ Briton linked to hostage beheadings
U.S. drone strike targets ‘Jihadi John,’ Briton linked to hostage beheadings
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New York Times, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Moderate Voice
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Self-Destruction of the American University … It's in a way ludicrous to mention in the same breath the childish idiocy at Yale, the Lord-of-the-Flies frenzy at the University of Missouri, and the embrace of National Socialism by the great philosopher Martin Heidegger.
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Jodi S. CohenContact / Chicago Tribune:
University of Illinois OKs $875,000 settlement to end Steven Salaita dispute
University of Illinois OKs $875,000 settlement to end Steven Salaita dispute
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The Daily Caller, Washington Post and The Academe Blog
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Pundits Have It All Wrong. Ted Cruz Is a Real Threat For the Nomination. — Ted Cruz gets no respect. At least no respect in keeping with the impressiveness of the campaign he's built and his increasing odds of winning the Republican nomination. — The press and the political class …
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New York Times:
In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States — LEXINGTON, Ky. — Young, telegenic and news media savvy, State Auditor Adam Edelen looked like a shoo-in for re-election when Democrats gathered in a horse barn here for a buffet dinner late last month. Most figured he would go on to …
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Mark Schmitt / New York Times:
A Lost Generation of Democrats
A Lost Generation of Democrats
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Taylor Lemmons / Medium:
Dear Claremont McKenna College Community — Dear CMC Community: Students, Faculty, Staff, Friends, Family: — I made a statement 24 hours ago, stating that because of Dean Spellman's failure to address her comment about the “CMC mold”, I felt uncomfortable as a student of color expressing …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Jennifer Lawrence: GOP 'doesn't support women's basic rights' — Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she has trouble staying true to her Republican upbringing because of the GOP's treatment of women. — “I was raised a Republican but I just can't imagine supporting a party …
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Jonathan Van Meter / Vogue:
Jennifer Lawrence Is Determined, Hilarious, and—Above All—Real
Jennifer Lawrence Is Determined, Hilarious, and—Above All—Real
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Candidates' Solutions to Top U.S. Problems Get Mixed Reviews — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are divided on whether any of the presidential candidates have come up with good ideas for handling the problem they see as the most important facing the country, with 47% saying “yes” and 45% saying …
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Political Wire and Politico
Jordan Abudayyeh / WICS-TV:
Springfield Woman Goes Viral After Attending Trump's Speech — Donald Trump's visit to Springfield is getting a lot of attention thanks to a Springfield woman who sat right behind the GOP front runner. — Donald Trump spoke for more than a hour during his visit to the Prairie Capital Convention Center …
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BBC:
Russia reveals giant nuclear torpedo in state TV ‘leak’ — The Kremlin says secret plans for a Russian long-range nuclear torpedo - called “Status-6” - should not have appeared on Russian TV news. — The leak happened during a report on state-run Channel One about President Vladimir Putin …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Secret Service officer arrested in child sex sting — Washington (CNN)A Secret Service officer assigned to the White House was arrested after he was caught in a sting sending naked pictures of himself to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl from Delaware, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
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Kate LinthicumContact / Los Angeles Times:
The dark, complex history of Trump's model for his mass deportation plan — Esteban Torres was 3 years old when his father was sent back to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities. — “One day, my father didn't come home,” remembers Torres, who lived with his family in a mining camp in Arizona at the time.
Campbell Soup Company:
SpaghettiOs Original 14.2oz Cans Recalled Due to Potential Choking Hazard — Campbell Soup Company is voluntarily recalling 14.2 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
US flies B-52 bombers near disputed islands claimed by China — The United States flew two B-52 bombers over the weekend near man-made islands constructed by China in the South China Sea, a U.S. official told The Hill, in a clear challenge to China's territorial claims to the area.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
In new shock poll, Sanders has landslides over both Trump and Bush — In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Republicans are becoming the anti-cronyism party — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — The Republican Party, judging by the latest presidential debate, is now the party positioned against crony capitalism and corporate profiteering through government.