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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Questions Donald Trump's ‘Judgment’ to Be President — Senator Ted Cruz raised questions on Wednesday at a private fund-raiser about whether Donald J. Trump, his bombastic rival for the Republican presidential nomination, has the “judgment” to be president and mused about “strength …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP preparing for contested convention — Republican officials and leading figures in the party's establishment are now preparing for the possibility of a brokered convention as Donald Trump continues sit atop the polls and the presidential race. — More than 20 of them convened Monday …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is the Democrats' Dream Nominee — He could win the primaries but would get creamed in the presidential election. — Donald Trump's call on Monday for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” is unlikely to blow up his campaign.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Crisis of Republican Authority
The Crisis of Republican Authority
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to Win
How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to Win
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Washington Monthly, Hot Air and Washington Post
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
In Trump's Muslim ban, Clinton sees an opportunity
In Trump's Muslim ban, Clinton sees an opportunity
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The Hill, Wall Street Journal and People.com
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz
Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz
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Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The campaign from hell
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Attacks on Trump just make these voters like him more
Evan Vucci / Associated Press:
White House Readies Executive Action On Gun Control — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval. — White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House finalizing executive action on guns
White House finalizing executive action on guns
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: ‘Disgusting’ For White House Spokesman To Make Fun Of My Hair
Trump: ‘Disgusting’ For White House Spokesman To Make Fun Of My Hair
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Ted Cruz nailed an endorsement from a well-known Christian conservative newsmaker Thursday, one more step toward locking up the influential evangelical conservative voting bloc in Iowa. — “At the end of the day, we truly believe that Ted Cruz is the most consistent …
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Votes Against Senate Resolution That Rejects Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban
Ted Cruz Votes Against Senate Resolution That Rejects Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Endorses Far-Right Pastor's Plan To ‘Rescue’ Black People From Sexual Immorality
Ted Cruz Endorses Far-Right Pastor's Plan To ‘Rescue’ Black People From Sexual Immorality
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Actor Kurt Russell Fiercely Pushes Back Against Anti-Gun Hollywood Interviewer: ‘What Are You Going to Do, Ban Everything?’ — Legendary actor Kurt Russell said in a recent interview with Hollywood reporter Jeffery Wells that it's “absolutely insane” to believe that more gun control will curb terrorist attacks.
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy / New Republic:
It's Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.
It's Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
How martial a country should the United States be? #guncontrol
How martial a country should the United States be? #guncontrol
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Congresswoman: “Between 5 And 20%” Of Muslims Willing To Use Terrorism To Institute Caliphate — “We know that there is a small group, and we don't know how big that is — it can be anywhere between 5 and 20%, from the people that I speak to — that Islam is their religion …
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Lauren French / Politico:
Democratic Senate hopeful: Up to 20 percent of Muslims want caliphate — A prominent Democratic congresswoman and Senate candidate said that up to 20 percent of Muslims want to establish an Islamic caliphate and would use “terrorism” to achieve that goal. — Rep. Loretta Sanchez …
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WCIV-TV | ABC News 4:
‘Suspension proceedings’ begin after photos of Citadel cadets in white hoods posted online — CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — After photos surfaced on social media showing Citadel cadets in white Klan hoods and reportedly singing Christmas carols, a source close to the school said all of the members of the group have been identified.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
FDR's granddaughter: ‘Reprehensible’ for Trump to invoke WWII — The granddaughter of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt condemned GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump for invoking the internment of Japanese Americans to justify his proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll Shows Voters Split on Trump's Muslim Ban
Poll Shows Voters Split on Trump's Muslim Ban
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Harvard University:
Harvard IOP Fall 2015 Poll — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: Esten Perez — TRUMP, CARSON LEAD REPUBLICAN PRIMARY; SANDERS EDGING CLINTON AMONG DEMOCRATS, HARVARD IOP POLL FINDS — After Paris Terrorist Attacks, Solid Majority of America's 18- to 29- Year-Olds Support Sending U.S. Ground Troops …
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Asma Khalid / NPR:
Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Don't Want To Serve
Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Don't Want To Serve
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Nick Natario / WISH-TV:
Russell Taylor gets 27 years in child porn case — INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A judge sentenced the former head of Jared Fogle's charity to 27 years in prison Thursday afternoon. — Russell Taylor pleaded guilty to 13 federal crimes during his sentencing hearing — 12 counts of child exploitation …
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Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
Landlord claims tenants illegally turned three-bedroom apartment in Queens into 10 bedrooms — ELMHURST, Queens — Eddie Shiew owns a three-story home in Elmhurst, Queens, as a rental property. He recently rented the third floor, a three-bedroom apartment, to Burak Firik and Dogan Kimilli for $2,500 a month.
Ted Cruz:
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act — WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the conference report of the Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), currently under consideration in the Senate:
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Arkansas State / A-State:
Suspect surrounded; no shots have been fired — JONESBORO - Arkansas State University is reporting possible active shooter on campus, east side of Reng Student Union. — University Police Department issued a text alert at 1:36 p.m. to notify campus. — Everyone has been notified to lock doors and shelter in place.
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Reuters:
Prophecy realized: Ex-Gitmo detainee, UBL aide resurfaces on battlefield in Yemen — Al Qosi was freed from Guantanamo in 2012, and is now back fighting in Yemen. — A hardened Al Qaeda fighter who served as Usama bin Laden's jack-of-all-trades before spending a decade at Guantanamo Bay …
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Surprise: Released Gitmo Detainee Now an Al Qaeda Leader in Yemen
Surprise: Released Gitmo Detainee Now an Al Qaeda Leader in Yemen
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
White supremacist groups see Trump bump — The Ku Klux Klan is using Donald Trump as a talking point in its outreach efforts. Stormfront, the most prominent American white supremacist website, is upgrading its servers in part to cope with a Trump traffic spike.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Marco Rubio's claim that no recent mass shootings would have been prevented by gun laws — “None of the major shootings that have occurred in this country over the last few months or years that have outraged us, would gun laws have prevented them.” — A colleague pointed out this statement …
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