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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Rally Erupts In Chaos And Ugly Confrontation — LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump's campaign rally had only been underway for a few minutes Monday night when the first angry eruption occurred. — The Republican frontrunner had invited a supporter up to the stage to recount how his son was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
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Shakesville
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Could Win, and Why He Probably Won't — Despite controversy after controversy, Donald Trump still dominates the polls. With his seemingly impervious lead, it is tempting to declare that he is a clear front-runner for the nomination. — He has, after all …
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Talking Points Memo, FiveThirtyEight, Rush Limbaugh, Vox, ABC News, Taylor Marsh, American Prospect and Washington Post
John Locher / BuzzFeed:
Trump Supporter Yells “Light The Motherf**ker On Fire” As Protester Is Dragged Away At Rally — Multiple protesters were removed from a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas on the eve of the final Republican presidential debate of the year. — Donald Trump held a rally Monday night in Las Vegas …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump rises, Carson collapses in Post/ABC poll — Donald Trump has hit his highest level of support yet in a new Washington Post/ABC News poll of registered Republicans out Tuesday: 38 percent. — Despite the widespread blowback over Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture — Liberal Hispanic groups have launched a new campaign designed to turn Latino voters against the two Cuban-American Republicans who have risen to the top tier of the GOP presidential field …
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Occupy Democrats, Althouse and Instapundit
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Donald Trump to meet with Sheldon Adelson in Vegas
Donald Trump to meet with Sheldon Adelson in Vegas
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Talking Points Memo, The Times of Israel, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Bloomberg.com news
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
In face of criticism, Trump surges to his biggest lead over the GOP field
In face of criticism, Trump surges to his biggest lead over the GOP field
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USA Today, Hot Air, Politico, New York Times and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Rubio ridicules ‘ridiculous’ Obama climate deal
Rubio ridicules ‘ridiculous’ Obama climate deal
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Politico, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress and Breitbart
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Edges Cruz in Iowa; His Supporters Think Japanese Internment Was Good; Clinton Still …
Trump Edges Cruz in Iowa; His Supporters Think Japanese Internment Was Good; Clinton Still …
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Right Wing Watch
Matthew J. Dowd / Wall Street Journal:
Seven Insights About the Republican Field Ahead of Las Vegas Debate
Seven Insights About the Republican Field Ahead of Las Vegas Debate
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Fox News
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump to meet with GOP mega-donor but says 'I don't want his money'
Trump to meet with GOP mega-donor but says 'I don't want his money'
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New York Times and Mediaite
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in tonight's debate
5 things to watch in tonight's debate
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ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Outside the Beltway, NBC News, Real Clear Politics and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Trump Audience Member Yells Nazi Salute as Protester Removed From Las Vegas Rally
Trump Audience Member Yells Nazi Salute as Protester Removed From Las Vegas Rally
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, addictinginfo.org and The Week
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush vowed that Donald Trump would be in decline by Dec. 15. That didn't happen.
Jeb Bush vowed that Donald Trump would be in decline by Dec. 15. That didn't happen.
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Hot Air, RedState, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and Slantpoint
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump's protester problem
Trump's protester problem
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Breitbart, Mediaite and Instapundit
Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:
The spotlight — and target — is on Cruz in the last GOP debate of 2015
The spotlight — and target — is on Cruz in the last GOP debate of 2015
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Politico
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Ben Carson: Debate focused on national security would be a ‘slam dunk’
Ben Carson: Debate focused on national security would be a ‘slam dunk’
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Yahoo Politics and Daily Kos
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
All LAUSD schools closed after bomb threat called in to board member, police say — All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was called in to a board member, police said. — It is unclear when the threat was made and to which school board member …
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Tracybloomktla / KTLA:
LAUSD Closes All Schools Amid ‘Credible Threat’ of Violence to All Schools: Officials — All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed Tuesday until further notice after LAUSD received a “credible” threat to all schools, according to district officials and police.
Rmchatelain / CBS New York:
Bratton: New York City Schools Received ‘Hoax’ Terror Threat, Says It Was Similar To LA Threat
Bratton: New York City Schools Received ‘Hoax’ Terror Threat, Says It Was Similar To LA Threat
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The Hill, Boing Boing, CBS Los Angeles, NBC News, LAist, The Week and CBS Dallas
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
The Latest: School Threat Believed to Be Hoax, Lawmaker Says
The Latest: School Threat Believed to Be Hoax, Lawmaker Says
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Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit
Jenna Morton / WQAD-TV:
Muscatine man fights panhandlers who refuse his offer of a job — It's a picture that's been shared around the world. Two boys panhandling in Muscatine, another man holding a sign telling people not to give them money. — In Muscatine, Iowa you can find panhandlers several times a week.
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FOX 61
New York Times:
The Experts Were Wrong About the Best Places for Better and Cheaper Health Care — These maps look nothing alike. Their big differences are forcing health experts to rethink what they know about health costs across the country. — Medicare spending per capita
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Mother Jones, Balloon Juice, JustOneMinute and Marginal REVOLUTION
Stephanie McNeal / BuzzFeed:
Women Say Their Hair Is Falling Out In Chunks After Using Wen Hair Products — Women say a popular hair care line created by a celebrity stylist in Los Angeles is making them go bald, with hundreds of people joining a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer. — Instagram: @wenbychazdean Murphy Rosen LLP
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KFOR-TV, myfox8.com, WQAD-TV, WJTV and fox4kc.com
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Katherine Lam / New York's PIX11:
Women sue WEN hair care by Chaz Dean claiming it causes hair loss
Women sue WEN hair care by Chaz Dean claiming it causes hair loss
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Daily Mail:
‘The Obamas treat Air Force One like an Uber ride’: Chief of spending watchdog says president's Christmas Hawaii trip is too expensive to justify — Barack Obama has been savaged by a top spending campaigner for taking the First Family on an eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii, at huge expense to the American taxpayer.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller
New York Post:
City subways are turning into a sex-crime filled horror show — Sex crimes on the city's subways have soared by nearly 20 percent this year, due to a surge in the number of gropers, flashers and voyeurs, NYPD officials said on Monday. — “I think everyone has a subway horror story,” …
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Gothamist
Yanan Wang / Washington Post:
In Flint, Mich., there's so much lead in children's blood that a state of emergency is declared — For months, worried parents in Flint, Mich., arrived at their pediatricians' offices in droves. Holding a toddler by the hand or an infant in their arms, they all have the same question: Are their children being poisoned?
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ThinkProgress, Mashable, Associated Press, Daily Kos, The Verge and Common Dreams
Camille Paglia / Spiked:
Feminist trouble — It's doubtful whether Camille Paglia - cultural critic, academic and the author of several acclaimed books including, most recently, Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars - has ever pulled a punch. Since she burst on to the cultural scene in the 1990s …
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Althouse
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Views of Government's Handling of Terrorism Fall to Post-9/11 Low — Little change in views of relationship between Islam and violence — Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the public's concerns about terrorism have surged and positive ratings …
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Pew Research Center and Politico
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Actress and author Lena Dunham will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Jan. 9 in Des Moines and Iowa City. — “Lena has spent a lot of time with Hillary, and I bet she's got some great stories to share,” Michelle Kleppe, the Iowa organizing director …
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LifeNews.com and Politico
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Republicans propose resolution defending Christmas — A group of House Republicans has signed onto legislation declaring support for Christmas. — Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House that “the symbols and traditions of Christmas …
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Yahoo Politics, Talking Points Memo, The Spot, Outside the Beltway, addictinginfo.org and The Bob and Chez Show