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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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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture
Liberal Hispanic activists assail Rubio, Cruz as ‘traitors’ to their culture
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Occupy Democrats, Althouse and Instapundit
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
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
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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RedState, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Hot Air, Daily Kos and Slantpoint
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
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
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
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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump's protester problem — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — LAS VEGAS — “It's like Obama in reverse! Obama in reverse!” said an excited Donald Trump supporter visiting from Tennessee who came to the Republican front-runner's debate-eve rally in an enormous convention room off the Vegas Strip.
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Breitbart, Mediaite and Instapundit
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
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
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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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 and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
John Locher / BuzzFeed:
Trump Supporter Yells “Light The Motherf**ker On Fire” As Protester Is Dragged Away At Rally
Trump Supporter Yells “Light The Motherf**ker On Fire” As Protester Is Dragged Away At Rally
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Talking Points Memo, Yahoo Politics, Right Wing Watch, Raw Story, The Week, Mashable, New York Times and Mother Jones
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in tonight's debate
5 things to watch in tonight's debate
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Los Angeles Times, NBC News, Real Clear Politics, Outside the Beltway, ABC News and The Hill
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 Due to Emailed Threat of Violence That May Be Hoax — All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed until further notice Tuesday after LAUSD received threat of violence to all schools that a local congressman said had been preliminarily been deemed a hoax.
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Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Teen killed crossing street after L.A. schools closed over threat was ‘awesome student’ — A 17-year-old student was struck and killed while crossing the street at Avenue 60 and Figueroa Street in Highland Park. (Hailey Branson-Potts) — A 17-year-old student was struck and killed …
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KTLA, LAist, Washington Post and Truth Revolt
New York Times:
Threat That Closed Los Angeles Schools Being Treated as Hoax
Threat That Closed Los Angeles Schools Being Treated as Hoax
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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, NBC News, CBS Los Angeles, LAist, Boing Boing, The Week and CBS Dallas
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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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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RedState, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller
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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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Balloon Juice, Mother Jones, JustOneMinute and Marginal REVOLUTION
Fox News:
Sources: Review affirms Clinton server emails were ‘top secret,’ despite department challenge — EXCLUSIVE: An intelligence community review has re-affirmed that two classified emails were indeed “top secret” when they hit Hillary Clinton's unsecured personal server despite a challenge …
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RedState, Politico, American Spectator, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, National Review and The Right Scoop
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
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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Jeff Patterson / WFLA-TV:
VIDEO: Boy arrested 20+ times, arrested again for stealing 89-year-old man's car — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A 12-year-old boy who has been arrested more than 20 times was arrested again on Monday. St. Petersburg police say he stole a car from an 89-year-old man.
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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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Business Insider, Irregular Times, Pew Research Center and Politico
MyKayla Hilgart / KIMT-TV:
Suspected bank robber in custody — UPDATE: Sterling State Bank has issued a statement regarding the recent robberies. It is printed below in full: — “Sterling State Bank is thankful that none of our employees were harmed during the robberies that took place at our North Rochester office.
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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BizPac Review and 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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