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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
DNC penalizes Sanders campaign for improper access of Clinton voter data — Officials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, according to several party officials.
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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce/Herald poll: Cruz, Rubio, Christie surge toward front-runner Trump; Hillary climbs back in NH — A pack of more proven GOP contenders led by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz is surging closer to Donald Trump in New Hampshire, while Democrat Hillary Clinton has clawed …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Fired Sanders aide: I wasn't peeking at Clinton data files — (CNN)The Bernie Sanders campaign staffer who was fired for accessing data unique to the Hillary Clinton campaign's vote file, told CNN on Friday that he was only trying to “understand how badly the Sanders campaign's data was exposed” …
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders Bristle at Holding Debates on Weekends — If a presidential debate is held and nobody watches, does it really happen? — While viewers are expected to watch the third Democratic debate on Saturday night, they are unlikely to be doing so in the droves …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Campaign Threatens Lawsuit Against DNC For Blocking Data Access — This post has been updated. — The campaign for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Friday threatened to file a federal lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee if the committee continues to keep the campaign from accessing its voter data.
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
DNC Data Breach: What Happened and What It Means for Bernie Sanders' Campaign — A Bernie Sanders campaign staffer has been fired after allegedly accessing data from the Hillary Clinton campaign, Sanders campaign officials said. — What the Sanders Campaign Is Saying
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Sanders' campaign threatens to sue DNC — Bernie Sanders' campaign on Friday threatened to sue the Democratic National Committee for suspending its access to the national voter database, saying the move threatens to undermine the Vermont senator's presidential run.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders threatens to sue DNC — Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) campaign manager said it would take the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to federal court Friday afternoon if it does not lift the suspension to the campaign's voter database. — “If the Democratic National Committee holds …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Sanders Campaign Threatens to Sue Democratic Party After Database Breach
Sanders Campaign Threatens to Sue Democratic Party After Database Breach
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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's dream debate is one nobody watches
Hillary Clinton's dream debate is one nobody watches
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Catherine Treyz / CNN:
Bernie Sanders campaign accesses Hillary Clinton data, gets suspended from DNC voter files
Bernie Sanders campaign accesses Hillary Clinton data, gets suspended from DNC voter files
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Accessed Confidential Clinton Data
Bernie Sanders Campaign Accessed Confidential Clinton Data
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Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Donald Trump left Joe Scarborough stunned after being asked about Vladimir Putin killing journalists — During a Friday-morning interview with Donald Trump, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was baffled by the Republican front-runner's embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Trump Pattern — Again and again over the last six months we've seen Donald Trump take memes and messages which are either implicit in mainstream Republican politics or explicit on the fringes of conservatism and make them loud and explicit. That might be on bashing Mexican immigrants …
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German Lopez / Vox:
Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin's alleged human rights abuses: “at least he's a leader”
Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin's alleged human rights abuses: “at least he's a leader”
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Dan De Luce / Foreign Policy:
Hagel: The White House Tried to ‘Destroy’ Me — In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out — and still has no strategy for fixing Syria. — Jet-lagged from a long overseas trip …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Obama commutes 95 more prison sentences — President Obama has commuted the prison sentences of 95 non-violent offenders, most of whom had drug convictions, the White House announced Friday, bringing his total for the year to more than 150. — The move comes amid the Obama administration's efforts …
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Melanie Garunay / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
President Obama Has Shortened the Sentences of More People Than the Last 5 Presidents Combined
President Obama Has Shortened the Sentences of More People Than the Last 5 Presidents Combined
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rubio misses spending bill vote — Sen. Marco Rubio missed Friday's Senate vote approving a massive $1.8 trillion end-of-the-year spending bill and tax package — a day after he suggested that he could try to slow the legislation down. — The Florida Republican, who is running for president …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate sends $1.8 trillion deal to Obama
Senate sends $1.8 trillion deal to Obama
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Congress Passes $1 Trillion Spending Measure
Congress Passes $1 Trillion Spending Measure
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Sen. Ted Cruz / Politico:
The Republicans in Congress Are Surrendering to Obama
The Republicans in Congress Are Surrendering to Obama
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Ben Brumfield / CNN:
Draw this — When the world geography class at Riverheads High School in Staunton rolled around to the subject of major world religions, homework on Islam asked students to copy religious calligraphy. — It read: — “Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic.
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Vernon Freeman Jr / WTVR-TV:
Augusta County schools closed Friday after parental outrage over Arabic assignment
Augusta County schools closed Friday after parental outrage over Arabic assignment
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Megan Williams / Daily News Leader:
Support for Riverheads teacher and Islam lesson
Support for Riverheads teacher and Islam lesson
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The Huffington Post:
Progressive PR Firm Closes Down Over Sexual Harassment And Assault Allegations — The group represented some of the biggest progressive organizations. — WASHINGTON — FitzGibbon Media, a prominent progressive public relations firm, abruptly shut down on Thursday amid allegations …
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Streiff / RedState:
SCHADENFREUDE ALERT! Major Progressive PR Firm Melts Down In Sex Scandal
SCHADENFREUDE ALERT! Major Progressive PR Firm Melts Down In Sex Scandal
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The New York Times Just Memory-Holed This Devastating Obama Admission — A story published by the New York Times late Thursday night caused some major media waves. The story, which was written by reporters Peter Baker and Gardiner Harris, included a remarkable admission by Obama …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
New York pizza parlor owner admits to recruiting for ISIS — The owner of a Rochester, N.Y., pizza parlor pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to recruit people to join Islamic extremists in the Middle East. — The man, 31-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh, used the Internet to find potential supporters …
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Congress Votes To Fund Nearly 300,000 Visas For Muslim Migrants In One Year — The House passed Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)'s $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, negotiated with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). A majority of House Republicans voted for the measure, which fully funds Obama's refugee …
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