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Bernie Sanders and the DNC: It's war — Devine: DNC trying to “shut down biggest” grassroots campaign this year — The fight between Bernie Sanders and the DNC is a proxy battle over the future of the Democratic Party, with Sanders representing a progressive wing disenchanted with Clinton …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Accord reached after Sanders sues the DNC over suspended access to critical voter list — The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont filed a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee on Friday, arguing that the party had unfairly suspended the campaign's access to key voter information.
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
DNC, Sanders reach deal restoring access to voter data — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign overnight Friday night reached an agreement on voter data access, after a day of acrimony between the sides. — Even in the wake of a deal …
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The Hill:
Sanders sues Democratic Party — Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) presidential campaign filed a lawsuit Friday evening in federal court against the Democratic National Committee, following the suspension of his campaign from the DNC's voter database. — Earlier in the day …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Clinton Spox: Sanders Camp Was ‘Stealing Data,’ ‘Like Kids in a Candy Store’
Clinton Spox: Sanders Camp Was ‘Stealing Data,’ ‘Like Kids in a Candy Store’
Moe Lane / RedState:
Bernie Sanders will participate in the DNC's destruction of his campaign.
Bernie Sanders will participate in the DNC's destruction of his campaign.
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Guardian:
Bernie Sanders sues DNC for $600,000 a day over removal of data access
Bernie Sanders sues DNC for $600,000 a day over removal of data access
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
DNC Data Breach: What Happened and What It Means for Bernie Sanders' Campaign
DNC Data Breach: What Happened and What It Means for Bernie Sanders' Campaign
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Fired Sanders Staffer: We Saved Clinton Voter Data To Prove Breach
Fired Sanders Staffer: We Saved Clinton Voter Data To Prove Breach
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Associated Press, Bloomberg Business, Jezebel, The Bob and Chez Show and Outside the Beltway
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump jumps, Cruz climbs, Carson sinks in GOP race — Donald Trump, a candidate even Republicans once considered a side show, increases his lead yet again in the nomination race, according to the latest Fox News national poll. — The poll also finds Ted Cruz ticking up, Marco Rubio slipping, and Ben Carson dropping.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Lead Grows Nationally; 41% of His Voters Want to Bomb Country From Aladdin; Clinton Maintains Big Lead — PPP's newest national Republican primary poll finds Donald Trump holding his largest lead yet in the wake of Tuesday night's debate. He's at 34% to 18% for Ted Cruz …
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Washington Post and New Urban Legends
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Rick Perry Praises Cruz, Rips Trump And Rubio In Iowa Radio Interview
Rick Perry Praises Cruz, Rips Trump And Rubio In Iowa Radio Interview
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Newsmax, RedState and The Texas Tribune
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In 1999 Memo, Ted Cruz Took Milder Tone on Immigration
In 1999 Memo, Ted Cruz Took Milder Tone on Immigration
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Political Insider blog, Trail Blazers Blog, Politico, Hot Air, The Week, The American Conservative and RedState
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Leader McConnell warns GOP voters: We need candidates ‘who can win’ — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday warned Republican voters to steer clear of nominating Tea Party candidates who can't win in next year's general election. — “The way you have a good election year …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
New Poll Shows College Students Reject Absurd “Microagression” Culture, Black Lives Matter — A new scientific poll sanctioned by Young America's Foundation and conducted by Inc./Woman Trend shows the majority of college students reject the “microaggression,” politically correct culture plaguing campuses around the country.
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Red Alert Politics
Associated Press:
After a somber start to his vacation, President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii on Saturday to celebrate Christmas and ring in his final year as president. — Air Force One carrying Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam …
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Politico
Michael Randall / Times Herald-Record:
Six protesters taken into custody in anti-CPV power plant demonstration — SLATE HILL - Actor James Cromwell held his fist in the air defiantly as he sat in the entrance to the Competitive Power Ventures power plant construction site and led fellow protesters in a chant Friday morning.
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Erika Christakis / The Atlantic:
The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids — Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to be bombarded with what we educators call a print-rich environment, every surface festooned with alphabet charts, bar graphs, word walls, instructional posters, classroom rules …
Matt Grubs / KRQE-TV:
Governor's post-party call to police: Call off your officers — This story has been updated to include a written statement from the Governor's Office, and quotes from an interview Governor Martinez gave to KRQE News 13 on Friday evening. — SANTA FE (KRQE) — Governor Susana Martinez …
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New York Times:
Doubts About Saudi Arabia's Antiterrorism Coalition — One of the greatest weaknesses in the American-led fight against the Islamic State is the lack of competent regional forces to join in defeating the militants, especially on the ground. Saudi Arabia's plans to organize a military coalition …
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Sputnik International
New York Post:
Students at Lena Dunham's college offended by lack of fried chicken — Students at an ultra-liberal Ohio college are in an uproar over the fried chicken, sushi and Vietnamese sandwiches served in the school cafeterias, complaining the dishes are “insensitive” and “culturally inappropriate.”
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Instapundit
Peterlab / Americans For Truth:
Help AFTAH Raise $10,000 to Expose High-Risk Homosexual-Bi-Transsexual Lifestyles - Free Book with $25 Gift! — Once nearly eliminated, syphilis is coming back — 83% of cases in 2014 linked to men who sodomize other men — Syphilis: The New “Gay” Disease: In 2014, a whopping 83% …
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Joe.My.God.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
College Professor, Students Sport Yellow Jewish Stars to ‘Protest Islamophobia’ — A University of San Diego professor and her students have raised eyebrows in the pro-Israel community after they led a protest this week against anti-Muslim rhetoric by wearing yellow Jewish star badges …
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Abraham Cooper By / Wall Street Journal:
Mideast Christians Deserve U.S. Refuge
Mideast Christians Deserve U.S. Refuge
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National Review and Israel Matzav