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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 …
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CNN:
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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Mediaite, Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Clinton Spox: Sanders Camp Was ‘Stealing Data,’ ‘Like Kids in a Candy Store’ — The Hillary Clinton campaign went on the offense tonight over the Bernie Sanders campaign improperly accessing their voter data. A Sanders staffer was fired for accessing the data and the DNC cut off their access to the data server.
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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Annie Karni / Politico:
Chaos in the Democratic presidential primary
Chaos in the Democratic presidential primary
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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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Raw Story, Politico, addictinginfo.org and Common Dreams
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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Bloomberg Business:
Sanders Campaign Sues Democratic Party After Data Breach
Sanders Campaign Sues Democratic Party After Data Breach
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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 and Jezebel
Alvin Chang / Vox:
We've never had a debate this close to Christmas
We've never had a debate this close to Christmas
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Talking Points Memo and Outside the Beltway
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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CBS News:
Marco Rubio explains why he skipped vote, swipes at Rand Paul — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on Friday defended his decision to skip a major vote in the Senate that afternoon to fund the government through September, and he took a swipe at a GOP rival who called on him to resign from Congress.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Paul: Rubio should resign over missed Senate votes
Paul: Rubio should resign over missed Senate votes
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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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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
President Obama commutes sentences of 95 federal drug offenders — President Obama commuted the sentences of 95 drug offenders Friday, more than double the number he granted this summer, in an effort to give relief to drug offenders who were harshly sentenced in the nation's war on drugs.
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Donald Allen / The White House:
President Obama Grants Commutations and Pardons
President Obama Grants Commutations and Pardons
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Rick Perry Praises Cruz, Rips Trump And Rubio In Iowa Radio Interview — Hello from the other siiide... Joe Raedle / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry made an appearance on Iowa radio on Wednesday, offering praise for fellow Texan Ted Cruz …
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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 and Politico
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Ire Grows Over Marco Rubio's Past on Immigration and His Campaign Tactics
Ire Grows Over Marco Rubio's Past on Immigration and His Campaign Tactics
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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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Israel Matzav and National Review
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
fda.gov:
FDA proposes tanning bed age restrictions and other important safety measures … For Immediate Release — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced important proposed steps to protect public health by preventing the use of sunlamp products (also commonly known as indoor tanning beds) …
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Systemic Change Needed After Faulty Times Article — Mistakes are bound to happen in the news business, but some are worse than others. — What I'll lay out here was a bad one. It involved a failure of sufficient skepticism at every level of the reporting and editing process …
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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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Associated Press
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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Anna Palmer / Politico:
How old-fashioned logrolling produced Congress' massive budget deal — During John Boehner's speakership, when a vote on a massive spending bill was around the corner, he'd often be holed up in his office, trying to figure out how to persuade Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Congress Votes To Fund Nearly 300,000 Visas For Muslim Migrants In One Year
Congress Votes To Fund Nearly 300,000 Visas For Muslim Migrants In One Year
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Right, Vlad Tepes and The Daily Caller
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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