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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
14 key moments from the Democratic debate — There were only three candidates on the stage in the latest Democratic presidential debate, but each had plenty of big moments as they argued about taxes on the middle class, intervention abroad, and the safety of their campaign data.
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Politico:
The POLITICO Wrongometer — POLITICO's analysis of where the Democratic field stretched the truth, steered around some inconvenient facts, or just plain got it wrong. — Hillary's bold new education plan? Not so bold — Hillary Clinton said during tonight's presidential debate …
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Bloomberg Business:
Data Breach Takes Back Seat to Fights Over Foreign Policy and Finance in Democratic Debate — Democratic debate comes on the heels of a major blowup between the campaigns of the two leading contenders. — jeneps — Foreign policy and domestic finance fueled the fiercest disagreements …
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Amy Dacey / Medium:
Here's what happened with NGP VAN, the Sanders Campaign, and the Clinton Campaign — And here are the steps we are taking to address the problem — The Democratic National Committee, through its software partner NGP VAN, provides tools for Democratic campaigns that are invaluable and second to none.
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ABC News:
Sanders Apologizes to Clinton Over Accessing Voter Data — Bernie Sanders apologized to Hillary Clinton in the third Democratic debate hosted by ABC News after his staffers accessed Clinton's voter data. “Yes, I apologize,” he said when asked whether Clinton was owed an apology.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton: Trump ‘Is Becoming ISIS’ Best Recruiter' — Hillary Clinton accused her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump of “becoming ISIS' best recruiter” during Saturday's Democratic debate in New Hampshire. — “We need to make sure that the really discriminatory messages that Trump …
ABC News:
Transcript for Democrats Debate What Should Take Priority: Ousting Assad or Fighting ISIS? — I'm going to ask the secretary here because it does appear to be some daylight here between the policies at least in respect to when you take out Syrian president or Charlotte's not right now.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
O'Malley: Clinton ‘Shamefully’ Used 9/11 To Hide ‘Cozy’ Wall Street Ties
O'Malley: Clinton ‘Shamefully’ Used 9/11 To Hide ‘Cozy’ Wall Street Ties
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The Week
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Amid DNC dust-up, Sanders raises $1 million in a single day, campaign associate says
Amid DNC dust-up, Sanders raises $1 million in a single day, campaign associate says
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Independent Journal
David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
An Explanation of What Bernie Sanders Staffers Actually Did and Why It Matters
An Explanation of What Bernie Sanders Staffers Actually Did and Why It Matters
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders gets the fight he wanted
Sanders gets the fight he wanted
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Larry Diamond / The Atlantic:
What Is America Fighting For? … The United States has been at war with ISIS for more than a year, and with Islamic extremism for nearly a decade and a half. But beyond defending the homeland against terrorism, U.S. leaders have not offered a compelling answer to this vital question: What is it that America is fighting for?
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump: Fellow Republicans are ‘jealous as hell’ of Putin's praise — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Saturday that anyone who criticizes the warm compliments he has swapped with Russian President Vladimir Putin is simply “jealous as hell.”
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CBS News:
Ted Cruz to air parody ad during “SNL” — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is planning to air a parody commercial in Iowa during “Saturday Night Live,” just weeks before the nation's first nominating contest in the state. — “In the spirit of the upcoming holiday we are excited …
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Benny Johnson / Independent Journal:
Watch the Campy Christmas Infomercial Ted Cruz Is About To Play During SNL
Watch the Campy Christmas Infomercial Ted Cruz Is About To Play During SNL
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Daily Mail:
Bullring ‘bomb plot’: New image found on Paris jihadi's phone points to plan by terror cell to target Birmingham shopping centre — The evil mastermind behind the Paris terror attacks had a photograph of one of Britain's busiest shopping centres on his mobile phone, The Mail on Sunday has been told.
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New York Times:
The Reproductive Rights Rollback of 2015 — How many laws making it harder to get an abortion will pass before the Supreme Court sees them for what they are — part of a tireless, coordinated nationwide assault on the right of women to control what happens with their own bodies without the interference of politicians?