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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton World stunned by Trump remarks — Donald Trump's public mocking of Hillary Clinton has renewed criticisms of crass, sexist comments by the Republican presidential front-runner. — Clinton's campaign on Tuesday decided against a frontal attack, with communications director Jennifer …
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Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
Clinton says Trump's vulgarity doesn't shock her — FAIRFIELD, Ia. — Hillary Clinton said she wasn't surprised to hear that Donald Trump had used a vulgarity to refer to her this week, but she doesn't plan to rise to his bait by responding directly to his insults.
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Politico and Washington Post
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
In blockbuster poll, Sanders destroys Trump by 13 points — Stop the presses! According to a new poll by Quinnipiac University on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) destroys Republican candidate Donald Trump in a general election by 13 percentage points. In this new poll, Sanders has 51 percent to Trump's 38 percent.
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Let's Elect Hillary Now — We want a president we can loathe all of the time—not support some of the time. — Dear fellow conservatives: — Let us now pledge to elect Hillary Clinton as the 45th president of the United States. — Let's skip the petty dramas of primaries and caucuses …
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American Spectator, Breitbart, FOX News Radio and The Right Scoop
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Sanders: Trump “Must Have A Very Unusual Relationship With Women” — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Bernie Sanders stood up for Hillary Clinton and debate bathroom breaks Tuesday night, as part of a rollicking rendition of his stump speech on the campus of Iowa Western Community College.
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Washington Post, Jezebel, Occupy Democrats, ABC News and BizPac Review
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush: Trump's potty mouth helps Clinton
Jeb Bush: Trump's potty mouth helps Clinton
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ABC News, Bloomberg Business, whorunsGov, Tampa Bay Times, Daily Kos, Post and Courier and Talking Points Memo
Paola Luisi / hillaryclinton.com:
7 ways Hillary Clinton is just like your abuela
7 ways Hillary Clinton is just like your abuela
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RedState, USA Today, Politico, Jezebel, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller and Mashable
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Clinton: 'I Wouldn't Keep Any School Open That Wasn't Doing A Better Than Average Job'
Clinton: 'I Wouldn't Keep Any School Open That Wasn't Doing A Better Than Average Job'
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Josh Haskell / ABC News:
Clinton Takes Shot at Trump: 'Shouldn't Let Anybody Bully His Way to the Presidency'
Clinton Takes Shot at Trump: 'Shouldn't Let Anybody Bully His Way to the Presidency'
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton Fan Threatens Mosque; Media Blame Trump
Hillary Clinton Fan Threatens Mosque; Media Blame Trump
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The Gateway Pundit, Western Journalism, Mercury News, The Moderate Voice and CBS San Francisco
Mike Allen / Politico:
What Ted Cruz said behind closed doors — In June, Ted Cruz promised on NPR that opposition to gay marriage would be “front and center” in his 2016 campaign. — In July, he said the Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage was the “very definition of tyranny” and urged states to ignore the ruling.
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Ann Telnaes / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props — There is an unspoken rule in editorial cartooning that a politician's children are off-limits. People don't get to choose their family members so obviously it's unfair to ridicule kids for their parent's behavior while in office or on the campaign trail- besides, they're children.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Washington Post removes cartoon depicting Ted Cruz's daughters as monkeys
Washington Post removes cartoon depicting Ted Cruz's daughters as monkeys
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CNN:
Trump dominates GOP field heading into 2016 — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year's Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear — yet distant — second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday has found.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump, defying expectations, keeps climbing at the polls
Trump, defying expectations, keeps climbing at the polls
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Fox Business:
FOX Business Network Announces Entry Criteria for GOP Primary Debates on Jan. 14 — FOX Business Network has announced the candidate criteria for its two Republican presidential primary debates on January 14, 2016. — The debates, which have been sanctioned by the Republican National Committee …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Only six GOP candidates likely to make next debate stage — The criteria for the next Republican debate could shrink the debate stage to just six candidates, potentially pushing John Kasich, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul out of the main event and into the undercard debate, POLITICO has learned.
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Outside the Beltway, Slantpoint, Bloomberg.com news and The Right Scoop
Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
To Rein In Wall Street, Fix the Fed — WALL STREET is still out of control. Seven years ago, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department bailed out the largest financial institutions in this country because they were considered too big to fail. But almost every one is bigger today than it was before the bailout.
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Politico and Bloomberg.com news
Marina Koren / The Atlantic:
The Long Battle for Ramadi — Iraqi ground forces stormed Ramadi on Tuesday in an attempt to wrest control of the Iraqi city from the Islamic State, which has controlled it for months. — The troops began their offensive Monday night on the edges of the city, and by midday Tuesday …
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Defense One and NBC News
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nsarchive.gwu.edu:
U.S. Cold War Nuclear Target Lists Declassified for First Time — According to 1956 Plan, H-Bombs were to be Used Against Priority “Air Power” Targets in the Soviet Union, China, and Eastern Europe — Major Cities in Soviet Bloc, Including East Berlin, Were High Priorities in “Systematic Destruction” for Atomic Bombings
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RT and New York Times
Guardian:
US stops British Muslim family from boarding flight to visit Disneyland — A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London's Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Arizona GOP taps creationist chemtrail truther to lead Senate education committee — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — An Arizona lawmaker who believes the earth is only 6,000 years old and that the U.S. government regularly sprays its citizens with mind-controlling chemtrails …
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Associated Press:
Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — Support for legal abortion in the U.S. has edged up to its highest level in the past two years, with an Associated Press-GfK poll showing an apparent increase in support among Democrats and Republicans alike over the last year.
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