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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spy Net on Israel Snares Congress — National Security Agency's targeting of Israeli leaders also swept up the content of private conversations with U.S. lawmakers — President Barack Obama announced two years ago he would curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state …
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Power Line, Breitbart, Engadget, RT, Telegraph, Politico, The Verge, Washington Times, The Last Tradition, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
US snooping on Israel also caught talks with lawmakers: report — The U.S. captured communications from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his aides and swept up the content of private conversations with U.S. lawmakers, giving the Obama administration insight into Israel's lobbying efforts …
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Trump: It's OK to talk about my personal life, too — Washington (CNN)If Democratic or Republican opponents want to drag some of the sordid details from Donald Trump's personal life onto the campaign trail, that's fine by him. — The GOP presidential front-runner said Tuesday that it would be fair …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Trump is right: Bill Clinton's sordid sexual history is fair game — Donald Trump is crude and vulgar. He's every “-ist” in the book: racist, sexist, narcissist, for starters. His dis about Hillary Clinton getting “schlonged” in the 2008 campaign and the accompanying tirade about her …
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New York Times, Hot Air, BuzzFeed, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, Hullabaloo, Da Tech Guy Blog, The Daily Caller and CNN
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Once Blogged That Hillary Clinton Would Make A Great President — Less than a decade ago, Donald Trump could be spotted on TV or in print gushing over Hillary Clinton. He publicly praised her health care plan (it had an individual mandate). He said he liked Clinton and her husband “very much.”
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Rasmussen Reports:
Clinton vs. Trump: Still A Dead Heat
Clinton vs. Trump: Still A Dead Heat
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Breitbart, The Last Refuge, Daily Mail and ballot-access.org
Annie Karni / Politico:
6 moments that could haunt Hillary Clinton
6 moments that could haunt Hillary Clinton
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Power Line, Liberal Values, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh, The Daily Caller, America Rising and The Hill
Full Feed:
‘Glee’ actor Mark Salling arrested for possession of child pornography — Jennifer Madison with reporting by Rebecca Waer — LOS ANGELES — (December 29, 2015) — “Glee” actor Mark Salling was charged Tuesday with possession of child pornography after the Los Angeles Police Department's Internet Crimes …
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Tkurzweil / KTLA:
‘Glee’ Actor Mark Salling Released After Arrest Amid Child Porn Investigation — “Glee” actor Mark Salling was arrested Tuesday after an LAPD Internet Crimes Against Children task force unit served a search warrant at his Sunland home, police said. — Actor Mark Salling attends …
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Los Angeles Times and Mediaite
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Are Primary Polls Finally Predictive? No, but This Is When the Fun Starts — You have undoubtedly heard that primary polls aren't necessarily very predictive far from an election. With just a month to go until the Iowa caucuses, I'm writing to tell you that ... it's still true.
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Six Factors That Could Make a Difference for Republicans in 2016
Six Factors That Could Make a Difference for Republicans in 2016
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump-loving ‘celebrity boxer’ bodyslams protester who called GOP candidate a ‘fascist’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Another protester was violently ejected from a Donald Trump rally Monday night in New Hampshire — this time by a self-described celebrity boxer.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
One person shows up to O'Malley event in Iowa, remains uncommitted — Amid a vicious winter storm on Monday that forced some presidential campaigns to cancel their scheduled stops in Iowa, only Martin O'Malley decided to press on. — And one man at his last event, the only person to show up …
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New York Times:
Buying Power: For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions — WASHINGTON — The hedge fund magnates Daniel S. Loeb, Louis Moore Bacon and Steven A. Cohen have much in common. They have managed billions of dollars in capital, earning vast fortunes.
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The Mahablog, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Common Dreams, American Power and Balloon Juice
Dan Spencer / RedState:
Revenge Replaces Hope And Change — Image Credit: YouTube - Revenge Replaces Hope And Change — Frank Luntz tells us that Trump supporters are not just angry. They want revenge. They seek vengeance for Obama's fundamental transformation of America. These Trumpeteers see the Donald …
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The Hill, CNN and Financial Times
Paul Dallison / Politico:
Probe into Brussels lockdown orgy — Police and soldiers said to have engaged in group sex while Belgian capital was in lockdown. — Soldiers and police in Brussels held an orgy while their colleagues hunted for terror suspects, according to reports. — Eight soldiers and two female …
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Vlad Tepes, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Mashable and Maxim
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BBC:
Belgium arrests two over ‘New Year plot’
Belgium arrests two over ‘New Year plot’
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CNN, Mashable, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
They're already trying to steal 2016: Inside the GOP voting-rights scheme intended to derail democracy — Republicans want districts more rural and more white, and are eager to suppress minority voting rights before 2016 — Donald Trump, Antonin Scalia, Ted Cruz (Credit: AP/Reuters/Richard Drew/Haraz N. Ghanbari/Chris Keane)
Ed Christman / Billboard:
Spotify Hit With $150 Million Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties — EMAIL ME — Vocal artist rights advocate David Lowery brings a massive action against the largest streaming service. — Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker frontman David Lowery, retaining the law firm of Michelman & Robinson …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kasich gains support of Ron Burkle — Ohio Gov. John Kasich has secured the support of Ron Burkle, a billionaire investor who has been a prominent supporter of Democrats over the years — including the Clintons. — Burkle is slated to host a Jan. 12 fundraiser for the Republican presidential candidate …
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Erick on the Radio
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bookstore puts Trump, Carson in ‘Humor’ section — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Tuesday brushed off a photo of his book appearing in the “Humor” section of a Barnes & Noble store over the holidays. — The retired neurosurgeon indicated during an appearance on …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Obamacare supporters don't like talking about it — but the individual mandate is working — The individual mandate is among Obamacare's most hated provisions. About two in three of Americans think the requirement to buy health insurance is a bad idea. — But recent enrollment data shows that the mandate is working.
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Mother Jones and New York Times
CNN:
No indictment in Tamir Rice case, prosecutor says — (CNN)An Ohio grand jury has decided not to return an indictment in the 2014 police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, prosecutor Tim McGinty said Monday. — Rice was holding a pellet gun when he was shot.
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Tamir Rice Shooting Was a Tragedy, Not a Crime
Tamir Rice Shooting Was a Tragedy, Not a Crime
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Chicagoist and Washington Post