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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Jeb Bush cancels Iowa TV buy, shifts money to ground game — Jeb Bush's campaign is canceling its Iowa television advertising buy and shifting money to double staff on the ground in January, the final month before the high-stakes Iowa caucuses. — The news will raise questions about whether …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump muses about losing Iowa — Donald Trump seemed to come to terms Tuesday with an unfamiliar prospect: He might lose in Iowa, the first state to weigh in on the Republican presidential nominating contest. — At a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Trump ran through a list of polls showing …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
This is just the blood-letting the Republican Party needs
This is just the blood-letting the Republican Party needs
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush campaign shifts resources to early states in strategy shake-up
Bush campaign shifts resources to early states in strategy shake-up
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Billionaire Trump to spend millions on ads in GOP race
Billionaire Trump to spend millions on ads in GOP race
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Carol Christian / Houston Chronicle:
Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire was a devout attendee — A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day. — A spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed that the man was arrested early Wednesday …
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Editorials / New York Daily News:
Justice comes for Cosby: Already guilty in the court of public opinion, America's Predatory Step Uncle now gets his day in court — More than two decades and 60 accusers after women first called Bill Cosby a rapist and sex abuser, a prosecutor will try to prove beyond a reasonable doubt …
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Bill Cosby Charged in Sexual Assault Case
Bill Cosby Charged in Sexual Assault Case
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Mark Bixler / CNN:
Bill Cosby to face sexual assault charges
Bill Cosby to face sexual assault charges
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Orlando Sentinel:
Cops: Mom shot, killed daughter mistaken for intruder — Police say a St. Cloud mother accidentally shot and killed her daughter late Tuesday night, mistaking her for an intruder. … Privacy Policy — Police say a St. Cloud mom accidentally shot and killed her 27-year-old daughter late Tuesday night …
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The White House / Medium:
Behind the Lens: 2015 Year in Photographs — One of the best and most challenging aspects of my job is whittling down a year's worth of photographs to the final selections for my annual Year in Photographs. Every year, I attempt to keep it less than 100 photos—and every year I fail in that goal.
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Chris Velazco / Engadget:
AT&T to ditch most two-year phone contracts on January 8th — AT&T's long affair with the two-year contract continues to wind down, Engadget has learned. According to an internal document sent to employees this morning, new and existing customers will only be able to get new phones by paying …
Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Administration Preparing Fresh Iran Sanctions — Nearly a dozen companies and individuals targeted over ballistic-missile program — The Obama administration is preparing to impose its first financial sanctions on Iran since it forged a landmark nuclear agreement in July …
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Angela Fritz / Washington Post:
Freak storm pushes North Pole 50 degrees above normal to melting point — A powerful winter cyclone — the same storm that led to two tornado outbreaks in the United States and disastrous river flooding — has driven the North Pole to the freezing point this week, 50 degrees above average for this time of year.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Texas GOP lawmaker: ‘Rape is non-existent in marriage, take what you want’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A Republican lawmaker in Texas reportedly joked that rape was “non-existent in marriage,” and that husbands could “take what you want” from their wives.
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Pete Burn / CNN:
Police commissioner steps down amid protests — After that incident, Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation in Cuba and returned to Chicago. — “He is cutting his family trip short so that he can continue the ongoing work of restoring accountability and trust in the Chicago Police Department …
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Los Angeles Times:
Palos Verdes police chief promises to take on the ‘Bay Boys’ of Lunada — Sef Krell is an attorney and a surfer who said he was harassed last year by ‘Bay Boys’ who try to drive away visitors who come to surf at Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes. He filed a police complaint but the case has not been solved.
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz's Fundraising Jumps in 4th Quarter — Sen. Ted Cruz raised almost $20 million for his presidential campaign in the fourth quarter — a 66% increase over the previous three-month period, according to a campaign officials and a memo that shows how the Texas Republican's fundraising pace accelerated as he has gained in the polls.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Why I said Hillary Clinton had the ‘Worst Year in Washington’ — I write a weekly column awarding someone — usually a political figure — the “Worst Week in Washington.” It's just what it sounds like. At the end of the year, I write one big piece about who had the “Worst Year in Washington.”
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump makes pitch to Iowa evangelicals
Trump makes pitch to Iowa evangelicals
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about.usps.com:
Postal Service Previews 2016 Stamps — Star Trek, NASA's New Horizons and Shirley Temple are among Topics Highlighted — WASHINGTON —The Postal Service is providing a preview of its 2016 stamp program that is sure to attract the interest of fans of Sarah Vaughan, Star Trek …
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Pataki Was Running for the Nomination of a GOP That No Longer Exists — Once upon a time there was a “lane” for moderate Republicans in presidential primaries, and being governor of New York was an automatic qualifier for the nomination. No more. — The classic comment about the impact …
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