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1:35 AM ET, January 7, 2016

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Maintains Lead in NH; Dem Race Close  —  PPP's newest New Hampshire poll finds Donald Trump leading in the state by 14 points.  Trump's position in the state has been steady over the last three months- we found him at 28% in mid-October, 27% in early December, and we find him at 29% …
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CBS News:
John McCain: Ted Cruz's citizenship is “worth looking into”  —  PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who faced questions as the 2008 GOP presidential nominee about his birth abroad, is now posing the same question to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.  —  In an interview Wednesday …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Trump fumes as Cruz steals wall mojo  —  In recent days, Donald Trump has been airing a new complaint: Ted Cruz is getting in on his wall game.  —  “People are picking up all of my ideas, including Ted, who started talking about building a wall two days ago,” Trump told POLITICO on Tuesday.
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Donald Trump's low-energy campaign
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Donald Trump Has Now Flip-Flopped Twice on Ted Cruz's Eligibility
Discussion: alan.com
St. John Barned-Smith / Houston Chronicle:
Grand jury indicts DPS trooper who arrested Sandra Bland  —  A Waller County grand jury has indicted Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia - the trooper who arrested Sandra Bland - on perjury charges.  —  Darrell Jordan, a special prosecutor, said the charge is a Class A misdemeanor …
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David Montgomery / New York Times:
Texas Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Is Indicted on Perjury Charge  —  HEMPSTEAD, Tex. — The state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, the Chicago-area woman who three days later was found hanged in her cell at the Waller County jail, was indicted on a perjury charge, a special prosecutor said here Wednesday.
Discussion: NPR, Daily Kos and all
New York Times:
White House Disputes North Korea's Claim of Hydrogen Bomb Test  —  SEOUL, South Korea — The White House said Wednesday that initial data from its monitoring stations in Asia were “not consistent” with North Korea's claim that the nuclear test it carried out earlier in the day was its first test …
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Republicans Say North Korea Bomb Test Claims are Hillary Clinton's Fault
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, ABC News and Daily Kos
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
North Korea says it successfully conducts hydrogen bomb test
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House passes ObamaCare repeal, sending measure to president  —  The House on Wednesday passed legislation that would repeal much of ObamaCare and defund Planned Parenthood for one year, sending the measure to President Obama's desk.  —  The bill passed by a vote of 240 to 181.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Yahoo
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Congress sends health care repeal to Obama, setting up certain veto
CNN:
House sends Obamacare repeal bill to White House
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Republicans Start 2016 by Trying to Repeal Obamacare Again
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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WKRG-TV:
Roy Moore: Alabama Same-Sex Marriage Ban in ‘Full Effect’
Discussion: Towleroad
WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Louisville woman accused of assaulting, robbing disabled man after he jokes that he doesn't believe in God  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A woman was arrested at the Hall of Justice in downtown Louisville Tuesday afternoon, months after police say she assaulted and robbed a man after he joked that he did not believe in God.
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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Woman beats disabled man with his own cane for saying he doesn't believe in God: police
Discussion: LiberalAmerica.org
Jon Nicosia / Mediaite:
Gun Store Owner Who Gave Trump a Rifle Has Armed Standoff with CNN Hosts  —  If you've ever wondered what it would look like if a First Order stormtrooper did a cable news hit while his armor was at the dry cleaners, today is your lucky day.  Mark Limoges, the New Hampshire gun owner who gifted …
M.G. Oprea / The Federalist:
How You Pronounce ‘Muslim’ Says A Lot About Your Politics  —  You may have noticed something different in the way some people, including various presidential candidates, talk about Islam depending on whether they are Republicans or Democrats.  No, I'm not referring to the Democrats' refusal to say …
Discussion: alicublog and Instapundit
Dan Good / New York Daily News:
Ammon Bundy compares Oregon militia's fight to the heroism of Rosa Parks: ‘We are doing the same thing as Rosa Parks did’  —  This might be the most provocative thing he's done.  —  Ammon Bundy, who's leading the armed anti-government group occupying a remote national wildlife preserve in Oregon …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: Oregon armed protests are ‘civil disobedience’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Alex Kuczynski / Harper's BAZAAR:
Melania Trump's American Dream  —  Donald Trump's first lady talks candidly about her husband's controversial presidential bid, the secrets to their happy marriage, and why she's stayed out of the spotlight—until now.  —  By Alex Kuczynski and Photographs by Douglas Friedman
Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
The predictive value of GOP Presidential polls  —  The New Year is not a bad time for a fresh start.  So please let me acknowledge that back in July, I was too pessimistic about Donald Trump's chances.  Like Harry Enten, I was led astray by his high unfavorables.
Ana Marie Cox / New York Times:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Thinks Young Women Are Complacent  —  After the Bernie Sanders campaign improperly accessed voter data, the Democratic National Committee was swift with its punishment, suspending his campaign from having access to the database.  How did you come up with that sanction?
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Citizen Asks ATF: Do I Need a Federal Firearms License to Sell Thousands of Guns to Mexican Cartels?  —  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has posted a link to their Facebook page clarifying requirements for people selling guns to obtain a Federal Firearms License.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rand Paul pokes Rubio over his ‘cute new boots’  —  GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) may have gotten more than he bargained for after donning a pair of stylish, high-heeled black leather boots on the campaign trail.  —  Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) stopped by co-host Whoopi Goldberg's …
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Libertarian Gary Johnson launches presidential bid, lowers expectations  —  Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has joined the crowded 2016 presidential race.  But he's not making any promises about his ability to defeat the likes of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
Gina Harkins / Marine Corps Times:
Marine Corps boot camp, job titles to be gender neutral by April  —  The Marine Corps has been ordered to come up with a plan to make its enlisted entry-level training coed, and to make its job titles more gender-neutral following the recent move to open all military combat roles to women.
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Trump Supporters Back Up ‘Birther’ Claims, Accuse Obama of Being Part of ‘New World Order’  —  Here's a treasure from our friends at The Young Turks, just in time for the end of your work day: Jordan Chariton interviewed a few supporters of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump last night …
America's Renewable Future:
Senator Ted Cruz listens to Iowa farmers, supports Renewable Fuel Standard through 2022  —  SIOUX CENTER—During a bus tour stop in Sioux Center, Iowa last night, Senator Ted Cruz expressed support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) through 2022.  —  Responding to a question …
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
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Raphael Poch / Reuters:
Canadian PM: We won't bomb ISIS even if attacked
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Daily Mail:
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