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Trooper prays with driver upset over his daughter's cancer diagnosis — BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It can be stressful enough to see a police car behind you, but imagine getting pulled over after learning your child is dying from cancer. — Rodney Gibson was driving on SR 37 in Monroe County Monday …
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Indiana Cop Brings Speeding Driver to Tears With Prayer Rather Than Ticket — A speeding truck driver was recently surprised by the kindness of an Indiana state police officer who chose to pray with him rather than ticket him. — Rodney Gibson said he was so upset this past Monday …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton Scandal Primer — Amid all the scandals related to the Clinton family, Bill Clinton's sex scandals were supposed to be a dead letter. After all, the former president weathered impeachment proceedings in the late 1990s—in fact, Hillary Clinton's popularity soared at the time.
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Bill Clinton rape accuser: Hillary ‘tried to silence’ me
Bill Clinton rape accuser: Hillary ‘tried to silence’ me
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Christie: If Rubio were nominee, Hillary would ‘cut his heart out’
Christie: If Rubio were nominee, Hillary would ‘cut his heart out’
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David French / National Review:
It's a Bad Day for the Clintons When Vox Fairly Explains the Rape Allegation Against Bill
It's a Bad Day for the Clintons When Vox Fairly Explains the Rape Allegation Against Bill
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and Vox
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The Bill Clinton scandal machine revs back up and takes aim at his wife
The Bill Clinton scandal machine revs back up and takes aim at his wife
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RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Althouse and USA Today
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Planned Parenthood to back Clinton
Planned Parenthood to back Clinton
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Rep. G.K. Butterfield / theGrio:
CBC chair G.K. Butterfield endorses Hillary Clinton, says she is best candidate to improve black lives
CBC chair G.K. Butterfield endorses Hillary Clinton, says she is best candidate to improve black lives
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Ted Cruz Is Nixon, Not Goldwater — The lazy conventional wisdom is that Ted Cruz is the new Barry Goldwater doomed to suffer an electoral landslide defeat should he win the Republican nomination. — Not only is this wrong about Cruz's general-election chances, it may compare Cruz to the wrong 20th-century Republican forebear.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
John McCain: “I Don't Know” If Cruz Is Eligible For Presidency With Canadian Birth — McCain, the Republican nominee in 2008, was born in the Panama Canal Zone when it was a U.S. territory. — Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Arizona Sen. John McCain …
Kendall Breitman / Bloomberg Business:
Cruz: McCain Questions Citizenship Because He Secretly Backs Rubio
Cruz: McCain Questions Citizenship Because He Secretly Backs Rubio
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Spiegel Online:
Police Report Outlines ‘Chaotic and Shameful’ New Year's Eve — An internal police protocol has revealed the full extent of the violence in Cologne on New Year's Eve. According to the report, which SPIEGEL has seen, officials were overwhelmed and powerless to help some people calling for help.
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Justin Huggler / Telegraph:
Suspects in Cologne sex attacks ‘claimed to be Syrian refugees’ — Leaked police report claims senior police officers feared fatalities and that one of those involved in attacks told officers: “I am Syrian. You have to treat me kindly. Mrs Merkel invited me”
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BBC:
Cologne sex attacks ‘require police rethink’ — Police in Germany will have to rethink their tactics following attacks on women in the city of Cologne on New Year's Eve, a senior official has said. — Ralf Jaeger, interior minister for North Rhine-Westphalia, said police had to “adjust” …
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Germany springs to action over hate speech against migrants
Germany springs to action over hate speech against migrants
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
A Dejected Mike Huckabee Is Now Just Burning Bridges With The Religious Right — Mike Huckabee has made no secret of his disappointment in fact that Religious Right leaders have failed to rally around his presidential campaign, with many of them instead backing Ted Cruz.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
The Pugnacious, Relentless Progressive Party That Wants to Remake America … At a recent private dinner in Manhattan, a small group of leftists plotted to take over America. — The group, a dozen community organizers and activists from all over the country, had convened at a sushi restaurant …
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Lindsay Gibbs / ThinkProgress:
After Horrific Rape Charges, Tennessee High School Cancels Basketball Season — Three basketball players at Ooltewah High School in Tennessee have been charged with the aggravated rape and assault of a 15-year-old freshman teammate on December 21. — Now, as the investigation …
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Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Watch: Donald Trump supporters tear up 'America's Already Great' sign at Lowell rally — An identifying theme of Donald Trump's campaign rallies has been protesters disrupting the event and subsquently being removed from the venue by security. — Trump's rally Monday in Lowell was no exception.
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Zach Despart / Burlington Free Press:
Burlington raises concerns over Trump event
Burlington raises concerns over Trump event
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CNN:
Man with cleaver killed by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks — Deadly shooting outside Paris police station — Police kill man with cleaver after he tried to enter a northern Paris police station, officials say — (CNN)Police shot and killed a man wielding …
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Fran Blandy / Agence France-Presse:
A year after attack, Charlie Hebdo pokes fun at God
A year after attack, Charlie Hebdo pokes fun at God
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Email Shows CNN's Invite Only Gun Control “Town Hall” With Obama is a Total Sham — Following his executive actions this week, President Obama will participate in what CNN is calling a “town hall” style discussion about gun control at George Mason University tomorrow night.
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College Republicans to Protest Obama's Gun Control Town Hall at George Mason University
College Republicans to Protest Obama's Gun Control Town Hall at George Mason University
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
First on CNN: Megadonor Dick Uihlein gives $1 million to Ted Cruz's Super PAC — (CNN)Dick Uilhlein, one of the top Republican megadonors nationwide, has decided to back Ted Cruz's presidential campaign and has donated $1 million to his super PAC. — Uilhlein committed on Wednesday evening …
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Hank Greenberg Gives $10 Million to Super PAC Backing Jeb Bush
Hank Greenberg Gives $10 Million to Super PAC Backing Jeb Bush
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson at a campaign rally with 500 people in Cedar Rapids shouted out to a fifth-grade class: “Who's the worst student?” — Carson's question, intended as a joke in an anecdote about how he felt in elementary school …
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Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Missouri bill defines sex between lobbyists, lawmakers as a gift — Lobbyists would have to disclose sexual relations with a lawmaker or their staff to the Ethics Commission — The 2016 Legislative session began Wednesday … JEFFERSON CITY — Lobbyists who have sex with a Missouri lawmaker …
Cole Waterman / MLive.com:
Couple gets engaged at Walmart, steals sex toys at mall, police say — BAY CITY, MI — Shortly after a Bay City man proposed to his girlfriend at Walmart, the pair shoplifted jewelry and sex toys, police say, leading the newly engaged couple to spend their New Year's Eve in jail.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump campaign official arrives at Oregon standoff to help militants combat ‘psyops’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Jerry DeLemus, a Trump campaign official and the husband of New Hampshire state Rep. Susan DeLemus, has arrived in Burns, Oregon — where some of his associates …
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New York Times:
52 Places to Go in 2016 — A metropolis that has it all. — An ancient wine region gets a stunning update. — The Mediterranean on a dime. — Visit the U.S. Virgin Island's quiet corner before big development. — A century of protecting America's magnificence.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Alabama Governor's Office Sues Obama Administration Over Refugee Resettlement — President Obama shakes hands with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley upon arrival in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 26, 2015. — Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images — Alabama officials entered the legal fray …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Veepstakes cloud Senate GOP hopes of preserving majority — The Republican imperative to put together a strong White House ticket is butting up against the party's dream of preserving the Senate GOP majority. — Republican strategists say Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Kelly Ayotte …
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