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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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Avianne Tan / ABC News:
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 …
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The Last Tradition
David French / National Review:
It's a Bad Day for the Clintons When Vox Fairly Explains the Rape Allegation Against Bill — I must admit, when I clicked this morning on Vox's “explainer” of Juanita Broaddrick's rape allegation against Bill Clinton, I expected a whitewash. I was wrong. Not only did Dylan Matthews …
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, Vox and Talking Points Memo
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The Hill:
Bill Clinton rape accuser: Hillary ‘tried to silence’ me
Bill Clinton rape accuser: Hillary ‘tried to silence’ me
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Politico, Progressives Today, American Spectator, The Daily Caller, Mashable, BizPac Review and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton Scandal Primer
From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton Scandal Primer
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USA Today, RedState, Associated Press, New York Times and Politico
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
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump On Rubio's Boots: “Those Heels Were Really Up There” — “It helps to be tall.” — Donald Trump said Thursday that Marco Rubio might have been better off not rocking the shiny black boots with a heel that has had his opponents cracking jokes all week.
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Fox News, Political Wire, Naked Politics, Hullabaloo and New York Times
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump on Rubio's boots: 'I don't know, they're big heels'
Trump on Rubio's boots: 'I don't know, they're big heels'
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TIME, Washington Post, Hot Air, ABC News, Daily Mail and New York Times
David Brody / The Brody File:
Brody File Exclusive: Marco Rubio's New ‘Faith’ Ad in Iowa
Brody File Exclusive: Marco Rubio's New ‘Faith’ Ad in Iowa
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Washington Post, Friendly Atheist, ABC News, Politico, New York Times and Florida Politics
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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Politico, Little Green Footballs, ABC News and Washington Post
Randy Billings / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage makes racially charged comment at Bridgton meeting — A Republican critic of the governor calls the remark during a town hall meeting with residents Wednesday ‘one of the most offensive statements yet from this Governor.’ — Gov. Paul LePage made a racially charged comment in Bridgton …
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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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Washington Post, Jihad Watch, The Daily Caller and RT
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Justin Huggler / Telegraph:
Suspects in Cologne sex attacks ‘claimed to be Syrian refugees’
Suspects in Cologne sex attacks ‘claimed to be Syrian refugees’
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neo-neocon, Hot Air, BBC, Guardian, Breitbart, The Atlantic, RedState, National Review, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Power Line, Spectator, Instapundit and Daily Mail
BBC:
Cologne sex attacks ‘require police rethink’
Cologne sex attacks ‘require police rethink’
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Mediaite, protein wisdom, Above the Law, Truth Revolt and The Daily Caller
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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Hot Air, Power Line, Associated Press, The American Interest and Instapundit
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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Fox News and Joe.My.God.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Bitter Mike Huckabee says Christian groups would rather rake in dough than see President Huckabee end abortion
Bitter Mike Huckabee says Christian groups would rather rake in dough than see President Huckabee end abortion
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addictinginfo.org and Booman Tribune
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee: Evangelical Leaders Won't Endorse Me Because I'll “Slay The Dragon”
Huckabee: Evangelical Leaders Won't Endorse Me Because I'll “Slay The Dragon”
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RedState
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Exclusive: House Republicans recruited Carson for Speaker — House Republicans reached out to GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson in 2014 about replacing John Boehner as Speaker of the House, Carson told The Hill on Thursday. — “They were looking for an alternative …
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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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The Hill, Politico, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Mashable, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Joe.My.God. and Towleroad
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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Bloomberg.com, The Hill, The Resurgent, No More Mister Nice Blog, Rush Limbaugh and New York Times
Kendall Breitman / Bloomberg Business:
Cruz: McCain Questions Citizenship Because He Secretly Backs Rubio — The Texas senator's rebuttal comes hours after McCain said during a Phoenix radio interview that Cruz's birth abroad and his eligibility to become president is “worth looking into.” — Ted Cruz responded to John McCain questioning …
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Barack Obama / New York Times:
Guns Are Our Shared Responsibility — THE epidemic of gun violence in our country is a crisis. Gun deaths and injuries constitute one of the greatest threats to public health and to the safety of the American people. Every year, more than 30,000 Americans have their lives cut short by guns.
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Politico, all, Business Insider, The Week, Moe Lane and Florida Politics
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 …
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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Booman Tribune
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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protein wisdom, Mediaite and NBC News
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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Shakesville, Raw Story, all, Chattanoogan.com, CBS News and timesfreepress.com
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
College Republicans to Protest Obama's Gun Control Town Hall at George Mason University — Tomorrow afternoon the College Republicans at George Mason University will be holding a protest before President Obama's gun control town hall, which will air live on CNN at 8 p.m. eastern.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Email Shows CNN's Invite Only Gun Control “Town Hall” With Obama is a Total Sham
Email Shows CNN's Invite Only Gun Control “Town Hall” With Obama is a Total Sham
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Slantpoint, Bearing Arms and CNN
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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WOOD-TV, City Desk and CBS Detroit
Sacramento Bee:
Iraqi immigrant arrested in Sacramento, suspected of lying about ties to ISIS — Criminal complaint against the suspect, 23, accuses him of lying to immigration authorities about activities overseas — Unusual closed court hearing in Sacramento conducted Thursday
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Crime Blog, Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller
CNN:
Poll: Americans supportive but skeptical on Obama's gun action — Watch “Guns in America,” CNN's town hall meeting with President Obama on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET — (CNN)The American public is broadly supportive of the executive actions issued by President Barack Obama this week aimed …
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The Week, Politico and Washington Free Beacon
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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Daily Mail, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, addictinginfo.org, The Daily Beast and The Hill
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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