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2:50 PM ET, January 9, 2016

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New York Times:
For Republicans, Mounting Fears of Lasting Split  —  The Republican Party is facing a historic split over its fundamental principles and identity, as its once powerful establishment grapples with an eruption of class tensions, ethnic resentments and mistrust among working-class conservatives …
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Mike Flynn / Breitbart:
Poll: Trump Beats Hillary in General Election Match-Up  —  A new FoxNews poll shows GOP frontrunner Donald Trump edging Hillary Clinton in a general election match-up.  A December poll from Fox showed Hillary ahead of Trump by 11 points.  This latest poll, however, has Trump beating Clinton by 3 points, 47-44 percent.
James Warren / Associated Press:
New Poll Shows Donald Trump Is a Real Threat to Hillary Clinton  —  A new survey shows a sizable number of Democrats ready to defect from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump.  —  Trump's the one?  —  So if Donald Trump proved the political universe wrong and won the Republican presidential nomination …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump holds commanding lead in New Hampshire
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump, Cruz top GOP race nationally
Discussion: Hot Air and Florida Politics
Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:   Who Told Ted Cruz It Was a Good Idea to Talk About Spanking Hillary Clinton?
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Cruz, Trump remain top GOP picks in Iowa
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:   Hillary Clinton is running the most sexist campaign ever
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sharia, deportation, world government: Ted Cruz's masterful handling of conservative angst
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Spiegel Online:
How New Year's Eve in Cologne Has Changed Germany  —  New Year's Eve in Cologne rapidly descended into a chaotic free-for-all involving sexual assault and theft, most of it apparently committed by foreigners.  It has launched a bitter debate over immigration and refugees in Germany — one that could change the country.
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Anna Sauerbrey / New York Times:
Germany's Post-Cologne Hysteria  —  Berlin — ON New Year's Eve, hundreds of men gathered in the plaza at the main train station in Cologne, Germany, groping and robbing scores of women as they passed by.  By the end of this week the police had received 170 complaints, including 120 related to sexual assault.
Daily Mail:
Why Germany can't face the truth about migrant sex attacks: SUE REID finds a nation in denial as a wave of horrific attacks is reported across Europe  — ‘The men were all foreigners, and when we protested, in German, they did not understand us,’ victim Michelle said
Discussion: Power Line and Vox Popoli
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Silently protesting Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally  —  Rock Hill, South Carolina (CNN)A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of Donald Trump's campaign event on Friday by police after she stood up in silent protest during Trump's speech.  —  Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old flight …
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John Sepulvado OPB / OPB:
Militants May Have Accessed Government Computers At Refuge  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether militants at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have accessed government computers during their occupation.  —  OPB observed militants interacting with computers …
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Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
Oregon standoff: Harney County group asks Bundy to leave but takes on his cause  —  BURNS — Members of a local group previously affiliated with Ammon Bundy, the leader of the armed militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, indicated Friday that they now want him to leave.
Laurens Cerulus / Politico:
Dutch voters overwhelmingly reject agreement with Ukraine: poll  —  Three quarters of Dutch voters are against ratifying the association agreement.  —  A majority of Dutch voters is opposed to the Netherlands' ratification of the European Union's association agreement with Ukraine …
Discussion: National Review
Washington Post:
Man in alleged plot to kidnap Obama's dog arrested on weapons charge … A man who allegedly plotted to kidnap one of the Obama family's dogs was arrested in the District on Wednesday with a cache of weapons and ammunition in his car, the Secret Service said.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz's Mother Was On Official List Of Canadian Citizens Eligible To Vote  —  For years, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) has been dogged by a backburner controversy about whether he is eligible to serve as President since he was born in Calgary, Alberta Canada in 1970.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Keldy Ortiz / New York Daily News:
25-year-old NYPD police officer shot in leg, three in critical after shootout in Bronx  —  An NYPD officer was shot in the right foot and was among seven people taken to a local hospital early Saturday after a shootout in the Bronx, police and witnesses said.
Office of the Governor / Greg Abbott:
Governor Abbott Unveils Texas Plan, Offers Constitutional Amendments To Restore The Rule Of Law  —  Governor Greg Abbott today delivered the keynote address at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Annual Policy Orientation where he unveiled his Texas Plan to restore the Rule of Law and return the Constitution to its intended purpose.
Department of Homeland Security:
Statement By Secretary Jeh C. Johnson On The Final Phase Of REAL ID Act Implementation  —  Today I announce the schedule for the final phase of implementation of the REAL ID Act.  Bottom line up front: Effective January 22, 2018, air travelers with a driver's license or identification card issued …
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Powerball jackpot, already at a record level, could reach $1 billion  —  The Powerball lottery jackpot has already jumped to $700 million.  Could it reach $1 billion?  —  By midday Thursday, lottery officials said the new high came as sales of tickets continue to skyrocket.
Discussion: 89.3 KPCC, CNNMoney and NPR
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
You're even less likely to win Powerball than you think
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Fox News:
Two Mideast refugees arrested on terror charges appear in US courts  —  Two men born in Iraq who came to the U.S. as refugees had court dates in California and Texas Friday on terror-related charges, as investigators say one of the men wrote that he wanted to travel to Syria because he was “eager to see blood.”
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Investor's Business Daily:
Fannie Mae Rolls Out Easy Mortgage, Catering To High-Risk Immigrants
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
University of Missouri Faculty Declare Support for ‘Muscle’
Discussion: EconLog
Plain Dealer:
Rob Portman endorses John Kasich for president
Discussion: Politico
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
OkCupid Adds a Feature for the Polyamorous
Discussion: Engadget, Maxim, Towleroad and The Week
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Charles Koch Is Disappointed That He Can't Buy More Influence
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Vox and RT
The White House:
Veto Message from the President — H.R. 3762
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Mother Jones
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Toddler Found Driving Motorized Toy Big Rig on Florida Highway
Discussion: fox8.com
Tegna / KGW-TV:
Beaverton plumber fired after racist road rage rant
Discussion: addictinginfo.org, Raw Story and RT
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumped 50%+ after hours
 
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