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3:55 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?
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:   Hillary Clinton is running the most sexist campaign ever
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
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.
Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
Oregon standoff: Idaho group arrives to ‘secure perimeter, prevent Waco-style situation’
Discussion: American Power
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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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
University of Missouri Faculty Declare Support for ‘Muscle’  —  Professors at the school release letter in support of Melissa Click.  —  You no doubt remember Melissa Click, the University of Missouri journalism professor who was caught on camera demanding “some muscle” …
Discussion: EconLog
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
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Praises Man He Once Called A Neo-Nazi  —  In 2000, Trump called Pat Buchanan a neo-Nazi.  In 2015, he's singing his praises.  —  Scott Eisen / Getty Images  —  Republican frontrunner Donald Trump praised Pat Buchanan on Twitter Saturday, a man he once called a neo-Nazi and a dangerous demagogue.
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.
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, WTVR-TV and KFOR-TV
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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Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
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The White House:
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sharia, deportation, world government: Ted Cruz's masterful handling of conservative angst
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Beaverton plumber fired after racist road rage rant
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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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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