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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.
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
You're even less likely to win Powerball than you think — The odds of winning Powerball have always been pretty bad. But recently they got worse. A lot worse. — The odds are now 1 in 292 million against you winning the $800 million jackpot in Wednesday night's game.
CNNMoney:
Powerball jackpot, largest ever, now $800 million
Powerball jackpot, largest ever, now $800 million
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FiveThirtyEight, CBS Dallas, WOOD-TV and FOX40
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Cruz: I spank my daughter when she lies — voters can ‘administer...a spanking’ to Hillary Clinton — CHARLES CITY, Iowa — At a stop here on his six-day bus trip through Iowa, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) told a crowd in a coffee house that when his 5-year-old daughter Catherine tells a lie, “she gets a spanking.”
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Trail Blazers Blog, addictinginfo.org and Mediaite
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Birth Certificate for Ted Cruz's Mother — Eleanor Darragh, mother of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), was born in Delaware on Nov. 23, 1934, establishing her citizenship by birth-and, according to U.S. law, that of her son, even though he was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Dec. 22, 1970.
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The Last Tradition and Politico
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sharia, deportation, world government: Ted Cruz's masterful handling of conservative angst — On the third evening of his “Cruzin' to Caucuses” bus tour, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) told an immigrant from Mexico something other Republicans might blanche at. Ofelia Valdez, a 30-year-old special needs worker …
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ted Cruz's Mother Was On Official List Of Canadian Citizens Eligible To Vote
Ted Cruz's Mother Was On Official List Of Canadian Citizens Eligible To Vote
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Breitbart
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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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Muslim Woman Gets Kicked Out Of Donald Trump Rally For Being Muslim
Muslim Woman Gets Kicked Out Of Donald Trump Rally For Being Muslim
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Raw Story and The Right Scoop
Nick Gass / Politico:
Fox poll: Sanders soars in New Hampshire — Bernie Sanders has soared to a 13-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire in a Fox News survey out Friday, nearly a month to the day that primary voters will make their decision at the polls on Feb. 9. — Sanders, who in November held …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump holds commanding lead in New Hampshire
Fox News Poll: Trump holds commanding lead in New Hampshire
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Political Wire, Balloon Juice and Politico
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Sanders up by 13 points in New Hampshire
Kmdougherty / CBS Philly:
Mayor Kenney On Officer Shooting: ‘It Has Nothing To Do With Being Muslim’ — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — During a police press conference Friday afternoon, Mayor Jim Kenney stated that he believes the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer has “nothing to do with being a Muslim,” …
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Aubrey Whelan / Philly.com:
Police: Gunman who shot cop pledged allegiance to the Islamic State
Police: Gunman who shot cop pledged allegiance to the Islamic State
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Washington Post, Jihad Watch, Billy Penn, Jammie Wearing Fools, American Spectator, Vox, KTLA, CBS Philly, Hot Air, Breitbart, ABC News, New York Daily News and Hit & Run
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Bombshell Email Shows Hillary Instructed Adviser To Strip Markings From Sensitive Talking Points — On June 16, 2011, Hillary Clinton's top foreign policy adviser, Jake Sullivan, was having trouble sending his boss a list of talking points that contained sensitive — and possibly classified — information.
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The Right Scoop, Instapundit and The Hill
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Whoa: Hillary e-mail instructs aide to transmit classified data without markings
Whoa: Hillary e-mail instructs aide to transmit classified data without markings
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, Doug Ross, Liberal Values, New York Times, The Resurgent, Politico, Truth Revolt, The Hill, Ace of Spades HQ, Moe Lane, American Spectator, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Flopping Aces, The Last Refuge, Questions and Observations, Townhall.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState, neo-neocon and Power Line
Nick Gass / Politico:
The 8 must-read Hillary Clinton emails
The 8 must-read Hillary Clinton emails
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The Hill, MichelleMalkin.com and Jammie Wearing Fools
Brandi Grissom / Trail Blazers Blog:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Convention of States to take back states' rights — Gov. Greg Abbott called Friday for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) … Gov. Greg Abbott, aiming to spark a national conversation about states' rights …
CNN:
Feds arrest 2 Middle East refugees on terror-link charges — (CNN)Two refugees arrested this week on federal terrorism-related charges were in communication with each other, a law enforcement official told CNN. — Both men are Palestinians who were born in Iraq and came to the United States as refugees …
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Congressman Ryan Zinke, Politico and ImmigrationProf Blog
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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.
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Townhall.com, AOL and The Week
The White House:
Veto Message from the President — H.R. 3762 — TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: — I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 3762, which provides for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, herein referred to as the Reconciliation Act.
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The Daily Signal and Mother Jones
Daily Mail:
Teenage student, 18, is fined £90 after lying that she was punched in the face because she wore a hijab in the days after the Paris terror attacks — A Muslim teenager has been fined after she lied about being punched in the face because she wore a hijab in the days after the Paris terror attacks.
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Vlad Tepes and The Gateway Pundit
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: NYC high school teacher claims she was fired for Central Park Five lessons that administrators feared would create ‘riots’ — A teacher at an Upper West Side high school was fired for creating a curriculum with lessons about the Central Park Five that administrators feared would …
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The Daily Caller, Gothamist, theGrio and ThinkProgress
Jim Douglas / WFAA-TV:
Sheriff to Tonya Couch: 'It's jail, not a resort' — TARRANT COUNTY — Tonya Couch appeared in a yellow jail jumpsuit in her first court appearance Friday morning and told District Judge Wayne Salvant she understood the charges against her. — Couch stood amid eight deputies …
Tegna / KGW-TV:
Beaverton plumber fired after racist road rage rant — Video of Beaverton racist driver goes viral … BEAVERTON, Ore. — A Beaverton plumber was fired after he was caught on cell phone video yelling racial slurs at a driver in traffic Tuesday. — The video (shown above …
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
GOP Debates on CNN Crush Obama's Town Hall Ratings — Share it Tweet it — Compared to the two Republican presidential debates on CNN, Barack Obama's gun control town hall got crushed in the ratings. The President's two hour-long appearance with Anderson Cooper on Thursday managed 2.4 million viewers.
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Deadline, Progressives Today and Moe Lane