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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
New Republic Owner Chris Hughes Puts Magazine Up For Sale — Facebook co-founder, who purchased the title in 2012, says magazine needs a new business model — The New Republic, the century-old magazine that was rocked a year ago by the mass exodus of its staff following an effort by its owner …
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Chris Hughes / Medium:
The New Republic's Next Chapter — I sent the letter below to the The New Republic staff this morning on the next chapter for our institution. I've reposted it in full here. — To the staff of The New Republic, — I have some difficult news today: I have decided to put The New Republic up for sale.
Ira Stoll / New York Sun:
Sale of the New Republic Spells a Political Story Of Democrats' Demise
Sale of the New Republic Spells a Political Story Of Democrats' Demise
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Harvard scholar: Ted Cruz's citizenship, eligibility for president ‘unsettled’ — Liberal law professor Laurence Tribe cited by Donald Trump in his ‘natural-born’ citizenship attacks has questioned Cruz's own constitutional positions — The legal and constitutional issues around qualification …
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Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Constitution Daily, Observer, The Last Tradition, Washington Post, Arizona Republic and Vox
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH staff at pro-Carson super PAC quits to volunteer for Cruz
NH staff at pro-Carson super PAC quits to volunteer for Cruz
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Bloomberg Business, Mother Jones, Politico, Bloomberg.com, Talking Points Memo and The Week
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Bernie Sanders In Striking Distance
The Note: Bernie Sanders In Striking Distance
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Washington Monthly, Los Angeles Times, Front Page Magazine and 6abc.com
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
New Iowa Poll Shows Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Tight Battle
New Iowa Poll Shows Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Tight Battle
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Bloomberg.com, Politico, RedState and 6abc.com
Fox News:
FBI's Clinton probe expands to public corruption track — Jan. 10, 2015: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses an audience during an event in Hooksett, N.H. (AP) — EXCLUSIVE: The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email as secretary of state …
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
David Bowie, the Legendary Musician, Has Died at 69 — David Bowie, the infinitely changeable, fiercely forward-looking songwriter who taught generations of musicians about the power of drama, images and personae, died Sunday, two days after his 69th birthday, according to his publicist.
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Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
DAVID BROOKS, YOU SAY TED CRUZ IS “SATANIC” AS IF THAT'S A BAD THING — From Politico, I see that David Brooks thinks Ted Cruz's rhetoric is excessively gloomy: … Brooks thinks that's a recipe for failure. He thinks Marco Rubio has a much better approach, although he worries that Rubio is mimicking Cruz.
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Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, National Review and Politico
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic, Republican Identification Near Historical Lows — PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2015, for the fifth consecutive year, at least four in 10 U.S. adults identified as political independents. The 42% identifying as independents in 2015 was down slightly from the record 43% in 2014.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Gallup: Share of Democrats reaches record low
Gallup: Share of Democrats reaches record low
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RedState, Hit & Run, Hot Air and Wall Street Journal
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Deal Unions a Major Setback — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed poised on Monday to deliver a severe blow to organized labor. — The justices appeared divided along familiar lines during an extended argument over whether government workers who choose …
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Mandatory Union Fees Cast in Doubt at U.S. Supreme Court
Mandatory Union Fees Cast in Doubt at U.S. Supreme Court
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Trump On Sean Penn's El Chapo Interview: “Sort Of Amazing The Way He Got In There” — “I guess we have bigger problems in this country, but I guess it was a little amazing that he was able to get an interview with a guy that everybody else was looking for, right?” — Scott Eisen / Getty Images
Joshua Miller / The White House:
We're on Snapchat: Add WhiteHouse — Summary: The White House launches an “Official Story” on Snapchat to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Administration. — At the White House, our digital strategy centers around meeting people where they are.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
My Right to Die: Assisted Suicide, My Family, and Me — Every story has a beginning. This one starts in late 2001, when my father-in-law fractured three of his ribs. Harry was a retired physician, and after a thorough workup that he insisted on, it turned out that his bone density …
David Bowie / Facebook:
January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief.
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Bloomberg Business:
The State of Chris Christie's New Jersey, in Six Charts — Republican governor to give annual address to lawmakers — On the presidential campaign trail, he confronts his record — After a year in which Governor Chris Christie spent more than half his days outside New Jersey …
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
Did Christie just lie about past Planned Parenthood donation? (VIDEO)
Did Christie just lie about past Planned Parenthood donation? (VIDEO)
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, National Review and BuzzFeed
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Exclusive: Republican Party Chairman Says Donald Trump Is Among ‘Varsity’ Candidates — Reince Priebus also promises to be an honest broker at convention — Donald Trump may be giving some in the Republican establishment heartburn, but Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus claims …
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Des Moines Register, RedState, Hot Air and Daily Kos
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Angry white women — Who knew white women had become so angry? — The anger animating the divide between the GOP establishment and the GOP grassroots is always presented in terms of angry white men. — It is impossible to ignore, as The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin noted last week …
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Powerball's $1.3 Billion Swindle Of Americans — If you want to go to the corner store this week to pick up a gallon of milk, be prepared to wait. America has been gripped by lottery fever and lines are snaking out the doors of convenience stores across the county.
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Sybrina Fulton / CNN:
Trayvon Martin's mother talks Hillary Clinton 01:03 — She knew all the statistics. But like so many, I've long since grown numb to the numbers. So instead, we talked about Trayvon and other families who have lost a loved one to gun violence. We talked about all of the wishes and hopes we had for their lives.
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Ashe Schow / New York Post:
Europe is enabling a rape culture — In the wake of horrifying tales of sexual assault perpetrated by potentially up to 1,000 men on New Year's Eve, German officials have made two stunning decisions. — The first, from Cologne, Germany — where the attacks took place …
Michael D'Antonio / Politico:
Trump's Campaign Is Damaging His Brand — If Donald Trump is nothing else, he's an American brand. The Trump name adorns luxury condominiums, hotels and golf courses around the world; it has sold a TV show, millions of books, a line of cologne and even, briefly, an airline.
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Political Wire and The Week