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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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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 …
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH staff at pro-Carson super PAC quits to volunteer for Cruz — Five paid staffers' last day was Sunday, call Cruz a ‘conservative who can win’ — All five paid New Hampshire staffers at the pro-Ben Carson 2016 Committee super PAC quit their posts on Sunday to become volunteers for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, WMUR.com has learned.
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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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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
The White House Just Joined Snapchat
The White House Just Joined Snapchat
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama's Last State of the Union Address Aims to Set Tone for '16 Campaign
Obama's Last State of the Union Address Aims to Set Tone for '16 Campaign
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Alyssa Bereznak / Yahoo Politics:
The State of the Union will be snapchatted, live-streamed, tweeted and, oh yeah, broadcast
The State of the Union will be snapchatted, live-streamed, tweeted and, oh yeah, broadcast
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Gallup: Share of Democrats reaches record low — The share of Americans identifying as Democrats dropped to a record low in 2015, according to the latest Gallup results published Monday, in the latest indication that Americans' attachment to either political party is at or nearing historical lows.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic, Republican Identification Near Historical Lows
Democratic, Republican Identification Near Historical Lows
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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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Obama Boom — Do you remember the “Bush boom”? Probably not. Anyway, the administration of George W. Bush began its tenure with a recession, followed by an extended “jobless recovery.” By the summer of 2003, however, the economy began adding jobs again.
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Associated Press:
Senate Democrats Rammed Through Judges, Now GOP Calls Shots — After more than 400 days, Luis Felipe Restropo is finally getting a confirmation vote in the Senate that would make him the first Hispanic federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
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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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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Governor Unveils Plan To Repeal The 20th Century — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) proposed a series of constitutional amendments on Friday that would so fundamentally alter our founding document that it would be akin to throwing out the system of government established by the Constitutional Convention …
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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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