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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina Cut From Next Republican Mainstage Debate — Republican presidential candidates Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina have been cut from the next mainstage debate on Thursday. — According to a newly-announced lineup by debate host Fox Business Network …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Paul out of main debate, won't join undercard — Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina have been booted to the undercard in Thursday night's Republican primary debate as the number of main-stage candidates was cut to seven by stricter polling criteria. — Paul, who is struggling to gain traction …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Fiorina Says People Are Tired Of Politicians Renouncing Their Canadian Citizenship — Rage against the professional political class. — Sean Rayford / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Republican presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina says she finds …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rand Paul, bumped from main debate stage, will boycott Thursday's undercard — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will not appear at either of Thursday's Fox Business-hosted debates in South Carolina, after the network's polling analysis denied him a spot on its prime time stage.
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Paul, Fiorina bumped from next prime-time GOP debate
Paul, Fiorina bumped from next prime-time GOP debate
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The Hill:
Dem ‘nail-biter’ in early states — The Democratic presidential race is tightening just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, renewing the sense among some Democrats that Bernie Sanders could sweep the first two voting states and challenge Hillary Clinton over the long haul.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Races to Close Enthusiasm Gap With Bernie Sanders in Iowa
Hillary Clinton Races to Close Enthusiasm Gap With Bernie Sanders in Iowa
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
Bernie Sanders: Clinton is not as ‘inevitable’ as she once was
Bernie Sanders: Clinton is not as ‘inevitable’ as she once was
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump pleads with FBI to go after Clinton for email scandal
Trump pleads with FBI to go after Clinton for email scandal
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Tax Plan Would Place 4% Surcharge on Incomes Over $5 Million
Clinton Tax Plan Would Place 4% Surcharge on Incomes Over $5 Million
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
War over gay marriage to play out at SOTU — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — President Obama's effort to stack the audience with those who support his causes at his last State of the Union Address is being rebuffed by conservatives inviting guests that challenged Obamacare and gay marriage.
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Meredith Shiner / Yahoo Politics:
Obama, with an eye toward history, will give a different kind of State of the Union
Obama, with an eye toward history, will give a different kind of State of the Union
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Amanda Stone / The White House:
Meet the Guests in the First Lady's 2016 State of the Union Box
Meet the Guests in the First Lady's 2016 State of the Union Box
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Grindr Sells Stake to Chinese Company — Grindr, the popular dating and social networking app for gay men, has found itself a match. — The company on Monday said it had sold a majority stake to the Beijing Kunlun Tech Company, a Chinese gaming company, valuing the six-year-old start-up at $155 million.
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Bloomberg Business:
Chinese Gaming Billionaire Buys U.S. Gay Dating App Grindr — Beijing Kunlun Tech offers $93 million for 60 percent stake — Kunlun shares hit maximum daily limit in share trading — One of China's newly minted technology billionaires signed a deal to buy a controlling stake in Grindr …
Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to overturn mandatory union fees — People participate in a Jan. 11 rally at the Supreme Court in Washington as the justices heard arguments in Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Assn. — Reporting from Washington
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Deal Unions a Major Setback
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Deal Unions a Major Setback
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Journalists: Stop Complaining About Sean Penn — Awakened from its holiday hibernation, the journalistic orthodoxy massed yesterday to attack Sean Penn and Rolling Stone for their 11,000-word story/interview with Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera—aka El Chapo.
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Father of Koch Brothers Helped Build Nazi Oil Refinery, Book Says — The father of the billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch helped construct a major oil refinery in Nazi Germany that was personally approved by Adolf Hitler, according to a new history of the Kochs and other wealthy families.
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Daily Mail:
RISE IN MIGRANTS LEAVING GERMANY FOLLOWING COLOGNE SEX ATTACKS — Germany has started sending a growing number of migrants back to Austria since the New Year's Eve sex attacks in Cologne shocked the country. — Some of the departing migrants said they did not want asylum in Germany …
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CBS News:
CBS/NYT Poll: Americans divided on Obama job performance in final year — As President Obama prepares to give his last State of the Union address, the country is split on his job performance: 46 percent of Americans approve, while 47 percent disapprove. — His approval rating has hovered …
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Tim Jonze / Guardian:
Was David Bowie saying goodbye on Blackstar? — From Lazarus to Dollar Days, the songs on Bowie's inspired new album speak of illness, death and heaven - and offer intriguing insights about the man who sang, 'I'm not a pop star, I'm a blackstar' — One thing that struck reviewers …
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BBC:
David Bowie dies of cancer aged 69
David Bowie dies of cancer aged 69
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CNN:
Biden says Obama offered financial help amid son's illness — Washington (CNN)As his eldest son faced the prospect of resigning as Delaware's attorney general amid health concerns, Vice President Joe Biden received an offer that floored him: financial support from his boss, President Barack Obama.
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Considered Secret Plan to Spark Palestinian Protests — Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton considered a secret plan created by her then-advisers to foment unrest among Palestinian citizens and spark protests in order to push the Israeli government back to the negotiating table …
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John H. Sununu / UnionLeader.com:
Another View — John H. Sununu: Don't drink the Trump Kool-Aid — Most of us know “Drinking the Kool-Aid” refers to a commitment to an idea without comprehending the implications of that commitment. We remember that this phrase derives from the horrible tragedy of 1978 where 900 followers …
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WOOD-TV:
Teen behind deadly crash didn't have legal license — PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — A 17-year-old accused of causing a deadly crash while trying to outrun officers didn't have a legal license, records show. — David Michael Mills will be charged with driving while his license was suspended, revoked or denied, causing death.
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