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7:40 PM ET, January 12, 2016

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Mary Brigid McManamon / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president  —  Mary Brigid McManamon is a constitutional law professor at Widener University's Delaware Law School.  —  Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Has Started Playing ‘Born In The USA’ At Rallies To Taunt Cruz  —  Now that he has raised questions about Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) Canadian birth and American citizenship, Donald Trump has started playing Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the USA” before campaign rallies, according to reports in The Weekly Standard and the Texas Tribune.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump/Cruz Close in Iowa; Birther Issue Could Hurt Cruz; Sanders Gaining on Clinton  —  PPP's newest Iowa poll continues to find a very close Republican race in the state- Donald Trump's at 28% to 26% for Ted Cruz, 13% for Marco Rubio, 8% for Ben Carson, and 6% for Jeb Bush.
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Says Trump “Embodies New York Values”
Discussion: Politico
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
GOP Rep. Just Found Out He Invited Kim Davis To The State Of The Union  —  There's a reason this was such a well-kept secret on Capitol Hill.  —  It's been a mystery all day on Capitol Hill: Which member of Congress invited controversial Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to the State of the Union address?
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CNN:
Mystery date: Congressman invites Kim Davis to State of the Union
Discussion: Mediaite
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Quinnipiac poll: Sanders surges to retake lead in Iowa  —  Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton in a major Iowa poll for the first time since September, the latest sign the Democratic primary race is tightening between the two candidates.  —  The Vermont senator wins 49 percent of likely caucusgoers …
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Over Bernie Sanders Slipping in New Poll  —  As the first nominating contest approaches, Hillary Clinton's commanding lead nationally in the Democratic primary has largely melted away, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's trend line in Iowa polling should scare her campaign
John Walker / Fusion:
Did Hillary Clinton blow the white privilege question?
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CNN:
Biden praises Sanders on income inequality, calls Clinton ‘relatively new’ to the fight  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden offered effusive praise for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders Monday, lauding Hillary Clinton's chief rival for doing a “heck of a job” …
Alana Horowitz Satlin / The Huffington Post:
Biden Says Obama Offered Him Money During Son's Illness
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
Pentagon: 2 US Navy Boats Held by Iran but Will Be Returned  —  Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small Navy boats after the boats had mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian waters, but American officials have received assurances from Tehran that they will be returned safely and promptly.
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NBC News:
Pentagon: 2 U.S. Navy Boats Held by Iran Military
Discussion: Hot Air and The Iran Primer
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Brutalism of Ted Cruz  —  In 1997, Michael Wayne Haley was arrested after stealing a calculator from Walmart.  This was a crime that merited a maximum two-year prison term.  But prosecutors incorrectly applied a habitual offender law.  Neither the judge nor the defense lawyer caught the error and Haley was sentenced to 16 years.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
4 Problems With Media Confusion Over Ted Cruz's Quoting Of Scripture
Discussion: The Right Scoop
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders: Law enforcement should handle campus rape
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
Speisa:
German police: It's an Arab rape game called Taharrush, and now it has come to Europe  —  After the NYE mass assaults against women in several European cities, the German Federal Criminal Police Office, BKA, now say that the Arab “rape game” Taharrush has established itself in Europe.
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Daily Mail:
The Arabic gang-rape ‘Taharrush’ …
Elizabeth Doran / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Whitesboro residents vote to keep controversial ‘racist’ village seal  —  The controversial Whitesboro village seal, which residents voted Monday night to keep.  (Provided photo)  —  Whitesboro residents voted Monday night to keep the village's controversial seal, rather than replace it with a new image.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Textbook sales leader says national Common Core education standards are ‘all about the money’ as teacher insists bureaucrats created a ‘new f**king system that f**king sucks to sell more books’  — Conservative muckraker group Project Veritas caught a textbook sales executive …
Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
Oregon standoff: Militants say they'll reveal exit plan Friday  —  BURNS — The armed militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge announced Tuesday morning that they will drive into Burns at the end of the week to hold a community meeting and inform residents when they will leave.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Scott Bland / Politico:
GOP releases excerpts of Haley's response  —  Republicans have now released excerpts of their State of the Union response, which South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will deliver later tonight: … Scott Bland is Campaigns Editor.
 
 
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
We Are Happier Than Ever, We Are Angrier Than Ever
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Louisiana expands Medicaid under Dem governor
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Cindy Adams / Page Six:
George Miller will never make another ‘Mad Max’ movie
Discussion: Guardian, Screen Rant and Comicbook.com
Sean Rayford / Associated Press:
Ben Carson Calls For Investigation Of Muslim Guests Attending State Of The Union
Discussion: Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida “Jury Recommendation” Death Sentencing Scheme
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
U.N. says some of its peacekeepers were paying 13-year-olds for sex
Marc Randazza / Popehat:
Twitter Takes a Side in the Culture Wars - Lies About It
Discussion: Fusion and Re/code
The Local:
‘We told you so,’ Eastern Europe tells Germany
Alison Frankel / Reuters:
Ex-politician John Edwards among lawyers vying for lead role in Volkswagen suit
Discussion: Politico, Grist, RedState and Mashable
Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
Bevin notifies feds he'll dismantle kynect
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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