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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Nikki Haley: Donald Trump has contributed to ‘irresponsible talk’ — South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley defended her response to Tuesday's State of the Union, confirming to TODAY's Matt Lauer she was referring to Donald Trump as one of the “angriest voices” she mentioned.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Nikki Haley: Damn right I was criticizing Trump in my SOTU rebuttal last night — Granted, there's not much for a Republican to say about Obama's policies in year eight that hasn't been said before, but we're in a weird place when the GOP's SOTU rebuttal is essentially a rebuttal of the GOP frontrunner.
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
The English And Spanish Versions Of The GOP SOTU Response Were The Same, Except On Immigration
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Republican Party Uses State of the Union Response to Attack Donald Trump
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Carly Fiorina Slams Nikki Haley's Speech: “It Was The Wrong Note”
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Nikki Haley Tells Trump 'You Shouldn't Take These Things Personally'
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Steve King: Nikki Haley Could Be ‘Face’ Of GOP Because 'She's Beautiful'
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Nikki Haley Dismisses SOTU Response Backlash: ‘I Stand By What I Believe’
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Al Jazeera America shutting down — Al Jazeera, which made a massive investment in covering the United States less than three years ago, is slamming the brakes on its American operation. — Al Jazeera America, a cable news channel that debuted in August 2013, is shutting down.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in April — The cable news channel Al Jazeera America, which debuted in 2013 to great fanfare when it promised to cover American news soberly and seriously, is shutting down at the end of April. The move was announced at a companywide meeting on Wednesday.
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David French / National Review:
Iran's Propaganda Victory in One Illegal Image — Here it is: — This photograph violates international law. Article 13 of the Geneva Convention (III), governing the treatment of prisoners of war, requires Iran to protect prisoners against “insults and public curiosity.”
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Anatomy of a moment in macho foreign policy posturing — In thinking about U.S. foreign policy, it's always best to count to 10 slowly before speaking. — An ongoing theme of Spoiler Alerts' foreign policy coverage is that a lot of allegedly smart people don't say terribly smart things when a foreign policy crisis is occurring.
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New York Times:
Iran's Swift Release of U.S. Sailors Hailed as a Sign of Warmer Relations
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Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
Rancher: 'I didn't know anything' about Bundy entering property, destroying fence — “They didn't have my permission to do anything.” - rancher Tim Puckett, referring to Ammon Bundy's group. — BURNS — Tim Puckett, the rancher whose cattle graze private rangeland adjoining …
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OPB:
Militants Use Government Computers To Create Own Website
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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
‘Every gun in house is loaded’ — scare tactics rattle residents near Oregon occupation
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Betsy Hammond / Oregonian:
Self-appointed ‘judge’ arrives in Burns to ask local residents to charge government officials with crimes
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Cruz holds 3-point lead as Trump attacks — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz remains the top pick among likely caucusgoers in the latest Iowa Poll. Political reporter Jennifer Jacobs and political columnist Kathie Obradovich provide analysis.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Why Cruz decided to take on Trump
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Dara Doyle / Bloomberg Business:
Trump New Favorite to Take Republican Nomination, Betfair Says
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Iowa Ground Game Seems to Be Missing a Coach
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CNN:
Bernie Sanders may break health care pledge — Keene, New Hampshire (CNN)Bernie Sanders could break his pledge to release details on how he would pay for his health care plan before the Iowa caucuses, according to a top aide. — His campaign released details Wednesday of how Sanders …
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Melinda Henneberger / Roll Call:
Pelosi: I'm Not for Abortion on Demand — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sees the recent Republican attempt to defund Planned Parenthood as an “insult to the intelligence and judgment of women.” — Asked if she had watched any of the undercover sting videos of Planned Parenthood …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
NARAL dings Pelosi on abortion rhetoric
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Upset Republican donors: Have we wasted our money? — Major GOP donors and fundraisers are wondering whether they're wasting their money on super-PACs. — They say they're not ready to abandon the super-PACs, but they're starting to look for ways to make them more effective during …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Republicans warn Bush team against harming Rubio
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
This is what makes Republicans and Democrats so different — MSNBC asked Benjy Sarlin, its reporter on the Republican race, and Alex Seitz-Wald, its reporter on the Democratic race, to flip jobs for a week and write up what they learned. Their conversation is worth reading in full, but something Sarlin wrote caught my eye:
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Michael Quander / WREG-TV:
Employees caught doing hair in Waffle House kitchen — FORREST CITY, Ark. — A couple of Forrest City Waffle House customers said they got more than expected with their meals early Friday morning. — “He was just coughing. Cough. Cough. Making noises like that,” Antonio Robinson said.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House pledges ‘audacious’ executive action in 2016 — President Obama will roll out a bold set of executive actions during his final year in office, his top adviser said Wednesday. — “We'll do audacious executive action throughout the course of the rest of the year, I am confident of that …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Why the White House Is Tweeting Photos of Fake Cheese
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Didn't Disclose Loan From Goldman Sachs for His First Senate Campaign — As Ted Cruz tells it, the story of how he financed his upstart campaign for the United States Senate four years ago is an endearing example of loyalty and shared sacrifice between a married couple.
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The White House:
Remarks of President Barack Obama - State of the Union Address As Delivered — The White House is once again making the full text of the State of the Union widely available online. The text, as prepared for delivery, is also available on Medium and Facebook notes, continuing efforts …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Fact Check: Top 10 Lies in Obama's State of the Union
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David French / National Review:
The Radical Left Will Never Let Christian Colleges Be Christian — One of the nation's premiere evangelical educational institutions — Wheaton College — is under intense fire for its decision to begin termination proceedings against Larycia Hawkins after she publicly declared her belief …
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