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12:15 PM ET, January 13, 2016

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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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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Cruz and Christie Gain in Popularity As Trump, Carson and Bush Stumble (POLL)  —  Ted Cruz has reached top-rank popularity among Republicans and Chris Christie's favorability rating is most improved in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, while Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Jeb Bush …
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg View
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Republicans warn Bush team against harming Rubio  —  CORALVILLE, Iowa —Jeb Bush called Tuesday for a “leader with a servant's heart.”  —  “We need a nominee who knows it's not all about him,” the one-time GOP front-runner said.  —  But, increasingly, establishment Republicans worry …
CBS News:
CBS/NYT poll: Donald Trump holds onto top spot nationally
Daily Mail:
Pictured: Ten U.S. sailors captured by Iran as Revolutionary Guard RELEASES them after ‘snooping’ row - including one female who was forced to wear a headscarf  —  These are the 10 American sailors who were captured by Iran after being accused of snooping when their boats drifted into Iranian waters - but they have now been freed.
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New York Times:
Iran's Swift Release of U.S. Sailors Hailed as a Sign of Warmer Relations  —  TEHRAN — Iran's release of 10 United States Navy sailors on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after they were detained on the Persian Gulf, is being hailed in both countries as a sign that their relations have evolved since …
The White House / Medium:
President Obama's 2016 State of the Union Address  —  The White House is once again making the full text of the State of the Union available online ahead of the speech, as prepared for delivery, continuing efforts to meet people where they are and make the speech as accessible as possible.
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Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
The Source of President Obama's Optimism
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
President Obama Delivers Final State of the Union Speech
Chris Bodenner / The Atlantic:
What If Bernie Sanders Is the Democrats' Best Bet?  Cont'd  —  In a piece from David Graham showing how close the race is between Clinton and Sanders in key polling, David notes how she is “pulling out various stops.  In particular, she has spent the last few days assailing Sanders for being …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Over Bernie Sanders Slipping in New Poll
Associated Press:
Clinton Gets Nod From Former Attorney General Eric Holder
ABC News:
The Note: When Chelsea Attacks
Discussion: Mediaite and 6abc.com
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Hillary Clinton: 'I'm not nervous at all' about Sanders closing gap in polls
Moe Lane / RedState:
Nikki Haley's response to Donald Trump. ...  And, oh, yeah, Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.  —  Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was tapped to give the official Republican response to the State of the Union tonight, and you will be gratified to hear that it was... good.
Discussion: Breitbart and National Review
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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.
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.
Discussion: theGrio and WTVR-TV
Dallas Franklin / KFOR-TV:
Graphic: Two Oklahoma women arrested for horrific child abuse  —  MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Two Oklahoma women are accused of abusing a 5-year-old over the course of several months.  —  Rachel Stevens, 28, and Kayla Jones, 25, are charged with felony child abuse by injury and child neglect …
Discussion: CBS 4
Betsy Hammond / Oregonian:
Self-appointed ‘judge’ arrives in Burns to ask local residents to charge government officials with crimes  —  Occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge lead members of the media on a tour of some federal buildings.  The protestors believe some government officails have acted in violation …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Vice President Biden / Medium:
Inspiring a New Generation to Defy the Bounds of Innovation: A Moonshot to Cure Cancer. … Tonight, the President tasked me with leading a new, national mission to get this done.  —  It's personal for me.  But it's also personal for nearly every American, and millions of people around the world.
ESPN:
Rams headed back to Los Angeles; Chargers have option to join  —  HOUSTON — The Rams are moving back to Los Angeles — and might be doing so with company.  —  The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders might end up staying where they are, but leadership of the teams didn't come close to making that commitment Tuesday night.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Jane Mayer and the New York Times Dive Into the Gutter  —  Jane Mayer of the New Yorker is not just a bad reporter, but a detestable one.  She habitually deceives her readers in order to advance a left-wing agenda.  One of her most outrageous hit pieces, published in the New Yorker in 2010 …
Discussion: RT and The Daily Caller
 
 
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ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Would Spend Powerball Money to ‘Fund My Campaign’
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John Koblin / New York Times:
‘Serial’ Podcast, Needing More Reporting Time, Goes Biweekly
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The China Bubble  —  It's probably bursting, one way or another.
Katy Steinmetz / TIME:
The Gender-Neutral Bathroom Revolution Is Growing
Discussion: Truth Revolt and Hot Air
Chicago Tribune:
Why Mayor Rahm Emanuel is losing Chicagoans
Discussion: Fusion
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
President barely mentions guns in SOTU
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR.com first: Jeb Bush gets personal in new TV ad focusing on daughter's former addiction
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Obama delivers the most boring speech of his presidency
Discussion: Breitbart
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Chuck Hagel to the next president: ‘Listen’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
GOP Rep. Just Found Out He Invited Kim Davis To The State Of The Union
 

 
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