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5:20 PM ET, January 13, 2016

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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.
NPR:
Transcript: Gov. Nikki Haley's Republican Address To The Nation  —  Below are the full remarks from Gov. Nikki Haley that followed President Obama's final State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery.  —  Good evening.  —  I'm Nikki Haley, Governor of the great state of South Carolina.
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Republican Party Uses State of the Union Response to Attack Donald Trump
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:   Rep. Steve King: Haley can be face of GOP because she's ‘beautiful’
Moe Lane / RedState:
Nikki Haley's response to Donald Trump. ...And, oh, yeah, Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.
Discussion: National Review
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Nikki Haley Confirms She Targeted Donald Trump In SOTU Response; GOP Leaders Approved
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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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 …
CNN:
10 U.S. sailors detained by Iran freed
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.
CNNMoney:
Al Jazeera America to shut down in April  —  Al Jazeera America will shut down on April 30 after a little more than two years on the air.  —  The news was announced at a sudden staff-wide meeting on Wednesday afternoon.  —  The mood inside the newsroom ahead of Wednesday afternoon's meeting was gloomy …
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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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Rand Paul mounts last-minute push to get back on main debate stage
Dara Doyle / Bloomberg Business:
Trump New Favorite to Take Republican Nomination, Betfair Says
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul Flips: Yeah, I Guess I'd Support Trump As The Nominee
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
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 …
Discussion: RedState, Politico and Mediaite
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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.
Discussion: theGrio and FOX31 Denver
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
Discussion: National Review and LifeNews.com
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:
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and MSNBC
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 …
Discussion: RedState and Shakesville
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Why the White House Is Tweeting Photos of Fake Cheese
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
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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
‘Every gun in house is loaded’ — scare tactics rattle residents near Oregon occupation
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
ABC News:
The Note: When Chelsea Attacks  —  Hillary Clinton this morning defended her daughter's attacks against her Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care plan, despite criticism the remark was inaccurate.  “You know, I adore my daughter and I know what she was saying,” …
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: New York's PIX11
 
 
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate gridlock may be impossible to break
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Mark Shenk / Bloomberg Business:
Crude Falls Below $30 a Barrel for the First Time in 12 Years
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Republican hopefuls agree: The key to the White House is working-class whites
Discussion: Mother Jones
Joe Nelson / sbsun.com:
San Bernardino shooting victim's widow files $58M in claims against county
Discussion: Washington Post
Ethan Calloway / WJXT-TV:
HRO meeting attendee: ‘I lived most of my life sexually assaulting kids’
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Josh Peter / USA Today:
Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison at age 40
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Daily Mail:
Girl, 17, is ‘raped’ and her 14-year-old sister is sexually assaulted as she tried to save …
Chris Bodenner / The Atlantic:
What If Bernie Sanders Is the Democrats' Best Bet? Cont'd
Associated Press:
Clinton Gets Nod From Former Attorney General Eric Holder
ESPN:
Rams headed back to Los Angeles; Chargers have option to join
The White House / Medium:
President Obama's 2016 State of the Union Address
 

 
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