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11:30 AM ET, January 14, 2016

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Catherine Shoard / Guardian:
Alan Rickman, giant of British screen and stage, dies at 69  —  Much-loved star of stage, TV and films including Harry Potter and Die Hard - and owner of one of the most singular voices in acting ­- has died in London  —  Alan Rickman, one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors …
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BBC:
Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard actor, dies aged 69  —  Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69, his family has said.  —  The star had been suffering from cancer, a statement said.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Alan Rickman, British Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 69  —  Alan Rickman, the British stage and screen actor whose distinct voice and features were the basis for formidable characters, died on Thursday morning.  He was 69.  —  A spokesman for the London-based Independent Talent Group confirmed his death.
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Clinton slides, leads Sanders by 2 points  —  Hillary Clinton has lost most of her lead over Bernie Sanders in the race to win Iowa's Democratic presidential caucuses, a new Iowa Poll shows.  —  Clinton, who has been the favorite all along, now leads Sanders by just 2 percentage points …
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Brent Budowksy / The Hill:
Brent Budowsky: Why Clinton feels the burn  —  There is joy in the hearts of the army of small donors supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for president as a growing number of polls show increasing numbers of voters feeling the Bern in Iowa, New Hampshire and nationally.
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg.com
The Nation:
Bernie Sanders for President  —  With integrity and principle, the Vermont senator is calling Americans to a political revolution.  —  By  —  Senator Bernie Sanders greets supporters at a campaign rally outside the New Hampshire State House on November 5, 2015.  Reuters/Brian Snyder
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Heilemann: Chelsea's Claim Sanders Would ‘Strip Millions’ of Health Insurance a ‘Lie’
Discussion: The Resurgent and Don Surber
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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Katie Glueck / Politico:
How Ted Cruz wins debates  —  Wolf Blitzer didn't think Ted Cruz had sufficiently answered his question.  Neither did Hugh Hewitt.  Or Maria Bartiromo.  Or Dana Bash.  So each moderator at the last two Republican debates pressed Cruz further.  —  “Yes or no?”  Blitzer demanded.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
South Carolina GOP chairman: Coulter's attack on Haley ‘despicable’  —  The chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party on Wednesday blasted conservative commentator Ann Coulter for suggesting his state's governor, Nikki Haley, be deported.  —  “First off, what Ann Coulter said is despicable …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
South Carolina GOP Chair Blasts Coulter, Defends Haley
Joe Cochrane / New York Times:
Jakarta Attack Kills at Least 2, Indonesian Officials Say  —  JAKARTA, Indonesia — Explosions and gunfire rocked the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday in what the police called a terrorist attack.  At least two civilians were killed, senior officials said, along with five assailants.
Discussion: The Week and ATTN
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Paul Ryan: Obama's State of the Union ‘degrades the presidency’  —  WASHINGTON — In a scathing response to President Obama's State of the Union Address, House Speaker Paul Ryan told USA TODAY on Wednesday that the speech's political tone toward Donald Trump and the Republican presidential field “degrades the presidency.”
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Los Angeles Times:
Obama's State of the Union pledge to push for bipartisan redistricting reform was a late add
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in tonight's GOP debate  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. - Establishment Republicans are bracing themselves for a circular firing squad as the 2016 GOP candidates gather here for Thursday's debate.  —  A cluster of contenders in a fierce competition to command the mainstream GOP lane …
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Streiff / RedState:
Ted Cruz Is Breaking Through the Establishment Firewall  —  Several times on RedState we've commented on how the GOP establishment seems to be poised to support and accept a Donald Trump candidacy if the alternative is Ted Cruz (here |  here).  What we are hearing comes mostly from the consultant/bottomfeeder class.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and New York Times
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
How Badly Has the U.S. Been Humiliated?  Let's Count the Ways [Updated]  —  Paul has offered thoughts on the release of the U.S. sailors, all of which I agree with.  I want to add a few further observations.  —  The day began with Joe Biden touting the president's State of the Union speech on CBS.
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David French / National Review:
Iran's Propaganda Victory in One Illegal Image
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Jeb: ‘Donald Trump is a jerk’ to disabled  —  Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) says that Donald Trump is “a jerk” for his past remarks toward the disabled in a new online ad released Thursday.  —  “I've got to get this off my chest — Donald Trump is a jerk,” the GOP presidential candidate said in the spot titled “Enough.”
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Hot Air
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Obama's final State of the Union address draws record-low TV audience  —  President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address drew 31.3 million viewers across 12 networks, marking a new record low in viewership, according to Nielsen.  —  More than 21 million people watched on the “big four” broadcast networks.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Al Jazeera America shutting down
Sydney Morning Herald:
Police clear Opera House, ferries cancelled  —  Sydney Opera House evacuated  —  RAW VISION: A police operation at the Sydney Opera House forced staff and tourists to be evacuated from the area.  —  The Sydney Opera House precinct was cordoned off by police and a second operation was conducted in Manly on Thursday.
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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MSNBC:
Hello from the other side: When 2016 reporters swapped beats
Discussion: Shakesville
 
 
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Jon Chesto / BostonGlobe.com:
The expected ripple effect of GE's move to Boston
Discussion: Bloomberg View, WPRI-TV and WWLP-TV
Danny Yadron / Guardian:
Pope Francis to join Google's Eric Schmidt in rare tech industry meeting
Discussion: Gizmodo, Business Insider and The Verge
Luke Milligan / Courier-Journal:
Commentary | UofL law school is no longer neutral
Discussion: Overlawyered
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
Looming setback for public unions would be a political earthquake
Discussion: Betsy's Page
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Rand Paul: GOP is ‘responsible’ for my debate exclusion
RealClearPolitics:
Trump: Germans Are Going To Riot, Overthrow Merkel; Syrian Migrants Could Be “Trojan Horse”
Discussion: Hullabaloo
David French / National Review:
The Radical Left Will Never Let Christian Colleges Be Christian
Discussion: Mother Jones
Karen Grigsby Bates / Race : NPR:
For Some African-Americans, Gun Ownership Underscores Segregated Past
Discussion: Moe Lane
 

 
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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”

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

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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