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9:40 AM ET, January 15, 2016

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Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Republican Debate Shows What Donald Trump Has Already Won  —  Donald Trump may yet lose the Republican presidential nomination, and Thursday night's debate offered hints of the fights that could make that possible.  —  But the first GOP debate of 2016 revealed the extent to which Trump has already won.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump More Than Doubles National Lead in NBC/WSJ Poll  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald Trump has more than doubled his national lead in the Republican presidential race ahead of Thursday night's GOP debate here, according to the results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Have Republicans Given Up on Fighting Donald Trump?  —  A strange defeatism takes hold on the debate stage. … Months ago, during the Summer of Trump, Republicans looked at the appearance of this gross, comic, orange interloper among them with a mix of shock and disdain.
Politico:
The POLITICO Wrongometer  —  POLITICO's analysis of where the Republican field stretched the truth, steered around some inconvenient facts, or just plain got it wrong.  —  Rubio's dubious claims about how ISIS infiltrates our borders  —  The Florida senator warned that ISIS is recruiting doctors …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The 12 biggest moments of the GOP debate  —  A smaller cast featured harder hits Thursday, as seven top-polling Republican presidential candidates sought to leave a lasting impression with 18 days until voting begins in Iowa.  Here are the most memorable moments:  —  1. Citizenship melee
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Exclusive: RNC member urges party to rally against Trump  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Republican National Committeeman delivered a call-to-arms aimed at Donald Trump during a closed-door GOP meeting on Thursday, urging his colleagues to take a forceful stand against those who he said were destroying the party's brand.
Discussion: Mediaite
Bloomberg Business:
Cruz's ‘Natural-Born Citizen’ Status Tested in Birther Suit
Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Lupica: There's just no ‘value’ to Ted Cruz and his criticism to ‘New York values’
Paola Chavez / ABC News:
The New Donald Trump Anthem You Have to Hear
Discussion: 6abc.com, Yahoo Politics and Mediaite
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Trump's Image Among Democrats, Independents Most Negative of Any GOP Candidate
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz slams New York Times ‘hit’ on undisclosed bank loans
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Running second makes Cruz everyone's target at GOP debate
Ben White / Politico:
Bush donors await green light to jump ship  —  When Jeb Bush announced a record fundraising haul in July, the Florida Republican rewarded major donors with a two-day celebratory retreat at the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.  They also delivered a message: $114 million was just the beginning …
Discussion: RedState
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Lindsey Graham to endorse Jeb Bush for president  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Lindsey Graham will endorse former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for president, according to two sources familiar with the plans, and the two are slated to appear together in North Charleston Friday morning for the announcement.
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Trump-Cruz Rivalry Intensifies in Rollicking GOP Debate  —  The rivalry between the Republican Party's two leading candidates for president intensified in Thursday's debate, which featured the most rollicking action to date.  —  Yet rising tensions between billionaire businessman Donald Trump …
Discussion: Political Wire, ABC News and 6abc.com
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Glenn Beck Confronts Rand Paul For Questioning Cruz's Eligibility In Brutal Interview  —  “If you're not a constitutional scholar, if you're not a constitutional expert, then what the hell are we voting for you for,” Beck said to Paul.  —  Alex Wong / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com
Discussion: The Resurgent
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Fox Business:
Fox Business Network GOP Debates
KHON2:
Marine Corps helicopters collide off Haleiwa; search on for survivors  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: This post is preliminary and items may change as more information becomes available.  —  (CNN/KHON2) — Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 helicopters collided off the North Shore of Oahu late Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Discussion: Washington Post and WATE-TV
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Kelly Stevenson / ABC News:
2 Military Choppers Collide in Hawaii
Los Angeles Times:
Search is on for mysterious Powerball winner  —  Powerball players return to Chino Hills 7-Eleven, where one person purchased one of three winning Powerball tickets.  —  The search was on Thursday for the winner of the record Powerball jackpot, which was purchased in Chino Hills.
Primates 2016:
Statement from Primates 2016  —  Today the Primates agreed how they would walk together in the grace and love of Christ.  This agreement acknowledges the significant distance that remains but confirms their unanimous commitment to walk together.  —  The Primates regret that it appears …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's national lead is slipping faster in 2016 than it did in 2008  —  In 2008, Hillary Clinton saddled up for the Kentucky Derby on a thoroughbred that was a sure thing.  Her campaign was the finest colt in Kentucky, at odds that barely made it worth betting on her.
 
 
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Chris Davey / news.osu.edu:
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Carly Fiorina just told a whopper about our support to the Middle East at the #GOPDebate
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Bloomberg.com:
Fiorina Takes Jab at Hillary Clinton in GOP ‘Undercard’ Debate
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and Politico
Ivar / Spectator:
It's not only Germany that covers up mass sex attacks by migrant men... Sweden's record is shameful
Discussion: National Review
 

 
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