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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.
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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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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 …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher: We Must Stop ‘Evil’ Ted Cruz Before It's Too Late — The host of HBO's Real Time, which returns Friday, on why he's scared of Cruz, and the ‘underage hookers’ scandal that could sink Hillary Clinton's campaign. — For the past month and change, there's been a void …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Rand Paul: GOP is turning into 'the old white man's party' — Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) says the GOP is at risk of turning into “the old white man's party.” — “I think it's important that the Republican Party not be seen as a party that's not welcoming and that [doesn't] want new people,” …
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Bloomberg Business:
Trump and Cruz Fiercely Clash in Opening of Republican Debate
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Exclusive: RNC member urges party to rally against Trump
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The 12 biggest moments of the GOP debate
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MJ Lee / CNN:
GOP debate: Trump-Cruz ‘bromance’ is over
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Have Republicans Given Up on Fighting Donald Trump?
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Cruz explains what he meant by Trump's ‘New York values’
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
The New Donald Trump Anthem You Have to Hear
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz slams New York Times ‘hit’ on undisclosed bank loans
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Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Trump's Image Among Democrats, Independents Most Negative of Any GOP Candidate
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RedState:
Yes, Ted Cruz Did Disclose That Loan, the New York Times Just Didn't Report It
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Running second makes Cruz everyone's target at GOP debate
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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.
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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
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Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio seeks to dismiss court challenge to his eligibility to be president — Donald Trump in Pensacola on Wednesday night continued to question Canadian-born Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president, wondering if Cruz were to win the nomination and a court ruled against him, “What do you do?
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Paul's plan: Ditch debate, get more media
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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 …
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.
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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.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Lindsey Graham to endorse Jeb Bush for president — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Senator Lindsey Graham will endorse former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for president this morning, according to two sources familiar with the plans. — Graham, a hawkish South Carolina senator and influential foreign policy voice …
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Washington Post:
6th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant — Seven candidates participated in Thursday's 2016 presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) …
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