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8:45 PM ET, January 15, 2016

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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Lupica: There's just no ‘value’ to Ted Cruz and his criticism to ‘New York values’  —  This is what Ted Cruz, who wasn't just born out of town but out of the country, said about Donald Trump the other day:  —  “Donald comes from New York and he embodies New York values.”
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Cruz plotting new attacks on Trump  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.— The Ted Cruz who came out swinging at Donald Trump on Thursday night is here to stay, now willing to not only answer Trump's criticisms but to eagerly define his rival's weaknesses as the 2016 race in Iowa becomes a two-man contest.
Skschust / CBS New YorkCBS New York:
Amid Heat Over ‘New York Values’ Comment, Ted Cruz Slams Cuomo, De Blasio  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Amid heat from both sides of the aisle following his comments about “New York values” during Thursday night's Republican presidential debate.  Ted Cruz issued an apology - but not for his remarks.
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
We Have Our First Lawsuit Over Ted Cruz's Eligibility — And It's A Doozy  —  An 85-year-old Houston lawyer filed suit Thursday asking a federal court in Texas to rule on whether Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) is eligible to be President.  It appears to be the first lawsuit challenging …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Cruz Apologizes To New Yorkers — For Their Liberal Politicians
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Rep. Peter King: Ted Cruz “A Fraud And A Hypocrite” On New York Values
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Corruption Gets Review at U.S. High Court With McDonnell Appeal
Discussion: Politico
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:   NY Gov Who Told Conservatives They Weren't ‘Welcome’ Says Cruz Should Apologize for ‘Values’ Comments
news.walmart.com:
Walmart Continues Sharpened Focus on Portfolio Management  —  Company exits Walmart Express pilot as part of closing 269 stores globally; Impacted associates to receive assistance  —  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT: NYSE) today announced plans to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally.
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David Goldman / CNNMoney:
Walmart will close 269 stores this year, affecting 16,000 workers
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Protester arrested in Burns, accused of driving stolen refuge vehicle  —  UPDATE: Protester ordered not to occupy federal property as condition of his release from federal charges now pending in Medford.  —  BURNS - Oregon State Police on Friday arrested one of the protesters occupying …
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
First Militiaman Arrested In Connection With Oregon Standoff  —  Police arrested one of the Oregon militiamen Friday for driving a refuge truck -which was the property of the federal government - into town.  —  According to the Oregonian, 62-year-old Kenneth Medenbach was arrested …
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Donald Trump has rented space at an Urbandale movie theater and will give Iowans free tickets to a showing of the Benghazi movie that critics of Hillary Clinton have been eagerly awaiting.  —  “Mr. Trump would like all Americans to know the truth about what happened at Benghazi …
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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 …
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Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart / Slate:
Hillary Clinton Isn't a Lesbian—but She Dresses Like One  —  Hillary Clinton's sense of style has been criticized for as long as she has been on the national political scene.  One of the uglier forms this mockery has taken, most often in barbed private jokes and comments but occasionally openly …
Discussion: Progressives Today
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Fiorina: I would have left Bill long ago  —  Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina leaned into her critique of Bill and Hillary Clinton's marriage on Friday morning during a round of interviews where she also blasted the GOP front-runners.  —  “If my husband had done some of the things …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sanders winning millennial women from Clinton
CNN:
American sailors told by Iranian captors to ‘act happy’  —  Washington (CNN)The 10 U.S. Navy sailors held by Iran were told by their captors to “act happy” while they were being videotaped during their detention, according to a U.S. defense official with access to the latest information about the debriefing of the sailors.
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CBS News:
Sean Penn has “a terrible regret” about “El Chapo” meeting  —  Actor Sean Penn is breaking his silence about his trip to Mexico to meet notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.  In an interview for this Sunday's “60 Minutes,” Penn spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose Thursday night …
TMZ.com:
‘Grizzly Adams’ Star Dan Haggerty Dies at 74  —  ‘GRIZZLY ADAMS’ STAR  —  DAN HAGGERTY DIES AT 74 … Famous '70s TV star Dan Haggerty — who played Grizzly Adams — died from cancer early Friday morning ... TMZ has learned.  —  Haggerty died at his home in the San Fernando Valley after battling cancer for the last few months.
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
The Crackpot Alternative Legal System That Threatens To Escalate The Oregon Standoff  —  Events in Harney County, Oregon, seem to be taking a turn toward escalation.  —  Armed men have been occupying a wildlife refuge for two weeks by now, saying they're taking a stand against the federal government's management of public land.
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
Former CIA chief in Benghazi challenges the story line of the new movie “13 Hours”  —  It is the most fateful moment in a movie that purports to present a searingly accurate account of the 2012 attacks that left four Americans dead in Benghazi, Libya: a scene in which the highest-ranking CIA operative …
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
GOP Congressman: Obama Most “Racially Divisive” President Since Civil War  —  “There probably has not been a more racially divisive, economic divisive president in the White House since we had presidents who supported slavery,” said Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks.  —  Drew Angerer / Getty Images
Alan Taylor / Reuters:
Photos of the Week: 1/9-1/15  —  Wild horses in Northern Ireland, a ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in NYC, icy weather across the north, the unveiling of a new Titanosaur fossil display, a glass shoe-shaped church in Taiwan, tributes to David Bowie, and much more.  —  HINTS: Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→.
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST
BBC:
Burkina Faso attack: Ouagadougou hotel hit by gunfire  —  Gunmen have attacked a hotel used by westerners in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in west Africa.  —  Eyewitnesses said two car bombs went off outside the Splendid hotel at around 19:30 local time (same as GMT).
 
 
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Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
Fox, News Corp. to keep HQs in Midtown
Andrew Perez / International Business Times:
GOP 2016: Emails Show Carly Fiorina Super PAC Helps Out At Campaign Events, Despite Coordination Rules
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
NY Times Produces Audio of Trump Endorsing Tariff He Swears He Never Endorsed
Discussion: alan.com
Cody Derespina / Fox News:
Growing number of police chiefs, sheriffs join call to arms
Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Eight people taken to hospitals after police find suspicious substance at House building
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Green Line attack victim: “I constantly see that girl coming toward me”
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Wendy Davis / CNN:
Why I'm talking about my abortions  —  Watch how Texas Senate filibuster began
Discussion: Mother Jones and LifeNews.com
The Local:
Town bans male refugees from pools amid complaints
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Adam Satariano / Bloomberg Business:
Apple May Be on Hook for $8 Billion in Taxes in Europe Probe
Discussion: Cult of Mac
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama gets what he wanted in the GOP debate
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
This is how toxic Flint's water really is
Discussion: RH Reality Check and Feministing
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
If Labor Dies, What's Next?
Discussion: ACS Blog
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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