memeorandum: Drug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whites (New York Times)

3:10 PM ET, January 17, 2016

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Obama Cites Americans' Release as Win for ‘Smart’ Diplomacy — President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner in Iran and the full implementation of a historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, holding both up as victories for “smart” …

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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Obama Speaks on Iran: We Achieved Deal ‘Without Resorting to Another War’ — President Obama delivered remarks in the White House this morning on the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of four American prisoners yesterday. — The president repeatedly touted both as a victory for …

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Clinton calls for new sanctions on Iran

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Reuters:
Exclusive: In negotiating to free Americans in Iran, U.S. blinked on new sanctions

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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
US finds Iran in compliance with deal, lifts nuclear sanctions

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Ted Cruz / Guardian:
Trump condemns terms of Iran prisoner swap as Republicans join in criticism

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New York Times:
Iran Says It Has Released Four People in a Prisoner Swap

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John Santucci / ABC News:

Donald Trump Ramps up Attacks on Ted Cruz, Says 'He's a Nasty Guy'

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Alex Jaffe / NBC News:

Donald Trump Booed by Conservative Crowd After Attacks on Ted Cruz — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Among conservatives, Donald Trump can typically do no wrong — until he attacks Ted Cruz. — On Saturday, Trump drew boos from a grassroots conservative crowd during remarks at the South Carolina …

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Trump takes credit for Iran prisoner release — Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday said his rhetoric condemning the Iranian regime played an integral part in securing the release of four U.S. prisoners. — “So I've been hitting them hard, and I think I might …

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

Poll: Clinton Holds 25-Point National Lead Over Sanders — Hillary Clinton leads rival Bernie Sanders by 25 points nationally ahead of Sunday's final Democratic debate and the all-important Iowa caucuses, according to the latest results from the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

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Dan Merica / CNN:
Bernie Sanders backs away from 2005 gun vote

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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say

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Matthew MacWilliams / Politico:

The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You're a Trump Supporter — If I asked you what most defines Donald Trump supporters, what would you say? They're white? They're poor? They're uneducated? — You'd be wrong. — In fact, I've found a single statistically significant variable …

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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:

Some Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals — FOR those of us who argue in favor of gun safety laws, there are a few inconvenient facts. — We liberals are sometimes glib about equating guns and danger. In fact, it's complicated: The number of guns in America has increased …

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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:

Rubio: Law-abiding undocumented immigrants could stay — Sen. Marco Rubio says people who immigrated to the U.S. illegally but haven't committed any major crimes could be allowed to stay. — In an interview airing Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press,” the Florida contender …

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Daniel Bethencourt / Detroit Free Press:

Michael Moore, in Flint, says crisis ‘not a mistake’ — As Flint's water crisis reached a new national spotlight this week, director and Flint native Michael Moore held a rally in the city on Saturday, where he accused government leaders of intentionally poisoning thousands of people.

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Reigning Cats and Dogs — WASHINGTON — AFTER running as a man last time around, Hillary Clinton is now running as a woman. — Matthew Dowd, the former W. strategist who became an independent, says Hillary got it backward: She should have run as a woman in 2008, when she was beating back a feminized antiwar candidate.

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New York Times:

Drug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whites — Drug overdoses are driving up the death rate of young white adults in the United States to levels not seen since the end of the AIDS epidemic more than two decades ago — a turn of fortune that stands in sharp contrast …

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