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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's single-payer plan isn't a plan at all — Sanders's long-awaited health care plan is, by turns, vague and unrealistic. — Hillary Clinton has made a lot of bad arguments about Bernie Sanders's support for single-payer. But her best argument was her simplest …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and losers from the fourth Democratic presidential debate — The fourth Democratic presidential debate — and the last one before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary next month — is in the books. The best and the worst from the night are below. And make sure to check out our annotated debate transcript!
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BostonGlobe.com, Post and Courier, Associated Press and Slantpoint
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Bernie mopped the floor with Hillary — Mainstream Democrats breathed a sigh of relief in October when Hillary Clinton dominated the first debate with Bernie Sanders — but after Sunday night's debate, they're probably hyperventilating. Or ought to be. — The Sanders surge …
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Power Line, New York Times and Instapundit
Rick Klein / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Embraces Obama Legacy, as Bernie Sanders Aims for Democrats' Hearts — The Democrats' final debate before 2016 voting starts brought clarity to the choice ahead for Democratic primary voters, in a battle that's pitting the party's head against its heart.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Why Clinton brought up Flint's water crisis
Why Clinton brought up Flint's water crisis
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The Last Tradition and Yahoo Politics
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Don't be fooled by Bernie Sanders — he's a diehard communist
Don't be fooled by Bernie Sanders — he's a diehard communist
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders slams Clinton: 'I don't get personal speaking fees from Goldman Sachs'
Sanders slams Clinton: 'I don't get personal speaking fees from Goldman Sachs'
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Taylor Marsh, Hot Air and Bloomberg.com
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders brawl over doctors, guns and money
Clinton and Sanders brawl over doctors, guns and money
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
This number proves Bernie Sanders can win Iowa
This number proves Bernie Sanders can win Iowa
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Christian Science Monitor, Daily Wire, Politico, Daily Kos, Booman Tribune and The Daily Banter
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP to blame for civility's breakdown — If you ask me, President Obama is being way too hard on himself. — “It's one of the few regrets of my presidency, that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better,” the president said during his final State of the Union address last week.
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The Moderate Voice
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Obama's Republican Foreign Policy Critics Don't Understand How the World Works — They seem to think that “hitting them hard” is the only way to get people to do things. — Wherever your stance on the political spectrum, there's no point listening to Republicans rail against President Obama's policies.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama: Always Wrong, Never In Doubt
Obama: Always Wrong, Never In Doubt
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Barack Obama and the Hall of Fame of Straw Men
Barack Obama and the Hall of Fame of Straw Men
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Peter Schweizer / New York Post:
Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive Marc Rich continues to pay big — Fifteen years ago this month, on Jan. 20, 2001, his last day in office, Bill Clinton issued a pardon for international fugitive Marc Rich. It would become perhaps the most condemned official act of Clinton's political career.
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Donald Trump's Epic Weekend Meltdown — Maybe Donald Trump needs some of that “free” mental healthcare that the Democrats were talking about last night. — If you are like most ordinary Americans, you probably spent the weekend watching the NFL playoffs, or spending time with your family …
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Booman Tribune, Guardian and NBC News
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
In primary challenge, Wasserman Schultz faces unprecedented test — For Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the problems with the left just keep coming. — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) chief has infuriated many Democrats with her handling of the party's presidential primary debates.
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
DNC chief: Debates scheduled to ‘maximize’ candidates' exposure
DNC chief: Debates scheduled to ‘maximize’ candidates' exposure
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BuzzFeed:
Secret files exposing — evidence of widespread match-fixing by players at the upper level of world tennis can today be revealed by BuzzFeed News and the BBC. — The sport's governing bodies have been warned repeatedly about a core group of 16 players - all of whom have ranked in the top 50 …
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Sam Marcosson / Courier-Journal:
Defending UofL law school's compassion project — As I approach the end of my 20th year as a law teacher, I should no longer be surprised that law professors can find a way to complain about things as seemingly pleasant and uncontroversial as blue skies and children's laughter. Or, in this instance, compassion.
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ProfessorBainbridge.com and Althouse
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Russell L. Weaver / Courier-Journal:
U of L law professor: ‘Veered to partisan agenda’
U of L law professor: ‘Veered to partisan agenda’
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The Daily Caller
Ann Hornaday / Washington Post:
‘13 Hours,’ Benghazi and the slippery definition of ‘political’ — In a juxtaposition so perverse that it could only have been dreamt up in Hollywood, the holiday designated to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. — America's most prominent practitioner of nonviolence — has become the go-to weekend for war movies.
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Forbes and Washington Free Beacon
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
New Donald Trump Radio Ad Features Daughter Ivanka — GOP front-runner Donald Trump is out with a new radio ad starring his daughter Ivanka Trump. — The spot features the 34-year-old businesswoman talking about her father's influence on her as a parent.
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Judd Gregg / The Hill:
Restoring the middle — Ok, enough. — Ok, enough with the anger. — No one can govern with anger as their motivation. It leads, as history has shown all too often, to profoundly unfortunate results. It is also antithetical to the American dream. — This is not a nation built on anger.