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2:45 PM ET, January 18, 2016

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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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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 …
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.
Discussion: Hot Air
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Reform Realities  —  Health reform is the signature achievement of the Obama presidency.  It was the biggest expansion of the social safety net since Medicare was established in the 1960s.  It more or less achieves a goal — access to health insurance for all Americans …
Discussion: Washington Post
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!
Rick Klein / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Embraces Obama Legacy, as Bernie Sanders Aims for Democrats' Hearts
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Don't be fooled by Bernie Sanders — he's a diehard communist
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and alan.com
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders brawl over doctors, guns and money
Noah Weiland / Politico:
Who spoke the most during the debate?
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg Business:
Sanders Releases ‘Medicare for All’ Health Plan Hours Before Debate
Discussion: TIME
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 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Guardian
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.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ron Paul / Townhall.com:
When Peace Breaks Out With Iran...  This has been the most dramatic week in US/Iranian relations since 1979.  —  Last weekend ten US Navy personnel were caught in Iranian waters, as the Pentagon kept changing its story on how they got there.  It could have been a disaster for President Obama's big gamble …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Obama's Republican Foreign Policy Critics Don't Understand How the World Works
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Exclusive: Chris Christie Calls Ted Cruz ‘Asinine’ For New York Values Smear  —  He also calls Cruz a ‘Washington insider’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is none too pleased with rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's criticism of “New York values.”  —  In an interview with TIME in Iowa Sunday …
Jeb Bush:
Restoring the Right to Rise Through a Quality Education  —  A Blueprint for a 21st Century American Education System  —  Every individual in this country has the right to rise.  Yet today, the American Dream—the idea that anything is possible through hard work—is threatened …
Peter Fricke / Campus Reform:
Portland Community College to devote an entire month to 'whiteness'-shaming  — The school says the month is an “educational project” exploring how the “construct of whiteness” creates racial inequality.  —  Portland Community College has designated April “Whiteness History Month” (WHM) …
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 …
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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Blake Hounshell / Politico:
Trump bungles Bible reference at Liberty University
Larry Elliott Economics / Guardian:
Richest 62 people as wealthy as half of world's population, says Oxfam
Discussion: Samizdata and The Daily Caller
David Fleshler / Sun-Sentinel:
Shark in swimming pool was ‘half dead,’ says woman who found it, tried to save it
Discussion: Mediaite and New York's PIX11
Andrew Shain / The State:
Poll: Trump still leading in SC, Bush rising
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and WayneDupree.com
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
New Donald Trump Radio Ad Features Daughter Ivanka
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
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Ann Hornaday / Washington Post:
‘13 Hours,’ Benghazi and the slippery definition of ‘political’
Discussion: Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit and Forbes
CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION
Discussion: Althouse
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
Restoring the middle  —  Ok, enough.  —  Ok, enough with the anger.
Christine Rousselle / Washington Post:
Walmart Cancels Plans for Two DC Stores Due to Minimum Wage Concerns
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama: Always Wrong, Never In Doubt
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Why Clinton brought up Flint's water crisis
Discussion: The Last Tradition
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

 
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