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8:10 PM ET, January 18, 2016

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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Top Google debate question: Will Hillary be prosecuted?  —  Some of the top trending questions on Google during Sunday's Democratic presidential debate related to Hillary Clinton's legal troubles.  —  “Will Hillary Clinton get prosecuted?” is the top question being asked on Google searches concerning …
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Peter Schweizer / New York Post:
Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive Marc Rich continues to pay big
Discussion: American Spectator and Hot Air
TMZ.com:
Glenn Frey — Eagles Guitarist Dead At 67  —  EAGLES GUITARIST DEAD AT 67  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Glenn Frey, co-founder and guitarist for the Eagles, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
RNC officially severs ties with NBC for February debate  —  The Republican National Committee officially severed ties on Monday with NBC for what was supposed to be a Feb. 26 Republican primary debate in Houston.  —  The committee voted via conference call Monday after negotiations with NBC failed …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — RNC Officially Severs Ties With NBC News For Upcoming GOP Debate
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: Mediaite, Hullabaloo and Guardian
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Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Donald Trump branded a ‘buffoon, demagogue and wazzock’ by MPs - but Republican ignores UK ban debate
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Blake Hounshell / Politico:
Trump bungles Bible reference at Liberty University  —  Donald Trump, speaking to a religious crowd at Virginia's Liberty University on Monday, turned to Scripture.  —  “We're going to protect Christianity.  I can say that.  I don't have to be politically correct,” he said.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Pardons 21 Iranians Convicted of Violating Sanctions  —  The Obama administration confirmed late Sunday it had delayed the imposition of new ballistic missile sanctions on Iran to ensure the Islamic Republic released five imprisoned Americans under a secret agreement reached on the sidelines …
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Ron Paul / Townhall.com:
When Peace Breaks Out With Iran...
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Freed Americans reunited with their families
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 and PoliticusUSA
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Portrait of a Party on the Verge of Coming Apart … CHARLESTON, South Carolina—For a certain type of Republican, the fantasy world where Donald Trump is not winning the GOP primary is a very nice place to live.  —  Beth Hansen, the campaign manager for John Kasich, is this type of Republican.
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) …
Kelly House / Oregonian:
Oregon standoff: Occupiers recruit ranchers to stop paying grazing fees  —  BURNS — Members of the armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife refuge said Monday that they've recruited ranchers to stop paying the federal government for the right to run cattle on public land.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
The Hill:
Obama eyes ‘audacious’ use of executive power in final year  —  President Obama's pledge to pursue “audacious” executive action during his final year in office is stirring a frenzy of speculation about what he might have up his sleeve.  —  White House chief of staff Denis McDonough this week said …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP to blame for civility's breakdown
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
On Our Minds:
New statement about the picture book “A Birthday Cake for George Washington”  —  Scholastic is announcing today that we are stopping the distribution of the book entitled A Birthday Cake for George Washington, by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, and will accept all returns.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Clinton Aides Resisted State Department Suggestion That Clinton Use State.gov Account  —  Bombshell emails from the State Department show that a top official at the agency suggested to Hillary Clinton's aide, Huma Abedin, in Aug. 2011 that the then-secretary of state begin using …
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 …
The American Interest:
Andrew Jackson, Revenant  —  The biggest story in America today is the roaring return of Andrew Jackson's spirit into the political debate.  —  Not since he fought with Nicholas Biddle over the future of the Bank of the United States has Andrew Jackson been this controversial or this central in American political life.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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New York Post:
The rape of the US Marine Corps: a lunatic drive for ‘fairness’
Discussion: Hot Air
Larry Elliott Economics / Guardian:
Richest 62 people as wealthy as half of world's population, says Oxfam
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
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Andrew Shain / The State:
Poll: Trump still leading in SC, Bush rising
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and WayneDupree.com
Ann Hornaday / Washington Post:
‘13 Hours,’ Benghazi and the slippery definition of ‘political’
Discussion: Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
In primary challenge, Wasserman Schultz faces unprecedented test
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
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

 
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