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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 …
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
Documents Show Donald Trump's New York Values Do NOT Include Giving To 9/11 Charities — Donald Trump has been talking (and tweeting) about 9/11 an awful lot lately, mostly in response to a relentlessly scrutinized comment that Ted Cruz made about “New York values.”
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Donald Trump's Epic Weekend Meltdown
Donald Trump's Epic Weekend Meltdown
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Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Donald Trump branded a ‘buffoon, demagogue and wazzock’ by MPs - but Republican ignores UK ban debate
Donald Trump branded a ‘buffoon, demagogue and wazzock’ by MPs - but Republican ignores UK ban debate
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Mary Papenfuss / International Business Times:
US: Legendary musician Carlos Santana calls Donald Trump “an angry ape”
US: Legendary musician Carlos Santana calls Donald Trump “an angry ape”
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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.
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Eagles:
It Is With The Heaviest of Hearts That We Announce... ...the passing of our comrade, Eagles founder, Glenn Frey, in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016. — Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.
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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.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Trump: Christianity ‘under siege’ — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump touted his faith at Liberty University on Monday, telling the conservative college that Christians have to ban together because their religion “is under siege.” — “We're going to protect Christianity,” he said.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
RNC replaces NBC with CNN 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. Instead, CNN will host the debate in Houston on Thursday, Feb. 25, five days before Super Tuesday.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — RNC Officially Severs Ties With NBC News For Upcoming GOP Debate
Exclusive — RNC Officially Severs Ties With NBC News For Upcoming GOP Debate
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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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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Bernie mopped the floor with Hillary
Bernie mopped the floor with Hillary
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Peter Schweizer / New York Post:
Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive Marc Rich continues to pay big
Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive Marc Rich continues to pay big
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and losers from the fourth Democratic presidential debate
Winners and losers from the fourth Democratic presidential debate
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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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) …
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Mara H. Gottfried / TwinCities.com:
St. Paul cop allegedly urged drivers to hit Black Lives Matter protesters — St. Paul police have placed a sergeant on leave as they investigate a report that he posted on Facebook, “Run them over,” in response to an article about a Black Lives Matter protest, which blocked traffic Monday.
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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 …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Turns, Repeatedly, to a Democrat Not on the Debate Stage: Obama
Hillary Clinton Turns, Repeatedly, to a Democrat Not on the Debate Stage: Obama
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