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4:00 AM ET, January 19, 2016

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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
The Religious Right's Donald Trump Dilemma  —  There were many unbelievable moments over the course of Donald Trump's speech on Monday at Liberty University, the evangelical college founded by the late Jerry Falwell.  —  There was his citation of the Bible: “Two Corinthians 3-17, that's the whole ball game. ...
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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.
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.
Discussion: TIME and Yahoo Politics
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump takes Liberty, courts Christian crowd
Discussion: NPR and Washington Post
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.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Donald Trump branded a ‘buffoon, demagogue and wazzock’ by MPs - but Republican ignores UK ban debate
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Hullabaloo
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Donald Trump's Epic Weekend Meltdown
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.
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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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
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Slantpoint
Washington Post:
Freed Americans reunited with their families  —  LANDSTUHL, Germany — Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was freed Saturday after almost 18 months of incarceration in an Iranian prison, met with Post editors Monday for the first time since his release and said he was “feeling good” …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Pardons 21 Iranians Convicted of Violating Sanctions
Ron Paul / Townhall.com:
When Peace Breaks Out With Iran...
Discussion: Mediaite
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.
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.
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Gas Price Hits 47 Cents a Gallon in Michigan After Price War
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and The Week
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 …
Ali Meyer / Washington Free Beacon:
Americans Giving Up on Jobs  —  Forty percent of Americans who are capable of working but who don't have a job say they have completely given up looking for work, according to a new report.  —  The findings of a survey conducted by Express Employment Professionals show that the longer …
 
 
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