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1:10 AM ET, January 18, 2016

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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
Don't be fooled by Bernie Sanders — he's a diehard communist  —  As polls tighten and self-described socialist Bernie Sanders looks more like a serious contender than a novelty candidate for president, the liberal media elite have suddenly stopped calling him socialist.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and alan.com
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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.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders slams Clinton: 'I don't get personal speaking fees from Goldman Sachs'  —  Bernie Sanders took a shot at Hillary Clinton's past speaking engagements with Goldman Sachs tonight in one of his sharpest criticisms of her record on Wall Street yet.  —  “The first difference is I don't take money from big banks.
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
Noah Weiland / Politico:
Who spoke the most tonight?  —  Bernie Sanders used his last debate before the Iowa caucuses to add more nuance to his criticisms of Hillary Clinton's relationship with Wall Street, though he was on the defensive on gun control and his call to raise taxes to pay for his new health plan.
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
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:
Barack Obama and the Hall of Fame of Straw Men  —  Barack Obama is famous for the false choice: time after time, he posits only two alternatives, one of which is his preferred course while the other option is an obvious straw man, sometimes a course that has never been advocated by anyone.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama: Always Wrong, Never In Doubt
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Obama Speaks on Iran: We Achieved Deal ‘Without Resorting to Another War’
Discussion: The Daily Banter
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's single-payer plan isn't a plan at all  —  Sanders' 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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Bloomberg Business:
Sanders Releases ‘Medicare for All’ Health Care Plan Hours Before Democratic Debate  —  The Vermont senator's plan faces stiff opposition from the insurance industry, and would be paid for with a large tax increase.  —  aritbenie  —  aawayne  —  Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders laid …
Discussion: TIME and Politico
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders brawl over doctors, guns and money
Dan Merica / CNN:
Bernie Sanders backs away from 2005 gun vote
Discussion: ABC News, Slantpoint and The Week
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Why Clinton brought up Flint's water crisis  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn't want to leave Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate without addressing one topic that didn't come up until she mentioned it: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's handling of a contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
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Daniel Bethencourt / Detroit Free Press:
Michael Moore, in Flint, says crisis ‘not a mistake’
Discussion: Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Rubio: Law-abiding undocumented immigrants could stay  —  Sen. Marco Rubio says people who immigrated to the U.S. illegally but haven't committed any major crimes could be allowed to stay.  —  In an interview airing Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press,” the Florida contender …
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Politics:
Marco Rubio bought a gun to be ‘last line of defense between ISIS and my family’
Discussion: New York Times
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Fox host scorches Cruz over ‘carpet bombing’ ISIS rhetoric: It proves you have ‘no military experience’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has defended his plan to “carpet bomb” civilian areas occupied by ISIS in the face of critics …
Russell L. Weaver / Courier-Journal:
U of L law professor: ‘Veered to partisan agenda’  —  In a recent commentary, one of my colleagues attempted to portray the law school's decision to embrace “social justice” and “compassion” as benign, and having nothing to do with a “liberal agenda.”  He viewed these concepts as essential in a modern society.
OPB:
Militant Says Foster Children Were Pulled From His Home  —  A militant leader on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge told OPB his involvement in the occupation has resulted in the loss of his four foster children.  —  Robert “LaVoy” Finicum and his wife Jeanette were foster care parents for troubled boys.
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Brendan O'Connor / Gawker:   Oregon Militia Spokesman Says Foster Children Were Removed From His Home
NBC News:
Watch Live: NBC News-YouTube Democratic Debate in S.C.  —  LOCAL NEWS  —  FEATURED  —  Watch Live: NBC News-YouTube Democratic Debate in S.C.  —  POLITICS NEWS  — More  —  Getty Images
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Last Refuge
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
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