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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.
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Weasel Zippers and alan.com
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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.
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Politico and Associated Press

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.
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Bloomberg.com


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.
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Bloomberg.com

Poll: Clinton Holds 25-Point National Lead Over Sanders
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Guardian, The Daily Banter, Slantpoint, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Yahoo Politics, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Taylor Marsh and Politico


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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New York Times, The Mahablog, Washington Post, Raw Story, The Huffington Post and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »
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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.
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The White House and Washington Post


Obama: Always Wrong, Never In Doubt
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New York Post and International Liberty

Obama Celebrates Return of Prisoners, Announces Sanctions
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The Last Tradition, addictinginfo.org and Politico

Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted
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New Yorker, Outside the Beltway, Climate Home, CBS News and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »

Obama Speaks on Iran: We Achieved Deal ‘Without Resorting to Another War’
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The Daily Banter


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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On Point with Tom Ashbrook, Washington Post, NBC News and the progressive physician
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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 …

Clinton and Sanders brawl over doctors, guns and money
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Bloomberg.com and Bloomberg Business


‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
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Bloomberg Business, Politico, Yahoo Politics, Bloomberg.com and PoliticusUSA

Bernie Sanders backs away from 2005 gun vote
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ABC News, Slantpoint and The Week

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.
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Yahoo Politics
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President Obama declares emergency in Flint
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ThinkProgress, MichelleMalkin.com, DownWithTyranny!, MLive.com, Hullabaloo and The White House

Michael Moore, in Flint, says crisis ‘not a mistake’
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Raw Story and addictinginfo.org

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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The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Gateway Pundit, Allen B. West, The Last Refuge and RedState
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Rubio Says He Bought A Gun On Christmas Eve To Help Defend America Against ISIS
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Guardian, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo and Slantpoint

Marco Rubio bought a gun to be ‘last line of defense between ISIS and my family’
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New York Times


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 …
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Mediaite, addictinginfo.org and alan.com


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.
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ProfessorBainbridge.com and The Daily Caller


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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Talking Points Memo and addictinginfo.org
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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
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Daily Kos and The Last Refuge
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Donald Trump Booed by Conservative Crowd After Attacks on Ted Cruz
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RedState, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Breitbart, The Resurgent and The Right Scoop