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4:40 PM ET, January 19, 2016

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Palin tweets: 'Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?'  —  As rumors swirled on Tuesday over her possible endorsement of GOP poll-leader Donald Trump, Sarah Palin tweeted a link to a blog post by her daughter Bristol with the headline, “Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?”
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Bristol Palin:
Is THIS Why People Don't like Cruz?  —  Is my Mom going to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States?  —  That's the rumor, and I've been too busy with diapers to delve too much into politics these days.  But the rumors were enough to cause staffers from Ted Cruz's office to slam my mom.
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
How Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton  —  If Donald Trump becomes the next president of the United States, there will be plenty of surprises along the way.  One of the biggest will be the help he gets from black voters.  —  According to Republican pollsters and Trump's allies …
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Oh My: Palin to Endorse Trump in Iowa Today?  —  I'll admit it — when this speculation began mounting yesterday, I wasn't remotely sold on the idea that Palin was poised jump aboard the Trump Train when so many influential figures within the conservative talk radio constellation are at long …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump, Rallying Conservatives  —  Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential nominee who became a Tea Party sensation and a favorite of grass-roots conservatives, will endorse Donald J. Trump in Iowa on Tuesday, officials with his campaign confirmed.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Time for a Republican Conspiracy!  —  Members of the Republican governing class are like cowering freshmen at halftime of a high school football game.  Some are part of the Surrender Caucus, sitting sullenly on their stools resigned to the likelihood that their team is going to get crushed.
Benjamin Ginsberg / Politico:   Why the GOP Primary Could Be Even Crazier Than You Think
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Sarah Palin Expected to Continue Endorsing Sarah Palin Today
Discussion: CNN, Balloon Juice and Hot Air
NBC News:
First Read: For Hillary Clinton, It All Comes Down to Iowa
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge rejects Obama's executive privilege claim over Fast and Furious records  —  A federal judge has rejected President Barack Obama's assertion of executive privilege to deny Congress access to records pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious, a gunrunning probe that allegedly allowed thousands …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court to rule on Obama immigration orders  —  The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will take up a case challenging the legality of President Barack Obama's executive actions aimed at granting quasi-legal status and work permits to up to 5 million people who entered the U.S. illegally …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:   “The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would consider a legal challenge to President Obama's overhaul …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Here's a list of Bernie Sanders' $19.6 trillion in tax hikes
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
The Bernie Sanders Campaign Threw Hundreds of Homeless People Out into the Cold Yesterday
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday he would like to see Texas Republican Ted Cruz defeated in Iowa.  —  Speaking to reporters at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, Branstad said Iowans would make a mistake in supporting Cruz, the current Iowa frontrunner and staunch opponent of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Iowa governor wants Ted Cruz defeated
Discussion: Politico
ABC News:
The Note: Cruz Takes On Trump
Discussion: Politico, RedState and Bloomberg.com
Fox News:
Inspector General: Clinton emails had intel from most secretive, classified programs  —  EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton's emails on her unsecured, homebrew server contained intelligence from the U.S. government's most secretive and highly classified programs, according to an unclassified letter …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump, Clinton Still Way Ahead, Weekly Tracking Poll Shows  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to lead their respective fields nationally, according to the NBC|  SurveyMonkey weekly online tracking poll.  —  In the GOP race, it's Trump at 38 percent among Republican and Republican-leaning voters …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Clinton has a better shot at beating Trump than Sanders
Discussion: ABC News and Bloomberg.com
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Flint mayor meeting with Obama  —  The White House expects President Barack Obama to meet with Flint, Michigan, Mayor Karen Weaver later Tuesday, press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.  —  Weaver, who is visiting the White House for a conference of U.S. mayors, has already met with Valerie Jarrett …
Discussion: ABC News
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
New York Times:
Film Shows Clinton Aide's Own Struggle With Anthony Weiner Scandal  —  In May 2013, Huma Abedin and Anthony D. Weiner allowed filmmakers full access to his mayoral campaign with the hopes that the end result would document a spectacular political comeback, with Mr. Weiner being sworn in as mayor …
Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
At Liberty University, Donald Trump again stumbles when discussing religion  —  If you grew up going to an evangelical church, as I did, chances are you attended youth groups at which a leader asked everyone to name their favorite Bible verse.  —  When I was in middle school …
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Andrew / Statistical Modeling …:
Middle-aged white death trends update: It's all about women in the south  —  Jonathan Auerbach and I wrote up some of the age-adjustment stuff we discussed on this blog a couple months ago.  Here's our article, a shorter version of which will appear as a letter in PPNAS.
 
 
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson Suspends Events After Campaign Workers Injured in Accident
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Alison Abbott / Nature:
Italian papers on genetically modified crops under investigation
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
U.S. Rep. David Jolly filing bill to make Congress stop fundraising and get to work
Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Original “Aunt Viv” slams Jada Pinkett Smith's plan to boycott the Oscars
Discussion: KFOR-TV and CNN
Dan Hodges / Telegraph:
The election polls weren't wrong because of mistakes - pollsters deliberately cheated
Discussion: Vox Popoli
 Earlier Items: 
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Gladbrook, Ia.  — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum …
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
“For 20 opportunities to celebrate actors of color, actresses of color, to be missed last year …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Election-year rift opens in GOP
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Area Satirical Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously)
Gdrosenblum / CBS San FranciscoCBS San Francisco:
Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Block Bay Bridge; Dozens Arrested