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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.
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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.
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.
Jordan Sargent / Gawker:
Track Palin Was Arrested Last Night for Domestic Violence — Today is a big day for Sarah Palin. She is in Iowa to endorse Donald Trump, which will shore up Trump's standing with Real Americans and once again give the Palin family a moment in the national spotlight.
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USA Today:
Trump's ‘big announcement’ sparks Palin buzz — 15k Shares — Donald Trump earlier this week touted on Twitter that he'd be making a “big announcement” on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa. A Facebook post from Trump on Sunday indicated he would have “a very special guest in attendance.”
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz aide ‘deeply disappointed’ if Palin endorses Trump — A top aide to Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) said Tuesday that he would be “deeply disappointed” if Sarah Palin endorsed his Republican presidential rival Donald Trump. — Cruz communications director Rick Tyler unloaded on Trump during …
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
It's Official: Palin Endorses Trump — Well, this was more or less expected news. The final insult contained in this ridiculous charade is that the Trump campaign did not even release the news to one of the news organizations like Breitbart who have knelt before them in fawning servitude since day one …
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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?”
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump calls for higher ethanol mandate
Trump calls for higher ethanol mandate
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The Republican establishment really, really doesn't like Ted Cruz
The Republican establishment really, really doesn't like Ted Cruz
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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Ted Cruz camp: ‘Blow to Sarah Palin’ if she endorses Donald Trump
Ted Cruz camp: ‘Blow to Sarah Palin’ if she endorses Donald Trump
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Rick Perry: “We All Make Fun Of New York”
Rick Perry: “We All Make Fun Of New York”
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Match Made In Reality TV Heaven: Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump
Match Made In Reality TV Heaven: Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz hits back against Branstad, labels Iowa governor part of ‘Washington cartel’
Cruz hits back against Branstad, labels Iowa governor part of ‘Washington cartel’
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Why Precisely Is Bernie Sanders Against Reparations? — Last week Bernie Sanders was asked whether he was in favor of “reparations for slavery.” It is worth considering Sanders's response in full: … For those of us interested in how the left prioritizes its various radicalisms, Sanders's answer is illuminating.
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CNN/WMUR Poll: Sanders trouncing Clinton in New Hampshire
CNN/WMUR Poll: Sanders trouncing Clinton in New Hampshire
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Here's a list of Bernie Sanders' $19.6 trillion in tax hikes
Here's a list of Bernie Sanders' $19.6 trillion in tax hikes
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Weakened at Bernie's — With the release of Bernie Sanders …
Weakened at Bernie's — With the release of Bernie Sanders …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump, Clinton Still Way Ahead, Weekly Tracking Poll Shows
Trump, Clinton Still Way Ahead, Weekly Tracking Poll Shows
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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 …
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Beware A GOP Calendar Front-Loaded With States Friendly To Trump And Cruz
Beware A GOP Calendar Front-Loaded With States Friendly To Trump And Cruz
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NBC News:
First Read: For Hillary Clinton, It All Comes Down to Iowa
First Read: For Hillary Clinton, It All Comes Down to Iowa
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Time for a Republican Conspiracy!
Time for a Republican Conspiracy!
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Benjamin Ginsberg / Politico:
Why the GOP Primary Could Be Even Crazier Than You Think
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Report: 10% of college graduates think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court — (CNN)Nearly 10% of college graduates surveyed in a poll believe Judith Sheindlin, aka “Judge Judy,” serves on the Supreme Court. — Sheindlin is an American lawyer made popular as the judge on a court show by the name of “Judge Judy.”
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New York Times:
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Immigration policy: Review and decision this Term
Immigration policy: Review and decision this Term
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court to rule on Obama immigration orders
Supreme Court to rule on Obama immigration orders
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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 …
Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times:
State lawmaker in Olympia asks visiting teens if they're virgins — Walking into a meeting with state Rep. Mary Dye, a group of high school students visiting Olympia with Planned Parenthood didn't expect to be asked if they were virgins. — OLYMPIA — Walking into a meeting Monday morning …
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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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Jeremy Gray / al.com:
On bitterly cold night, Birmingham's homeless warming station used for Sanders rally — With temperatures in Birmingham expected to dropped to 20 overnight Monday — the lowest temperature thus far in 2016 — the place where the city's homeless usually go to seek shelter from the cold was unavailable.
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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