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9:40 AM ET, January 20, 2016

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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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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
So, Uh, Here's The Full Text Of Sarah Palin's Bizarre Trump Speech  —  “Thank you so much.  It's so great to be here in Iowa.  We're here just thawing out.  Todd and I and a couple of our friends here from Alaska, lending our support for the next president of our great United States of America, Donald J. Trump.
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: Sarah Palin could ‘play a position’ in my administration  —  Donald Trump tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie he hasn't discussed the possibility of Sarah Palin being his running mate — but there “certainly would be a role somewhere in the administration” for her if he was elected.
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.
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.
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Beware A GOP Calendar Front-Loaded With States Friendly To Trump And Cruz  —  In a few weeks' time, it's possible that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz will steamroll their way through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and dominate the so-called “SEC Primary” — the collection of 13 mostly Southern states …
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday …
Associated Press:
Sarah Palin: Trump ‘Would Let Our Warriors Do Their Job’
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and WCDC-TV
Associated Press:
Rubio Betting on a Long-Haul Strategy to Win GOP Nomination
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The Republican establishment really, really doesn't like Ted Cruz
USA Today:
Trump's ‘big announcement’ sparks Palin buzz
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Rick Perry: “We All Make Fun Of New York”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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:
CNN/WMUR Poll: Sanders trouncing Clinton in New Hampshire  —  (CNN)Bernie Sanders' lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire is on the rise, with the Vermont senator leading the former secretary of state by 27 points, 60% to 33%, a new CNN/WMUR poll has found.
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 …
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Email Said to Include Material Exceeding ‘Top Secret’  —  WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials reviewing emails on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private computer server have found information they consider to be of a higher level of classification than “top secret …
Discussion: The Week
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
'90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton's Strength With Women  —  This month, Lena Dunham, wearing a red, white and blue sweater dress with the word “Hillary” emblazoned across the chest, told voters how Hillary Clinton had overcome sexism in her political career.
Alix Bryan / WTVR-TV:
Virginia mom missing for two months arrested in Georgia  —  BLACKSTONE, Va. — A missing Blackstone mother of two has been found, both Blackstone police and the family confirmed.  —  Crystal Griffin Redd, who hasn't been seen by her family in over two months, was picked up by police in Georgia Tuesday afternoon.
Discussion: FOX2now.com
William La Jeunesse / Fox News:
Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at ‘El Chapo’ hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program  —  A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's hideout in Mexico was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Federal Judge Obama Appointed Strikes Down His Fast and Furious Executive Privilege Claim
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 …
Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
GOP Strategist Calls Trump Supporters ‘Childless, Single Men Who Masturbate To Anime’  —  If anyone was wondering what the GOP establishment really thinks of Donald Trump and his supporters, well, here you go.  Here's GOP strategist Rick Wilson on this Tuesday's All In with Chris Hayes …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
How an obscure adviser to Pat Buchanan predicted the wild Trump campaign in 1996
Discussion: Washington Monthly
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Why Twitter Doesn't Work with Sarcasm, Chap.  823  —  Here's an illustration of something I understood in principle but have been reminded of in specific.  —  In the wee hours of last Friday night, I finally finally finally said adieu to a long story that will be in the March issue of the magazine.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Oregon Militiamen Sound ‘Battle Trumpets’ As Call To Arms  —  Things have gotten more than a little bit weird in Burns, Oregon, where self-identified patriots are occupying a wildlife refuge in a standoff with the federal government.  —  The ragtag group of militia members …
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Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Powerful: Oregon Militiamen Upload Video of Themselves Blowing “Battle Trumpets” (?)
Discussion: Mashable, Raw Story and Fusion
 
 
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rethinking College Admissions
Associated Press:
Zeroing in on New Hampshire, Kasich Campaigns With Optimism
Discussion: Politico
Michael J. Totten / World Affairs Journal blogs:
Iran's Hostage Victory
Discussion: Hot Air
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Bob Gates on the GOP field: 'They don't know what they're talking about'
Discussion: Political Wire and Hullabaloo
Josh Rogin / New York Post:
Obama's prisoner swap will help Iran arm Assad, Hezbollah
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. to pay $24 million to two men imprisoned for decades after wrongful murder convictions
Discussion: The Week
Gillian B. White / The Atlantic:
Where Is All the World's Money Going?  —  Wealth just keeps growing …
Discussion: Slantpoint
 Earlier Items: 
The Mountain Echo:
Mount President's Attempt to Improve Retention Rate Included Seeking Dismissal of 20-25 First-Year Students
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Elsevier B.V. / ScienceDirect.com:
Physiological and ecological factors influencing recent trends in United States forest health responses …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Nick Gass / Politico:
Jeb Bush mispronounces the name of Obama's daughter
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson Campaign Volunteer Dies in Van Crash
Andrew / Statistical Modeling …:
Middle-aged white death trends update: It's all about women in the south
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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