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3:50 PM ET, January 20, 2016

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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.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Alarmed Clinton Supporters Begin Focusing on Sanders's Socialist Edge  —  Democrats backing Hillary Clinton, nervously eyeing Senator Bernie Sanders's growing strength in the early nominating states, are turning to a new strategy to raise doubts about his candidacy, highlighting his socialist beliefs …
CNN:
CNN/WMUR poll full results: New Hampshire Democrats - CNNPolitics.com
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:   Can Democrats Channel America's Discontent?
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.
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: Sarah Palin could ‘play a position’ in my administration
ABC News:
The Note: The Palin Factor
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump wins endorsement of John Wayne's daughter
Discussion: Politico, Slantpoint and Daily Kos
Kimm Fesenmaier / The California Institute …:
Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet  —  Caltech researchers have found evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system.  The object, which the researchers have nicknamed Planet Nine, has a mass about 10 times that of Earth …
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iopscience.iop.org:
EVIDENCE FOR A DISTANT GIANT PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM  —  Konstantin Batygin1 and Michael E. Brown1  —  • © 2016.  The American Astronomical Society.  All rights reserved.  • The Astronomical Journal, Volume 151, Number 2  —  Export citation and abstract … CiteULike
Discussion: Astronomy Now and Mashable
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Astronomers Find Evidence Of Ninth Planet At Edge Of Solar System
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
New evidence suggests a ninth planet lurking at the edge of the solar system
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida poll: Trump 48%!!, Cruz 16%, Rubio 11%, Bush 10%  —  Florida's Republican primary would be a Donald Trump blowout if held today, according to a Jan. 15-18 poll by Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative.  Trump leads with a whopping 47.6 percent support …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Bush, Rubio Have Spent $91M in Ads vs. Trump and Cruz's $8M
Discussion: Politico and Naked Politics
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Donors changing tune on Trump
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and Daily Wire
Florida Atlantic University:
Polls  — Donald Trump has surged nearly 12 points …
Discussion: RedState and Naked Politics
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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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Judge rejects privilege claim in ‘Fast and Furious’ inquiry
Discussion: American Spectator
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Can Hillary take ‘13 Hours’ of truth?  —  Audiences can decide who to believe about Benghazi — self-serving bureaucrats or the men who lived through it.  —  Democratic partisans have seized on the new movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which portrays the fateful night …
Discussion: Power Line and The Hill
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Nugent Calls For Obama, Clinton To Be ‘Hung’ Over Benghazi ‘Treason’
Discussion: Mediaite
Justin Gillis / New York Times:
2015 Was Hottest Year in Recorded History, Scientists Say  —  Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history by far, breaking a record set only the year before — a burst of heat that has continued into the new year and is roiling weather patterns all over the world.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:   Scientists: 2015 was Earth's hottest year
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.
Discussion: Althouse
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Lawyer: Man Threatened CAIR Offices After A Week Of Watching Fox News  —  The lawyer for a California man sentenced to one year in jail for making threats towards the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Tuesday that his client was provoked by alcohol and a week of binge-watching Fox News, local TV station KFMB reported.
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Mediaite
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cbs8.com:   Man sentenced for Muslim advocacy group threat
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Strategist: Trump Supporters Are ‘Single Men Who Masturbate To Anime’  —  While explaining that he believes that Donald Trump's success in the Republican party does not mean that establishment conservatism is dying, GOP strategist Rick Wilson dismissed the “childless single men” who support Trump's presidential bid.
Discussion: Althouse
Rand Paul / Facebook:
Electing Gollum should not be our objective  —  One candidate on this national stage wants you to give him power.  He tells you he is rich, so he must be smart.  —  If you give him power he claims he will fix America, but there is another tradition in America.
GQ:
The Confessions of R. Kelly  —  Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (effective 1/4/2014) and Privacy Policy (effective 1/4/2014).The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Condé Nast.
Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite, AOL, Mashable and Slantpoint
WTTW Chicago Tonight / Chicago Tonight:
“Chicago Tonight” has learned that Gov. Bruce Rauner and top Republican leaders are planning to introduce legislation aimed at an emergency financial takeover of the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools.  This comes in light of an imminent $500 million shortfall within the Chicago Public Schools system.
 
 
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Sen. Grassley gently raps Cruz
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Racial bean-counting is making schools unsafe
Duke Open Campus Coalition / The Chronicle:
An open letter to President Brodhead
Discussion: Power Line
Ann Zaniewski / Detroit Free Press:
Teacher sickouts close nearly all DPS schools
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Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate Dems demand vote on Trump's Muslim ban
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Ivan Penn / Los Angeles Times:
California to investigate whether Exxon Mobil lied about climate-change risks
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton blew ‘the most crucial foreign policy issue,’ Sanders says in Iowa