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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Bob Dole Warns of ‘Cataclysmic’ Losses With Ted Cruz, and Says Donald Trump Would Do Better — Bob Dole, the former Kansas senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, has never been fond of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. But in an interview Wednesday, Mr. Dole said that the party would suffer …
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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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ABC News:
Palin's Re-Emergence Underscores GOP Split — If the Republican Party is on the verge of an implosion, Sarah Palin may have been the one who lit the fuse. — Palin's complicated relationship with GOP leaders over the past eight years is a microcosm of the party's broader struggles with its most restive members.
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Cruz Works to Cut Rubio's Lifeline in New Hampshire
Cruz Works to Cut Rubio's Lifeline in New Hampshire
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Donors changing tune on Trump
Donors changing tune on Trump
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
CNN/WMUR Poll: Trump leads, Cruz climbs in New Hampshire
CNN/WMUR Poll: Trump leads, Cruz climbs in New Hampshire
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Florida Atlantic University:
Polls — Donald Trump has surged nearly 12 points …
Polls — Donald Trump has surged nearly 12 points …
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New Hampshire CNN/WMUR poll results: Republicans - CNNPolitics.com
New Hampshire CNN/WMUR poll results: Republicans - CNNPolitics.com
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Bush, Rubio Have Spent $91M in Ads vs. Trump and Cruz's $8M
Bush, Rubio Have Spent $91M in Ads vs. Trump and Cruz's $8M
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Sarah Palin: Arrested son was ‘hardened’ by war — Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin appeared to suggest Wednesday that her son's arrest this week on domestic violence charges stemmed from the effects of his experiences as a soldier in Iraq. — Track Palin, a 26-year-old Iraq veteran …
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
The Most Mystifying Lines of Sarah Palin's Endorsement Speech — Sarah Palin's meandering, fiery, sarcastic, patriotic and blustery speech endorsing Donald J. Trump for president on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa, does not easily submit to categorization. — Mrs. Palin has always been a singular force on the campaign trail.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Meghan McCain on Palin's Trump endorsement: It was hard to watch — For Meghan McCain, Sarah Palin's endorsement of Donald Trump was difficult to watch. — The daughter of Sen. John McCain, who picked Palin to be his running mate in 2008, said she was specifically pained because of Trump's past remarks …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Palin links son's domestic-violence arrest to Obama's neglect of veterans
Palin links son's domestic-violence arrest to Obama's neglect of veterans
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: Sarah Palin could ‘play a position’ in my administration
Donald Trump: Sarah Palin could ‘play a position’ in my administration
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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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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
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Astronomers Find Evidence Of Ninth Planet At Edge Of Solar System
Astronomers Find Evidence Of Ninth Planet At Edge Of Solar System
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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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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
‘Top Secret’ Email Revelation Changes ‘Nothing,’ Clinton Says — Hillary Clinton dismissed a report that emails she sent on her private email server contained a high level of classified material. — Speaking to NPR's Ari Shapiro in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, the Democratic presidential …
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Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Politics:
What Kind of Man Spends Millions to Elect Ted Cruz? — In 2010, Arthur Robinson, a research chemist, decided to run for Congress in southern Oregon. Robinson, now 73, was not your average candidate. In a lab on a sheep ranch in the Siskiyou Mountains, he's spent the last couple of years collecting thousands of vials of human urine.
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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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Damian Carrington / Guardian:
2015 smashes record for hottest year, final figures confirm
2015 smashes record for hottest year, final figures confirm
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
It Is Now Cheaper To Rent A Dry Bulk Tanker Than A Ferrari — China's slowing growth has crushed shipping rates to such an extent that hiring a 1,100-foot merchant vessel would set you back less than the price of renting a Ferrari for a day.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
As Supreme Court Clerk, Ted Cruz Made Death Penalty His Cause — The memos of Supreme Court clerks evaluating death row petitions usually consist of a brief review of the facts and then a dispassionate legal analysis as to whether the court should hear the case. — Not so for Ted Cruz.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Leaked ISIS document: we're cutting fighter salaries in half — Though the American media often portrays ISIS as an unstoppable, terrifying juggernaut, the truth is that the group is in real trouble, and is actually losing ground in its core Iraqi and Syrian holdings.
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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.
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Chicago Tribune:
Democrats on Rauner CPS takeover plan: ‘Not going to happen’ — Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno says the proposal by Republican lawmakers to allow state oversight of Chicago Public Schools is a “lifeline” for the district. Jan. 20, 2016. (WGN-TV)
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“Chicago Tonight” has learned that Gov. Bruce Rauner …
“Chicago Tonight” has learned that Gov. Bruce Rauner …
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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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