memeorandum: Zeroing in on New Hampshire, Kasich Campaigns With Optimism (Associated Press)

7:20 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.

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.

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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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.

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 …

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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.

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

The Republican establishment really, really doesn't like Ted Cruz — There's an assumption among casual consumers of politics that establishment Republicans loathe Donald Trump. Not really true. Yes, they worry about what Trump might do downballot to the GOP if he is the nominee.

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Associated Press:
Sarah Palin: Trump ‘Would Let Our Warriors Do Their Job’

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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Trump calls for higher ethanol mandate

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USA Today:
Trump's ‘big announcement’ sparks Palin buzz

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Cruz aide ‘deeply disappointed’ if Palin endorses Trump

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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Rick Perry: “We All Make Fun Of New York”

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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
It's Official: Palin Endorses Trump

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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Ted Cruz camp: ‘Blow to Sarah Palin’ if she endorses Donald Trump

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Katie Glueck / Politico:
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:

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.

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Weakened at Bernie's — With the release of Bernie Sanders …

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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Here's a list of Bernie Sanders' $19.6 trillion in tax hikes

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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 …

Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Emails Held Info Beyond Top Secret: IG

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Associated Press:

Zeroing in on New Hampshire, Kasich Campaigns With Optimism — With three weeks until the primary in New Hampshire, where John Kasich's White House hopes probably will live or die, he's approaching his campaign with a sense of calm. — Touring the state Tuesday on his campaign bus …

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Associated Press:
Rubio Betting on a Long-Haul Strategy to Win GOP Nomination

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NBC News:
First Read: For Hillary Clinton, It All Comes Down to Iowa

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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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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.

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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 …

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Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
How an obscure adviser to Pat Buchanan predicted the wild Trump campaign in 1996

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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 …

Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Powerful: Oregon Militiamen Upload Video of Themselves Blowing “Battle Trumpets” (?)

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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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Michael J. Totten / World Affairs Journal blogs:

Iran's Hostage Victory — During Sunday's Democratic primary debate, Senator Bernie Sanders argued that it's time to bring Iran in from the cold. “I think what we've got to do is move as aggressively as we can to normalize relations with Iran,” he said. — If Iran had a representative government …

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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Freed Iranians Never Boarded Flight Out of US

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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:

BREAKING: Federal Judge Obama Appointed Strikes Down His Fast and Furious Executive Privilege Claim — After significant deliberation U.S. District Judge Amy Berman has struck down Obama's assertion of executive privilege over documents pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious …

Discussion: RedState