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Eli Stokols / Politico:
The Bush blame game begins — They think he wasted money on everything from an iPad-sized video mailer to direct mail for donors in states that don't yet matter. They think his attacks on Marco Rubio are doing more harm than good. And they worry that, at the end, all he will have accomplished …
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NBC News:
First Read: The GOP Establishment's Risky Bet on Trump — First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — The GOP establishment's risky bet on Trump — Former Sen. and GOP presidential …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Battle for the Soul of the Right — At the moment, the Republican establishment is relevant to the presidential nomination battle only as an epithet. — Two weeks from the Iowa caucuses, the fight for the Republican nomination isn't so much a vicious brawl between the grass roots …
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Loras College:
TRUMP AND CRUZ DEADLOCKED, WITH RUBIO A DISTANT THIRD, LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
TRUMP AND CRUZ DEADLOCKED, WITH RUBIO A DISTANT THIRD, LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP party elders aren't rallying for Rubio
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Bob Dole Warns of ‘Cataclysmic’ Losses With Ted Cruz, and Says Donald Trump Would Do Better
Bob Dole Warns of ‘Cataclysmic’ Losses With Ted Cruz, and Says Donald Trump Would Do Better
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz: ‘Washington establishment’ backs Trump, has abandoned Rubio
Cruz: ‘Washington establishment’ backs Trump, has abandoned Rubio
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
The GOP Establishment Has Found The One Thing That Can Make Donald Trump Palatable: Ted Cruz
The GOP Establishment Has Found The One Thing That Can Make Donald Trump Palatable: Ted Cruz
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Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Large Share Of N.H.'s Undeclared Voters Yet To Settle On A Candidate Or A Party
WBUR Poll: Large Share Of N.H.'s Undeclared Voters Yet To Settle On A Candidate Or A Party
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck To Hit Campaign Trail In Iowa With Ted Cruz
Glenn Beck To Hit Campaign Trail In Iowa With Ted Cruz
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Jeff Black / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Fear Stalks Davos as Elite Pray for Spring Reality Check — Concerns over protectionism and U.S. reputation bubble up — Ex-White House advisor still thinks Trump will be nominee — If Donald Trump as president of the United States is the ghost that's stalking Davos …
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John Hawkins / John Hawkins' Right Wing News:
The Chart That Proves Donald Trump Has No Chance In A General Election — ShareTweet — Whether Donald Trump wins the Republican primary or not, he'll never be the President of the United States. Well, I shouldn't say never. Hillary could go to jail, a meteor could strike …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton Library set to release Donald Trump records
Clinton Library set to release Donald Trump records
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Bill Clinton questions Hillary's Super Tuesday plan — Bill Clinton is getting nervous. — With polls showing Bernie Sanders ahead in New Hampshire and barely behind, if at all, in Iowa, the former president is urging his wife to start looking toward the delegate-rich March primaries …
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New York Post:
Hillary Clinton blames the vast right-wing conspiracy for her e-mail woes — Now the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy has its anti-Clinton tentacles all the way into the Obama administration. At least, that's the new excuse from Team Hillary on why the e-mail mess keeps getting worse.
Bloomberg Business:
Campaigner-in-Chief Bill Clinton Is Worried
Campaigner-in-Chief Bill Clinton Is Worried
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Officials: New Top Secret Clinton Emails ‘Innocuous’
Officials: New Top Secret Clinton Emails ‘Innocuous’
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Moe Lane / RedState:
CNN announces sudden Democratic town hall debate on a Monday during prime time!
CNN announces sudden Democratic town hall debate on a Monday during prime time!
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Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Carly Fiorina accused of ‘ambushing’ children for anti-abortion rally — Party of schoolchildren visiting Iowa botanical garden become part of backdrop for Republican presidential candidate's speech on abortion — Carly Fiorina has been accused of “ambushing” a group of children …
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Vets: Don't Blame Obama for Track Palin's Behavior — Don't blame President Obama for the PTSD that Sarah Palin claims her oldest son is battling. — That was the message Wednesday from the head of a New York City-based veteran's organization that has fought for years to get Iraq …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Sarah Palin's Circle of Victimhood
Sarah Palin's Circle of Victimhood
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What Palin does for Trump, and to Cruz
What Palin does for Trump, and to Cruz
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
McCain: ‘I respect’ Palin's decision on Trump
McCain: ‘I respect’ Palin's decision on Trump
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, and Simon and Garfunkel, Put Focus on Voters — With the help of the Simon and Garfunkel song “America,” Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has released a powerful 60-second commercial in Iowa that seeks to remind his supporters how far he, and they, have come — and to inspire them anew to caucus for him on Feb. 1.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders uses Simon & Garfunkel in non-traditional closing ad
Sanders uses Simon & Garfunkel in non-traditional closing ad
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Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Putin ‘Probably Approved’ Litvinenko Poisoning, British Inquiry Says — LONDON — A high-profile British inquiry into the poisoning of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former K.G.B. officer and foe of the Kremlin, concluded on Thursday that his murder “was probably approved” by the head …
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New York Times:
As Water Problems Grew, Officials Belittled Complaints From Flint — LANSING, Mich. — A top aide to Michigan's governor referred to people raising questions about the quality of Flint's water as an “anti-everything group.” Other critics were accused of turning complaints about water into a “political football.”
Oregonian:
Oregon standoff: One of protesters has murder conviction — Neil Sigurd Wampler (center, green coat), 68, is among the protesters taking part in the armed occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside Burns. Here is pictured here behind Ammon Bundy, who is speaking at a morning news conference.
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Dr. Susan Berry / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Former Pearson Exec Reveals Anti-American Agenda in Common Core — A former marketing executive for textbook publishing giant Pearson Education reveals the anti-American agenda behind Common Core and the Advanced Placement U.S. History framework in the third video of a series produced …
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Charlie Peat / Daily Express:
Muslim cleric ‘says Cologne sex attacks were VICTIMS’ fault because they wore perfume' — A MUSLIM cleric has allegedly claimed women sexually assaulted during the New-Year Cologne attacks are to blame “because they were half naked” - in a shocking statement. — GETTY •IG
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