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9:25 PM ET, January 21, 2016

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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders hold solid leads in Iowa, CNN/ORC poll finds  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in Iowa as Sen. Bernie Sanders takes control of the Democratic race in the critical first-in-the-nation voting state, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Thursday.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Donald Trump or Ted Cruz?  Republicans Argue Over Who Is Greater Threat  —  WASHINGTON — With Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz battling for the Republican nomination, two powerful factions of their party are now clashing over the question: Which man is more dangerous?
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
One Big Reason To Be Less Skeptical Of Trump  —  In a nomination race like the Republican one, you could draw up a list of reasons to be skeptical of any candidate's chances.  Here are some reasons to be skeptical about Ted Cruz's position in Iowa, for example.  Here's why Marco Rubio's strategy looks increasingly precarious.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Conservatives pen anti-Trump manifesto  —  Conservative authors are banding together to publish a manifesto Friday denouncing the ideas of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.  —  Leading conservatives including Erick Erickson, William Kristol and Yuval Levin have written essays …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Sanders's magnificent ‘America’ campaign ad  —  The new television ad that was released by Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) campaign, based on Simon and Garfunkel's song “America,” is the most brilliant and appropriate campaign ad of the year so far, and may be the most important campaign ad …
ABC News:
Cruz No Favorite With Fellow Republican Senators  —  Republican senators are confronting an unsettling possibility: Sen. Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party's presidential nominee and standard-bearer.  —  Worse than that, many GOP lawmakers …
Dylan Byers / CNN:
National Review, conservative thinkers stand against Trump  —  Los Angeles (CNN)National Review, the conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley, will publish a special issue on Friday opposing Donald Trump's bid for the presidency, according to a source with knowledge of the issue's contents.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
Sen. Richard Burr asks for retraction on report of comments about Ted Cruz  —  Associated Press story said Burr told supporters he would vote for Bernie Sanders over Cruz  —  Burr denies report, tweets: ‘I will support whoever the GOP nominee is’  —  AP says, ‘We stand by our story’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rob Sussman / kbur.com:
Cruz Still Ahead of Trump in Iowa, Clinton Beating Sanders, According to Final KBUR/Monmouth College Poll
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   Bernie Sanders's new ad “America” is perfect for now but shows the big challenge he'll face soon
NBC News:
First Read: The GOP Establishment's Risky Bet on Trump
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump hits Cruz on his poor deal-making skills
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 …
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Fusion
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The coming cascade of smart, educated people embracing Trump.  —  “It troubles me that there can't be a serious discussion about immigration issues because people are afraid of being called racist.  People are afraid of being called a bigot.  And I think one of the things that people …
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John Hawkins / John Hawkins' Right Wing News:
The Chart That Proves Donald Trump Has No Chance In A General Election
Eryn Taylor / WREG-TV:
Search crews find body of Noah Chamberlin  —  CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — Rescue crews have found 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin.  —  The little boy was found dead by rescue crews about a mile from the home.  —  A visibly upset search and rescue crew asked people to keep the family of Noah in your prayers.
Discussion: WTVR-TV and FOX6Now.com
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.”
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Congress to call Snyder to testify on Flint water crisis
Discussion: The Week
Anthony DeChristopher / The Hill:
The smoking gun?  —  Special Access Programs (SAP) is a game changer.  It is now undeniably clear that the results of the FBI investigation will be the end of one of two things: Hillary's bid for the White House or the legitimacy of the FBI—at least when it comes to prosecuting cases on the mishandling of classified material.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz reveals he doesn't have health insurance  —  Ted Cruz revealed on Thursday that he is not currently covered by any health insurance, chalking up the lack of coverage to Obamacare.  —  “I'll tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is who's lost their health care because of Obamacare?
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon releases al Qaeda bomb expert from Guantánamo  —  The Pentagon on Thursday announced the transfer of two Guantánamo detainees, including an al Qaeda explosives expert who developed bombs to target U.S. forces.  —  Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al-Sawah, 58, was transferred to Bosnia, where he holds citizenship.
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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 …
Daily Mail:
Muslim school fails Ofsted inspection after investigators find books in its library promoting death by STONING  —  A Muslim school has failed an Ofsted inspection after investigators found extreme books in its library promoting stoning to death.  —  The watchdog's inspectors …
 
 
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Ted Cruz Faces Questions About His Tithing History
Elise Labott / CNN:
John Kerry: Some sanctions relief money for Iran will go to terrorism
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New York Times:
In Race Defined by Income Gap, Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Ties Incite Rivals
Eliza Newlin Carney / American Prospect:
The Democracy Prospect: How Big Money Has Hurt the GOP
Discussion: Common Dreams and cfinst.org
Emily Kirschenheuter / KRON4.com:
High-speed crash splits car in half, kills 21-year-old father in Oakland
Kareem Shaheen / Guardian:
Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white
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Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Oklahoma City Cop Will Serve 263 Years In Prison For Serial Rape Of Black Women
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 Earlier Items: 
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump blames ‘Two Corinthians’ gaffe on Tony Perkins
Discussion: Daily Wire and Daily Kos
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
The ‘Obama is a Muslim’ conspiracy theory is still reverberating in the Middle East
Dr. Susan Berry / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Former Pearson Exec Reveals Anti-American Agenda in Common Core
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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