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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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Manu Raju / CNN:
The Ted Cruz pile on: GOP senators warn of revolt should he win nomination — Washington (CNN)Republican Party leaders and prominent senators are sharpening their knives against Ted Cruz, expressing growing alarm over his candidacy as he continues to mount a serious threat in Iowa.
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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?
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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’
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Graham: Choice between Trump, Cruz like ‘being shot or poisoned’
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders's America
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CNN:
Iowa CNN/ORC poll: Full results - CNNPolitics.com
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Rob Sussman / kbur.com:
Cruz Still Ahead of Trump in Iowa, Clinton Beating Sanders, According to Final KBUR/Monmouth College Poll
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's new ad “America” is perfect for now but shows the big challenge he'll face soon
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, and Simon and Garfunkel, Put Focus on Voters
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Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Says Nominating Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Be ‘Death’ of the Party
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Loras College:
TRUMP AND CRUZ DEADLOCKED, WITH RUBIO A DISTANT THIRD, LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump hits Cruz on his poor deal-making skills
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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 …
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Last Slide — Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Carly Fiorina Accused Of Crashing Kids' Field Trip And Ushering Them To Anti-Abortion Rally
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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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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.
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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.”
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Congress to call Snyder to testify on Flint water crisis
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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.
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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?
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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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Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah
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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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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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