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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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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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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?
Loras College:
TRUMP AND CRUZ DEADLOCKED, WITH RUBIO A DISTANT THIRD, LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS — With 11 days to go before the 2016 Iowa Caucuses, real estate mogul Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz are deadlocked at the top of the latest Loras College Poll. The two candidates have distanced themselves …
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CNN:
Iowa CNN/ORC poll: Full results - CNNPolitics.com
Iowa CNN/ORC poll: Full results - CNNPolitics.com
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Washington Post, New York Times, Washington Free Beacon and Politico
Rob Sussman / kbur.com:
Cruz Still Ahead of Trump in Iowa, Clinton Beating Sanders, According to Final KBUR/Monmouth College Poll
Cruz Still Ahead of Trump in Iowa, Clinton Beating Sanders, According to Final KBUR/Monmouth College Poll
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Political Wire, Business Insider and Washington Post
Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Says Nominating Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Be ‘Death’ of the Party
Lindsey Graham Says Nominating Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Be ‘Death’ of the Party
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Rubio to Cruz: If I'm so ‘establishment,’ why are they attacking me?
Rubio to Cruz: If I'm so ‘establishment,’ why are they attacking me?
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New York Times and Hot Air
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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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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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 …
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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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Graham: Choice between Trump, Cruz like ‘being shot or poisoned’
Graham: Choice between Trump, Cruz like ‘being shot or poisoned’
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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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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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders's America
Bernie Sanders's America
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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
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Clinton hits Sanders: ‘A president has to deliver in reality’
Clinton hits Sanders: ‘A president has to deliver in reality’
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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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Yahoo Politics and American Spectator
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 …
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
Carly Fiorina Accused Of Crashing Kids' Field Trip And Ushering Them To Anti-Abortion Rally
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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
Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
The ‘Obama is a Muslim’ conspiracy theory is still reverberating in the Middle East — When Barack Obama stepped onto the national political stage almost a decade ago, rumors swirled that he was secretly a Muslim. These rumors have frequently been debunked — the U.S. president is a practicing Christian …
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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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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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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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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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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Poisoning of Flint's Water
The Poisoning of Flint's Water
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Detroit Free Press, Slantpoint and Seeing the Forest
Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Oklahoma City Cop Will Serve 263 Years In Prison For Serial Rape Of Black Women — Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw was sentenced to a full 263 years in prison on Thursday for a series of rapes and sexual assaults against black women living on his beat.
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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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