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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
How Change Happens — There are still quite a few pundits determined to pretend that America's two great parties are symmetric — equally unwilling to face reality, equally pushed into extreme positions by special interests and rabid partisans. It's nonsense, of course.
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The Daily Beast, Slantpoint, Balloon Juice, Washington Monthly, susiemadrak.com, Washington Post and LifeNews.com
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Joe Klein / TIME:
The Democrats Stumble Toward 50 Shades of Socialism — How much should the government redistribute? — A specter is haunting the Democratic Party-the specter of socialism. A question is being asked, mostly by Republicans, but also by MSNBC's Chris Matthews: What is the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist?
Loras College:
CLINTON MAINTAINS LEAD, NEW LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
CLINTON MAINTAINS LEAD, NEW LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
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Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Kasie Hunt / MSNBC:
Sanders walks back Planned Parenthood, Clinton ‘establishment’ comments
Sanders walks back Planned Parenthood, Clinton ‘establishment’ comments
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Shakesville, RH Reality Check, Guardian, CNN and Talking Points Memo
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Clinton email exposed intel from human spying — At least one of the emails on Hillary Clinton's private server contained extremely sensitive information identified by an intelligence agency as “HCS-O,” which is the code used for reporting on human intelligence sources in ongoing operations …
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Gates: ‘Odds Are High’ Russia, China, Iran Accessed Hillary's Unsecure Server — Just yesterday, a man asked Hillary Clinton about a report that her unsecure, improper private email server had been hacked. “Totally untrue,” she responded twice. Watch:
Speaker.gov:
Watch Live: Snowfall from the Speaker's Balcony — Here's something from Washington, DC, that won't make you want to throw your phone across the room. No speeches. No politicians. No media pundits. It's just a pure, uninterrupted livestream of the snow falling on the National Mall …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mashable, NBC News, New York Times and Engadget
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
What's The Real Reason Ted Cruz Doesn't Have Health Insurance? — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) revealed Thursday that he and his family — including his two young daughters — are not currently covered by health insurance. His reason? The 2016 presidential candidate told his audience …
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Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times and Politico
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Forgets To Sign Up For Health Insurance, Blames Obamacare
Ted Cruz Forgets To Sign Up For Health Insurance, Blames Obamacare
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, addictinginfo.org, The Hill, The Bob and Chez Show and Daily Kos
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
National Review Fails to Kill Its Monster — In “Against Trump,” the conservative magazine can't come to terms with the fact that it is partly responsible for the rise of Donald Trump. — National Review is the great intellectual gatekeeper of the American right, a journal of opinion …
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Townhall.com, Salon, Washington Post, National Review, Associated Press, Vox, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, FOX News Radio, Wall Street Journal, CBS PhillyCBS Philly, The Hayride, Balloon Juice, RealClearPolitics, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Raw Story, Weasel Zippers, The Libertarian Republic, The Moderate Voice, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Hullabaloo, more at Mediagazer »
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Fox News:
RNC Cuts Debate Ties With National Review Over Anti-Trump Issue
RNC Cuts Debate Ties With National Review Over Anti-Trump Issue
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Hot Air, Washington Post, The Federalist, Daily Wire, The Right Scoop and National Review, more at Mediagazer »
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
RNC disinvites National Review as debate partner
RNC disinvites National Review as debate partner
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The Gateway Pundit, Liberal Values, Allen B. West, American Power, Political Wire, The Week, VICE, Reason and Vox Popoli
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Former Carson campaign manager Barry Bennett is quietly advising Trump's top aides — Barry Bennett, the longtime Republican strategist who until recently was Ben Carson's campaign manager, is now serving as an informal adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and The Week
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Inside the Carson campaign meltdown
Inside the Carson campaign meltdown
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Daily Kos, Armstrong Williams, NBC News and The Daily Caller
Oscars.org:
ACADEMY TAKES HISTORIC ACTION TO INCREASE DIVERSITY — Lifetime voting rights reframed; new governor seats added and committees restructured — Goal to double number of diverse members by 2020 — In a unanimous vote Thursday night (1/21), the Board of Governors of the Academy …
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addictinginfo.org, WGN-TV, Al Jazeera English, KTLA, New York's PIX11, Washington Post and Mother Jones, more at Mediagazer »
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Ben Child / Guardian:
Oscars 2016: Charlotte Rampling says diversity row is ‘racist to white people’
Oscars 2016: Charlotte Rampling says diversity row is ‘racist to white people’
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Vox, addictinginfo.org, Weasel Zippers, Truth Revolt, Salon, The Daily Caller, Fusion, Shakesville, Mediaite, NBC News, The Week and Variety
Jen Steer / fox8.com:
Canton boy stuck in toilet while left home alone; Parents charged … CANTON, Ohio- Two people are facing charges after their son became stuck in the toilet while he was left home alone. — Canton officers were called to an apartment on Kingston Drive Southeast on Thursday.
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Lori Monsewicz / Independent:
Child stuck in toilet; parents absent; police find marijuana
ABC News:
ANALYSIS: The Storm That's Hit the GOP — The Republican Party has long had a tradition of discipline in presidential elections. That's coming to an end, and fast. — Decades of establishment office-holder and thought-leader machinations have resulted in conventional and predictable …
KING-TV:
Woman shot at Renton movie theater — RENTON, Wash. - A man who police say shot and critically wounded a woman inside a movie theater in Renton Thursday night is in custody. The victim was upgraded to serious condition Friday morning. — The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. at the Regal Cinemas at The Landing.
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addictinginfo.org and Daily Kos
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Melissa Leon / The Daily Beast:
Gillian Anderson: I Was Offered Half Duchovny's Pay for ‘The X-Files’ Revival — The award-winning actress discusses the return of Dana Scully in Fox's beloved supernatural series and her epic battle to be treated equally on the show. — Gillian Anderson was just 25 years old when she walked …
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Screen Rant, New York Magazine, Slantpoint, The Stranger …, The Verge, addictinginfo.org, Mashable, The Week and The Frisky
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Jason Rezaian's wife, mother describe their tortuous final hours in Iran — LANDSTUHL, Germany — It was the call that Yeganeh Salehi had been awaiting for more than a year. At 2 p.m. Saturday, she picked up the phone at her home in Iran and heard the voice of her husband, jailed American reporter Jason Rezaian.
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Truth Revolt and NBC News
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Jeff Bezos flies Jason Rezaian home on private jet
Jeff Bezos flies Jason Rezaian home on private jet
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Mashable and New York Times
Tim Carpenter / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kansas Senate chairman's rules block female witnesses in revealing attire — Sen. Mitch Holmes targets mini-skirts, necklines on women; he expects men to be ‘professional’ — A Senate committee chairman imposed a dress code on Kansans testifying on elections or ethics bills …
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The Bob and Chez Show, The Slot, Raw Story, addictinginfo.org and New York Magazine
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Hillary Clinton angers Iowa fans who waited hours for five-minute speech — Not even a special performance by singer Demi Lovato improved the mood of some supporters who were unimpressed by Democratic candidate's brevity — Hillary Clinton left her audience cold in Iowa City on Thursday night …
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Post and Courier, naked capitalism, USA TODAY College and Raw Story
Tom Parfitt / Daily Express:
ISIS TERROR WARNING: Jihadists threaten to attack SPAIN in chilling new propaganda clip — TWISTED Islamic State has threatened to launch terror attacks in Spain - the world's most popular destination for British tourists. — IG •GETTY — Warped Islamic State terrorists have threatened to attack Spain
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Walid Shoebat, Jihad Watch, Daily Mail and Allen B. West
Oliver Milman / Guardian:
US authorities distorting tests to downplay lead content of water — Exclusive: Documents seen by the Guardian reveal questionable practices that mean people's drinking water is at risk in ‘every major city east of the Mississippi’ — Water authorities across the US are systematically …
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CNN, Common Dreams and Truth Revolt
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David Mastio / USA Today:
Flint lead crisis getting a tad overdone: David Mastio
Flint lead crisis getting a tad overdone: David Mastio
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Vox, NPR, Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Ted Cruz Welcomes Endorsement Of Mike Bickle, Who Believes Oprah Is A Forerunner To The Antichrist — Back in 2011, when Texas governor Rick Perry was planning his first run for the presidency, he kicked off his campaign with a massive prayer rally in Houston called “The Response.”
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Cruz for President, Mediaite and Raw Story
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Boze Herrington / The Atlantic:
The Seven Signs You're in a Cult