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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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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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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
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Kasie Hunt / MSNBC:
Sanders walks back Planned Parenthood, Clinton ‘establishment’ comments
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CNN, Shakesville, RH Reality Check, Guardian, Talking Points Memo and The Stranger …
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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Nat Brown / National Review:
Houston, We Have a Problem — National Review was asked …
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Fox News:
RNC Cuts Debate Ties With National Review Over Anti-Trump Issue
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
RNC disinvites National Review as debate partner
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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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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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Los Angeles Times, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and Politico
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Forgets To Sign Up For Health Insurance, Blames Obamacare
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, addictinginfo.org, Daily Kos, The Bob and Chez Show and Talking Points Memo
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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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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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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Armstrong Williams / Facebook:
God morning : — The unmitigated gall of Barry Bennett …
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Politico and The Daily Caller
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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New York Magazine, Slantpoint, The Stranger …, addictinginfo.org, The Verge, Mashable, The Week and The Frisky
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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addictinginfo.org, The Bob and Chez Show, Raw Story, The Slot and New York Magazine
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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New York Times, Mashable and Engadget
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 …
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, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump retweets neo-Nazi's insult of Jeb Bush — Donald Trump on Friday retweeted a message from a Twitter user with the handle @WhiteGenocideTM. — The tweet features a photoshopped picture of Jeb Bush holding a “vote for Trump” sign outside of Trump Tower.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush Says It's “Not Appropriate” For Palin To Blame Obama For Son's Actions — “It's a national tragedy, all of us I think have a responsibility to roll up our sleeves — I don't think blaming the president is appropriate.” — Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com
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Foreign Policy, Politico, CNN, Fox News, The Moderate Voice, KFOR-TV, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times and Anchorage Daily News
Fred Lucas / TheBlaze.com:
Obama Administration: ‘Possible, If Not Likely,’ That Some of the Billions in Iran Sanctions Relief Will Fund Terrorism — Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that some of the $55 billion in sanctions relief for Iran will likely fund acts of terrorism, and the White House later backed him up on that point.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Scared Monkeys
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Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Payment of $1.7 Billion to Iran Raises Questions of Ransom
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