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New York Times:
Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run — Galled by Donald J. Trump's dominance of the Republican field, and troubled by Hillary Clinton's stumbles and the rise of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic side, Michael R. Bloomberg has instructed advisers …
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Politico, Washington Monthly, Fusion, Althouse and Washington Post
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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?
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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, Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice and susiemadrak.com
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 and CNN
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic:
Milk, Bread, and Eggs: The Trinity of Winter-Storm Panic-Shopping — Lines of frantic shoppers have mobbed grocery stores in Washington, D.C., after the National Weather Service gently advised residents on Wednesday that an intense weekend storm will pose “a threat to life and property” …
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Althouse, Refinery29, New York Magazine, Slantpoint and VICE
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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Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NBC News, Mashable, New York Times and Engadget
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
Gates: ‘Odds Are High’ Russia, China, Iran Accessed Hillary's Unsecure Server
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RedState
Daily Mail:
Germans must ban ALCOHOL if they want to prevent further sex attacks and help North Africans integrate, says Muslim group — Germany needs to ban alcohol if it wants to prevent further sexual violence and to help North African migrants integrate into society, a Muslim pressure group has claimed.
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Jihad Watch, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Walid Shoebat
John Hawkins / Townhall.com:
Christians, Conservatives, Men, and White People Are Not Responsible For Your Problems — Lou Holtz once said, “Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.” Unfortunately, Lou Holtz is a man out-of-step with our whiny age.
Fox News Insider:
Benghazi Victim's Sister Shocked by Bill Clinton's Comments — Kate Quigley, sister of Benghazi victim Glen Doherty, joined Megyn Kelly tonight to react to Bill Clinton saying that he was amazed what his wife was “put through” when she had to answer hours of questions from the Benghazi Select Committee.
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RedState and BizPac Review
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Why the Justice Department Won't Work with the FBI on Clinton's E-mail Case — nother day, another double-take reading the New York Times. — The latest shoe in the investigation of Hillary Clinton's scandalous mishandling of classified information dropped heavily this week.
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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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 …
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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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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Wall Street Journal, CNN, addictinginfo.org and The Hill
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
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
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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Balloon Juice, Screen Rant, Outside the Beltway, Slantpoint, The Stranger …, addictinginfo.org, New York Magazine, The Verge, Mashable, The Frisky and The Week
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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Raw Story, 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