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11:40 AM ET, January 25, 2016

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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Exclusive: Obama on Iowa, Clinton, Sanders and 2016  —  Barack Obama, that prematurely gray elder statesman, is laboring mightily to remain neutral during Hillary Clinton's battle with Bernie Sanders in Iowa, the state that cemented his political legend and secured his path to the presidency.
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Politico:
Full transcript: POLITICO's Glenn Thrush interviews President Barack Obama on Iowa, 2016, and the choice between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders  —  This interview was conducted on Jan. 22, 2016 in the Oval Office.  It has been edited only slightly, to remove crosstalk.
Paul Starr / Politico:
I Get Sanders' Appeal.  But He's Not a Credible President.  —  I have a strange idea about presidential primaries and elections: The purpose is to elect a president.  —  And I have a strange thought about primary voters: They have a choice between sending the country a message and sending it a president.
NBC News:
First Read: Get Ready for a Long Fight for the Democratic Nod  —  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.  —  Get ready for a longer-than-expected Democratic race
BostonGlobe.com:
Hillary Clinton deserves Democratic nomination  —  America looks different in 2016 than it did the last time Hillary Clinton ran for president: The economy has come out of free fall, the military has left the quagmire of the Iraq war, barriers to equality have toppled, and universal access to health care has become a reality.
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Clinton vows to win nomination to keep Bloomberg out of race
Discussion: Instapundit
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton: A Bloomberg Presidential Run Will Be Unnecessary
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rick Perry endorses Ted Cruz  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential primary, Perry told POLITICO in an interview Sunday night.  —  Perry, who also sought the GOP nomination before dropping out in September, said he now sees the race as one that is between Cruz …
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Behind Donald Trump's Attack Strategy  —  A behind-the-scenes look at how the GOP front-runner personally drives his pointed attacks  —  NASHUA, N.H.— Donald Trump made his decision to start skewering Sen. Ted Cruz as his private jet was approaching here earlier this month.
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:   Guess which divisive Republican is now campaigning as a political uniter?
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
GOP fear and loathing in New Hampshire
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Last Refuge
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators: Anyone but Cruz
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Hot Air
David Axelrod / New York Times:
The Obama Theory of Trump  —  It was so obvious, I'm embarrassed I missed it.  —  Like most of the other talking heads on TV, I was haughtily dismissive of Donald Trump's candidacy.  “It's apparently open mike day in the Republican campaign for president,” I tweeted last June …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Politico
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Duel  —  Donald Trump has a rule at his rallies: for the fifty minutes before he takes the stage, the only music that can be played is from a set list that he put together.  The list shows a sensitive side, mixing in Elton John's “Tiny Dancer” and music from “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Bush Praises Michigan Guv For His Handling Of Flint Water Crisis  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Sunday praised Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R), who is currently facing calls for his resignation over his handling of the Flint water crisis, for taking responsibility for the fiasco.
Discussion: The Week
Donald Rumsfeld:
At 83, I Decided to Develop an App  —  I've done business, politics, and war.  Now I'm trying my hand at mobile gaming.  —  Among the things one learns as time passes is that everyone has to age, but not everyone has to get old.  One of the best ways to stay young is to keep learning.
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
5 things to watch in Internet privacy fight  —  Advocates are pressing the Federal Communications Commission to quickly propose strong Internet privacy rules, one of the unfinished parts of last year's net neutrality order.  —  The agency is expected to release a proposal any month now.
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump to Cruz: Settle eligibility question or ‘get out’ of the race
Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
‘I Lift, Bro’: Prof MELTS DOWN About Conservative Event, Tries To Pick Fights With Students
Fox News:
New ISIS video shows Paris attackers committing prior atrocities, threatening UK
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Los Angeles Times:
Some Republican candidates spend big on ads, with little to show for it
Discussion: Political Wire
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
YouTube, the RIAA, and SAG-AFTRA express support for the reintroduced NO FAKES Act, which standardizes rules around making AI copies of a person's likeness

Alex Mahadevan / Poynter:
A survey of 1,128 US adults: 49% have no interest in using an AI chatbot to get info from news outlets, and 27% believe outlets often use AI to write articles

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Media and tech stocks jump after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with WBD closing up 17%+, Netflix up 8%+, Disney up 12%+, and Meta up 14%+
 
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