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6:40 PM 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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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 Post, Horizons and Politico
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
A remarkably moving thing happened at a Bernie Sanders rally today in Iowa  —  Bernie Sanders did a town hall event Monday morning in Iowa Falls, Iowa.  He asked the crowd for testimonials about the difficulties of sustaining a life off of $12,000 a year.  —  What happened next is both hard to watch/listen to and important.
Discussion: Vox, Politico and Business Insider
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.
BostonGlobe.com:
Hillary Clinton deserves Democratic nomination
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Stumbles
Discussion: The Mahablog
Paul Starr / Politico:
I Get Sanders' Appeal. But He's Not a Credible President.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Heidi Cruz Is Asked On The Radio If She Is “Sleeping With An Immigrant”  —  “There is no case here,” Heidi Cruz says about questions over the citizenship of her husband, Ted Cruz.  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  In a radio interview last week …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Iowa GOP chairman: Cruz ethanol stance ‘a factor’ in caucuses
Discussion: Politico
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rick Perry endorses Ted Cruz
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a Trump Victory in Iowa Would Matter So Much
Discussion: Business Insider and RedState
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump: Establishment rallying behind me to stop ‘nasty’ Cruz
Discussion: Political Wire
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump to Cruz: Settle eligibility question or ‘get out’ of the race
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Supreme Court won't let North Dakota enforce ‘fetal heartbeat’ law  —  The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that North Dakota officials cannot enforce a controversial “fetal heartbeat” law that would have banned abortions as early as six weeks.  —  The justices upheld a lower court's ruling from July 2015, which struck down the measure.
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Sentences for Young Murderers Limited by U.S. Supreme Court
Brian Rogers / Houston Chronicle:
Harris grand jury indicts pair behind Planned Parenthood videos  —  A Harris County grand jury probe into Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast ended Monday with the indictments of two anti-abortion activists.  —  David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were both indicted for tampering with a governmental record.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Daily Kos
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Valerie Lawhorn / Houston Public Media:
Grand Jury Takes No Action Against Planned Parenthood In Houston, Two Videographers Indicted  —  The grand jury reviewing the evidence into allegations of misconduct by Planned Parenthood cleared the organization of breaking the law.  —  This is a developing story and information will be added as it is available.
Discussion: Mother Jones and NPR
Local News:
MU Interim Chancellor to hold conference regarding charges filed against MU assistant professor  —  Melissa Click was captured on video attempting to force reporters out of protest space  —  Jessica Quick, Meteorologist & Digital Content Director, jessicaq@kmiz.com  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. -
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Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
MU professor Melissa Click, who called for ‘muscle’ to remove reporter, charged with assault
Discussion: Truth Revolt and Hot Air
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
This New Yorker Cover Perfectly Explains the Problem With Donald Trump  —  For the third time since he entered the presidential race last summer, Donald Trump is the subject of a New Yorker cover: … That's Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Washington, John F. Kennedy …
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.
James Gallagher / BBC:
Zika virus: Outbreak ‘likely to spread across Americas’ says WHO  —  The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned.  —  The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache …
Discussion: WREG-TV, The Week and Shakesville
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Ben & Jerry's founder unveils new 'Bernie's Yearning' ice cream flavor  —  Supporters of Bernie Sanders could soon sample the sweet taste of victory, not only in Iowa and New Hampshire, but also from a pint from one of Vermont's most famous ice-cream makers, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry's.
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Rick Snyder Donor Picked To Lead Investigation Of Flint Water Crisis  —  Weeks after refusing to even look into allegations of wrongdoing in the Flint water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) announced on Monday that he is appointing a special counsel to investigate the situation.
Katherine Lam / New York's PIX11:
Woman, 78, who was scared to drive in blizzard is found dead in car outside New Jersey Burger King  —  HACKENSACK, N.J. — A 78-year-old Long Island woman, who had been parked outside of a Burger King since Friday because she was afraid to drive home in the blizzard, was found dead in her parked car Monday morning.
Discussion: KFOR-TV and fox8.com
Tennessean.com:
Tennessean investigation finds inappropriate text messages  —  Tennessee Republican leaders were told of a potential sexual harassment complaint about House Majority Whip Jeremy Durham's behavior about a week before an unprecedented House GOP caucus meeting to decide the fate of his leadership role …
BBC:
Donald Trump and the politics of paranoia  —  One startling feature of the latest race to become the next president of the US - which begins in earnest with next week's Iowa caucuses - is the runaway success in the opinion polls of the outspoken billionaire, Donald Trump.
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Breitbart:
CORRECTED — Michael Goldfarb: Trump is the Politics of ‘Fear, Paranoia, Nativism’
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Willa Paskin / Slate:
Why Are Americans Ignoring Trevor Noah?
Discussion: Moe Lane
Rick Santorum / Facebook:
I need to get this off my chest.  —  I can't stand the media.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Rachel Axon / USA Today:
Florida State agrees to pay Winston accuser $950,000 to settle suit
Discussion: CollegeFootballTalk and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Bethencourt / Detroit Free Press:
Militia in Flint join calls for justice in water crisis
Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
‘I Lift, Bro’: Prof MELTS DOWN About Conservative Event, Tries To Pick Fights With Students
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The Duel  —  Donald Trump has a rule at his rallies …
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse