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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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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.
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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 …
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Lawyer for Walter Scott Family Switches Sides to Endorse Bernie Sanders
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Full transcript: POLITICO's Glenn Thrush interviews President Barack Obama on Iowa, 2016 …

Hillary Clinton deserves Democratic nomination
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Poll: Sanders edges Clinton in Iowa, leads big in New Hampshire
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I Get Sanders' Appeal. But He's Not a Credible President.
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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 …
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Trump: Establishment is ‘against me’ — (CNN)Donald Trump insisted Monday that the Republican establishment is against him, but conceded that party leaders are warming to his candidacy as a better alternative to rival Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential bid. — In the first portion …
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Trump: Establishment rallying behind me to stop ‘nasty’ Cruz — GOP front-runner Donald Trump says establishment Republicans are warming up to his presidential bid because they're terrified of Ted Cruz being the party's nominee. — “I think the establishment actually is against me but really coming …
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Iowa GOP chairman: Cruz ethanol stance ‘a factor’ in caucuses
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Why a Trump Victory in Iowa Would Matter So Much
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Trump to Cruz: Settle eligibility question or ‘get out’ of the race
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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.
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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.
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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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Supreme Court upholds electricity demand rule
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Justices won't let North Dakota enforce tough abortion law
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Supreme Court rules juveniles sentenced to life can seek parole
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Sentences for Young Murderers Limited by U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court: Bar On Automatic Life Without Parole For Juvenile Homicide Applies To Past Sentences
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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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MU professor Melissa Click, who called for ‘muscle’ to remove reporter, charged with assault
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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 …


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 …
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PAHO Statement on Zika Virus Transmission and Prevention
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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.
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I need to get this off my chest. — I can't stand the media. — From the start of this campaign, they've decided that we're not worthy of them. They think it's their job to anoint who they think should be the Republican nominee. Seriously? The media determining the Republican nominee?
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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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