memeorandum: Donald Trump's Campaign Says He'll Skip Debate (New York Times)

1:25 AM ET, January 27, 2016

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Leader of Oregon occupation Ammon Bundy, three others arrested — KATU News has learned the leader of the armed occupation at Malheur Wildlife Refuge - Ammon Bundy - has been arrested, along with three other individuals Tuesday evening. — Sources tell KATU News there was some sort …

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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:

Oregon standoff spokesman Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum killed, Bundys in custody after shooting near Burns — BURNS - Oregon standoff spokesman Robert “LaVoy” Finicum was killed and other leaders of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation were arrested Tuesday after the FBI …

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KOIN-TV:

Bundy brothers among 8 arrested, 1 dead near Malheur — BURNS, Ore. (KOIN) — One person died and 8 were arrested — including militia leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy — after the FBI and the Oregon State Police intercepted the group along Highway 395. — The militants were heading …

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Dana Ford / CNN:

Oregon protest leader Ammon Bundy is arrested, says source — (CNN)Federal authorities arrested Ammon Bundy, the leader of a group of protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, during a traffic stop Tuesday, a law enforcement official told CNN. — Up to eight of Bundy's followers were detained, the source said.

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OPB:

Militants Fail To Appear In John Day, Police Activity Ongoing — UPDATE (6:03 pm): A member of the occupation said he could not confirm rumors that Ammon Bundy had been involved in a confrontation north of Burns, Oregon. — “Ammon had a meeting in John Day. Somewhere along 395 there was a shooting.

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Rebecca Woolington / Oregonian:

Pete Santilli: Militants supporter says Ammon Bundy in custody — Two people have been shot and Ammon Bundy is in custody, according to a YouTube live stream report by Pete Santilli, who was speaking outside a hospital in Burns. — Santilli, a self-styled journalist …

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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Ammon Bundy and Five Others Are Arrested, and One Dies, in Oregon

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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo: Ammon Bundy Arrested, One Dead In Oregon

Washington Post:

Trump will ‘definitely not’ participate in Fox debate, campaign says — MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he will not attend a debate scheduled for Thursday night in Des Moines, an unexpected twist just days before voters here launch the election process.

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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:

Fox News head lets Trump walk, keeps Megyn Kelly as debate moderator — This post has been updated with Trump's decision to sit out Thursday's debat. — Eventually the boy who cried “wolf” saw a wolf, right? Well, The Donald who cried “boycott” is finally actually boycotting a debate. For real.

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Itay Hod / The Wrap:

Fox News Is Straight Up Clowning Donald Trump Now — The feud between the cable channel and the GOP frontrunner is taking an unexpected, utterly trolling turn — Fox News has responded to Donald Trump's most recent social foray, and boy is it a doozy. — Fox News just released a statement …

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New York Times:

Donald Trump's Campaign Says He'll Skip Debate — MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Moments after Fox News announced the lineup for Thursday's Republican debate, Donald J. Trump said Tuesday it was pretty “irrevocable” that he would skip the event, which takes place just days before the Iowa caucuses.

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Donald J Trump for President:

TRUMP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON FOX NEWS DEBATE — (New York, NY) January 26th, 2016 - As someone who wrote one of the best-selling business books of all time, The Art of the Deal, who has built an incredible company, including some of the most valuable and iconic assets in the world …

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump polls fans: ‘Should I do the GOP debate?’

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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Christian leaders balk at Falwell's Trump endorsement

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Des Moines Register:
Trump takes aim at Bob Vander Plaats

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Fox News:
Fox News announces GOP debate candidate lineup

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Associated Press:
The Latest: Cruz challenge Trump to debate ‘mano y mano’

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump

Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz challenges Donald Trump to a ‘mano a mano’ debate

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says he won't participate in GOP debate on Fox News

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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cruz challenges Trump to one-on-one debate

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sen. Sasse heading to Iowa to campaign against Trump

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Endorse Donald Trump in Iowa

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David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Video Exclusive: Ted Cruz's Plea To Iowa Pastors At Private Meeting: Stop Trump!

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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Why can't Donald Trump handle Megyn Kelly?

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RT:

Police officers flee angry mob in Swedish refugee center through back door … A police patrol of 10 officers was forced to flee a refugee center in Sweden after being surrounded by a mob of violent migrants. Law enforcement officials had arrived to relocate a 10-year-old boy after reports of his repeated rape at the facility.

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Daily Mail:
Police flee for their lives at Swedish migrant camp after they are surrounded by screaming mob …

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David Smith / Guardian:

Robert Gates: Republicans' grasp of national security is at a child's level — Former defense secretary condemns media for failing to challenge presidential candidates on promises he believes are unaffordable, illegal or unconstitutional — Robert Gates, a Republican stalwart …

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Talking Points Memo:

MSNBC, NH Union-Leader To Host Unsanctioned Democratic Debate — MSNBC and the New Hampshire Union-Leader will host an unsanctioned Democratic presidential debate just days before the state's first-in-the-nation primary, the newspaper confirmed Tuesday. — “Meet the Press” …

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UnionLeader.com:
Union Leader to host Democratic debate Feb. 4

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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
MSNBC, Union Leader To Hold Unsanctioned Democratic Debate In New Hampshire

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John Diedrich / JSOnline:

FBI thwarts mass shooting at Milwaukee Masonic center — A terrorist-style plot intended to kill dozens of people with automatic weapons at a Masonic center in Milwaukee was foiled this week by FBI agents, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. — Samy Mohamed Hamzeh discussed his plan to attack …

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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:

U of Oregon Debates Removing MLK Quote For Not Being Inclusive Enough — Student leaders at the University of Oregon debated removing a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. from its student center, arguing that the quote was not inclusive enough for modern understandings of diversity.

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Republicans point fingers: Who let Trump get this far? — With time running out until the first primary votes are cast, establishment Republicans have begun a ferocious round of finger-pointing over who is to blame for the party's failure to stop Donald Trump.