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KATU-TV:
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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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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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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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 — JOHN DAY, Ore. — Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed seizure of a federal wildlife refuge in rural eastern Oregon, was arrested and one was person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a traffic stop in rural Oregon, the F.B.I. and the Oregon State Police said.
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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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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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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Christian leaders balk at Falwell's Trump endorsement
Christian leaders balk at Falwell's Trump endorsement
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Cruz challenge Trump to debate ‘mano y mano’
The Latest: Cruz challenge Trump to debate ‘mano y mano’
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Says He'll Skip Debate
Donald Trump's Campaign Says He'll Skip Debate
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Des Moines Register:
Trump takes aim at Bob Vander Plaats
Trump takes aim at Bob Vander Plaats
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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz challenges Donald Trump to a ‘mano a mano’ debate
Ted Cruz challenges Donald Trump to a ‘mano a mano’ debate
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump
Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cruz challenges Trump to one-on-one debate
Cruz challenges Trump to one-on-one debate
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says he won't participate in GOP debate on Fox News
Trump says he won't participate in GOP debate on Fox News
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David Brody / CBN.com:
Brody File Video Exclusive: Ted Cruz's Plea To Iowa Pastors At Private Meeting: Stop Trump!
Brody File Video Exclusive: Ted Cruz's Plea To Iowa Pastors At Private Meeting: Stop Trump!
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sen. Sasse heading to Iowa to campaign against Trump
Sen. Sasse heading to Iowa to campaign against Trump
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Noah Weiland / Politico:
Everything you need to know about the next GOP debate
Everything you need to know about the next GOP debate
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Endorse Donald Trump in Iowa
Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Endorse Donald Trump in Iowa
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Why can't Donald Trump handle Megyn Kelly?
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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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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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.
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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Stuart Lavietes / New York Times:
Abe Vigoda, of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Barney Miller,’ Dies at 94
Abe Vigoda, of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Barney Miller,’ Dies at 94
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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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