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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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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 …
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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New York Times:
Ammon Bundy and 7 Others Held in Oregon; LaVoy Finicum Is Reported Dead
Ammon Bundy and 7 Others Held in Oregon; LaVoy Finicum Is Reported Dead
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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Six Oregon occupiers arrested, one person killed in confrontation with police
Six Oregon occupiers arrested, one person killed in confrontation with police
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Dana Ford / CNN:
Oregon protest leader Ammon Bundy is arrested, says source
Oregon protest leader Ammon Bundy is arrested, says source
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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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Politico:
DonaldDuck: TRUMP WALKS INTO TRAP? Empty podium at Fox debate could tarnish dominance - FOX: 'can't give in to terrorizations' against Megyn Kelly - SURVEY OF GEOFF GARIN'S FRIENDS: Elite's Marco fever cools — By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)
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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
Trump, Fox News at War After He Decides to Skip Debate — The Republican front-runner says that the cable network treated him “unfairly” at a past debate. — Citing unfair treatment by Fox News, Donald Trump will not participate in the Republican presidential debate on Thursday, his campaign manager told reporters on Tuesday.
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Fox News:
Full statement on Trump declining to participate in Fox News/Google Debate — As many of our viewers know, FOX News is hosting a sanctioned debate in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday night, three days before the first votes of the 2016 election are cast in the Iowa Caucus.
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Washington Post:
Trump will ‘definitely not’ participate in Fox debate, campaign says
Trump will ‘definitely not’ participate in Fox debate, campaign says
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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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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cruz challenges Trump to one-on-one debate
Cruz challenges Trump to one-on-one debate
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Fox News Is Straight Up Clowning Donald Trump Now
Fox News Is Straight Up Clowning Donald Trump Now
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Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Fox News Responds to Trump's Latest ‘Twitter Poll’ With First-Rate Trolling
Fox News Responds to Trump's Latest ‘Twitter Poll’ With First-Rate Trolling
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Fox News:
Fox News announces GOP debate candidate lineup
Fox News announces GOP debate candidate lineup
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump polls fans: ‘Should I do the GOP debate?’
Donald Trump polls fans: ‘Should I do the GOP debate?’
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Fox News head lets Trump walk, keeps Megyn Kelly as debate moderator
Fox News head lets Trump walk, keeps Megyn Kelly as debate moderator
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Former Rep. John LeBoutillier / The Hill:
We are witnessing the end of the House of Clinton — A column for The Hill analyzing the current state of the 2016 presidential race. — It is the beginning of the end of the House of Clinton: — 1. There is the stench of political death around Hillary, Bill, Chelsea and the entire House of Clinton.
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Fox News:
FBI going ‘right to the source’ in Clinton email probe, interviewing intel agencies — The FBI is going straight to the source in its investigation of classified emails that crossed Hillary Clinton's personal server, speaking with the intelligence agencies - and in some cases, the individuals …
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders at a Crossroads: Attack Hillary Clinton or Stay Positive?
Bernie Sanders at a Crossroads: Attack Hillary Clinton or Stay Positive?
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Would Consider Appointing President Obama to Supreme Court
Hillary Clinton Would Consider Appointing President Obama to Supreme Court
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Daily Mail:
Muslims are ‘not like us’ and we should just accept they will never integrate, says former racial equalities chief Trevor Phillips — Muslim communities are not like others in Britain and the country should accept they will never integrate, the former head of the equalities watchdog has claimed.
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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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John Feehery / The Hill:
The rise of the misinformed voter and Donald Trump — I was meeting with some D.C. press secretaries about a complicated legislative issue when it became clear to me that everything has changed since I left Capital Hill in 2005. — We were talking about strategies to get our messages out back home.
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.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Won't Attend New Democratic Debate Unless Sanctioned By DNC — After MSNBC and the New Hampshire Union-Leader announced on Tuesday that they would hold an unsanctioned Democratic presidential debate ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he would not attend …
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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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Jocelyn Maminta Medical / WCTX-TV:
A public health emergency spreading quickly — NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) - There is a growing concern of a public health emergency that affects unborn babies that is quickly spreading from Latin America to the Caribbean. — The Zika virus is transmitted by the mosquito, aedes aegypti …
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Dr. Francis Collins / NIH Director's Blog:
Zika Virus: An Emerging Health Threat
Zika Virus: An Emerging Health Threat
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Los Angeles Times:
Column This time, the conservative crackup is real — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh in 2009. — I've been hearing about the impending “conservative crackup” for nearly 25 years. The term was coined by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., the founder of the American Spectator.
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