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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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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum shot and killed while charging police, driver says — BURNS - Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, the spokesman of the refuge occupation, was shot and killed after he charged police during a roadside stop north of Burns on Tuesday, according to a man on Facebook who claims …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Eyewitnesses knock down conspiracy theories about LaVoy Finicum dying with his hands up — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — The Bundy militants and their supporters are trying to turn LaVoy Finicum into a right-wing martyr, but two eyewitnesses deny that he was shot and killed in cold blood by law enforcement officers.
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John Sepulvado / OPB:
Occupation To Standoff: FBI Surrounds Militants Still Inside Malheur Refuge
Occupation To Standoff: FBI Surrounds Militants Still Inside Malheur Refuge
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KOIN-TV:
Bundy brothers among 8 arrested, 1 dead near Malheur
Bundy brothers among 8 arrested, 1 dead near Malheur
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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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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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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 …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Trump's Debate Boycott Throws Fox News Into Chaos — It’s risky for both sides, but Trump has already scored a historic victory against the network. — Tonight, Donald Trump's months-long war with Fox News entered a chaotic and — for both sides — perilous new phase …
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NBC News:
First Read: Donald Trump's Big Debate Gamble
First Read: Donald Trump's Big Debate Gamble
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UnionLeader.com:
Clinton, O'Malley express support for pre-primary debate — Staff report — Two Democratic presidential candidates said they would like to take part in a debate next week hosted by the New Hampshire Union Leader, despite a threat from the national party to punish them if they take the stage.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
DNC throws cold water on unsanctioned New Hampshire debate
DNC throws cold water on unsanctioned New Hampshire debate
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Won't Attend New Democratic Debate Unless Sanctioned By DNC
Sanders Won't Attend New Democratic Debate Unless Sanctioned By DNC
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Conor Dinan / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Rises To Second Place In New Hampshire Poll — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) surged into second place in a New Hampshire poll released Wednesday by the Emerson College Polling Society, although real-estate billionaire Donald Trump retained a double-digit lead in Granite State.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans point fingers: Who let Trump get this far?
Republicans point fingers: Who let Trump get this far?
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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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New York Times:
Vindication for Planned Parenthood — One after the other, investigations of Planned Parenthood prompted by hidden-camera videos released last summer have found no evidence of wrongdoing. On Monday, a grand jury in Harris County, Tex., went a step further.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Anti-Sanders attack ad isn't quite what it seems to be — Republicans have made no secret of the fact that they'd prefer to run against Bernie Sanders in the general election. Whether or not their assumptions are correct is a separate question, but GOP officials, convinced that the senator …
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg Business:
Obama to Host Bernie Sanders at White House Ahead of Iowa Caucus
Obama to Host Bernie Sanders at White House Ahead of Iowa Caucus
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CNN:
Why I'm voting for Trump — (CNN)They are showing up in droves to see Donald Trump: Men and women, overwhelmingly white, frustrated with the country's first black president, fearful that they are being displaced by minorities and immigrants, and nostalgic for the way America used to be.
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Chip Reid / CBS News:
Wounded Warrior Project accused of wasting donation money — A CBS News investigation into a charity for wounded veterans, the Wounded Warrior Project, looks into how the charity spends its donation money. — What caught our attention is how the Wounded Warrior Project spends donations compared to other long-respected charities.
Spencer Kornhaber / The Atlantic:
A Person Can't Be ‘Diverse’ … Ava DuVernay, the director of Selma, is one of the most visible and vocal advocates for diversity in the film industry. She does not, however, love being described quite that way. “We're hearing a lot about diversity,” she said at Sundance, as reported by The New York Times.
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Should The Times Have Been a Tougher Watchdog in Flint? — Almost a year ago, last March, The Times published a frightening article about the drinking water in Flint, Mich. — Here's an excerpt: … The article appeared on Page A16 in print. Then, more than six months went by.
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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