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ABC News:
Clinton Seen as Winner in November; Trump Inspires Anxiety — Most Americans expect that Hillary Clinton would prevail against her leading GOP opponent in November, while Bernie Sanders' chances are rated less well. The thought of Donald Trump as president inspires high levels of public anxiety …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Trump Strong in Three Early States as Clinton and Sanders Battle: Poll — With just four days to go until the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump has pulled ahead of Ted Cruz with a seven-point lead among likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers, while Hillary Clinton remains just three points in front …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI's Hillary Clinton email investigation not letting up — Six months after it began, the federal investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server shows no signs of slowing down. — Former FBI officials said the length of the probe is not unusual and speculated that a decision …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Accused of Backing Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants in TV Ad — The latest TV ad broadside against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump features footage of him backing citizenship for undocumented immigrants after his campaign launched and accused him of profiting from illegal workers.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / MSNBC:
Sanders camp suspicious of Microsoft's influence in Iowa Caucus — DES MOINES, Iowa - The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is raising questions about the involvement of Microsoft in the Iowa Caucuses, now just days away, and has built a independent system to check the official results.
NBC News:
First Read: All About Turnout in Iowa
First Read: All About Turnout in Iowa
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders challenges Clinton to 3 new debates
Sanders challenges Clinton to 3 new debates
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RH Reality Check, Reuters and The Hill
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump refuses to reconsider debate in fiery Fox interview — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday night lashed out at Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly in his first appearance on the network since he announced he'd boycott the next GOP debate.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Trumph of the Will — I wanted to make a couple related observations about this Donald Trump debate drama. — First, an admission. — When I heard last night that Trump was pulling out of the Fox News GOP primary debate I was quite certain he had every intention of finally attending tomorrow night's event.
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Exclusive: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Calls Donald Trump a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ — She says she will keep asking hard questions at Thursday's debate — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has had lots of bad things to say about Fox News Host Megyn Kelly. He has called her “very biased,” …
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The New / New York Times:
What to Look For in a Republican Debate Without Donald Trump
What to Look For in a Republican Debate Without Donald Trump
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
CNN Political Commentator Stuns Trump Spox by Blasting ‘Sick and Vile’ Wounded Warriors Stunt
CNN Political Commentator Stuns Trump Spox by Blasting ‘Sick and Vile’ Wounded Warriors Stunt
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Conrad Wilson / OPB:
More Arrests As FBI Negotiates With Remaining Militants — The FBI took three additional militants into custody Wednesday, as occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge began to trickle away from the site they have held for 26 days, and as the militants arrested Tuesday faced indictment in federal court.
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Oregon occupiers: What officials say happened at traffic stop — (CNN)A high-speed getaway attempt and a reach for the waistband are said to have prompted police SWAT team members to open fire on a group of leaders of the Oregon armed occupiers. — A law enforcement official described …
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Carli Brosseau / Oregonian:
Jason Patrick, 2 others linked to Oregon refuge occupation taken into custody
Jason Patrick, 2 others linked to Oregon refuge occupation taken into custody
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NBC News, American Power, USA Today and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's fiction-filled campaign — SEN. BERNIE Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading in New Hampshire and within striking distance in Iowa, in large part because he is playing the role of uncorrupted anti-establishment crusader. But Mr. Sanders is not a brave truth-teller.
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Greg Botelho / CNN:
WHO leader: Zika virus ‘spreading explosively’ — It is reasonable to estimate that there could be 3 million to 4 million cases of Zika virus in a 12-month period in the Americas, WHO official Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri said Thursday. — He cautioned that this is only an estimate …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
An Unprecedented Threat to Privacy … Throughout the United States—outside private houses, apartment complexes, shopping centers, and businesses with large employee parking lots—a private corporation, Vigilant Solutions, is taking photos of cars and trucks with its vast network of unobtrusive cameras.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump endorsed by key SC politician — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster, his highest profile elected official to date. — McMaster introduced Trump ahead of his rally Wednesday night in South Carolina …
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Reuters:
France eyes business deals amid rights protests as Iran visits — France and Iran hailed the sale of dozens of Airbus planes, the renewal of a decades-old carmaking venture and an export credit deal as symbols of thawing relations on Thursday as protesters sought to get human rights onto the agenda.
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The Age:
Teenager Sevdet Besim allegedly planned to target police with explosive kangaroo — A Melbourne teenager allegedly discussed packing a kangaroo with explosives, painting it with an Islamic State symbol and setting it loose on police officers. — Sevdet Ramadan Besim, 19, of Hallam …
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Margaret Paul / ABC:
Teen planned to pack kangaroo with explosives and let it loose on Anzac Day, court hears
Teen planned to pack kangaroo with explosives and let it loose on Anzac Day, court hears
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Daily Mail and The Gateway Pundit
Reuters:
Campaigning in style: How Jeb Bush blew through his warchest — There were stays at boutique hotels featuring rooftop pools, private soirees at members-only, jacket-and-tie clubs and fundraisers at the Four Seasons, the St. Regis and the Mandarin Oriental. — In the world of Jeb Bush …
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
The admiral in charge of Navy intelligence has not been allowed to see military secrets for years — For more than two years, the Navy's intelligence chief has been stuck with a major handicap: He's not allowed to know any secrets. — Vice Adm. Ted “Twig” Branch has been barred from reading …
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Eva Schloss / Newsweek:
Anne Frank's stepsister: ‘Donald Trump is acting like Hitler’ — Eva Schloss, 86, is an Auschwitz survivor and the stepsister of Anne Frank. Both Frank and Schloss were Jewish refugees in Amsterdam together and the pair played together as children until their families were forced into hiding in 1942.
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Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / The Atlantic:
A Suspension for Melissa Click — Protests at the University of Missouri in November Jeff Roberson / AP — Just days after being charged with assault, Melissa Click, the University of Missouri assistant professor of communications who tried to kick student journalists out of a protest in November …
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The Week
DNAinfo Chicago:
Chicago Police Hid Mics, Destroyed Dashcams To Block Audio, Records Show — CHICAGO — Why are so many police dashcam videos silent? — Chicago Police Department officers stashed microphones in their squad car glove boxes. They pulled out batteries. Microphone antennas got busted or went missing.
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