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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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RedState, Washington Post, us11.campaign-archive1.com, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Political Wire and Business Insider
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Gathers Hundreds To Oppose Abortion — DES MOINES, IOWA — Banning abortion and withdrawing federal funding for Planned Parenthood were the main themes of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's rally Wednesday night in West Des Moines, where several hundred Iowans literally spilled …
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Washington Monthly, Advocate, Cruz for President and Right Wing Watch
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Accused of Backing Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants in TV Ad
Trump Accused of Backing Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants in TV Ad
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RedState, Hot Air, Politico, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Cruz's Closing Argument in Iowa: Trump Is a Liberal in Disguise
Cruz's Closing Argument in Iowa: Trump Is a Liberal in Disguise
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New York Times, Mediaite, Yahoo Politics and Washington Blade
Matt Bai / Yahoo Politics:
So much for the political revolution. In 2016, everything old is new again.
So much for the political revolution. In 2016, everything old is new again.
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MSNBC and Agence France-Presse
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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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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Yahoo Politics, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Vox Popoli, The Gateway Pundit and The Resurgent
Philip Elliott / TIME:
Exclusive: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Calls Donald Trump a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
Exclusive: Fox News' Megyn Kelly Calls Donald Trump a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
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New York Times, Slate, Breitbart, Washington Post, Hot Air, Politico, ThinkProgress, US News, Talking Points Memo, Des Moines Register, Rush Limbaugh and Telegraph
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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Bloomberg Business, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, Prairie Weather, Washington Post and Slantpoint
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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Washington Post, Mashable, American Power, Raw Story, The Atlantic and WSPA-TV
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, Raw Story and USA Today
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.
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
It's Still Bill Clinton, but the Old Magic Seems Missing — MASON CITY, Iowa — Bill Clinton came to the vote-rich city of Mason City on Wednesday night and recounted his wife's life experiences, recited her policy ideas, and ripped into the Republicans a bit.
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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Talking Points Memo, The State, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Political Insider blog
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TIME.com:
Barbie's dress won't fit. — I'm sitting in a bright pink room at Mattel's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., playing with a Barbie that only 20 people in the world know exists. Her creation has been kept so secret that the designers code-named the endeavor Project Dawn so that even their spouses …
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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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Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Hopes to Have George W. Bush on Trail Next Month — Many South Carolina Republicans have been urging Jeb Bush to bring his brother to the state he won twice. — michaelcbender — George W. Bush left the White House with an approval rating of 34 percent, and he remains …
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Political Wire
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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The Week
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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Talking Points Memo, CNN and Telegraph
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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FiveThirtyEight, Hot Air, The Last Tradition and The Atlantic