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12:45 PM ET, January 29, 2016

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Who won the ratings race: Fox News or Donald Trump?  —  Donald Trump counter-programmed Thursday's GOP primary debate with his own prime time event.  So whose show scored a bigger audience?  —  Answer: Fox's debate.  But it was the second lowest rated debate of the season.
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Ted Cruz / Yahoo Politics:
Ted Cruz threatened to leave the debate after a ‘mean question’  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) told the moderators of the Republican presidential debate at Iowa Events Center on Thursday that he might just take his ball and go home.  —  His threat to leave the stage came …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: It was a rough night for Ted Cruz  —  In the final debate before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, Ted Cruz had the worst night of the seven GOP presidential candidates on stage Thursday.  —  That's according to a plurality of the Republican members of The POLITICO Caucus …
Tucker Carlson / Politico:
Donald Trump Is Shocking, Vulgar and Right  —  About 15 years ago, I said something nasty on CNN about Donald Trump's hair.  I can't now remember the context, assuming there was one.  In any case, Trump saw it and left a message the next day.  —  “It's true you have better hair than I do,” Trump said matter-of-factly.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Trump: ‘Cruz is an anchor baby in Canada’  —  NASHUA, N.H. — A day after the latest Republican primary presidential debate, real estate mogul Donald Trump did two things: he gave himself a pat on the back for skipping the debate and also gloated at the pile-on on Sen. Ted Cruz.
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
5 Ways the Republican Debate Did (And Didn't) Change the Presidential Race  —  Just four days before the pivotal Iowa caucuses, the Republican presidential candidates - minus their front-runner Donald Trump - faced off in Des Moines, Iowa, in a last attempt to lock up their support and win over any undecided voters.
Caleb Howe / RedState:
No, Ted Cruz Did NOT Support Amnesty, Concedes Megyn Kelly After #GOPDebate
Reuters:
Trump's Fox News debate fight widens Republican rift
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:   Marco Rubio's Camp Sees Opening if Donald Trump Wins in Iowa
Erica Garner / Washington Post:
Black lives like my father's should matter.  That's why I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders.  —  I want a leader who truly cares about justice for my family, for black people and for all Americans.  —  When I talk to other black voters about this year's presidential election, some seem ready to dismiss it.
Discussion: Politico and theGrio
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Eric Garner's Daughter Endorses Bernie Sanders  —  The eldest daughter of Eric Garner, the black Staten Island man who died in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by police, endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for President on Friday in a Washington Post column.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Study: Bernie Sanders's single-payer plan is almost twice as expensive as he says
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
­Elizabeth Warren: One Way to Rebuild Our Institutions  —  WASHINGTON — WHILE presidential candidates from both parties feverishly pitch their legislative agendas, voters should also consider what presidents can do without Congress.  Agency rules, executive actions and decisions …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Politico implodes  —  In what can be described only as a cataclysm in Beltway media, CEO Jim VandeHei is leaving Politico, the eight-year-old politics website that shook up Washington journalism, according to sources and reports by Huffington Post and CNNMoney.
Discussion: CNNMoney and Balloon Juice
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Massive Shakeup At Politico With Co-Founder Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen Set To Leave
Hadas Gold / Politico:
A memo from POLITICO CEO Jim VandeHei
USA Today:
FBI releases video of shooting death of Oregon protester  —  The FBI arrested three more people in connection with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.  The arrests come a day after eight armed protesters were taken into custody.
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Jeannine Aversa: (202) 606-2649 (News Media)  —  National Income and Product Accounts  —  Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2015 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product — the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
State to release some Clinton emails on Friday; thousands still delayed  —  The State Department on Friday will release roughly 2,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's emails, but will delay the final batch of messages until after voters go to the polls in early primary states.
Discussion: RedState, Hot Air and The Week
Brianna Keilar / CNN:
Inside Chelsea Clinton's Soul Cycle fundraiser  —  (CNN)Chelsea Clinton spoke candidly at a fundraiser she hosted for her mom's campaign in New York City Wednesday afternoon but did not “tap it back,” sitting out the 45-minute ride at the Tribeca location of Soul Cycle, the popular spinning juggernaut.
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Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Chelsea Clinton's fundraising flop: Soul Cycle event to raise money for Hillary a bust …
Discussion: Althouse and Truth Revolt
William Grimes / New York Times:
Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane Dies at 74  —  Paul Kantner, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, one of the definitive San Francisco psychedelic groups of the 1960s, and the guiding spirit of its successor, Jefferson Starship, died.  He was 74.  —  Mr. Kantner's death was confirmed …
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Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle:
Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner dies at 74
Discussion: SFist, The Week, CBS Philly and WCTX-TV
The Intercept:
Israeli Drone Feeds Hacked By British and American Intelligence … AMERICAN AND BRITISH INTELLIGENCE secretly tapped into live video feeds from Israeli drones and fighter jets, monitoring military operations in Gaza, watching for a potential strike against Iran, and keeping tabs on the drone technology Israel exports around the world.
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Top senator: Encryption bill may ‘do more harm than good’  —  Legislating encryption standards might “do more harm than good” in the fight against terrorism, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Thursday.  —  In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris …
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Biden urges Dems to get aggressive  —  BALTIMORE, MD. — Vice President Biden is urging House Democrats to own President Obama's policy achievements as a route back to the lower-chamber majority.  —  Speaking to a large group of Democrats gathered in Baltimore for their annual issues conference …
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Obama promises party faithful: ‘Democrats will win’
Discussion: Political Wire, Mediaite and CNN
 
 
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Mark Kenny / Sydney Morning Herald:
Majority of MPs would back marriage equality
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Jeffrey Gottfried / Pew Research Center:
Contentious Republican debates lure many Democrats to tune in
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Tampa Bay Times:
Jeb Bush is best choice for Republican nomination
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David French / National Review:
Apocalypse Delayed
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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
Is This the End of the GOP as We Know It?  —  Historian Rick …
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