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1:50 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.
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.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Trump: ‘Cruz is an anchor baby in Canada’
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
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
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
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 …
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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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Judge won't release Oregon standoff defendants as long as refuge occupation continues
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.
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Chelsea Clinton's fundraising flop: Soul Cycle event to raise money for Hillary a bust as $2,700 seats are offered for just $50 to fill bikes  — Chelsea Clinton hosted a Soul Cycle fundraiser for her mother in New York City on Wednesday afternoon  — The $2,700-a-head event offered …
Discussion: Althouse and Truth Revolt
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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: Balloon Juice and CNNMoney
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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 …
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
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Amid denials, state workers in Flint got clean water  —  LANSING — In January of 2015, when state officials were telling worried Flint residents their water was safe to drink, they also were arranging for coolers of purified water in Flint's State Office Building so employees wouldn't have to drink …
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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.
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Fiorina: Hillary Clinton is More Qualified For The ‘Big House’ Than The White House  —  Des Moines, Iowa - During the Fox News under card debate tonight in Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina suggested Hillary Clinton is more qualified for the “big house” than she is for the “White House.”
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
What Happens If Bernie Sanders Wins Iowa  —  If you're dreaming of Bernie Sanders beating Hillary Clinton, you know how the movie begins (he wins Iowa on Monday1), how it ends (he accepts the nomination to a Simon & Garfunkel tune), and one of the major plot lines (black, Hispanic and moderate Democrats …
Discussion: RAND
Allie Malloy / CNN:
Obama to announce rule aimed to advance equal pay  —  Findings show women lag behind men in wages  — A new rule will require companies to send in salary information when they turn in forms with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  —  (CNN)President Barack Obama will make his latest push …
Discussion: New York Times, The Week and Daily Kos
 
 
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New York Times:
More Is Needed to Beat ISIS, Pentagon Officials Conclude
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Top senator: Encryption bill may ‘do more harm than good’
Discussion: Washington Post
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Contentious Republican debates lure many Democrats to tune in
Tampa Bay Times:
Jeb Bush is best choice for Republican nomination
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