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Reuters:
Trump's Fox News debate fight widens Republican rift — Donald Trump will widen a rupture between his supporters and the Republican Party establishment on Thursday when he boycotts a presidential debate in a snub to Fox News only days before the 2016 election season starts in earnest.
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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 …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico, Politics Informer and ABC News
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager: Trump Will Debate Cruz Once Judge Rules Him Eligible To Run — “Once you've gotten that ruling from the federal judge and you're the last man standing in this presidential contest next to Donald Trump, we'll be happy to have a debate with you one-on-one, anywhere you want.”
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The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Hot Air
Mike Allen / Politico:
An Iowa win might make the Trump train unstoppable
An Iowa win might make the Trump train unstoppable
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Los Angeles Times, Economist, The Hill and TheStreet.com
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Top 10 moments of the GOP debate
Top 10 moments of the GOP debate
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Economist, New York Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Yahoo Politics and No More Mister Nice Blog
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: It was a rough night for Ted Cruz
GOP insiders: It was a rough night for Ted Cruz
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Des Moines Register, Yahoo Politics, The Hill, ABC News and Politics Informer
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Marco Rubio's Camp Sees Opening if Donald Trump Wins in Iowa
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Santorum, Huckabee to attend Trump's anti-debate event
Santorum, Huckabee to attend Trump's anti-debate event
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Hot Air, Daily Kos, Politico, UPI, Talking Points Memo, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Kim LaCapria / snopes:
The Kelly Beguiles — A Saudi prince doesn't really “co-own” …
The Kelly Beguiles — A Saudi prince doesn't really “co-own” …
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Vox, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Right Wing Watch, Business Insider, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
What happens in Iowa . . . doesn't matter
What happens in Iowa . . . doesn't matter
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Washington Monthly
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Massive Shakeup At Politico With Co-Founder Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen Set To Leave — Who will win the morning now? — Washington Bureau Chief, The Huffington Post — Politico CEO Jim VandeHei is expected to leave the company he co-founded later this year in what staffers believe will be a major shake-up.
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Washington Post, Balloon Juice, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
A memo from POLITICO's founder and publisher Robert Allbritton — A memo sent by Robert Allbritton, founder and publisher of POLITICO: — “A decade ago, early in 2006, I made a decision to start a new newspaper focused on Capitol Hill. The idea, as I saw it at the time …
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Outside the Beltway and Washington Times, more at Mediagazer »
Hadas Gold / Politico:
A memo from POLITICO CEO Jim VandeHei — A memo from POLITICO CEO Jim VandeHei: — “So now you know the news: I am leaving POLITICO after the election. — The timing is poetic: it will mark my 10th Anniversary, almost to the day. I came in just as the Barack Obama phenomenon exploded …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Politico's Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen departing
Politico's Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen departing
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The Daily Caller
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Politico Will Lose Its Co-Founder and 4 Others
Politico Will Lose Its Co-Founder and 4 Others
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Politico and FishbowlDC
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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Sam Levin / Guardian:
Oregon militia standoff: one dead after Ammon Bundy and others arrested
Oregon militia standoff: one dead after Ammon Bundy and others arrested
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The Huffington Post, Slantpoint, Mother Jones, LewRockwell and MSNBC
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.
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The Federalist:
Trump's New Pro-Veterans Website Directs All Donations To Trump's Personal Foundation — After ducking the final Republican presidential debate heading into next week's Iowa caucuses, GOP front-runner Donald Trump announced that he would hold his own pro-veterans event during the debate to raise money for veterans.
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
How to watch Donald Trump's veterans event
How to watch Donald Trump's veterans event
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Mediaite, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Progress Michigan:
Document: Snyder Admin Trucked In Clean Water for State Building in January 2015 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Document: Snyder Admin Trucked In Clean Water for State Building …
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Detroit Free Press, Common Dreams, Informed Comment and The Atlantic
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Michigan Officials Quietly Gave Bottled Water To State Employees Months Before Flint Residents
Michigan Officials Quietly Gave Bottled Water To State Employees Months Before Flint Residents
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Detroit Free Press, FiveThirtyEight, Slantpoint, The Bob and Chez Show, Balloon Juice and RH Reality Check
Julia Lurie / Mother Jones:
Long Before Helping Flint, Michigan Officials Were Shipping Clean Water to Their Own Workers
Long Before Helping Flint, Michigan Officials Were Shipping Clean Water to Their Own Workers
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The Week, Common Dreams and Daily Kos
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders unloads on The Washington Post — DES MOINES — Move over, Donald Trump. Stand aside, Fox News. There's a new feud underway between a presidential candidate and a news media organization — this one between a Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and the editorial page of this newspaper.
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
Why Is Jim Gilmore Even Running for President?
Why Is Jim Gilmore Even Running for President?
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Yahoo Politics
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
Sanders workers are masquerading as Culinary members to campaign inside hotels
Sanders workers are masquerading as Culinary members to campaign inside hotels
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VegasInc.com, CNN, Slantpoint, ThinkProgress, Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
We will be updating the live transcript of tonight's debate below. Washington Post reporters and readers using Genius will be annotating it, and will continue to do so following the debate. — To see an annotation, click or tap the highlighted part of the transcript; if you would like to leave …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Federalist, The Week, Sputnik International, US News and National Review
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
With no Trump onstage, GOP debate focuses on Cruz, policy, other issues
With no Trump onstage, GOP debate focuses on Cruz, policy, other issues
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Outside the Beltway, The Week, AOL and Advocate
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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MichelleMalkin.com
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Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Biden: Trump or Cruz nomination ‘a gift from the Lord’
Biden: Trump or Cruz nomination ‘a gift from the Lord’
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Talking Points Memo
Tampa Bay Times:
Jeb Bush is best choice for Republican nomination — It's time to stop treating the election of the next president of the United States as a game show without serious consequences. For Republicans fighting for both the soul of their party and the White House, the best choice is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
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The Hill
Tim Culpan / Bloomberg Business:
Apple Said Developing Wireless-Charged Phone for as Soon as 2017 — Technology could power devices further away than charging mats — Apple said trying to overcome technical challenge of distance — Apple Inc. is working with partners in the U.S. and Asia to develop new wireless charging technology …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
WH: Obama doesn't want Supreme Court appointment — White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Thursday threw cold water on the idea President Obama would accept an appointment to the Supreme Court after he leaves office. — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton floated …
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