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2:45 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 …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Megyn Kelly Just Did Trump's Dirty Work for Him  —  Donald Trump skipped last night's Fox News debate in a fit of pique over the “very biased” Megyn Kelly.  But since the shocking things he does and says always seem to work out for him, someone else used his pet issue of immigration to tie his top Republican rivals into knots.
Discussion: Hot Air, Scared Monkeys and Breitbart
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 …
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
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Trump: ‘Cruz is an anchor baby in Canada’
Tampa Bay Times:
Jeb Bush is best choice for Republican nomination
Discussion: The Hill
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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Christopher Beem / New Republic:
Young Voters Embrace Sanders, But Not Democracy  —  Why securing the youth vote in 2016 will be harder than ever.  —  When it comes to democracy, the kids aren't all right.  —  Research recently presented by Roberto Foa and Yascha Mounk shows growing disillusionment with democracy …
Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's ideas are not too bold. They are too facile.
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
Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:
Former House Oversight chairman: ‘FBI director would like to indict Clinton and Abedin’  —  MANCHESTER — California Congressman Darrell Issa, who previously led an investigation into Benghazi as former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, says the FBI “would like to indict both Huma …
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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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 Monday3), 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
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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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
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.
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.
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.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton email prober had deeper role in inquiry into 2000 Clinton campaign
Discussion: Correct The Record
Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
U.S. Placed Immigrant Children With Traffickers, Report Says
Discussion: Hot Air and The Week
The New / New York Times:
Transcript of the Main Republican Presidential Debate
Discussion: Daily Kos and Outside the Beltway
Morgan Chalfant / Washington Free Beacon:
Public School System Sued for Pushing Islamic Propaganda
Emily Greenhouse / Bloomberg Business:
Iowa Fast-Food Workers Seeking $15 Wage to Strike Ahead of Republican Debate
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Fiorina: Hillary Clinton is More Qualified For The ‘Big House’ Than The White House
 Earlier Items: 
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Top senator: Encryption bill may ‘do more harm than good’
Discussion: Washington Post
Mark Kenny / Sydney Morning Herald:
Majority of MPs would back marriage equality
Discussion: Towleroad and Joe.My.God.
Jeffrey Gottfried / Pew Research Center:
Contentious Republican debates lure many Democrats to tune in
 

 
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