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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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New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Negative Ads Go After Marco Rubio, Rather Than Donald Trump — DES MOINES - Senator Ted Cruz, scrambling to put down a growing threat in Iowa from Senator Marco Rubio, is shifting nearly all of his negative advertising from Donald J. Trump to Mr. Rubio for the final three days of the caucuses.
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.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: Cruz is an ‘anchor baby’ … Donald Trump slammed Ted Cruz as a Canadian “anchor baby” during a Friday rally in New Hampshire as he continues to ratchet up the attacks against his closest polling rival days before the Iowa caucuses. — “Ted Cruz may not be a U.S. citizen,” Trump said at a town hall in New Hampshire.
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Little Green Footballs, Mediaite, Politico and ABC News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Branstad: Cruz prospects dimming in Iowa — Just three days before the Iowa caucuses, longtime Republican Gov. Terry Branstad ripped into Ted Cruz — panning his Thursday night debate performance and asserting that his prospects in the state are dimming. — “Ted Cruz was ahead in Iowa …
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Sorry, Donald Trump. But Megyn Kelly is a fantastic debate moderator.
Sorry, Donald Trump. But Megyn Kelly is a fantastic debate moderator.
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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Caleb Howe / RedState:
No, Ted Cruz Did NOT Support Amnesty, Concedes Megyn Kelly After #GOPDebate
No, Ted Cruz Did NOT Support Amnesty, Concedes Megyn Kelly After #GOPDebate
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The Right Scoop and Young Conservatives
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Gov't declares 22 Clinton emails ‘top secret’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration confirmed for the first time Friday that Hillary Clinton's unsecured home server contained some of the U.S. government's most closely guarded secrets, censoring 22 emails with material demanding …
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Fox News:
Official: Some Clinton emails ‘too damaging’ to release — EXCLUSIVE: The intelligence community has now deemed some of Hillary Clinton's emails “too damaging” to national security to release under any circumstances, according to a U.S. government official close to the ongoing review.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton email prober had deeper role in inquiry into 2000 Clinton campaign
Clinton email prober had deeper role in inquiry into 2000 Clinton campaign
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
22 Hillary Clinton emails declared ‘top secret’ by State Dept.
22 Hillary Clinton emails declared ‘top secret’ by State Dept.
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The Federalist
Joe Cunningham / RedState:
BREAKING: State Department Admits 22 E-mails on Hillary's Unsecured Server Were ‘Top Secret’
BREAKING: State Department Admits 22 E-mails on Hillary's Unsecured Server Were ‘Top Secret’
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Max Fisher / Vox:
The Hillary Clinton top-secret email controversy, explained
The Hillary Clinton top-secret email controversy, explained
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New York Times, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
State to release some Clinton emails on Friday; thousands still delayed
State to release some Clinton emails on Friday; thousands still delayed
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BizPac Review, ABC News, Hot Air, The Right Scoop, RedState and The Week
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Fiorina: Hillary Clinton is More Qualified For The ‘Big House’ Than The White House
Fiorina: Hillary Clinton is More Qualified For The ‘Big House’ Than The White House
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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 …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton confronts her 43 percent problem — DES MOINES - Mitt Romney had a 47 percent problem. Hillary Clinton's problem is 43 percent. — That's the share of Democratic caucus goers in Iowa who identify themselves as “socialists,” according to a recent Des Moines Register poll.
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Christopher Beem / New Republic:
Young Voters Embrace Sanders, But Not Democracy
Young Voters Embrace Sanders, But Not Democracy
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Washington Monthly and New York Times
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
5 Ways the Republican Debate Did (And Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
5 Ways the Republican Debate Did (And Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
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Associated Press, Yahoo Politics and abc13.com
fox8.com:
Ohio model convicted of trying to hire hitman to kill husband's ex … CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — A central Ohio jury has found a woman guilty of trying to hire a hitman to kill the mother of her husband's children. — The jury in Circleville, south of Columbus, found 33-year-old fashion model Tara Lambert guilty …
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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 …
Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
Despite having the least opportunity to speak at tonight's debate, Dr. Ben Carson said the most. He proved himself the best qualified candidate in the 2016 presidential race, addressing common sense solutions to the problems and concerns of the American People, demonstrating he is committed …
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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 …
New York Times:
Facebook Moves to Ban Private Gun Sales on Its Site and Instagram — Facebook is banning private sales of guns on its flagship social network and on its Instagram photo-sharing service, the company said late Friday. — President Obama, state attorneys general and gun safety groups …
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Javier Espinoza / Telegraph:
Cecil Rhodes statue to remain at Oxford University after alumni threaten to withdraw millions — Exclusive: Threats by alumni to withdraw millions in donations prompted Oriel College decision, leaked documents reveal — Oxford University's statue of Cecil Rhodes is to stay in place …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What Republicans Should Say — For a few decades, American and British conservatism marched in tandem. Thatcher was philosophically akin to Reagan. John Major was akin to George Bush. — But now the two conservatisms have split. The key divide is over what to do about the slow-motion devastation …
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