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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Branstad: Cruz prospects dimming in Iowa
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Ted Cruz / Yahoo Politics:
Ted Cruz threatened to leave the debate after a ‘mean question’
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: Cruz is an ‘anchor baby’
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
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
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The Right Scoop and Young Conservatives
Mike Allen / Politico:
An Iowa win might make the Trump train unstoppable
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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.
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.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton email prober had deeper role in inquiry into 2000 Clinton campaign — An official overseeing State Department investigations stemming from Hillary Clinton's email practices had a greater role than previously acknowledged in a probe of Clinton's first Senate campaign, according to a subpoena reviewed by POLITICO.
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Joe Cunningham / RedState:
BREAKING: State Department Admits 22 E-mails on Hillary's Unsecured Server Were ‘Top Secret’ — This is just being reported by the Associated Press. … Here's more from the AP: … Hillary Clinton used a private server for her entire term as Secretary of State.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
22 Hillary Clinton emails declared ‘top secret’ by State Dept. — The furor over Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account grew more serious for the Democratic presidential frontrunner Friday as the State Department designated 22 of the messages from her account “top secret.”
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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
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
5 Ways the Republican Debate Did (And Didn't) Change the Presidential Race
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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 …
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 …
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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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.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: New Steps to Advance Equal Pay on the Seventh Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — “It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign...we are upholding one of this nation's first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness.”
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Allie Malloy / CNN:
Obama to announce rule aimed to advance equal pay
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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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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 …
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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 …
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