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Associated Press:
Turnout Is Name of the Game in Monday's Iowa Caucuses — The 2016 presidential contenders are begging their Iowa supporters to get to the caucuses Monday and Donald Trump, true to form, is in-your-face about it. — “You're from Iowa,” Trump told a Dubuque crowd Saturday. “Are you afraid of snow?”
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‘This Week’ Transcript: Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ ON JANUARY 31, 2016 and it will be updated. — ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on a special edition of This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
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Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Trump: Not essential that I win Iowa
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The big Iowa test: Can Trump and Sanders turn enthusiasm into votes?
The big Iowa test: Can Trump and Sanders turn enthusiasm into votes?
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump reclaims lead in latest Iowa Poll
Donald Trump reclaims lead in latest Iowa Poll
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Janie Velencia / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Lead Iowa Caucus Poll
Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Lead Iowa Caucus Poll
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Iowa Will Gauge Ardor to Upend Politics as Usual
Caleb Howe / RedState:
RESULTS ARE IN: Winner of Des Moines Register's Final Iowa Poll Before The Caucus
RESULTS ARE IN: Winner of Des Moines Register's Final Iowa Poll Before The Caucus
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Overtakes Cruz in Final Iowa Poll Before Caucuses
Trump Overtakes Cruz in Final Iowa Poll Before Caucuses
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Paul Sperry / New York Post:
‘This was all planned’: Former IG says Hillary, State Dept. are lying — The State Department is lying when it says it didn't know until it was too late that Hillary Clinton was improperly using personal e-mails and a private server to conduct official business — because it never set …
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MSNBC:
MSNBC to host New Hampshire Democratic debate — MSNBC announced Sunday that it will hold a Democratic presidential debate Thursday, Feb. 4, in New Hampshire ahead of the first-in-the-nation primary. — The debate will take place at the University of New Hampshire in Durham at 9 p.m. Eastern …
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George Packer / New Yorker:
Living on the Edge — It's upon us. About one half of one per cent of all registered voters in the United States—ninety-six per cent of them likely to be white, a hundred per cent certain to live in Iowa or New Hampshire—will now exercise their inalienable, God-given …
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Johnmorenoktla / KTLA:
Ohio Seminary Student Arrested at San Diego Airport, Allegedly Sought Sex With Infants — WARNING: This article contains descriptions of an alleged crime whose details may be disturbing to some readers. — A 23-year-old Ohio man was arrested by federal agents in San Diego on Friday …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Sanders raised $20 million in January — The Bernie Sanders campaign said it raised $20 million this month from a record-setting legion of small donors. — More than 770,000 people gave to the Vermont senator's bid in January, with online contributions averaging just $27, the campaign said.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Cruz mailer, inspired by political scientists, is condemned by Iowa secretary of state — WATERLOO, Iowa — A decade ago ago, a trio of political scientists asked voters a powerful question: Why weren't they voting as much as their neighbors? Alan Gerber, Donald Green, and Christopher Larimer …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Iowa Official Criticizes Cruz Campaign Over Mailer
Iowa Official Criticizes Cruz Campaign Over Mailer
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Uncomfortable Question for Ted Cruz on Obamacare Silences the Room
Uncomfortable Question for Ted Cruz on Obamacare Silences the Room
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump rips ‘dishonest’ and ‘deceptive’ Cruz mailer
Trump rips ‘dishonest’ and ‘deceptive’ Cruz mailer
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
First on CNN: Main Cruz super PACs struggled to raise money in fall and winter — (CNN)The main super PACs supporting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential campaign only raised a few million dollars in the second half of 2015, a modest sum that far trails the huge checks they collected in the opening days of the campaign.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Trump, Sanders and the Revolt Against Decadence — ONE of the puzzles of the 2016 campaign, unexpectedly defined by the ascent of a billionaire reality TV star and a septuagenarian Vermont socialist, is why now? Yes, voters are angry, yes, they're exhausted and disgusted and cynical about everything.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Donald Trump Field Organizer Accuses Campaign of Sex Discrimination — DAVENPORT, Iowa — A former paid organizer for Donald J. Trump who was fired this month has accused his presidential campaign of sex discrimination. — Elizabeth Mae Davidson, 26, who was the Trump campaign's field organizer …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WTH? Band Sings Racist, America-Hating Song at Bernie Sanders Iowa Rally (VIDEO) — This is the kind of music they play at a Bernie Sanders Socialist rally. — Vampire Weekend, the uber popular band, played before Bernie Sanders spoke last night at the University of Iowa — making the rally really more of a concert with a speech.
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Mark Townsend / Observer:
10,000 refugee children are missing, says Europol — The EU's criminal intelligence agency warns pan-European gangs are targeting minors for sex work and slavery — At least 10,000 unaccompanied child refugees have disappeared after arriving in Europe, according to the EU's criminal intelligence agency.
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