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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Donald Trump accidentally put money in the Communion plate at a church in Iowa — Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has been looking for ways to reach out to evangelical voters before the GOP primaries. On Sunday, the businessman and his wife attended church services …
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Cruz rally interrupted by yelling, vomiting man — DES MOINES — Ted Cruz didn't get far into his speech at his Iowa caucus eve rally before he got an unwelcome interruption. — “God bless Iowa,” Cruz began. “God bless you!” someone in the audience shouted back.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump To Crowd: ‘Knock The Crap Out Of’ Tomato Throwers, I'll Cover Legal Fees — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the crowd gathered at his campaign rally on Monday to “knock the crap” out of anybody who threw a tomato at him. — Trump said the event's security staff told …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Steve King: Trump wooed Palin with ‘assets and resources’ — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Monday that Donald Trump won Sarah Palin's presidential endorsement with his vast “assets and resources.” — “There aren't very many people who have been able to say no to Donald Trump,” he told MSNBC's Chris Jansing.
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Trump Tells Crowd to ‘Knock the Crap Out’ of Protesters, Offers to Pay Legal Fees — At a rally Monday afternoon in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters that if they happened to see protesters getting ready to lob a tomato, they should “knock the crap out of them.”
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin talks Iowa, GOP and controversial PTSD comments — Sarah Palin joined TODAY on Monday to talk about the Republican hopefuls in the Iowa caucuses, and she also addressed controversial comments she made on the campaign trail involving PTSD and President Obama.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
How Clinton is plotting to go after Trump — DES MOINES, Iowa — It's tunnel-vision time for Hillary Clinton as she battles Bernie Sanders here — but she's casting some serious side-eye in Donald Trump's direction. — After months of laughing off Trump — and assuming his ascent would propel …
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Congressional GOP in panic over Trump, Cruz — As all political eyes turn to the Iowa caucuses tonight, Donald Trump leads the race for the GOP nomination. He tops polls in Iowa and nationally. — So how can it be that the billionaire real estate mogul does not have a single endorsement …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Palin: Steve King Must've Been ‘Huffing Ethanol’ To Say Trump Bought My Support
Palin: Steve King Must've Been ‘Huffing Ethanol’ To Say Trump Bought My Support
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Quinnipiac poll: First-time caucusgoers boost Trump, Sanders in Iowa
Quinnipiac poll: First-time caucusgoers boost Trump, Sanders in Iowa
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Sarah Palin: 'Wasn't Hard' To Choose Between Donald Trump And Ted Cruz
Maeve Reston / CNN:
At Ted Cruz event, Phil Robertson calls gay marriage ‘evil’
At Ted Cruz event, Phil Robertson calls gay marriage ‘evil’
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sanders dominating pre-caucus Facebook conversation in Iowa
Sanders dominating pre-caucus Facebook conversation in Iowa
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
As Iowa caucus vote nears, Trump, Sanders bet on high turnout for an edge
As Iowa caucus vote nears, Trump, Sanders bet on high turnout for an edge
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Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Prediction Markets: Donald Trump's Nomination Chances Better Than 50 Percent
Prediction Markets: Donald Trump's Nomination Chances Better Than 50 Percent
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Fox News:
Official: Withheld Clinton emails contain ‘operational’ intel, put lives at risk — EXCLUSIVE: Highly classified Hillary Clinton emails that the intelligence community and State Department recently deemed too damaging to national security to release contain “operational intelligence” …
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Put Spies' Lives at Risk — It's not the ‘nothing-burger’ Clinton allies have tried to portray — lives are literally at stake — For months you've read about EmailGate in this column. I've elaborated how Hillary Clinton, the apparent Democratic frontrunner …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton didn't know how to access email by computer, says State official — Hillary Clinton did not know how to use a computer to read emails when she entered office as the nation's top diplomat in 2009. — She only knew how to read her messages via BlackBerry, according to an official at the time.
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Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
E-mail ‘Did Not Originate with Me’ — Hillary Blames Her Underlings, Again
E-mail ‘Did Not Originate with Me’ — Hillary Blames Her Underlings, Again
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Brian Potts / Politico:
Obama's hidden climate leverage — Over the past six months, President Barack Obama has cemented his climate legacy with the release of the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan and the execution of the Paris climate agreement. But, as even he admits, neither of those policies …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Koch brothers network ready to oppose Trump — INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Donald Trump is so fiercely opposed by the Koch brothers network that some donors believe the powerful group will intervene to stop the billionaire if it looks like he could win the Republican presidential nomination.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Koch Brothers' Network Considering Anti-Trump Campaign — INDIAN WELLS, California — Most of the 500 wealthy conservatives gathered at a Southern California retreat this week know they want to see a Republican back in the White House, but many don't know what to do with the billionaire who wants to “make America great again.”
Peter Tatchell / Guardian:
I've changed my mind on the gay cake row. Here's why — I profoundly disagree with Ashers Bakery's opposition to same-sex love - but believe the discrimination verdict infringes vital freedoms — ike most gay and equality campaigners, I initially condemned the Christian-run Ashers Bakery …
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Mark Savage / BBC:
Adele: Donald Trump ‘had no permission’ to use music — Pop star Adele has issued a statement to distance herself from Donald Trump, after he used her music at his rallies. — The Republican presidential candidate, whose slogan is “Make America great again”, has recently …
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Benoît Violier, Top French-Swiss Chef, Dies at 44 — LONDON — The French-Swiss chef Benoît Violier, who scaled the heights of gastronomy to preside over a small Swiss restaurant that was named the best in the world in December, has died in what seems to have been suicide, according to the police.
Ari Levy / CNBC:
Alphabet passes Apple as most valuable firm after hours — Google parent Alphabet was set to pass Apple as the most valuable company in the world on Tuesday. At Monday's after-hours levels (which technically reflect an indication, but not the real-world value), Alphabet's market cap …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
How Trump Did It — What they heard as they ate deli sandwiches around Donald Trump's hulking, wooden conference table sounded like the businessman's typical bravado. These 25 New York political operatives had come to ask him to run for governor. But Trump had another plan—a very specific plan—to run for president.
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Anthony B. Kim / CNSNews:
Under Obama: U.S. Has Dropped from No. 6 in Economic Freedom to No. 11 — Millions of people around the world are emerging from poverty thanks to rising economic freedom. But by sharp contrast, America's economic freedom has been on a declining path over the past decade.