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4:00 PM ET, February 1, 2016

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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 …
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Quinnipiac poll: First-time caucusgoers boost Trump, Sanders in Iowa  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump holds a 7-point lead over rival Ted Cruz in Iowa, fueled by first-time GOP caucusgoers, according to a new poll.  —  Trump leads Cruz, 31 to 24 percent, in the Quinnipiac poll released Monday morning.
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Don't underestimate the Donald Trump phenomenon, Democrats  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  The last-minute polling suggests that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may well be favored to win Iowa (Clinton very narrowly so), which means the chatter may soon turn to the increasing possibility of a Trump-Clinton general election match-up.
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Condemns Cruz's ‘Most Disgraceful’ Voter Violation Mailers  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump condemned mailers sent by Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) presidential campaign over the weekend, which implied Iowa voters had violated election law.  —  The mailer, which uses social pressure …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
U.S. Senator Disenfranchised By Iowa Caucus Rules
Discussion: Associated Press and Vox
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:   As Iowa caucus vote nears, Trump, Sanders bet on high turnout for an edge
Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Now a Solid Bet: Donald Trump's Nomination Chances Are Better Than 50 Percent
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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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.
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Sarah Palin: 'Wasn't Hard' To Choose Between Donald Trump And Ted Cruz  —  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin joined the Today show to talk about her endorsement of Donald Trump as Iowans go to caucus tonight for the Republican presidential primary.  —  “This was probably a tough call for you …
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 …
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Palin: ‘I Never Blamed President Obama’ For My Son's PTSD (VIDEO)
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
E-mail ‘Did Not Originate with Me’ — Hillary Blames Her Underlings, Again
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:   Hillary's emails disqualify her from the presidency
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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee Defends Trump's Abortion Flip-Flop While Attacking Cruz As Insincere
Discussion: Hot Air and LifeNews.com
Andrew Follett / The Daily Caller:
Obama's Paris Global Warming Treaty Will Cost At Least $12.1 Trillion  —  The United Nations Paris agreement to stop dangerous global warming could cost $12.1 trillion over the next 25 years, according to calculations performed by environmental activists.  —  “The required expenditure averages …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wind, Sun and Fire
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
Why The Renewables Revolution Is Now Unstoppable
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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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 …
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.
Discussion: Eater and The Week
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.
Discussion: National Review
Joe Weisenthal / Bloomberg Business:
BofA: The Oil Crash Is Kicking Off One of the Largest Wealth Transfers In Human History  —  A $3 trillion shift.  —  Economists are still hotly debating whether the oil crash has been a net positive for advanced economies.  —  Optimists argue that cheap oil is a good thing for consumers …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
 
 
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Shelly Bradbury / timesfreepress.com:
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Discussion: PINAC and Raw Story
Mark Sappenfield / Yahoo! News:
Why America might elect a president it doesn't like
Discussion: Hot Air and Slantpoint
Brian Dickerson / Detroit Free Press:
One election for all the marbles?
Discussion: Eclectablog and ThinkProgress
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 Earlier Items: 
Josh Rogin / BloombergView.com:
The Trump Doctrine Revealed
Discussion: Washington Post
Austin Wright / Politico:
U.S. general blasts Cruz's carpet bombing as ‘inconsistent with our values’
Discussion: ABC News and Business Insider
Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Blizzard will miss caucuses, still blanket Iowa Tuesday
Discussion: FOX6Now.com
Bloomberg Business:
The Power of the Super-PAC Wanes as Trump Prepares for Iowa Test
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Bloomberg's Joshua Green: There Is No Rubio ‘Surge’ In Iowa
Mary Beth Rogers / Salon:
Turning Texas blue?: …
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