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Scott Brown to endorse Trump — MILFORD, N.H. — Former Massachusetts senator Scott P. Brown, a moderate Republican who two years ago ran for Senate in New Hampshire, will endorse Donald Trump at a rally here Tuesday night, one week before the state's presidential primary.

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CNN:

First on CNN: Ted Cruz apologizes to Ben Carson — Windham, New Hampshire (CNN)The day after winning the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz issued an apology to Republican rival Ben Carson for falsely telling Iowa caucusgoers that the retired neurosurgeon planned to quit the race, calling it a “mistake.”

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In New Hampshire, GOP governors take aim at a resurgent Marco Rubio — BEDFORD, N.H. — Marco Rubio's surprisingly strong showing in the Iowa caucuses reshuffled the already intense competition here in New Hampshire among the Republican establishment candidates, leading some to sharpen …

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Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Cruz apologizes for spreading rumor about Carson dropping out — Iowa Republican caucus winner Ted Cruz on Tuesday apologized to fellow candidate GOP presidential Ben Carson for spreading a rumor that the former neurosurgeon had dropped out of the race. — “Last night when our political team saw …

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Associated Press:

Clinton Wins Iowa, Campaigns Turn to New Hampshire — Hillary Clinton tried to turn a skin-of-her-teeth victory in Iowa into a bit of momentum for her battered Democratic campaign, and Ted Cruz sought to lock in his spot at the top of the Republican field as the presidential candidates packed up Tuesday and sped to New Hampshire.

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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:

Iowa Results Signal Long Nominating Contests for Both Parties — A pair of presidential primary battles that just days ago seemed likely to be decided quickly now present the prospect of protracted and expensive contests for both parties, as the candidates who survived the Iowa caucuses surged …

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Carson accuses Cruz camp of spreading false rumors on campaign suspension

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Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush and the Perils of High Expectations

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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Chris Christie Promises New Hampshire He'll ‘Be Like Gum on the Bottom of Your Shoe’

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Alana Abramson / ABC News:
How Presidential Candidates' Iowa Visits May Have Paid Off This Caucus

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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
13 Quick Takeaways From The 2016 Iowa Caucuses

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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Marco Rubio emerges as champion of battered Republican establishment

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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Sarah Palin talks about Trump's Iowa loss and whether they've discussed running together

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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Rivals Look to New Hampshire for a Shot at Breaking Donald Trump's Stride

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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump the Hater Is Now a Loser

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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:

Iowa's nightmare revisited: Was correct winner called? — It's Iowa's nightmare scenario revisited: An extraordinarily close count in the Iowa caucuses — and reports of chaos in precincts and computer glitches — are raising questions about accuracy of the count and winner.

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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:

Clinton Sends Brooklyn HQ Staff To New Hampshire — Clinton's campaign headquarters in Brooklyn Heights. — Spencer Platt / Getty Images — MANCHESTER, N.H. — This week, Hillary Clinton is dispatching at least 150 people from her campaign headquarters in Brooklyn Heights to New Hampshire …

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Sam Lau / Iowa Democratic Party:

Statement from IDP Chair on Tonight's Historically Close Caucus Results — DES MOINES—IDP Chair Dr. Andy McGuire released the following statement on tonight's 2016 Iowa Democratic Precinct Caucuses: — “Tonight we saw an historically close Iowa Democratic Caucus that featured …

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Des Moines Register:

Last Slide — In an unknown number of Iowa Democratic caucus precincts Monday, a county delegate was awarded after the flip of a coin. — Why is the number unknown? Because officials who reported county delegate totals without using the party's smartphone app weren't required to signify …

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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Sanders refuses to concede defeat in Iowa

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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The surprising success of Bernie Sanders's insurgency should be a wake-up call to the Democratic establishment

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Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Caucus turnout: Robust, record-setting and surprising

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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
A Tie in Iowa Is a Win for Hillary

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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Here's the full text of Bernie Sanders's Iowa speech

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Dan Roberts / Guardian:
Bernie Sanders wants raw vote count released after tight finish in Iowa caucuses

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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders rally chant: 'She's a liar!'

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Nate Cohn / New York Times:

Polls Were Way Off on Donald Trump. Here's What It Means. — Donald Trump was at the top of each of the last 10 polls in Iowa, but his lead failed to hold up on caucus night Monday. In the end, his seven-point lead in polling averages amounted to a three-point loss to Ted Cruz.

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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Why Trump Lost Iowa

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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
The Effort To Turn Out Latino Voters In Iowa Worked

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David Brooks / New York Times:
Donald Trump Isn't Real

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Betsy Reed / The Intercept:

A Note to Readers — The Intercept recently discovered a pattern of deception in the actions of a staff member. The employee, Juan Thompson, was a staff reporter from November 2014 until last month. Thompson fabricated several quotes in his stories and created fake email accounts …

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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo: The Intercept Says Ex-Staffer ‘Went To Great Lengths’ To Fake Stories

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High Hopes, Wide Gulf as Obama, GOP Look for Common Ground — Can President Barack Obama and Republicans put aside years of ill will to secure a few big breakthroughs in Obama's final year? Don't get your hopes up. — There were scant signs of consensus Tuesday as Obama met at the White House …

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell wary of divisive 2016 fights

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Kathleen Miller / Bloomberg Business:
Senate Energy Bill Looks Bipartisan for Now, But Can That Last?

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Julian Hattem / The Hill:

Kerry sent ‘secret’ email to Clinton from personal account — As a senator, Secretary of State John Kerry sent at least one email to Hillary Clinton from his personal account that has now been classified as secret, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday.

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ABC News: Kerry Used Private Email to Send Clinton Now Classified Info

Alanna Autler / WSMV-TV:

Davidson Co. election commission chair resigns, audit launched following I-Team investigation — The top election official in Nashville resigned and Mayor Megan Barry ordered an audit of spending in the Davidson County Election Commission following findings of a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.

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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

House fails to override ObamaCare veto — The House on Tuesday failed to override President Obama's veto of legislation that would have repealed much of ObamaCare and defunded Planned Parenthood. — The result was expected, given that an override would have required Democratic support to succeed …

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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:

Study Finds Republican Voter Suppression Is Even More Effective Than You Think — For years, researchers warned that laws requiring voters to show certain forms of photo identification at the poll would discriminate against racial minorities and other groups.

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Tori Floyd / Yahoo! News:

Woman Who Gets Waferless KitKat Demands Lifetime Supply — A woman is demanding a lifetime supply of KitKats after she bought a packet of the chocolatey treats without any wafer. — Saima Ahmad, 20, a law student from Enfield, north London, purchased a multipack of eight KitKat bars from a supermarket for £2 last month.