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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Sometimes, Iowa Democrats award caucus delegates with a coin flip — In a couple Democratic caucus precincts Monday, a delegate was awarded with a coin toss. — It happened in precinct 2-4 in Ames, where supporters of candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton disputed the results …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a ‘Virtual Tie’ in Iowa Is Better for Clinton Than Sanders — Bernie Sanders is right: The Iowa Democratic caucuses were a “virtual tie,” especially after you consider that the results aren't even actual vote tallies, but state delegate equivalents subject to all kinds of messy rounding rules and potential geographic biases.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
How Iowa went wrong for Hillary Clinton — DES MOINES - Monday night was Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign in miniature - it began with high hopes of a doubt-eradicating victory and ended with that same old anxiety, an inch beyond the jaws of an underdog.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Cruz Beats Trump in Iowa; Clinton Edges Out Sanders in Historically-Close Caucus — Sen. Ted Cruz bested billionaire Donald Trump to win Iowa's Republican caucuses Monday night as Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton eked out a victory in a historically-close race.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins — (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a CNN projection, a huge victory for him and a bitter defeat for Donald Trump in the country's first presidential contest. — The victory for Cruz is the first time that the conventional laws …
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Karen Friar / MarketWatch:
Coin toss broke 6 Clinton-Sanders deadlocks in Iowa — and Hillary won each time — While it was hard to call a winner between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders last night, it's easy to say who was luckier. — The race between the Democrat presidential hopefuls was so tight …
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Dan Roberts / Guardian:
Bernie Sanders wants raw vote count released after tight finish in Iowa caucuses — Dramatic clash with Hillary Clinton for Democratic presidential nomination is sign public want change, says leftwing senator — Bernie Sanders has called on the Democratic party to release a raw vote count …
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Peter Weber / The Week:
Sorry, Bernie: A tie in Iowa is still a win for Hillary
Sorry, Bernie: A tie in Iowa is still a win for Hillary
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders rally chant: 'She's a liar!'
Sanders rally chant: 'She's a liar!'
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RT:
Clinton's lucky quarter: Democratic frontrunner wins 6 coin tosses in narrow Iowa caucus victory
Clinton's lucky quarter: Democratic frontrunner wins 6 coin tosses in narrow Iowa caucus victory
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Jason Clayworth / Des Moines Register:
Caucus turnout: Robust, record-setting and surprising
Caucus turnout: Robust, record-setting and surprising
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Little Separates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in Tight Race in Iowa
Little Separates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in Tight Race in Iowa
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Sanders: We may look into a recount
Sanders: We may look into a recount
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
How badly is Bernie burned?
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Why Trump Lost Iowa — Evangelicals come through for Cruz. — West Des Moines, Iowa — All of the televisions in the Sheraton ballroom at Donald Trump's caucus watch party were turned to CNN when the news arrived a little after 9:00 p.m. local time. With 97 percent of precincts reporting …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the Iowa caucuses — Here's one little 2016 tradition that should bite the dust after Monday night: Donald Trump's giddy recitation of the public polling showcasing his supremacy over the lesser, more vulnerable candidates in his party. — The Iowa polls …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
How pollsters got Iowa wrong — Donald Trump led almost all of the polls leading up to Monday night's Iowa caucuses - just ask him. — He was in first place in the nine most recently conducted live-interviewer surveys of Republicans, going back three weeks.
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Here's what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary — BOW, N.H. — The Republican presidential campaign's focus on Iowa is over, so the spotlight on ethanol and evangelicals is out. — Now begins an eight-day sprint in New Hampshire that in many ways will be entirely different …
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Janie Velencia / The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush Spent $2,800 Per Vote In Iowa — Money can't buy votes, apparently. — Associate Polling Editor, The Huffington Post Visual Journalist, The Huffington Post — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush was not in Iowa on caucus night, but his cash certainly was.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Sarah Palin talks about Trump's Iowa loss and whether they've discussed running together — DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ® flew out of Iowa on Tuesday after traveling there to campaign with presidential hopeful Donald Trump. — Yahoo News spoke to Palin …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Comes Out Of Iowa Looking Like Pat Buchanan
Donald Trump Comes Out Of Iowa Looking Like Pat Buchanan
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Politico:
Rubio off to New Hampshire with wind at his back
Rubio off to New Hampshire with wind at his back
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Can Marco Rubio Save Republicans From Themselves?
Can Marco Rubio Save Republicans From Themselves?
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Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
Consequences of Iowa: Trump still strong, new life for Rubio, long-term trouble for Sanders
Consequences of Iowa: Trump still strong, new life for Rubio, long-term trouble for Sanders
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Did Trump's debate snub hurt him? Fox News commentators say it did
Did Trump's debate snub hurt him? Fox News commentators say it did
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Tessa Berenson / TIME:
Ben Carson Accuses Ted Cruz of Dirty Tricks at Iowa Caucuses — Ben Carson was incensed as the results of Monday night's Iowa caucuses rolled in, accusing the winner of spreading falsehoods about him at caucus sites. — Carson's team claimed that Ted Cruz's campaign deliberately sent emails …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING=> Carson Accuses Cruz Camp of FOUL PLAY - Told Voters Carson Was Dropping Out — WITH PROOF!
BREAKING=> Carson Accuses Cruz Camp of FOUL PLAY - Told Voters Carson Was Dropping Out — WITH PROOF!
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: Cruz ‘Dirty Tricks’ Ruined My Chances In Iowa!
Carson: Cruz ‘Dirty Tricks’ Ruined My Chances In Iowa!
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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.
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
FBI joins Flint drinking water investigation — The FBI is now investigating the contamination of Flint's drinking water, a man-made public health catastrophe, which has left an unknown number of Flint children and other residents poisoned by lead and resulted in state and federal emergency declarations.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
FBI joins Flint, Michigan water contamination probe
FBI joins Flint, Michigan water contamination probe
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Jeb Spends $2,884 Per Iowa Vote — Florida governor Jeb Bush received 5,165 votes in Iowa. His vote total constitutes 2.8 percent of the Republican turnout, placing him in sixth place in the Iowa caucus. — Yet no candidate in either party spent more in the race than Bush.
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