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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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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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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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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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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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump Comes Out Of Iowa Looking Like Pat Buchanan — On Monday, Iowa voters did something that Republican “party elites” had failed to do for more than seven months: They rejected Donald Trump. — Trump received 24 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses, placing him closer …
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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 …
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.
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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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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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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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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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Declared Winner of Iowa Caucuses — DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton was declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday after final vote counts showed her narrowly beating Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, according to The Associated Press and other news organizations.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders campaign reviewing Iowa caucus totals, says actual result may never be known
Sanders campaign reviewing Iowa caucus totals, says actual result may never be known
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Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Republican Establishment Finds Measure of Comfort in Trump Defeat
Republican Establishment Finds Measure of Comfort in Trump Defeat
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Here's what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary
Here's what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary
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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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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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Associated Press:
Clinton takes Iowa, beating back Sanders' strong challenge
Clinton takes Iowa, beating back Sanders' strong challenge
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Donald Trump Isn't Real
Donald Trump Isn't Real
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Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
AP calls Iowa Democratic caucuses for Clinton
AP calls Iowa Democratic caucuses for Clinton
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa
Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa
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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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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Can Marco Rubio Save Republicans From Themselves?
Can Marco Rubio Save Republicans From Themselves?
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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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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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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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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump breaks 15-hour Twitter silence
Trump breaks 15-hour Twitter silence
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins
Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins
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CNN:
Carson heading home to Florida to get ‘a fresh set of clothes’
Carson heading home to Florida to get ‘a fresh set of clothes’
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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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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
13 Quick Takeaways From The 2016 Iowa Caucuses
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
Microsoft app used to tally votes at Iowa caucus fails in some areas
Microsoft app used to tally votes at Iowa caucus fails in some areas
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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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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
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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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Christie belittles Rubio as ‘the boy in the bubble’
Christie belittles Rubio as ‘the boy in the bubble’
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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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