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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
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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Political Wire, Daily Kos, The Atlantic and The Week
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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.
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.”
Alana Abramson / ABC News:
How Presidential Candidates' Iowa Visits May Have Paid Off This Caucus — In the past, winners of the Iowa Caucuses have usually spent months trekking across the state to solidify a strong lead, much like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz did this year against real estate mogul Donald Trump.
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Politico and Associated Press
Fox News:
Carson accuses Cruz camp of spreading false rumors on campaign suspension
Carson accuses Cruz camp of spreading false rumors on campaign suspension
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The Stream, Fox News Insider and Talking Points Memo
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cruz apologizes for spreading rumor about Carson dropping out
Cruz apologizes for spreading rumor about Carson dropping out
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The Last Tradition, Warren Throckmorton, The Last Refuge, The Week and The Gateway Pundit
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Iowa Results Signal Long Nominating Contests for Both Parties
Iowa Results Signal Long Nominating Contests for Both Parties
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Political Wire
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Marco Rubio Campaign Dispatches Its Army and New Lines of Attack
Marco Rubio Campaign Dispatches Its Army and New Lines of Attack
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Political Wire, Politico, Florida Politics and JustOneMinute
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Chris Christie Promises New Hampshire He'll ‘Be Like Gum on the Bottom of Your Shoe’
Chris Christie Promises New Hampshire He'll ‘Be Like Gum on the Bottom of Your Shoe’
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The Week and Associated Press
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Rivals Look to New Hampshire for a Shot at Breaking Donald Trump's Stride
Rivals Look to New Hampshire for a Shot at Breaking Donald Trump's Stride
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Washington Post, Politico and Florida Politics
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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Political Wire, USA Today, Vox, Truth Revolt, Liberal Values, American Power, Politico, The Week, Common Dreams and Guardian
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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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Politico, Political Wire and Washington Post
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
A Tie in Iowa Is a Win for Hillary
A Tie in Iowa Is a Win for Hillary
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The Daily Beast, Politicus USA, Outside the Beltway, CBS News and Guardian
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Dutiful Slog
Hillary Clinton's Dutiful Slog
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Washington Post, Seeing the Forest, Slantpoint, The Great Debate and JustOneMinute
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — In an unknown number of Iowa Democratic caucus …
Last Slide — In an unknown number of Iowa Democratic caucus …
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The Week, Talking Points Memo, Slantpoint, New York Times, The Hill, Iowa Starting Line, Business Insider, Bleeding Heartland, KWQC-TV and KLFY-TV
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The surprising success of Bernie Sanders's insurgency should be a wake-up call to the Democratic establishment
The surprising success of Bernie Sanders's insurgency should be a wake-up call to the Democratic establishment
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Reason, The Week, Red Alert Politics, Common Dreams, Guardian, Washington Post, USA Today, Politico and New York Times
Erin Kelly / USA Today:
House fails to override president's veto of Obamacare repeal — WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday failed to override President Obama's veto of a bill that would have repealed key provisions of Obamacare and stripped federal funding from Planned Parenthood.
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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 …
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
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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Hot Air and Liberty Unyielding
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell wary of divisive 2016 fights — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), seeking to protect his majority in a tough cycle for Republicans, is leaning toward holding back several measures that have bipartisan support but are divisive in his conference.
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Politico, addictinginfo.org and The Last Tradition
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Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Plans Hundreds of Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores, Mall CEO Says — Online giant Amazon.com is planning to open as many as 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores, according to the chief executive of mall operator General Growth Properties.
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New York Times, Engadget, New Republic, The Atlantic, CNBC, WCTX-TV and Marginal REVOLUTION, more at Mediagazer »
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
Top German Journalist Admits Live On Air National News Agenda Set By Government — A retired media boss at a major German state broadcaster has admitted his network and others take orders from the government on what — and what not — to report. — National public service broadcaster …
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National Review
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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Raw Story, The Slot, addictinginfo.org, Mediaite and Nashville Scene
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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Mediaite and Hullabaloo
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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Hot Air, FiveThirtyEight and The Federalist