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10:45 AM ET, February 3, 2016

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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.

Discussion: Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, USA Today, Political Wire, Truth Revolt, Vox, Liberal Values, American Power, The Week, Guardian, Common Dreams and Politico

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Sanders won't debate Thursday unless Clinton agrees to future debates — Bernie Sanders' campaign says he won't participate in Thursday's planned Democratic presidential debate unless Hillary Clinton agrees to the Sanders campaign's conditions on future debates.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Week, The Slot, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Slantpoint, The Right Scoop, Business Insider and KWQC-TV

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

Cut Clinton some slack — NASHUA, N.H. — Q: When is a win not a win? — A: When the winner is Hillary Clinton. — The Iowa Democratic Party confirmed in its final tally Tuesday that Clinton had won Monday night's caucuses. She got more votes than any other candidate …

Discussion: RH Reality Check

Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:

In Iowa, Hillary Shows She's Learned Something About Running While Female — It may work for Bernie, but no one likes a woman who yells loudly about revolution. — 11.7k — 10.9k — Pin It … For all those Democrats who fretted for the past year about the probability of a listless primary …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Atlantic

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Washington Post

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Sanders raised $3M in 24 hours, his biggest single day yet — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign has reportedly raised $3 million since Monday night's Iowa caucuses. — Sanders communications director Michael Briggs told The Washington Post that “it's been our best day ever.”

Discussion: RedState and Washington Post

John Wagner / Washington Post:
In 24 hours after Iowa caucuses, Sanders donors pony up $3 million, aides say

Discussion: ABC News, Political Wire and The Week

Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Dutiful Slog

Discussion: Washington Post, Slantpoint, The Great Debate, Seeing the Forest and JustOneMinute

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Clinton supporters prepare for a long battle after her close call in Iowa

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Truth Revolt, Los Angeles Times and The Week

Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — In an unknown number of Iowa Democratic caucus …

Discussion: The Week, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Iowa Starting Line, Bleeding Heartland and KLFY-TV

Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Bernie Sanders looks to New Hampshire after Iowa loss: We have ‘momentum’

Discussion: Politico and Political Wire

Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Great Democratic Age Gap

Discussion: CityLab, American Power, Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Vox and New York Times

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

Discussion: RedState and Guardian

Nick Gass / Politico:

Trump accuses Cruz of ‘fraud,’ calls for new Iowa election — Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Ted Cruz of committing fraud, and called for a new election in Iowa. — Ratcheting up his rhetoric after his loss in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, Trump first tweeted an accusation that the Texas senator had …

Discussion: RedState, The Right Scoop, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God., Business Insider, ABC News, Hot Air and LifeNews.com

Cristian Farias / The Huffington Post:

Ted Cruz Is A ‘Natural Born Citizen,’ Board Of Election Finds — “Further discussion on this issue is unnecessary.” — Legal Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post — On the same day he won the Republican Iowa caucus, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas got a favorable decision from the Illinois Board of Elections …

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, Slantpoint, Althouse and The Daily Caller

Bryon Allen / Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research:
Three Thoughts on the Iowa Polls

Discussion: The Federalist and Daily Kos

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Trump: Skipping The Fox Debate May Have Cost Me First Place In Iowa (VIDEO) — Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said that his decision to boycott the latest Republican presidential debate hosted by Fox News may have cost him votes in Iowa. — “It could've been with the debate.

Discussion: CNN, The Slot, Daily Kos and CNNMoney

CNN:
First on CNN: Ted Cruz apologizes to Ben Carson

Allie Morris / Concord Monitor:
After being bested by Ted Cruz in Iowa, Donald Trump's front-runner status comes into question

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Post

Michael Falconre / ABC News:
The Note: Gearing Up In the Granite State

Discussion: Hot Air, The Week and The San Diego Union …

Column Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
7 Takeaways Post-Iowa Caucuses

Discussion: Associated Press

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Scott Brown to endorse Trump

Discussion: Townhall.com, The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, Hot Air, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Boston Globe, Daily Kos, Power Line, RedState, The Resurgent, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and The Week

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

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Iowa Results Signal Long Nominating Contests for Both Parties

Discussion: Washington Post and CNN

Shane Goldmacher / Politico:

Rand Paul drops out of White House race — Rand Paul dropped out of the 2016 president race on Wednesday, short on cash and support, two days after finishing with under 5 percent in the Iowa caucuses — less than one quarter of the support his father had drawn four years earlier.

Discussion: Business Insider, Outside the Beltway and Maryland Scramble

Meridith McGraw / ABC News:

Rand Paul Suspends 2016 Presidential Campaign

Discussion: WCTX-TV and TVNewser

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 …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Daily Kos and The Week

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Full-page Bush ad takes aim at Rubio

Discussion: Florida Politics, Associated Press and New York Times

Jameson Parker / addictinginfo.org:
Rubio Copied One Of Obama's Most Famous Speeches - And Obama's Speechwriter Just Called Him On It

Discussion: RedState, Bipartisan Report, Mediaite and The Week

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Marco Rubio Campaign Dispatches Its Army and New Lines of Attack

Discussion: Political Wire, Politico, Florida Politics and JustOneMinute

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.

Discussion: The Week

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House fails to override ObamaCare veto

Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos

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.

Discussion: New York Magazine, New York Times, BGR, VentureBeat, Engadget, New Republic, CNBC, The Atlantic, WCTX-TV and Marginal REVOLUTION, more at Mediagazer »

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.

Discussion: Telegraph, Hot Air, FiveThirtyEight and The Federalist

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 …

Discussion: National Review

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 …