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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE-Voicemails: ‘Ben Carson Suspending Campaigning’; Cruz: ‘Accurate Report’ — New audio obtained exclusively by Breitbart News indicates that as the Iowa caucuses began on Monday night, the Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaign called precinct captains informing them that Dr. Ben Carson …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson slashes staff as funds dry up — CONCORD, N.H. — Ben Carson, the famed neurosurgeon whose bid for the Republican presidential nomination has struggled to keep pace with rivals, will cut more than 50 staff positions on Thursday as part of an overhaul and downsizing of his entire campaign.
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Branstad says Cruz employed ‘unethical and unfair’ tactics Monday night (AUDIO) — Governor Terry Branstad is crediting Ted Cruz for running an “old-fashioned”, 99-county campaign that yielded victory in Monday night's Iowa Caucuses, but Branstad is joining the chorus criticizing Cruz for “questionable” campaign tactics.
CNN:
New Hampshire poll: Trump on top, battle for second emerges — (CNN)Donald Trump continues to hold a wide lead among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a new CNN/WMUR tracking poll, with the pack vying for second place is beginning to break up.
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CNN:
Sanders tops Clinton by 2-to-1 margin in New Hampshire — (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to hold a wide lead over Hillary Clinton among likely New Hampshire primary voters, according to a new CNN/WMUR tracking poll conducted entirely after the Iowa caucuses.
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The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders just had the election's most explosive exchange to date — The niceties are finished. — After a string of debates where Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders discussed (and occasionally disagreed about) the fine points of progressive policy, the two finally had a full-fledged throwdown Thursday night.
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Yahoo Politics and The Hill
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
Ted Cruz Schools ABC on ‘Dirty Trick’ Claim
Ted Cruz Schools ABC on ‘Dirty Trick’ Claim
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Da Tech Guy Blog, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Young Conservatives
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republican Race Tightens Nationally; Clinton Still Solid
Republican Race Tightens Nationally; Clinton Still Solid
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The Moderate Voice, New York Times, The Hill, Business Insider, WHDH-TV, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, RedState, Politico, The Week, Rush Limbaugh and Political Wire
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Sanders Leads Clinton by 20 Points in New Hampshire
Poll: Sanders Leads Clinton by 20 Points in New Hampshire
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ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Camp Left Iowa Voters Voice Mails Repeating Carson ‘Suspending’ Rumors
Cruz Camp Left Iowa Voters Voice Mails Repeating Carson ‘Suspending’ Rumors
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No More Mister Nice Blog
ABC News:
New Hampshire Polls Show Marco Rubio Climbing After Iowa Caucuses
New Hampshire Polls Show Marco Rubio Climbing After Iowa Caucuses
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Associated Press and Florida Politics
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The fury of Ben Carson
The fury of Ben Carson
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Patterico's Pontifications, Iowa Starting Line, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Nia-Malika Henderson / CNN:
First on CNN: Former NAACP head to endorse Bernie Sanders
First on CNN: Former NAACP head to endorse Bernie Sanders
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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Common Dreams, The Week, Talking Points Memo, Liberty Unyielding, Taylor Marsh and Greenville News
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Condoleezza Rice Aides, Colin Powell Also Got Classified Info on Personal Emails — The State Department's Inspector General has found classified information sent to the personal email accounts of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the senior staff of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, NBC News has learned.
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Politicus USA, Hot Air, Hullabaloo and Mother Jones
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice Staffers Also Handled Emails Later Deemed Classified on Private Accounts, Officials Say
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Politico
Rachael Bade / Politico:
FBI contacts Colin Powell as part of email probe
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Questions on Speeches to Goldman Sachs Vex Hillary Clinton — MANCHESTER, N.H. — The millions of dollars that Hillary Clinton earned by giving paid speeches across corporate America may have turned out to be more trouble than they were worth. — The former secretary of state …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein: Sanders candidacy a ‘dangerous moment’
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein: Sanders candidacy a ‘dangerous moment’
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Hillary Clinton / Yahoo Politics:
Meet the lobbyists, donors and bundlers behind Hillary's $157 million juggernaut
Meet the lobbyists, donors and bundlers behind Hillary's $157 million juggernaut
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ABC News:
ABC News Hosts “New Hampshire: The Republicans Debate” in Partnership with WMUR, Independent Journal Review, RNC and Saint Anselm College — ABC News is partnering with ABC affiliate WMUR, Independent Journal Review, the Republican National Committee and Saint Anselm College to host …
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The Atlantic, The Right Scoop, AOL, New York Times, Business Insider and Young Conservatives
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Obama to propose $10-a-barrel oil tax — President Barack Obama is about to unveil an ambitious plan for a “21st century clean transportation system.” And he hopes to fund it with a tax on oil. — Obama aides told POLITICO that when he releases his final budget request next week …
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Douglas E. Schoen / Wall Street Journal:
Why Mike Bloomberg Can Win — Record numbers of voters are independents—who won't be satisfied with Clinton, Trump or Cruz. — As the results from the Iowa caucuses rolled in Monday, it became more clear than ever: If former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ran for president as an independent …
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The Moderate Voice, Bloomberg Business and Politico
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Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:
This Is How Much the Koch Brothers Hate Donald Trump
This Is How Much the Koch Brothers Hate Donald Trump
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Vanity Fair
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Border Patrol: Cartels use kids to divert agents — Drug cartels bring unaccompanied children to the Rio Grande valley to serve as diversions that distract border security officials from smugglers and drug traffickers, according to a Border Patrol union official.
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Once again the world is laughing at Iowa. Late-night comedians and social media mavens are having a field day with jokes about missing caucusgoers and coin flips. — That's fine. We can take ribbing over our quirky process. But what we can't stomach is even the whiff of impropriety or error.
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Politico, Bleeding Heartland, The Daily Caller, The Week, The Hill, Raw Story, Washington Monthly, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, Fox News Insider, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, American Spectator, Talking Points Memo, Booman Tribune, National Review, The Resurgent, Mock Paper Scissors, Mediaite and Balloon Juice
Research at Facebook:
In honor of Friends Day, we've recalculated the classic ‘Six degrees of separation’ statistic for everyone who uses Facebook and determined that the number is actually 3.57. Each person in the world (at least among the 1.55 billion people active on Facebook) is connected to every other person by an average of three and a half steps.
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USA Today, Mashable, Engadget, FOX 61, VentureBeat, Washington Post, The Week and Refinery29
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Lottery ‘destroyed’ his winning $63-million Lotto jackpot, man claims — A lottery ticket worth $63 million was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chatsworth. The ticketholder has until 5 p.m. Thursday to claim the prize. — With just hours remaining before California Lottery officials declare …
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KTLA, Q13 FOX News and The Atlantic
Alex Jaffe / NBC News:
Questions Surround Marco Rubio's Role at Florida College — Marco Rubio has received plenty of attention - and criticism - for skipping Senate hearings and votes as he campaigns for his White House bid. — But this isn't the first job where Rubio has taken heat for failing to go all in.
Los Angeles Times:
After Texas stopped funding Planned Parenthood, low-income women had more babies — Antiabortion activists rally outside the Texas Capitol in Austin. A new study links the defunding of Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics in the state with a rise in births among low-income women.
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Truth Revolt, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and Common Dreams
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MSNBC:
Watch LIVE: MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate — Five days before Granite State voters head to the polls, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will debate one-on-one for the first time in the MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate.
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Trail Blazers Blog, Political Wire, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Clinton: ‘I have a bunch of litmus tests’ for Supreme Court nominees — Presidential contender Hillary Clinton says there are a host of issues that her potential Supreme Court nominees would have to agree on before she'd be willing to appoint them to the nation's highest court.
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Washington Post