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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.
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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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.
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
CNN:
Sanders tops Clinton by 2-to-1 margin in New Hampshire
Sanders tops Clinton by 2-to-1 margin in New Hampshire
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Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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, The Atlantic and Talking Points Memo
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
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
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republican Race Tightens Nationally; Clinton Still Solid
Republican Race Tightens Nationally; Clinton Still Solid
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New York Times, The Moderate Voice, CNN, The Hill, Business Insider, WHDH-TV, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, RedState, Politico, The Week, Rush Limbaugh and Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The fury of Ben Carson
The fury of Ben Carson
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Patterico's Pontifications, The Atlantic, Daily Kos and Iowa Starting Line
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
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, The Hill and Taylor Marsh
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Problem Isn't That She's Not Progressive, It's That She's Cautious — Many of her struggles stem from the political calculations she's made in her career. — Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — DERRY, N.H. — Back in May 2015, when Hillary Clinton's status …
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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, New York Times, Business Insider, AOL and Young Conservatives
Cate Martel / The Hill:
Fiorina: It's hard to justify the only woman being excluded
Fiorina: It's hard to justify the only woman being excluded
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Washington Times, Washington Post, Mediaite and American Spectator
Hillary Clinton / Yahoo Politics:
Meet the lobbyists, donors and bundlers behind Hillary's $157 million juggernaut — On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton has repeatedly said she will stand up to big banks, drug companies and other special interests. “Democracy can't just be for billionaires and corporations,” she proclaims.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Questions on Speeches to Goldman Sachs Vex Hillary Clinton
Questions on Speeches to Goldman Sachs Vex Hillary Clinton
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ThinkProgress
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein: Sanders candidacy a ‘dangerous moment’
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein: Sanders candidacy a ‘dangerous moment’
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton makes her Wall Street problem worse
The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton makes her Wall Street problem worse
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Bloomberg Business, The Hill, Vox, Common Dreams and Truth Revolt
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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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Attacks Sean Penn—and Here's Penn's Response — At an addiction policy forum in Hooksett, New Hampshire, on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz, the winner of the Republican Iowa caucuses, turned his talk about the awful consequences of addiction into a rant against...illegal immigration.
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addictinginfo.org and Trail Blazers Blog
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
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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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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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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Liberty Unyielding
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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.
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.