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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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Washington Monthly, The Resurgent, Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and Outside the Beltway
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Andy Hiller / WHDH-TV:
Hiller Instinct: 7News/UMass Lowell New Hampshire tracking poll day 4 — It's not an earthquake, yet...But the political ground in New Hampshire is moving. — We're seeing more of Iowa's impact, and the war of words underway here. — Hillary Clinton is coming back; and Marco Rubio is coming up.
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The Hill and Slantpoint
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
What Hillary needs to hear — I hope this column provokes a strong reaction from my brothers and sisters in the Democratic establishment, against whom I dissent in large measure today despite my history of working for Democratic leaders in Congress. — I am breaking rank and going rogue …
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CNN and Taylor Marsh
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton stumbles on Wall Street question at CNN town hall — DERRY, N.H. — Hillary Clinton gave no ground to Bernie Sanders over her progressive credentials at a televised forum Wednesday night, but the most notable moment came when Clinton was forced to answer a question about her Wall Street ties from moderator Anderson Cooper.
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The Atlantic, Hot Air and Political Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This one moment perfectly captures the Clinton-Sanders war over progressivism — THE MORNING PLUM: — Tonight the Democratic presidential candidates are set to debate in New Hampshire, and all indications are that they will use the occasion to battle over whether Hillary Clinton is a genuine progressive …
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Mother Jones, New York Times, Vox, CNN and Associated Press
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Donald Trump's poll numbers took a nosedive in the first national survey after Iowa — Real-estate mogul Donald Trump's standing in the Republican presidential race deflated in the first national survey released after his loss to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in the Monday-night Iowa caucuses.
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Political Wire, The Week and Florida Politics
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Plausibility of Ted Cruz — It's rare for a politician to be overshadowed in victory, and even rarer when that victory is actually an upset. But Ted Cruz managed that trick in Iowa: Despite pulling out a victory when almost everyone expected Donald J. Trump to win …
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Bloomberg Business, Washington Post and Naked Politics
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein: Sanders candidacy a ‘dangerous moment’
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Yahoo Politics, Washington Monthly, International Business Times, Raw Story and Bloomberg Business
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republican Race Tightens Nationally; Clinton Still Solid
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Hot Air
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders spotlights Clinton vulnerabilities
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Yahoo Politics
The Hill:
Female senators urge Warren: Back Hillary Clinton
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Washington Post, CNN, ABC News and Politico
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Clinton defends Wall Street speaking fees: 'That's what they offered'
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Scared Monkeys and ABC News
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump and Rubio question President Obama's visit to a mosque — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are questioning President Obama's visit to a mosque in a Baltimore suburb on Wednesday, where he preached religious tolerance …
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New York Times:
Chris Christie and Jeb Bush Team Up on a Mutual Target: Marco Rubio — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Frustrated and flailing as his candidacy threatens to slip away, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is embarking on a scalding effort over the next week to discredit Senator Marco Rubio of Florida …
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MSNBC, Althouse and Political Wire
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Despite Endorsement, Rick Santorum Completely Fails to Identify a Rubio Accomplishment
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Rubio's accomplishments? Santorum can't name them
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Politico, Mock Paper Scissors, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Patterico's Pontifications, Vox, The Atlantic and Towleroad
Aaron Bycoffe / FiveThirtyEight:
Marco Rubio Is Now Winning The Race For Endorsements
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Breitbart, Politico, Hot Air and The Federalist
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Marco Rubio Slams Obama's Speech On Fighting Islamophobia
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RedState, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
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.
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The Right Scoop, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, The Slot, The Resurgent, The Week and Politico
DeRay Mckesson:
I Am Running for Mayor of Baltimore — I love Baltimore. This city has made me the man that I am. — Like an old friend, I've seen it at its best and its most challenged. From Ms. Rainey's second grade class at Rosemont Elementary School to the mixes of K Swift & Miss Tony on 92Q …
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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
DeRay Mckesson files to run in Baltimore mayoral race
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Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic, Hot Air, Bangor Daily News, New York Times, Washington Post, The Week, Engadget and FiveThirtyEight
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
The Great GOP Realignment — Ted Cruz and Donald Trump may herald an historic working-class Republican revolt against the party establishment. — JoshuaGreen — A few days before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, Brad Martsching was barreling down a Pennsylvania highway, hoping to unload …
BloombergView.com:
Clinton's Security Clearance Is Under Scrutiny — Now that several e-mails on Hillary Clinton's private server have been classified, there is a more immediate question than the outcome of the investigation: Should the former secretary of state retain her security clearance during the inquiry?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Jimmy Carter: I'd choose Trump — Did Jimmy Carter just say he'd like Donald Trump to become president? — Not exactly. And only if, you get the feeling, he was down to his very last choice. — Carter, 91, appeared in Britain's House of Lords Wednesday afternoon to deliver a lecture …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Jimmy Carter: I'd pick Trump over Cruz
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Talking Points Memo, Betsy's Page, Power Line and Political Insider blog
Bipartisan Report:
Ted Cruz's Campaign Chair Resigns After Revelations He Lied About Military Service — A Republican lawmaker who's serving as chairman of Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign in Washington state has resigned over accusations that he exaggerated his military record and lied about serving in the Marines and being wounded in combat.
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Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
BBC:
Julian Assange is being arbitrarily held, UN panel to say — A UN panel has ruled in favour of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after he complained he was “arbitrarily detained”, the BBC understands. — Mr Assange claimed asylum in London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition …
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Guardian, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, The Local, Business Insider, The Week, Mashable, New York Times, Engadget, The Verge, Al Jazeera English, France 24 and RT
Journalism.org:
The 2016 Presidential Campaign - a News Event That's Hard to Miss — About nine-in-ten Americans learn about the election in a given week, but they are divided over the most helpful type of source — News and information about the contentious 2016 presidential election is permeating the American public …
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