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ABC News:
Trump Returns to Debate Stage; Rubio to Face Onslaught — An aggrieved Donald Trump returns to the debate stage Saturday night hoping to find his way into the winner's circle in New Hampshire, while a rising Marco Rubio looks to fend off an onslaught of attacks from his rivals.
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Politico and Associated Press
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Mickey Kaus:
The Rubio Menace — Marco and the K St. Restoration …
The Rubio Menace — Marco and the K St. Restoration …
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Weekly Standard, Hot Air, The Week, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
RJ editorial board endorses Marco Rubio for Nevada Republican caucus
RJ editorial board endorses Marco Rubio for Nevada Republican caucus
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NBC News, Hot Air, New York Times, RedState, Trail Blazers Blog, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Florida Politics and Mondoweiss
CNN:
Marco Rubio turns abortion attack on Hillary Clinton
Marco Rubio turns abortion attack on Hillary Clinton
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Breitbart, Daily Kos and LifeNews.com
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In New Hampshire, Saturday's debate showdown could swing GOP race
In New Hampshire, Saturday's debate showdown could swing GOP race
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RedState, Breitbart, FiveThirtyEight, NPR, Yahoo Politics, Associated Press and ABC News
Fred Thys / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: In N.H., Democratic Race Tightens Slightly, Trump Stays Ahead On GOP Side
WBUR Poll: In N.H., Democratic Race Tightens Slightly, Trump Stays Ahead On GOP Side
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The Hill, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Members and American Power
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa margin between Clinton, Sanders shifts as errors found — Carol Hunter and Kathie Obradovich discuss the Democratic caucus results and process — Iowa Democratic Party officials are reviewing results from the Iowa caucuses and making updates where discrepancies have been found.
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Matt Paul, Radio Iowa, Mediaite, RT, Iowa Starting Line, Patterico's Pontifications and Daily Kos
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Melissa Fares / Reuters:
Sanders supporters banned from Tinder after campaigning on dating app
Sanders supporters banned from Tinder after campaigning on dating app
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The Gateway Pundit, Engadget, The Verge, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Talking Points Memo and American Power
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Women Are Using Tinder To Campaign For Bernie Sanders
Women Are Using Tinder To Campaign For Bernie Sanders
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Slate, New York Magazine, New York Times, Refinery29, The Atlantic, Balloon Juice, Mashable and Front Page Magazine
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Bernie vs. Hillary Fight Is Kind of Ridiculous — Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow supports Hillary Clinton: “I think Bernie's terrific as an advocate. There's a difference between a strong community advocate and being someone who can get things done.”
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Washington Monthly
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Robert Yoon / CNN:
$153 million in Bill and Hillary Clinton speaking fees, documented — (CNN)Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, combined to earn more than $153 million in paid speeches from 2001 until Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign last spring, a CNN analysis shows.
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JustOneMinute, New York Times and Young Conservatives
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage?
Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage?
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Advocate, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Politicus USA and Little Green Footballs
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Ron Paul: Ted Cruz is no libertarian
Ron Paul: Ted Cruz is no libertarian
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RedState, Red Alert Politics and Questions and Observations
Ryan Gully / Eye Opener:
Hills That Defy Gravity: That's Weird — A strange phenomenon can be experienced on a hill in the small town of Middlesex, New York. The location on Newell Road has come to be known as “Spook Hill.” — At the peak of the road, just as the pavement appears to decline, a car stopped in neutral will roll backwards up-hill.
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Fox17
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed — Noela Rukundo sat in a car outside her home, watching as the last few mourners filed out. They were leaving a funeral — her funeral. — Finally, she spotted the man she'd been waiting for.
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BizPac Review, theGrio, Shakesville and The Week
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Richard Hooper / BBC:
Spared by the hitmen with principles
Spared by the hitmen with principles
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WCMH-TV, Mashable, Refinery29, WTKR-TV and Fox News Insider
Jen Steer / fox8.com:
'Surprise! I'm still alive:' Woman crashes her funeral in murder-for-hire plot
'Surprise! I'm still alive:' Woman crashes her funeral in murder-for-hire plot
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Fox17, KTLA and Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Trump's unwelcome support: White supremacists — (CNN)New Hampshire voters may be stunned to hear the latest robocall asking for their vote; it's from white nationalists with a simple, disturbing message. — “We don't need Muslims. We need smart, educated, white people,” …
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RedState, Slantpoint, Joe.My.God., American Power and ImmigrationProf Blog
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Anti-Trump super-PAC's secret weapon: John McCain
Anti-Trump super-PAC's secret weapon: John McCain
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RedState, Politico, The Resurgent and The Moderate Voice
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter To Introduce Algorithmic Timeline As Soon As Next Week — A Tweetstorm is brewing in San Francisco. — Say hello to a brand new Twitter. The company is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline as soon as next week, BuzzFeed News has learned.
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The Resurgent, Engadget, Mashable and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
The Twitter Blog:
Combating Violent Extremism — Like most people around the world, we are horrified by the atrocities perpetrated by extremist groups. We condemn the use of Twitter to promote terrorism and the Twitter Rules make it clear that this type of behavior, or any violent threat, is not permitted on our service.
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France 24, The Hill, Defense One, The Tower, Morning Consult, VentureBeat, The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, NPR, New York Times, Middle East Eye, The Verge, Engadget, The Week, Mediaite, BGR and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Donna Rachel Edmunds / Breitbart:
10-Year-Old Boy Brutally Raped By Iraqi Migrant at Pool in Vienna — An Iraqi migrant has admitted to raping a ten year old boy in a Viennese swimming pool so ferociously that the boy had to be hospitalised for his injuries. The man said he knew it was wrong but couldn't help himself as he hadn't had sex in months.
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Vlad Tepes and Jihad Watch
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Benghazi committee Dems gave thousands in bonuses while blasting probe's cost — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (C) as ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (R) looks on as she arrives to testify before the House Select Committee …
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BizPac Review
Joe / The View From North Central Idaho:
OHSA is going after ammo manufacturers — I received a call today from someone who works for a major ammunition manufacturer. They required anonymity but want the following information to get out to the public. — NSSF is also involved in the fight but doesn't want to speak out about it either.
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Clayton Cramer
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign, Billed as Self-Funded, Risks Little of His Fortune — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald J. Trump once boasted that he could someday be the only person to turn a profit running for president. He may be closer than anyone realizes. — Mr. Trump's campaign spent …
Wall Street Journal:
PAC Payments Raise Questions Over Rubio Campaign Finance — Contributions from Reclaim America to top Rubio aides under scrutiny — After he began running for president, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio continued to send monthly payments to top campaign and Senate aides through his leadership PAC …
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Members
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Emails: Top Clinton Aide Secretly Wrote Item for Mike Allen's Politico Playbook Newsletter — Most people in Washington attribute the success of Politico's marquee morning newsletter, Playbook, to the superhuman work ethic of its main author and Politico's Chief White House correspondent, Mike Allen.
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Talking Points Memo
Ellie Shechet / The Slot:
Here's What Happens When You Try and Track Down a Ted Cruz College Rumor — Is there anything people wouldn't believe about Ted Cruz? A few months ago, someone sent Jezebel a tip about the rising Republican presidential candidate's days as a Princeton undergraduate.
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Politicus USA, addictinginfo.org, Raw Story and Mediaite