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Melissa Fares / Reuters:
Sanders supporters banned from Tinder after campaigning on dating app — Stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tinder is getting some women banned from the online dating app after sending campaign messages to prospective matches. — Two women - one from Iowa …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
MSNBC's Democratic debate is lowest rated of the season — MSNBC's feisty debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton received high marks from political observers, but not high ratings from ordinary viewers. — It was the lowest-rated debate of the 2016 election cycle by far, according to preliminary Nielsen data.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
A Debate Between a Hedgehog and a Fox — Clinton and Sanders debate on January 18, 2016. David Goldman / AP — With the New Hampshire primaries just days away, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met on a debate stage in Durham on Thursday. In their first one-on-one matchup …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Is Again Put on the Defensive Over Perceived Ties to Wall Street — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hillary Clinton appeared frustrated. — Dozens of prominent economists and academic experts have endorsed her plans to regulate the financial sector. Her policies would …
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage? — Rachel Maddow did a pretty good job in questioning Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at MSNBC's Democratic debate last night. — But she shouldn't have been on that stage as a moderator, sitting next to Chuck Todd, NBC's political director and moderator of “Meet the Press.”
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Democratic Presidential Debate: 7 Moments That Mattered
Democratic Presidential Debate: 7 Moments That Mattered
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders just had the election's most explosive exchange to date
Clinton and Sanders just had the election's most explosive exchange to date
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Democratic establishment starts to gang up on Sanders
Democratic establishment starts to gang up on Sanders
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Fight Night! — Senior Night Out turns into Fight Night …
Fight Night! — Senior Night Out turns into Fight Night …
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Amanda Taub / Vox:
The debate over “Bernie Bros” isn't about Bernie Sanders at all
The debate over “Bernie Bros” isn't about Bernie Sanders at all
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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
New poll shows Rubio closing in on Trump — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — With four days until New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the Republican contest is tightening at the top and churning in the middle as nearly a third of likely Republican voters say they could still change their mind …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Think the Iowa polls were bad? Wait until New Hampshire — Pollsters in Iowa are searching for answers after they failed to predict Ted Cruz's victory over Donald Trump and Marco Rubio. It might even be worse next week in New Hampshire. — Pollsters and other observers surveyed …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Poll: Sanders nearly tied with Clinton nationwide — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. — The poll released Friday finds Clinton leading the race …
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Holds Substantial Lead in New Hampshire, According to Poll
Donald Trump Holds Substantial Lead in New Hampshire, According to Poll
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Trump Holds Lead in New Hampshire as Rubio Gains Ground
Poll: Trump Holds Lead in New Hampshire as Rubio Gains Ground
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Joseph W. McQuaid / UnionLeader.com:
An Editorial — Joseph W. McQuaid, Publisher: Of polls, pundits, and rubes
An Editorial — Joseph W. McQuaid, Publisher: Of polls, pundits, and rubes
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
National poll: Sanders zooms into virtual tie with Clinton
National poll: Sanders zooms into virtual tie with Clinton
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Compares Cruz's Reaction To Iowa Controversy To Clinton's Benghazi Response — “I'm not saying that it rises to the level up Benghazi, I'm saying it's the same kind of attitude.” — Mark Wilson / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Ben Carson questioned the Christian morality …
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Erick Erickson / Townhall.com:
Cruz vs. Rubio
Cruz vs. Rubio
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Trump on Cruz feud: 'I don't care about that anymore'
Trump on Cruz feud: 'I don't care about that anymore'
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Carson: Cruz staff must be punished for ‘deceptive’ voicemail
Carson: Cruz staff must be punished for ‘deceptive’ voicemail
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CNN:
Is New Hampshire about to flip the script for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders? — David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.” He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Time for Chelsea Clinton's Easy Ride to End
Time for Chelsea Clinton's Easy Ride to End
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The chart above plots the popularity of the baby name “Hillary” between 1970 and 2014.
The chart above plots the popularity of the baby name “Hillary” between 1970 and 2014.
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Allison Yang / New York's PIX11:
NYC crane collapse: 1 killed, 3 injured after massive crane crashes onto cars; it was ‘like an earthquake’ — LOWER MANHATTAN — A massive crane collapsed onto a row of cars in TriBeCa Friday morning, killing one person and injuring three others. — Reports of the fallen crane at 40 Worth St. …
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
At least one person killed, two seriously injured when construction crane collapses in lower Manhattan — One person was killed and two more were seriously injured when a construction crane tumbled onto a Tribeca street Friday morning, officials said. — The crane fell on a row of parked cars …
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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Liberals Should Support a Trump Republican Nomination — He'd probably be a better president than his rivals. — The initial stupefaction and dismay with which liberals greeted Donald Trump's candidacy have slowly given way to feelings of Schadenfreude— reveling in the suffering of others …
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Kate Hairopoulos / Dallas Morning News:
Johnny Manziel's father: If son doesn't get help, QB 'won't live to see his 24th birthday' — Johnny Manziel's family is concerned for his well-being, but the NFL quarterback has twice declined to be admitted to area rehabilitation facilities in the last week, according to his father, Paul Manziel.
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Katy Barnato / CNBC:
Citi: World economy trapped in ‘death spiral’ — The global economy seems trapped in a “death spiral” that could lead to further weakness in oil prices, recession and a serious equity bear market, Citi strategists have warned. — Some analysts — including those at Citi …
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
'I'm Just Asking a Question': Rush Limbaugh Reveals What He's ‘Always Wondered’ About Obama — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh asked aloud on his radio program Thursday why President Barack Obama made the choice to become a Christian. — Limbaugh, referencing the president's recent trip …
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