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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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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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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 …
Fred Thys / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: In N.H., Democratic Race Tightens Slightly, Trump Stays Ahead On GOP Side — With four days to go until voting, a new WBUR poll finds a somewhat tightening race in the Democratic presidential primary. — The poll (topline, Democratic crosstabs) — conducted over three nights …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Think the Iowa polls were bad? Wait until New Hampshire
Think the Iowa polls were bad? Wait until New Hampshire
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Erick Erickson / Townhall.com:
Cruz vs. Rubio
Cruz vs. Rubio
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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Carson: 'I don't just throw something in the garbage and buy a new suit'
Carson: 'I don't just throw something in the garbage and buy a new suit'
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Ari Melber / MSNBC:
Clinton spending more on polling than six GOP candidates combined
Clinton spending more on polling than six GOP candidates combined
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Claims Cruz's Dirty Tricks Are A Sign He Has A Benghazi ‘Attitude’
Carson Claims Cruz's Dirty Tricks Are A Sign He Has A Benghazi ‘Attitude’
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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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Richard Hooper / BBC:
Spared by the hitmen with principles — One year ago a group of gunmen in Burundi was hired to kill a woman visiting from Australia. But the hit did not go as planned, leaving her with a chance to turn the tables on the man who wanted her dead. — “I felt like somebody who had risen again,” says Noela Rukundo.
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Jen Steer / fox8.com:
'Surprise! I'm still alive:' Woman crashes her funeral in murder-for-hire plot … MELBOURNE, Australia- An Australian woman showed up at her own funeral, terrifying her husband, who police say paid to have her killed. — Noela Rukundo was visiting her native country of Burundi in January 2015 …
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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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CNNMoney:
Bernie Sanders to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Larry David
Bernie Sanders to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Larry David
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The Hill:
Democratic establishment starts to gang up on Sanders
Democratic establishment starts to gang up on Sanders
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Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Democratic Camps are Getting Nasty
The Democratic Camps are Getting Nasty
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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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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Bernie Sanders: Prolific Democratic Party fundraiser
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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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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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Ron Paul: Ted Cruz is no libertarian
Ron Paul: Ted Cruz is no libertarian
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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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New York Post:
Video captures fatal crane collapse in Manhattan — Warning: Graphic content. — A pedestrian was killed and three other people injured — two seriously — when a massive construction crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan on Friday morning while it was being lowered as a precaution due to the wind, officials said.
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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’
NYC crane collapse: 1 killed, 3 injured after massive crane crashes onto cars; it was ‘like an earthquake’
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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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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Time for Chelsea Clinton's Easy Ride to End — When precisely did Chelsea Clinton complete her transition from a White House kid whom journalists agreed to treat as off-limits to a public figure deserving of the full scrutiny of the press corps? — The unsettling answer to the question appears to be, “Not yet.”
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The Clintons ruined the name ‘Hillary’ for new parents
The Clintons ruined the name ‘Hillary’ for new parents
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Andy Nguyen / Eye Opener:
We're Gunna Eat HOW Much On Super Bowl Sunday?! … Super Bowl is the second largest day for food consumption in the U. — S.? — Here are some — game day — numbers for you to chew on. — According to the National Chicken Council, more than 1.3 billion wings are expected to be devoured
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Donald Trump Cancels All New Hampshire Events Today — I don't know if Donald Trump doesn't understand how much the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire expect to have their pinky ring kissed, or whether he doesn't care. In either event, he still appears to have learned very little from his loss in Iowa.
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 as his NFL career and personal life falter, but the quarterback has twice declined to be admitted to area rehabilitation facilities in the last week …
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
RJ editorial board endorses Marco Rubio for Nevada Republican caucus — With Iowa's caucuses in the rearview mirror and New Hampshire's primaries just ahead, we are reminded that the 2016 presidential race — the real race — finally is underway. After many months of considering candidates' positions …
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