memeorandum: Trent Lott: I'd have thrown out Cruz for ‘liar’ speech (The Hill)

1:55 PM ET, February 6, 2016

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Ted Cruz Sets His Sights on Marco Rubio, Not Donald Trump, in New Hampshire — NASHUA, N.H. — Ted Cruz and his team are smarting over the attention paid to the third-place finisher in Iowa, Marco Rubio, joking that “bronze is the new gold.” — When Mr. Cruz fields questions from voters …

Daily Mail:

Trump drops the F-bomb: Republican frontrunner tells American companies that relocate overseas ‘to go f— themselves’ at a campaign rally in New Hampshire — Trump knocked around the trio of Obama, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, but didn't say a word about rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Hullabaloo

Mickey Kaus:

The Rubio Menace — Marco and the K St. Restoration: I went to see Marco Rubio's town hall this afternoon in Salem, New Hampshire. It was only a few miles from my hotel-I really had no excuse. I wanted to find out: Was Rubio really as slick and insubstantial in this setting as John Edwards?

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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.

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Political Wire and Associated Press

New York Times:
Marco Rubio Turns Toward the Personal on the Campaign Trail

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In New Hampshire, Saturday's debate showdown could swing GOP race

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Christopher Ruddy / Newsmax: Jeb Bush Deserves a Second Look

CNN:
Marco Rubio turns abortion attack on Hillary Clinton

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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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Los Angeles Times:
With New Hampshire primary nigh, Hillary Clinton shifts focus to Nevada caucuses and beyond

Discussion: Politico and Political Wire

Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Needs A Big Win In New Hampshire

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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Errors found in Iowa Democratic caucus results

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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa margin between Clinton, Sanders shifts as errors found

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Daily Mail:

Iraqi migrant rapes a 10-year-old boy at a swimming pool in Vienna and tells police it was a ‘sexual emergency’ because he hadn't had sex in months — A 10-year-old boy was so brutally raped by an Iraqi migrant in a swimming pool cubicle that he had to be hospitalised for his injuries.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Pamela Geller and The Gateway Pundit

Donna Rachel Edmunds / Breitbart:
10-Year-Old Boy Brutally Raped By Iraqi Migrant at Pool in Vienna

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The Hill:

Trent Lott: I'd have thrown out Cruz for ‘liar’ speech — Trent Lott (R-Miss.) says he would take a hard line with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) if he was still running the Senate. — Cruz, a presidential candidate, assailed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a floor speech last year …

Discussion: Political Wire

Colbert I. King / Washington Post:

Clinton email scandal: Why it might be time for Democrats to draft Joe Biden — The Hillary Clinton email issue is developing into a real whodunit, complete with Clintonesque legal semantics. “I never sent or received any material marked classified,” she said with respect to the discovery …

Discussion: Fox News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and National Review

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Emails: Top Clinton Aide Secretly Wrote Item for Mike Allen's Politico Playbook Newsletter

Discussion: Mediaite, TheBlaze.com, RedState and Talking Points Memo

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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Megan McArdle / BloombergView.com:

Sanders and Clinton Get Substantive. That's Where They Go Wrong. — Thursday night's Democratic debate in New Hampshire was, all commentators agreed, unusually substantive. Bernie Sanders has clearly gotten the idea that he might actually win this thing, and decided it was time to actually …

Discussion: Fox News

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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and BizPac Review

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 …

Discussion: Political Wire

Josh Gelernter / National Review:

The Liberal Fantasy of Cultural Appropriation — Albert Einsein c. 1921 (Library of Congress)

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding

Associated Press:

THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN ANTI-ISLAM PROTESTS ACROSS EUROPE — DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Thousands of people are taking part in protests against Islam and immigration in several European cities. — Police in Dresden say they expect about 15,000 protesters at a rally organized …