memeorandum: Democratic donor contacts Biden allies about possible run (Luciana Lopez/Reuters)

3:55 PM ET, February 6, 2016

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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

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New York Times:

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 …

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

The utter nastiness of Ted Cruz — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) last month mocked Donald Trump's “New York values,” it wasn't entirely clear what he was implying. — This week we got a clue: For Cruz, “New York” is another way of saying “Jewish.”

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Mickey Kaus:
The Rubio Menace — Marco and the K St. Restoration …

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ABC News:
Trump Returns to Debate Stage; Rubio to Face Onslaught

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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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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

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 — Hillary Clinton is joined by Lilly Ledbetter, right, and several Democratic lawmakers in Manchester, N.H. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) — Hillary Clinton is way behind in New Hampshire …

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

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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.

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

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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 …

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Luciana Lopez / Reuters:
Democratic donor contacts Biden allies about possible run

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

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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 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

Philip Haney / The Hill:

DHS ordered me to scrub records of Muslims with terror ties — Amid the chaos of the 2009 holiday travel season, jihadists planned to slaughter 290 innocent travelers on a Christmas Day flight from the Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan. Twenty-three-year old Nigerian Muslim Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab intended …

Discussion: Jihad Watch, Pamela Geller, Liberty Unyielding, RedState and John Hawkins' Right Wing 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 …

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