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8:40 AM ET, February 7, 2016

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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Rubio chokes  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Marco Rubio knew exactly what he was doing on Saturday night.  —  Marco Rubio knew exactly what he was doing on Saturday night.  —  Marco Rubio knew exactly what he was doing on Saturday night.  —  The problem was he flubbed it.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Ted Cruz is wrong about CNN's reporting  —  Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Sen. Ted Cruz knowingly misstated CNN's reporting during Saturday night's Republican primary debate in an effort to evade responsibility for misleading statements his campaign made about Ben Carson.
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Under Attack, Marco Rubio Malfunctions — And Repeats The Same Line Four Times  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — In a high-profile stumble three days out from the New Hampshire primary, a rattled-looking Marco Rubio retreated from an aggressive grilling during Saturday's debate in a strange way: by reciting the same line at least four times.
Business Insider:
Donald Trump dismisses audience after getting booed at the debate  —  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump confronted a Republican debate audience that repeatedly booed him during an exchange with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R).  —  Their sparring come over eminent domain …
Discussion: Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
Elias Isquith / Salon:
Why Chris Christie's beatdown of Marco Rubio was the only moment from the GOP debate that mattered  —  Sen. Marco Rubio had to fend off an assault from the Garden State bully.  Instead, he nearly self-destructed  —  The moment when Saturday night's Republican presidential primary debate …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
GOP debate begins with introduction train wreck  —  The Republican debate got awkward before it ever began.  —  The trouble began during the candidate introductions to Saturday night's ABC News debate.  As Gov. Chris Christie walked out on stage, moderators David Muir and Martha Raddatz called out Dr. Ben Carson.
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rubio goes into repeat mode  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Marco Rubio went into repetition mode during Saturday night's debate, going back to the same line over and over again to defend against comparisons to Barack Obama.  —  “Let's dispel with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing,” the Florida senator said.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Chris Christie's attacks rattle Marco Rubio
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate
Discussion: New York Times
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:   Jeb Bush enters the final days of his last stand
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Republican debate: Repeated attacks by Christie leave Rubio rattled
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Video calls ABC ‘Anybody But Carly’ network for debate snub
Associated Press:
After Iowa, Trump showing off effort to win in New Hampshire
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Doug Heye / Wall Street Journal:
Three Things to Watch in the Republican Debate in New Hampshire
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Coming Hillary Meltdown?  —  Interesting tidings in the media the last 24 hours that suggest a smoldering volcano of Democratic discontent and near panic.  The Democratic establishment has cleared the field for Hillary, and she's having trouble putting away Bernie Sanders!
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Hillary Battles Bernie Sanders, Chick Magnet  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — HILLARY CLINTON first grabbed the national spotlight 47 years ago as an idealistic young feminist, chiding the paternalistic establishment in her Wellesley commencement speech.  —  So it's passing strange to watch her here …
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman
Discussion: Politico
Janell Ross / Washington Post:
Why can't Hillary Clinton find a good answer on Goldman Sachs? Maybe there isn't one.
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:   Clinton Says Victory Is Still Possible in New Hampshire
Washington Post:
Transcript of the New Hampshire GOP debate, annotated  —  The Republicans are taking the stage again for a debate on AB, held in New Hampshire.  The Fix team and other Washington Post reporters are annotating a transcript.  The debate comes just days before New Hampshire's Feb. 9 primaries.
Discussion: New Republic, Vox and Informed Comment
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Foster Klug / Associated Press:
N. Korea praises launch, others see as covert missile test  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the U.S. mainland.
Hilary Hanson / The Huffington Post:
Gloria Steinem Says Young Women Only Support Bernie Because Boys Do  —  Note to Gloria Steinem: Young women vote on the issues, not what they think boys like.  —  The feminist icon made an alarmingly sexist remark on “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday night, suggesting that young …
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Los Angeles Times:
Why young feminists are choosing Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton
Megan Pospychala / FOX6Now.com:
“Unbelievable:” 15 vehicles fall through ice at Lake Geneva's Winterfest  —  LAKE GENEVA — More than a dozen cars fell through the ice at Lake Geneva's Winterfest Saturday afternoon, February 6th.  —  According to the Lake Geneva Police Department, fifteen vehicles in total had broken through …
Discussion: KFOR-TV, New York's PIX11 and fox8.com
Andy Hiller / WHDH-TV:
7News/UMass Lowell New Hampshire tracking poll day 6  —  After a few days of swings, things are starting to settle down in the 7News/UMass Lowell tracking poll.  —  Bernie Sanders stayed steady at 55 percent, and Hillary Clinton gained a point.  She now has 41 percent.  —  The undecideds remain at four.
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Hillary gains ground in New Hampshire: poll
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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WNCN:
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Sick and Tired of ‘God Bless America’
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Who's funding this pro-Ted Cruz super PAC?
Howard Fischer / Arizona Daily Sun:
House votes to make ballot collection a felony
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
Illegal immigrant is arrested over murder of American nanny in Austria after she took him in to stop …
 

 
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