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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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Weekly Standard, Hot Air, The Week, JustOneMinute, BostonGlobe.com and Washington Post
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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.
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The Hill, Politico and Associated Press


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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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Hullabaloo

Marco Rubio Turns Toward the Personal on the Campaign Trail — MANCHESTER, N.H. — To hear his rivals tell it, Senator Marco Rubio is a robotic candidate, soullessly spitting out canned lines on the stump — “constantly scripted and controlled,” in the words of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey …
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No More Mister Nice Blog


In New Hampshire, Saturday's debate showdown could swing GOP race
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Boston Globe, Breitbart, RedState, FiveThirtyEight, NPR, Yahoo Politics and ABC News

RJ editorial board endorses Marco Rubio for Nevada Republican caucus
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NBC News, Hot Air, New York Times, RedState, Trail Blazers Blog, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Florida Politics and Mondoweiss

Marco Rubio turns abortion attack on Hillary Clinton
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Breitbart, Daily Kos and LifeNews.com

WBUR Poll: In N.H., Democratic Race Tightens Slightly, Trump Stays Ahead On GOP Side
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The Hill, American Power, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Members and New York Times


Iowa margin between Clinton, Sanders shifts as errors found — Carol Hunter and Kathie Obradovich discuss the Democratic caucus results and process — Iowa Democratic Party officials are reviewing results from the Iowa caucuses and making updates where discrepancies have been found.
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Matt Paul, RT, Radio Iowa, Mediaite, Iowa Starting Line, Patterico's Pontifications and Daily Kos
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$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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JustOneMinute, New York Times, Althouse and Young Conservatives
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The Bernie vs. Hillary Fight Is Kind of Ridiculous
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Washington Monthly

Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage?
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Advocate, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Politicus USA and Little Green Footballs

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 Resurgent, Metro.co.uk, Engadget, Mashable and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »


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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BizPac Review


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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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 …


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 …

OSHA is going after ammo manufacturers — I received a call today from someone who works for a major ammunition manufacturer. They required anonymity but want the following information to get out to the public. — NSSF is also involved in the fight but doesn't want to speak out about it either.
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Clayton Cramer


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


Emails: Top Clinton Aide Secretly Wrote Item for Mike Allen's Politico Playbook Newsletter — Most people in Washington attribute the success of Politico's marquee morning newsletter, Playbook, to the superhuman work ethic of its main author and Politico's Chief White House correspondent, Mike Allen.
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RedState, TheBlaze.com and Talking Points Memo


Viral Video by Muslim Woman Sparks Movement to Defeat Radical Islam — In order to defeat the multiple radical ideologies growing within Islam, we must first confront these elements and engage in an open and frank conversation about the state of Islam worldwide, narrator Raheel Raza explains in …


10-Year-Old Boy Brutally Raped By Iraqi Migrant at Pool in Vienna — An Iraqi migrant has admitted to raping a ten year old boy in a Viennese swimming pool so ferociously that the boy had to be hospitalised for his injuries. The man said he knew it was wrong but couldn't help himself as he hadn't had sex in months.
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Vlad Tepes and Jihad Watch


Trump's unwelcome support: White supremacists — (CNN)New Hampshire voters may be stunned to hear the latest robocall asking for their vote; it's from white nationalists with a simple, disturbing message. — “We don't need Muslims. We need smart, educated, white people,” …
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RedState, American Power, Slantpoint and Joe.My.God.


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 …


The Rich Are Already Using Robo-Advisers, and That Scares Banks — About 15% of Schwab's robo-clients have at least $1 million — Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that's one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology …


In debate, Hillary Clinton boasted that she is supported by Henry Kissinger, accused war criminal who oversaw policies that led to millions of deaths — Hillary Clinton has a long history of supporting former Secretary of State Henry Kissenger — Hillary Clinton boasted …


House Republicans are having a ‘family conversation’ on budget — Congressional leaders thought last year's two-year spending deal would pave the way for a simple budget season ahead of the election in November. — They were wrong. — The same group of conservatives …
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The Stream