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1:10 PM 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.
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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.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Last Night's “Marcobot Moment” May Have Ruined a Political Career  —  I was out to dinner last night—the duck at Il Fornaio was great!—so I missed the Republican debate.  That was too bad, because apparently the highlight of the night was Chris Christie's brutal beatdown of Marco Rubio over precisely the point I made a few days ago.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP debate winners and losers  —  The final Republican debate before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary was seen as a moment of do-or-die drama for several candidates.  In one exchange in particular, the clash at Saint Anselm University in Manchester lived up to its billing.
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Todd Graham / CNN:
Debate Coach: Only one candidate got an A  —  Bush jabs Rubio over leadership experience  —  Todd Graham is director of debate at Southern Illinois University.  His teams have won national championships for three years, and he's been recognized twice as the national debate coach of the year.
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 …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush loyalists concede the end may be in sight  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. - Frustration inside Bush world has begun to spill into open view, with even the most outspoken family loyalists admitting it may soon be time to move on.  —  With the New Hampshire primary just days away and polls showing …
Discussion: New York Times
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.
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and New York Times
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:   The Six Best Moments of the GOP Debate
Business Insider:
Donald Trump dismisses audience after getting booed at the debate
Discussion: Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
Hadas Gold / Politico:   GOP debate begins with introduction train wreck
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Rubio goes into repeat mode
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Chris Christie's attacks rattle Marco Rubio
Discussion: Politico
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Video calls ABC ‘Anybody But Carly’ network for debate snub
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright Scold Young Women Backing Bernie Sanders  —  Hillary Clinton's older feminist supporters have a message for young women who are not backing her candidacy: Shame on you.  —  Women were expected to help power Mrs. Clinton to the Democratic nomination …
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Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN to hold Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Week
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 …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman
Discussion: Politico
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.
Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:
Everyone Hates Martin Shkreli.  Everyone Is Missing the Point  —  On Thursday morning, the most reviled person in America arrived on Capitol Hill for a short but memorable engagement with the most reviled institution in America.  The institution was the U.S. Congress, which Americans say they hate …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
‘SNL’ Mocks ‘Nasty Little Weasel’ Ted Cruz After Iowa Caucus Win  —  NBC comedy show “Saturday Night Live” mocked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)'s campaign and the candidate himself following his Iowa caucus win.  “SNL” cast member Taran Killam played the GOP nominee hopeful.
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea launches ‘satellite,’ sparks fears about long-range missile program  —  TOKYO — North Korea on Sunday declared that it had successfully put an “earth observation satellite” into orbit under the direct orders of leader Kim Jong Un, and said it planned to launch “many more.”
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and The Week
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
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Wanted in China: More Male Teachers, to Make Boys Men
Anne Blythe / Raleigh News & Observer:
Federal court invalidates maps of two NC congressional districts
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Megan Pospychala / FOX6Now.com:
“Unbelievable:” 15 vehicles fall through ice at Lake Geneva's Winterfest
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Sick and Tired of ‘God Bless America’
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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