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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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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.
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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 …
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New York Times


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 …
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New York Times


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.

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.
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New Republic, Vox and Informed Comment


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.
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National Review, RedState and Scripting News


Donald Trump dismisses audience after getting booed at the debate
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Althouse and The Gateway Pundit

Debate Coach: Only one candidate got an A
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BostonGlobe.com, FiveThirtyEight and New York Times

A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate
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New York Times

N. Korea praises launch, others see as covert missile test
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Associated Press, ABC News, Washington Free Beacon and The Week

Video calls ABC ‘Anybody But Carly’ network for debate snub
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Politico, Yahoo Politics, Hot Air and Daily Mail

Republican debate: Repeated attacks by Christie leave Rubio rattled
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International Business Times

Jeb Bush enters the final days of his last stand
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The PolitiStick

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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Hot Air, New York Times, National Review and Washington Post
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CNN to hold Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan — Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will debate next month in Flint, Michigan, a city thrust into the national spotlight after it was discovered residents were drinking toxic tap water.
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The Week


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 …

Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman
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Politico


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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New Republic, CNN, Althouse and Mashable
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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 …


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.