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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.
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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.
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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Jeb Bush enters the final days of his last stand — Sitting on his campaign bus — laptop, turkey jerky, and coffee all nearby — Jeb Bush was befuddled over his campaign's failure to capture more attention in the news media. — “I could drop my pants,” he said in an interview. “Moon the whole crowd.
Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Chris Christie's attacks rattle Marco Rubio — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Chris Christie did not disappoint. — The New Jersey governor had made it quite clear that when he stepped on the debate stage Saturday night here, three days before the New Hampshire primary, he would be looking to draw …
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Elias Isquith / Salon:
Why Chris Christie's beatdown of Marco Rubio was the only moment from the GOP debate that mattered
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Republican debate: Repeated attacks by Christie leave Rubio rattled
Republican debate: Repeated attacks by Christie leave Rubio rattled
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Video calls ABC ‘Anybody But Carly’ network for debate snub
Video calls ABC ‘Anybody But Carly’ network for debate snub
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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 …
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New York Post and NBC News
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman
Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman
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Janell Ross / Washington Post:
Why can't Hillary Clinton find a good answer on Goldman Sachs? Maybe there isn't one.
Why can't Hillary Clinton find a good answer on Goldman Sachs? Maybe there isn't one.
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New York Post, Patterico's Pontifications and Hot Air
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Says Victory Is Still Possible in New Hampshire
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.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The utter nastiness of Ted Cruz
The utter nastiness of Ted Cruz
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Doug Heye / Wall Street Journal:
Three Things to Watch in the Republican Debate in New Hampshire
Three Things to Watch in the Republican Debate in New Hampshire
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Ted Cruz Lost This Man's Vote Because He Won't Do Enough About Drug Addiction
Ted Cruz Lost This Man's Vote Because He Won't Do Enough About Drug Addiction
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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 …
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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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
Hillary gains ground in New Hampshire: poll
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
America Is Flint — WE have been rightfully outraged by the lead poisoning of children in Flint, Mich. — an outrage that one health expert called “state-sponsored child abuse.” — But lead poisoning goes far beyond Flint, and in many parts of America seems to be even worse.
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.