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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.
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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.
Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
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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.
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Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Rubio starts digging out after debate debacle — In his first public appearances the morning after a terrible debate performance, Marco Rubio tried to push back Sunday against the idea that he lacks accomplishments as a lawmaker, a key part of the argument being made against him by rivals …
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
A Panic-Inducing Night for the GOP Establishment — At Saturday night's debate, Republicans wanted Marco Rubio to soar and Donald Trump to stumble. The opposite happened. — The Republican establishment's fondest hope before Saturday night's debate was that Marco Rubio would deliver yet another solid …
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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.
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Bush family used eminent domain to build a baseball park
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush loyalists concede the end may be in sight
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New York Times
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Hillary Clinton, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump
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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
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Under Attack, Marco Rubio Malfunctions — And Repeats The Same Line Four Times
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate
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Scared Monkeys and New York Times
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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Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Clinton, Sanders just 7 points apart — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' once-formidable lead over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire has shrunk to just 7 points, putting another Clinton comeback within reach two days before the pivotal first primary …
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
CNN schedules Democratic debate in Flint
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Poll: Trump's lead grows in NH days before primary
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Jennifer Hansler / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Says She Has ‘Never, Ever’ Let a Donor Influence Her Vote
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Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN to hold Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Hillary Battles Bernie Sanders, Chick Magnet
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Hilary Hanson / The Huffington Post:
Gloria Steinem Says Young Women Only Support Bernie Because Boys Do
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Cruz Opposes Women in Selective Service, Warns of Danger in Foxholes — Texas senator: Requiring women to register for the draft is senseless political correctness — PETERBOROUGH, N.H. -Ted Cruz said Sunday a proposal to include women in the Selective Service registration was a product …
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David Frum / Featured stories:
Embed — Some thoughts on Rubio's bad debate, in numbered sequence (for 1 last time before Twitter algorithm destroy this format ... 1) Politicians often repeat talking points. Friend @portraitinflesh forwards this richly comic example of the genre — youtube.com/watch? v=wCem9E
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Republican debate: Best ratings of 2016 — Bucking a trend of declining debate ratings, ABC's Saturday night GOP face-off was the highest rated debate so far in 2016, according to overnight Nielsen ratings data. — The debate averaged a 9.3 household rating between 8:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. in Nielsen's so-called metered markets.
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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.
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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.”
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Foster Klug / Associated Press:
N. Korea praises launch, others see as covert missile test
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