memeorandum: Bill Clinton batters and blasts Bernie Sanders (Annie Karni/Politico)

11:05 PM ET, February 7, 2016

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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Bush campaign manager warns aides to watch for ‘dirty tricks’ from Rubio camp — MANCHESTER, N.H. — With the hours counting down until the New Hampshire primary, tensions between the Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush campaigns are intensifying. — On Sunday afternoon, Bush campaign manager Danny …

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

We Thought Marco Rubio Lost The Debate, But New Hampshire Might Think Differently — We here at FiveThirtyEight endorse the conventional wisdom, for a change. Like most other people covering the event, we thought that Marco Rubio had a really bad night in Saturday's Republican debate …

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Katie Glueck / Politico:

Cruz: Drafting women is ‘nuts’ — PETERBOROUGH, N.H.—Ted Cruz on Sunday said he opposes requiring women to register for a potential draft, breaking with Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, all of whom indicated support for opening up the Selective Service to women during Saturday night's debate.

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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Cruz Opposes Women in Selective Service, Warns of Danger in Foxholes

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Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics: Rubio starts digging out after debate debacle

Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:
Marco Rubio Defends Repeated Attack of President Obama During Republican Debate

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Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Christie: ‘The whole race changed last night’

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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Bush family used eminent domain to build a baseball park

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Todd Graham / CNN:
Debate Coach: Only one candidate got an A

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Russ Choma / Mother Jones: The Six Best Moments of the GOP Debate

Daniel Strauss / Politico: Bush piles on Rubio

ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Hillary Clinton, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Bush loyalists concede the end may be in sight

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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
GOP debate winners and losers

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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
A Panic-Inducing Night for the GOP Establishment

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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate

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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Rubio chokes — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Marco Rubio knew exactly …

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Annie Karni / Politico:

Bill Clinton batters and blasts Bernie Sanders — MILFORD, N.H. — Bill Clinton's milquetoast stump speech touting his wife's biography and her power as a “changemaker” has transformed into a brutal litany of attacks on Bernie Sanders and the devious campaign the Clintons apparently believe he is running.

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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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Gloria Steinem / Facebook:

In a case of talk-show Interruptus, I misspoke on the Bill Maher show recently, and apologize for what's been misinterpreted as implying young women aren't serious in their politics. What I had just said on the same show was the opposite: young women are active, mad as hell about what's happening to them …

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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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Jennifer Hansler / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Says She Has ‘Never, Ever’ Let a Donor Influence Her Vote

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Hilary Hanson / The Huffington Post:
Gloria Steinem Says Young Women Only Support Bernie Because Boys Do

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

CNN schedules Democratic debate in Flint — CNN announced early Sunday that it will host a debate between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders next month in Flint, Mich., which has been hit hard by contaminated drinking water.

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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Hillary Clinton diverts to Flint to show support

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Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN to hold Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan

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Rachael Levy / Chicago Tribune:

Cop who shot Quintonio LeGrier and neighbor sues teen's estate, claiming trauma — Officer Robert Rialmo states what becoming an officer means to him during a interview with a Tribune reporter March 26, 2013, at the Chicago Police Academy graduation ceremony.

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Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:

Exclusive: Trump Tried to Pay Vets To Be Props — Trump's campaign asked a small veterans charity to stand on stage with the mogul at a rally to receive a six-figure check. The charity took a pass. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump wanted a small veterans charity to be his political prop.

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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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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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