memeorandum: Hillary Battles Bernie Sanders, Chick Magnet (Maureen Dowd/New York Times)

10:30 AM 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.

Discussion: Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, New York Times and The Hill

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 …

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.

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 …

Discussion: New York Times

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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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 …

Discussion: Althouse and The Gateway Pundit

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

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

Discussion: BostonGlobe.com, FiveThirtyEight and New York Times

Hadas Gold / Politico: GOP debate begins with introduction train wreck

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

Discussion: New York Times

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

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, Yahoo Politics and Daily Mail

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Republican debate: Repeated attacks by Christie leave Rubio rattled

Discussion: International Business Times

Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Jeb Bush enters the final days of his last stand

Discussion: The PolitiStick

Associated Press:
After Iowa, Trump showing off effort to win in New Hampshire

Discussion: The Right Scoop

Doug Heye / Wall Street Journal:
Three Things to Watch in the Republican Debate in New Hampshire

Discussion: JustOneMinute

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!

Discussion: Hot Air, New York Times, National Review and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

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 …

Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright Scold Young Women Backing Bernie Sanders

Discussion: NBC News

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

Discussion: CNN, New Republic and Mashable

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman

Discussion: Politico

Los Angeles Times:
Why young feminists are choosing Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Washington Post, Patterico's Pontifications and New York Post

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.

Discussion: Mother Jones, New Republic, Vox and Informed Comment

Foster Klug / Associated Press:
N. Korea praises launch, others see as covert missile test

Discussion: ABC News, Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon and The Week

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 …

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 …

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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.