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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.


Donald Trump dismisses audience after getting booed at the debate
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A Rattled Rubio Survives New Hampshire Debate
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Video calls ABC ‘Anybody But Carly’ network for debate snub
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Jeb Bush enters the final days of his last stand
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Republican debate: Repeated attacks by Christie leave Rubio rattled
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International Business 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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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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Gloria Steinem Says Young Women Only Support Bernie Because Boys Do
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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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The Coming Hillary Meltdown?
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Clinton Campaign Has No Answer Yet on Releasing Speeches to Goldman
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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.


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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N. Korea praises launch, others see as covert missile test
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