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8:45 AM ET, February 8, 2016

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Quick poll shows decline for Rubio  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. - An internal poll conducted on Sunday suggests that Marco Rubio's fumbled debate performance has damaged his prospects heading into the New Hampshire primary.  —  The poll, conducted by the pro-John Kasich New Day for America Super PAC …
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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 …
Andy Hiller / WHDH-TV:
7NEWS/UMass Lowell Poll NH Tracking Poll day 8  —  This time tomorrow, some of the voting places in New Hampshire will already be open.  —  And our final tracking poll gives us a last look at where the candidates stand right now.  —  Watch 7News on mobile / desktop
Discussion: Political Wire
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Rubio's problem: An excess of caution  —  BEDFORD, N.H. — Marco Rubio isn't really a robot — he isn't dumb or teleprompter-tied — but he is a calculating and cautious candidate, and in the mean, fast-moving 2016 primary, caution can sometimes kill.  —  Gloss, discipline …
Discussion: Political Wire
Amy Harder / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Leads GOP by Wide Margin in Poll  —  Donald Trump leads the crowded GOP presidential field by double digits in the final days leading up to New Hampshire's primary Tuesday, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll released on Sunday.  —  Bernie Sanders holds a 52% to 42% lead …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz: Drafting women is ‘nuts’
Discussion: Althouse and Slantpoint
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Marco Rubio Responds to Repetition Criticism by Repeating Himself 3 More Times
Discussion: The National Memo and NPR
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Cruz Opposes Women in Selective Service, Warns of Danger in Foxholes
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Christie: ‘The whole race changed last night’
Discussion: ABC News
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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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Innuendo fuels Clinton email saga  —  Mainstream news shows have now joined conservative websites and magazines in roiling political waters with the suggestion that Hillary Clinton could be indicted.  Such charges, the theory goes, would pertain to her sending secret government information …
New York Post:
Hillary can't dodge Goldman Sachs questions forever  —  'I will look into it": So answered Hillary Clinton at last week's debate when asked yet again to release the transcripts of her lucrative speeches for Goldman Sachs.  She couldn't come up with a better dodge than that?
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Bill Clinton, After Months of Restraint, Unleashes Stinging Attack on Bernie Sanders  —  MILFORD, N.H. — Bill Clinton uncorked an extended attack on Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday, harshly criticizing Mr. Sanders and his supporters for what he described as inaccurate and “sexist” attacks on Hillary Clinton.
Justin Wm / Washington Post:
Bill Clinton unloads on Bernie Sanders — ahead of crucial New Hampshire primary
Discussion: Instapundit
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:   Hillary Goldman Clinton
Associated Press:
Clinton Making a Personal Pitch to New Hampshire Voters
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Clinton, Sanders just 7 points apart
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: ‘What happened in Flint is immoral’
Discussion: ABC News, Common Dreams and The Hill
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: I didn't lose Iowa  —  Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Sunday said he wouldn't characterize his second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses a “loss,” arguing that he still did very well and would have come in first if primary rival Ted Cruz hadn't taken votes from Ben Carson.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: Bush family used eminent domain to build a baseball park
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Time-Loop Party  —  By now everyone who follows politics knows about Marco Rubio's software-glitch performance in Saturday's Republican debate.  (I'd say broken-record performance, but that would be showing my age.)  Not only did he respond to a challenge from Chris Christie about his lack …
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Jon Ward / Yahoo Politics:
Rubio starts digging out after debate debacle
Discussion: Politico
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Chicago Officer, Citing Emotional Trauma, Sues Estate of Teenager He Fatally Shot  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black 19-year-old and an unarmed bystander in December has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $10 million in damages from the teenager's estate …
Discussion: Althouse and The Week
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Rachael Levy / Chicago Tribune:
Cop who shot Quintonio LeGrier and neighbor sues teen's estate, claiming trauma
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
As vote nears, a more radical Trump emerges  —  PLYMOUTH, N.H. — The loudspeakers blasted the Beatles' “Revolution” when Donald Trump took the stage at Plymouth State University on the Sunday before the New Hampshire primary.  It's a new choice for Trump, and it doesn't matter …
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton looks to sisterhood, but votes may go to Sanders  —  CONCORD, N.H. — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's quest to become the country's first female president has encountered an unexpected problem: she is having trouble persuading women, young and old, to rally behind her cause.
Discussion: New York Times
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Pentagon orders commanders to prioritize climate change in all military actions  —  The Pentagon is ordering the top brass to incorporate climate change into virtually everything they do, from testing weapons to training troops to war planning to joint exercises with allies.
 
 
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