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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump calls Cruz a ‘pussy’ — Donald Trump echoed a supporter during a rally on the eve of the New Hampshire primary Monday night who called his Republican presidential rival Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) a “pussy.” — Trump was touting his hardline stance against terrorists from the Middle East …
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Dante Chinni / NBC News:
Why a Donald Trump Win in New Hampshire Would Be Big — Going into New Hampshire's Tuesday primary, the poll numbers uniformly suggest businessman Donald Trump is headed for a win, probably a double-digit win. It would not only give Trump his first nominating contest victory …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Dixville Notch results: Sanders, Kasich lead the charge — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ohio Gov. John Kasich won the most Republican votes in Dixville Notch early Tuesday morning, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won all the Democratic votes. — Kasich came away with three while business mogul Donald Trump won two.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
A Woman Called Ted Cruz A “Pussy” And Then Donald Trump Repeated It Onstage
A Woman Called Ted Cruz A “Pussy” And Then Donald Trump Repeated It Onstage
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Prevails and G.O.P. Has 3-Way Tie as 3 New Hampshire Towns Vote
Bernie Sanders Prevails and G.O.P. Has 3-Way Tie as 3 New Hampshire Towns Vote
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Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
Retching protester tries to exorcise Ted Cruz demons
Retching protester tries to exorcise Ted Cruz demons
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Pete Williams / MSNBC:
FBI formally confirms its investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server — In a letter disclosed Monday in a federal court filing, the FBI confirms one of the world's worst-kept secrets: It is looking into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. — Why say this at all, since it was widely known to be true?
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Tim Stanley / Telegraph:
While Trump and Sanders smell victory, Hillary Clinton contemplates humilation — Hillary Clinton is running on one issue: Hillary Clinton. Unfortunately, very few Americans like Hillary Clinton. — “What will be a good result for Hillary in her race against Bernie Sanders?” I asked a Democrat.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Bill Stumping for Hillary Clinton: 'Sometimes ... I Wish We Weren't Married' — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton embrace during a campaign stop Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Hudson, N.H. Matt Rourke / AP — HUDSON, N.H. — In his last appearance …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton weighs staff shake-up after New Hampshire
Clinton weighs staff shake-up after New Hampshire
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Clinton responds to rumors about a staff shake-up
Clinton responds to rumors about a staff shake-up
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
The Marco Rubio Robot Bull — Much of the political press leans left and has zero experience in politics. Perhaps they graduated Ivy League, did a tour or two at Salon or some lefty blog, then got in on the ground floor at a national media outlet covering politics.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
The Anxiety Of Being Marco Rubio — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Millions of people watched Marco Rubio's televised tailspin in the opening minutes of last weekend's Republican presidential debate — but what, exactly, they saw depended on the viewer. — To rivals, Rubio's reflexive retreat …
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Gay Voter to Marco Rubio: ‘Why Do You Want to Put Me Back in the Closet?’
Gay Voter to Marco Rubio: ‘Why Do You Want to Put Me Back in the Closet?’
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
National poll: Cruz and Rubio surged after Iowa
National poll: Cruz and Rubio surged after Iowa
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Ben White / Politico:
What Clinton said in her paid speeches — NEW YORK — When Hillary Clinton spoke to Goldman Sachs executives and technology titans at a summit in Arizona in October of 2013, she spoke glowingly of the work the bank was doing raising capital and helping create jobs, according to people who saw her remarks.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Just How Cozy Is Hillary Clinton With Wall Street?
Just How Cozy Is Hillary Clinton With Wall Street?
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David Brooks / New York Times:
I Miss Barack Obama — As this primary season has gone along, a strange sensation has come over me: I miss Barack Obama. Now, obviously I disagree with a lot of Obama's policy decisions. I've been disappointed by aspects of his presidency. I hope the next presidency is a philosophic departure.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Young Democrats Love Bernie Sanders — MERRIMACK, N.H. — Perhaps the most eye-popping statistic to come out of last week's Iowa caucuses was Bernie Sanders's overwhelming advantage among young voters. According to the Iowa entrance poll, Sanders beat Hillary Clinton 84 percent to 14 percent among Democrats aged 171 to 29.
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Nirmala George / Associated Press:
INDIAN SCIENTISTS STUDY CHUNK THAT FELL FROM SKY, KILLED MAN — NEW DELHI (AP) — Scientists are analyzing a small blue object that plummeted from the sky and killed a man in southern India, after authorities said it was a meteorite. — The object slammed into the ground at an engineering college …
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Financial Times:
Bloomberg says he is eyeing 2016 run for the White House — Oliver Ralph in London, Demetri Sevastopulo in New Hampshire and Matthew Garrahan in New York — Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media owner and former New York mayor, has stated for the first time that he is considering a run …
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Mehreen Khan / Telegraph:
Fears over new financial crisis come back to haunt global markets as trading turmoil hits — Anxiety over negative central bank interest rates and new bail-in laws send banking stocks spiralling in a turbulent day of trading — Global stocks were gripped by a fresh bout of panic selling on Monday …
Sarah D. / twitchy.com:
‘Lost his damn mind?’ Jeb! says he'd ‘eliminate’ Citizens United ruling — Oh, you mean this one? … Yep. Totally appropriate right about now: … From CNN: … Huh? … True story: … Evidently he's so bitter about it, he's willing to spit on the First Amendment:
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