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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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New York Times, whorunsGov and AOL
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 — MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Donald Trump faux-admonished and then repeated a woman who called Ted Cruz a “pussy” at a rally here on Monday night. — Trump was criticizing Cruz for, in his view …
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New York Times:
New Hampshire Voters Ask: Is It Over Yet?
New Hampshire Voters Ask: Is It Over Yet?
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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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CNN:
Poll: Trump leads ahead of New Hampshire's vote
Poll: Trump leads ahead of New Hampshire's vote
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New York Times, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, NPR, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Right Scoop and FiveThirtyEight
Lauren Gambino / Guardian:
Trump mocks Cruz at final rally before New Hampshire votes - live coverage
Trump mocks Cruz at final rally before New Hampshire votes - live coverage
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addictinginfo.org and The Daily Banter
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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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton weighs staff shake-up after New Hampshire — Hillary and Bill Clinton are so dissatisfied with their campaign's messaging and digital operations they are considering staffing and strategy changes after what's expected to be a loss in Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire …
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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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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No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Post
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
National poll: Cruz and Rubio surged after Iowa — Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are riding a wave of momentum after strong finishes in Iowa. — Donald Trump maintains a double-digit lead over his Republican rivals, but Rubio has experienced the largest surge, according to an NBC News/SurveyMonkey tracking poll released Tuesday.
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Political Wire and The Hill
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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Balloon Juice, Salon and American Prospect
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.
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 …
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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Tami Luhby / CNNMoney:
Under Sanders, income and jobs would soar, economist says — Median income would soar by more than $22,000. Nearly 26 million jobs would be created. The unemployment rate would fall to 3.8%. — Those are just a few of the things that would happen if Bernie Sanders became president …
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