memeorandum: Carson: Being Trump's VP a possibility (Eliza Collins/Politico)

4:50 PM ET, February 9, 2016

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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 …

Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, AOL, MichelleMalkin.com, Politico and Althouse

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.

Discussion: Slate, The Daily Caller, Vox, The Hill, The Slot, Power Line, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, The Week, New York Times and Washington Post

Bloomberg Business:

Home-Field Advantage Is Only Part of Sanders's Appeal in New Hampshire — The Vermont senator has made significant inroads with women voters in the Granite State. — mniquette — aritbenie — Just a week after turning 2008's loss in the Iowa caucuses into a 2016 win …

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Burlington Free Press, NBC News, naked capitalism, Washington Post, Mediaite, CNN and Mother Jones

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?

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Washington Post, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Scared Monkeys, The Resurgent, Marco Rubio and Politico

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton, Wall Street shill? Here are a few facts.

Discussion: Shakesville, Mother Jones and Real Clear Politics

Annie Lowrey / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton Is Still a Revolutionary Candidate, Even If Her Surrogates Keep Screwing Up Her Message

Discussion: ThinkProgress, TIME, Yahoo Politics, Hit & Run, Guardian and New York Times

New York Times:
Winnowing Out in New Hampshire

Discussion: The Slot, Telegraph, Salon and The Daily Beast

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Bill Clinton's ‘Bimbos’ Flock to Team Trump

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh, The Week, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, The PolitiStick and NPR

Politico:

Fox News accidentally reports Donald Trump as the winner in New Hampshire — Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday — according to a premature Fox News report. — Citing every precinct reporting, Fox News' website accidentally published election results declaring Trump …

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors, TVNewser and Mediaite

CBS News:

CBS News announces Republican debate criteria — CBS News is announcing the criteria for the ninth Republican presidential debate, which will take place at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 13. — In order to qualify for this debate, candidates will have to meet one of the following criteria:

Discussion: CNN, Politico, Washington Post and Mediaite

Donald Trump / WND:
Trump to Savage: Maybe Obama doesn't want to defeat ISIS

Discussion: Salon, Hullabaloo and The Last Tradition

Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Whoops! Fox News Accidentally Declares Trump The Winner In NH

Discussion: The PolitiStick, Political Wire and The Week

Michelle Hackman / Vox:

Donald Trump called Ted Cruz a “pussy” — and the media won't repeat it — There's no way to skirt the word used to describe Ted Cruz at a Donald Trump rally last night: pussy. — Trump was criticizing the Texas senator's unwillingness to support widespread uses of torture when a woman …

Discussion: Raw Story, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones, Washington Post, Hit & Run, The Frisky, TMZ.com and Patterico's Pontifications

Washington Post: Donald Trump defends repeating that vulgar word: ‘It was like a retweet.’

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump calls Cruz a ‘pussy’

Discussion: Politico, RedState, neo-neocon, Hot Air, BuzzFeed, The Week, Washington Examiner, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News and Yahoo Politics

Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz seeks to raise expectations for Rubio

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and Mediaite

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
New Hampshire Should Bring Clarity to Republican Race

Discussion: NBC News and Taylor Marsh

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

This Is How Hillary Clinton Gets the Coverage She Wants — Hillary Clinton's supporters often argue that mainstream political reporters are incapable of covering her positively—or even fairly. While it may be true that the political press doesn't always write exactly what Clinton would like …

Discussion: Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Hot Air, Daily Kos and Mother Jones

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.

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors, ThinkProgress and No More Mister Nice Blog

Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Marco Rubio Raises Expectations, Predicts Victory in New Hampshire

Discussion: RedState and WCVB

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.

Discussion: American Spectator, Vox, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, National Review and USA Today

Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:

David Brooks: Early Adopter — A few weeks ago I noted that, leading up to the 2012 election, all of the sudden Republicans fell in love with Bill Clinton...as compared to Barack Obama. At the time, there was a lot of talk about how the former president was so much more reasonable than the usurper who was running for re-election.

WPTV:

Man accused of tossing gator into Wendy's drive-thru window — Tory Dunnan, WPTV Webteam — Gator wasn't on the menu but one did make an appearance inside a Wendy's just east of Loxahatchee in Royal Palm Beach. And it wasn't by choice. — A Jupiter man threw it through …

Discussion: Washington Post, MUNCHIESMUNCHIES, Mediaite, fox13now.com, WCMH-TV, CBS Miami, WNCN and New York's PIX11

Financial Times:

Michael 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 — You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the button below.

Discussion: CNN, Balloon Juice, YouGov US Opinion Center News, ABC News, Mediaite, The Last Refuge, Washington Times, New York's PIX11, The Week and Gothamist

Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Prevails and G.O.P. Has 3-Way Tie as 3 New Hampshire Towns Vote

Discussion: Telegraph, NBC News and Vox

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Carson: I'm open to being Trump's VP — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says he's willing to consider being Donald Trump's vice president if the businessman wins the GOP nomination. — “I certainly would sit down and discuss it with him,” he told Fox Business host Neil Cavuto on Tuesday …

Eliza Collins / Politico:
Carson: Being Trump's VP a possibility

Discussion: Political Wire

Jeremy Tanner / New York's PIX11:

Rapper DMX found lying ‘lifeless’ in Yonkers hotel parking lot — YONKERS, New York - Rapper DMX is recovering after first responders found the rapper's lifeless body in a hotel parking lot Monday night and managed to revive him. — DMX, whose legal name is Earl Simmons …

Discussion: KFOR-TV

Sam Reisman / Mediaite:

Trump's Son Says Waterboarding ‘No Different’ Than ‘What Happens in Frat Houses Every Day’ — Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, appeared on Fox's On the Record Monday night to explain that waterboarding not only wasn't torture — it was basically tantamount to frat house shenanigans.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, addictinginfo.org and The Daily Caller

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump Jr.: 'I Can't Even Have An Opinion' As ‘Son Of A Billionaire’

Discussion: BuzzFeed and Daily Kos

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Bernie Sanders is the future of the Democratic Party — Whether or not Bernie Sanders wins in New Hampshire, or wins the Democratic nomination outright, he's already won in another, perhaps more important way: His brand of politics is the future of the Democratic Party.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wonk Wire and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:

The Thorny Economics of Illegal Immigration — Arizona's economy took a hit when many illegal immigrants left, but benefits also materialized — MARICOPA, Ariz.—After Arizona passed a series of tough anti-immigration laws, Rob Knorr couldn't find enough Mexican field hands to pick his jalapeño peppers.

Discussion: Mother Jones, National Review and PoliPundit.com

Ted Nugent / Facebook:

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