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Associated Press:
Rubio Eyes Brokered Convention After NH Setback — The best hope of the Republican establishment just a week ago, Marco Rubio suddenly faces a path to his party's presidential nomination that could require a brokered national convention. — That's according to Rubio's campaign manager …
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Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Politics:
Stephen Colbert offers Bernie Sanders advice on how to win South Carolina — A day after his 22-point victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, Bernie Sanders took a victory lap in New York City, which included a soul food summit with the Rev. Al Sharpton, a sit-down with the ladies of …
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Sanders now a threat — In what now seems a mandatory part of any Clinton campaign, panic has set in. Tied in the Iowa caucuses and decimated in the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's presidential juggernaut has once again veered into a ditch, just like it did eight years ago.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP doubts grow about Rubio
GOP doubts grow about Rubio
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders campaign touts another endorsement that didn't happen
Sanders campaign touts another endorsement that didn't happen
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Andrew Shain / The State:
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Bush making SC campaign debut for brother next week
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Bush making SC campaign debut for brother next week
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Sam Sanders / NPR:
In South Carolina, Young Black Voters Could Put Holes In Clinton's ‘Firewall’
In South Carolina, Young Black Voters Could Put Holes In Clinton's ‘Firewall’
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Warning: The dirty tricks are about to start
Warning: The dirty tricks are about to start
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators — Investigators with the State Department issued a subpoena to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation last fall seeking documents about the charity's projects that may have required approval …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders four more Hillary Clinton email releases
Judge orders four more Hillary Clinton email releases
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Michael Tesler / Washington Post:
A key reason young people don't support Hillary Clinton? They don't have daughters.
A key reason young people don't support Hillary Clinton? They don't have daughters.
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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy arrested by FBI in Portland — Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who touched off one armed showdown with federal authorities and applauded another started in Oregon by his sons, was arrested late Wednesday at Portland International Airport and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch.
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Beth Anne Steele / FBI:
FBI Arrests All Remaining Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
FBI Arrests All Remaining Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
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Mother Jones:
Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Slams Bernie Sanders — Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the progressive icon who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement, on Thursday dismissed Sen. Bernie Sanders' participation in that movement.
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Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Asks Black Pastors for Salvation
Hillary Clinton Asks Black Pastors for Salvation
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Intrigues a South Carolina Town That Loves Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders Intrigues a South Carolina Town That Loves Hillary Clinton
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Ben Howe / RedState:
Donald Trump Financed The Gang of 8 — One of the most common things you hear from a Trump fanatic is that the single most important thing this election is illegal immigration and that Donald Trump is the only candidate who is talking about building a wall and deporting everyone that's here illegally.
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Adam Howard / MSNBC:
Trump retweets apparent neo-Nazi for the second time this year
Trump retweets apparent neo-Nazi for the second time this year
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hispanic celebs rip GOP field in open letter
Hispanic celebs rip GOP field in open letter
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Ktvtdeborah / CBS Dallas:
Sources: Jim Webb May Announce Presidential Candidacy Again — DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Is he ready to run, again? Former presidential candidate Jim Webb may be ready to get back in the race. He's expected to discuss the possibility right here in North Texas today.
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Gromer Jeffers Jr / Trail Blazers Blog:
Jim Webb won't make independent bid for White House
Jim Webb won't make independent bid for White House
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
SC Poll: Trump 32, Cruz 26, Rubio 20, Bush 10 — I've just heard from a political operative whom I've known a long time and whose integrity I trust. This person is working with an organization—not one of the campaigns—that was in the field (using a very reputable pollster) Wednesday night in South Carolina.
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Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein's Theory — A team of physicists who can now count themselves as astronomers announced on Thursday that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prophecy …
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Tim Radford / Guardian:
Gravitational waves: discovery hailed as breakthrough of the century
Gravitational waves: discovery hailed as breakthrough of the century
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Iranian Official Says GOPers Tried To Stall Prisoner Swap For 2016 Election — An Iranian official said “Republican rivals of the current US administration” attempted to stall last month's Iranian-U.S. prisoner swap until the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Tasnim News Agency reported.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Alan Grayson's Double Life: Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager — WASHINGTON — The hedge fund manager boasted that he had traveled to “every country” in the world, studying overseas stock markets as he fine-tuned an investment strategy to capitalize on global companies' suffering because of economic or political turmoil.
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Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
Obama interview: ‘Maybe I could have done ... a little better’ — President Barack Obama speaks about partisanship and race Feb. 10, 2016, with colleagues from his time in the Illinois Senate. (Brian Nguyen and Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune) — He had just given an hourlong speech calling …
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Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
After Cracking Under Pressure, Marco Rubio's Molar Gets a Campaign Trail Fix — Twix bar is the culprit; S.C. dentist fills in until Florida senator can return home — OKATIE, S.C. — The fierce contest for the Republican presidential nomination has claimed its latest casualty: Marco Rubio's back tooth.
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Meet the Man Who Helps Trump Be Trump — New Hampshire was a crucial win for Donald Trump after a disappointing second-place finish in Iowa, but it was a do-or-die moment for his relatively anonymous campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Pulls a Negative Ad on Ted Cruz
Donald Trump's Campaign Pulls a Negative Ad on Ted Cruz
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Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
Sanders: Obama Hasn't Closed ‘Presidential Leadership Gap’ — NEW YORK, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders says the aim of his political revolution is to bring more people into the political process than President Barack Obama, arguing that he can close a presidential leadership gap that's persisted …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Heidi Cruz Bizarrely Rants About How Ted Will Show America ‘The Face of God’ — Seeing as how Ted Cruz's father Rafael is a preacher and that the candidate has a solid base of evangelical supporters, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Cruz's wife Heidi has been lobbying the religious influence …
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Associated Press:
Berlin Film Festival jury questioned over diversity — BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival became embroiled in the debate about diversity in the movie industry Thursday, with jury president Meryl Streep dismissing questions about the all-white panel by telling reporters that “we're all Africans really.”
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