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11:55 AM ET, February 12, 2016

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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
'You didn't hear this from me, but. . .': Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty.  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Here's a story, the gist of which will sound familiar to anyone living in South Carolina: Natalie Barrett, a 53-year-old schoolteacher from Westminster, got a robo-call earlier this month and ended up furious.
Discussion: ABC News and Trail Blazers Blog
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Super PAC makes big play to lift Hillary Clinton in primary states  —  The main super PAC supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is making its first significant foray into the 2016 primary, launching a radio campaign in South Carolina and spearheading a $4.5 million effort …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Hard road ahead for Trump  —  He finished a close second in Iowa, romped to a blowout victory in New Hampshire and leads the polls in South Carolina.  —  But the Republican members of The POLITICO Caucus - a panel of activists, strategists and operatives in the four early states …
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: ‘South Carolina Will Be The Turning Point’ For Campaign
Discussion: Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Kasich Works to Assure South Carolina of Conservative Record
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and abc11.com
Associated Press:
Debate Takeaways: Clinton, Sanders Appeal to SC, Nevada
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and abc11.com
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Apparently we should get on a boat and leave America ASAP  —  The message from Thursday night's Democratic debate is that everybody in America should get on a leaky rowboat and find somewhere, anywhere, else in the world to live — because life in the United States is a nightmare …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton to Sanders at debate: Get real  —  MILWAUKEE — A low-key debate turned fiery at the very end on Thursday night as Hillary Clinton unleashed a series of points to try and paint Bernie Sanders as opposed to President Barack Obama — a tack that Sanders forcefully rebutted.
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Talks Were Highly Paid, Friendly  —  Democratic presidential candidate has been criticized by rival Bernie Sanders for her ties to financial sector  —  In the two years between resigning as secretary of state and launching her presidential campaign …
Andrea Gonzales / ABC News:
Democratic Presidential Debate: 5 Moments That Mattered  —  In the final Democratic debate before the Nevada caucuses, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off at a pivotal moment in the race for the Democratic nomination.  —  After a sweeping loss in the New Hampshire primary earlier this week …
New York Times:
Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate in Milwaukee
Katie Reilly / TIME:
Here's How the Democratic Debate Moderators Will Make History
Discussion: Hit & Run
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Sanders's Secret Service code name revealed
Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Mediaite, RT and The Week
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders' Political Revolution Is Off to a Slow Start
Discussion: CNN, BuzzFeed, U.S. News and Guardian
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Cruz Campaign Removes Ad Featuring Softcore Porn Star  —  Amy Lindsay has appeared in films such as Erotic Confessions, Carnal Wishes, Secrets of a Chambermaid, and Insatiable Desires.  “Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad,” a Cruz campaign spokesman told BuzzFeed News.
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WBNS-TV:
Suspect Killed After Attacking Multiple People With Machete In Columbus Restaurant  —  Tylar Bacome  —  Police have shot and killed a suspect after he attacked multiple people at a restaurant in northeast Columbus with a machete.  —  The incident happened at the Nazareth Restaurant on N. Hamilton Road.
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Sen. Cory Booker / CBS News:
Cops kill man after machete attack at Ohio deli  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police shot and killed a man who stormed into a central Ohio restaurant wielding a machete and randomly attacking people as they sat unsuspectingly at their dinner tables, authorities said.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump mocks Jeb Bush for bringing brother on campaign trail  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is mocking rival Jeb Bush for bringing his brother, former President George W. Bush, to help campaign.  —  “Don't fall asleep when I mention the name,” Trump said …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Reid praises Trump for being ‘authentic’
Discussion: Political Wire, CNN, Hot Air and Politico
Reid Wilson / Morning Consult:
Poll: Wins Push Trump, Sanders to New Heights  —  After winning New Hampshire's presidential primaries by wide margins, New York real estate magnate Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders are soaring to new heights among their respective party's voters, a new Morning Consult poll finds …
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Obama's Writer Pens Trump Victory Speech  —  Jon Favreau gives you a glimpse of what the Republican frontrunner will likely sound like should he win the nomination.  —  It's come to this: I've written a Donald Trump speech.  —  It's not something I necessarily enjoyed doing …
Discussion: Politico
Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
Obama creates 3 new national monuments to protect 1.8 million acres of California desert  —  President Obama designated three new national monuments in the California desert Thursday, expanding federal protection to 1.8 million acres of landscapes that have retained their natural beauty despite decades …
Discussion: KTLA and The Week
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:   Obama to designate new national monuments in the California desert
Greg Keller / Associated Press:
QUESTIONS GROW OVER BANKS AS PROFIT WARNINGS PILE UP  —  PARIS (AP) — Questions are growing over the financial health of banks, particularly in Europe and the U.S., as they face a toxic mix of low economic growth, bad loans and squeezed earnings.  —  France's Societe Generale became Thursday …
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Clive Crook / BloombergView.com:
The New Frontier of Negative Interest Rates
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Tempers flare at IRS hearing  —  A heated argument erupted Thursday at a hearing on the IRS, with Democrats and Republicans trading charges about the work of the Oversight Committee.  —  Two Democrats on the panel accused their GOP colleagues of repeatedly holding hearings on the IRS for political reasons.
KNXV:
Glendale police: 2 teenagers shot at Independence High School; police calling it ‘isolated incident’  —  GLENDALE, AZ - Two teenagers have been shot at a high school in Glendale, Arizona police confirmed Friday.  —  Glendale police confirmed they are investigating a double shooting …
 
 
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