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11:05 AM ET, February 12, 2016

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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.
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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
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Apparently we should get on a boat and leave America ASAP
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Sanders's Secret Service code name revealed
Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Mediaite, RT and The Week
Katie Reilly / TIME:
Here's How the Democratic Debate Moderators Will Make History
Discussion: Hit & Run
Matt Rourke / Los Angeles Times:
Sanders would expand government by 40%, Clinton charges in debate
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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.
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: NBC News, CNN, Political Wire and Politico
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump calls Cruz a liar  —  Donald Trump has a new line of attack against Ted Cruz — he's a liar.  —  Over the past 24 hours, Trump has tweeted five times in some variation that the Texas senator is not truthful.  —  It all started Thursday morning with a tweet from the billionaire that Cruz was making negative robo-polls.
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
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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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
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.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Hillary has big dreams, too  —  Hillary Clinton should respond to the results of the New Hampshire primary by finding her voice and sharing her dreams, as she did in her closing case to Granite State voters when she asked them to imagine the America that can be if we aspire to the great deeds …
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The Intercept:
Hillary Clinton's Congressional Black Caucus PAC Endorsement Approved By Board Awash in Lobbyists
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
John Lewis questions Sanders on civil rights involvement
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
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 …
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.
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
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Lawmaker vapes during Capitol Hill hearing  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) on Thursday took a puff from a nicotine vaporizer during a hearing, a protest of a proposed ban of e-cigarettes on airplanes.  —  “This is called a vaporizer.  There's no combustion.  There's no carcinogens,” Hunter said after exhaling a white cloud.
 
 
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Petraeus doubts Syria can be put back together again
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White House Rejects New Trade Bill Because It Is Too Pro-Israel
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CNN's Jake Tapper Calls Anti-Trump Headlines ‘Very Height of Elitism’
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