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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 …
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
DNC rolls back Obama ban on contributions from federal lobbyists — The Democratic National Committee has rolled back restrictions introduced by presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 that banned donations from federal lobbyists and political action committees.
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The Week
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Clinton turned Sanders's attacks on her Wall Street ties into a game of chicken. And she won.
Clinton turned Sanders's attacks on her Wall Street ties into a game of chicken. And she won.
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Scripting News
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Talks Were Highly Paid, Friendly
Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Talks Were Highly Paid, Friendly
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon and Business Insider
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton to Sanders at debate: Get real
Clinton to Sanders at debate: Get real
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The Hinterland Gazette, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, Yahoo Politics and The Hill
Andrea Gonzales / ABC News:
Democratic Presidential Debate: 5 Moments That Mattered
Democratic Presidential Debate: 5 Moments That Mattered
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Politico, Washington Post, The Atlantic and FOX5 San Diego
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Even the Senate Banking Chair Is Slamming Banks in Campaign Ads
Even the Senate Banking Chair Is Slamming Banks in Campaign Ads
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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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Southern Political Report:
Opinion Savvy Poll Conducted for Augusta Chronicle, Morris News and FOX 5 Atlanta: Trumps Holds Substantial Lead in South Carolina; Battle for Second is Tight — An Opinion Savvy poll of likely South Carolina voters in next Saturday's Republican Primary there continues to show Donald Trump leading by a relatively wide margin.
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Political Wire, Hot Air and The Week
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 …
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Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: ‘South Carolina Will Be The Turning Point’ For Campaign
Carson: ‘South Carolina Will Be The Turning Point’ For Campaign
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Daily Kos
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump calls Cruz a liar
Trump calls Cruz a liar
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RedState, Washington Post, Hot Air, The Week, The Gateway Pundit and RT
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.
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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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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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Scared Monkeys, ABC News and Truth Revolt
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Reid praises Trump for being ‘authentic’
Reid praises Trump for being ‘authentic’
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Political Wire, CNN, Hot Air and Politico
United Nations:
NOTES TO CORRESPONDENTS — Note to Correspondents: Statement of the International Syria Support Group — Meeting in Munich on February 11 & 12, 2016, as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon …
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Karen Deyoung / Washington Post:
U.S., Russia and other powers agree on ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
U.S., Russia and other powers agree on ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
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Hot Air, Guardian, Shadowproof, susiemadrak.com and Moon of Alabama
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 …
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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 …
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Power Line, National Review, Da Tech Guy Blog, Betsy's Page and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Political Wire, Balloon Juice and The Week
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 …
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Politico
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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New York Times:
Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate in Milwaukee — Following is a transcript of the Democratic debate in Milwaukee, as transcribed by the Federal News Service. — WOODRUFF: Good evening, and thank you. We are happy to welcome you to — Milwaukee for this Democratic debate.
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Investor's Business Daily, Hot Air and Bracing Views
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Katie Reilly / TIME:
Here's How the Democratic Debate Moderators Will Make History
Here's How the Democratic Debate Moderators Will Make History
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Hit & Run
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
At Success Academy School, a Stumble in Math and a Teacher's Anger on Video — In the video, a first-grade class sits cross-legged in a circle on a brightly colored rug. One of the girls has been asked to explain to the class how she solved a math problem, but she has gotten confused.
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Politico, New York Magazine, Gothamist and Diane Ravitch's blog
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Scarborough Explains What Black Voters Want To Head Of Urban League (VIDEO) — “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough on Friday morning explained what it is exactly that he thought black voters wanted from a presidential candidate to Urban League National President Marc Morial.
Emily Badger / Washington Post:
The poor are better off when we build more housing for the rich — To low-income residents and the groups that fight for them in expensive cities, new market-rate housing often feels like part of the problem. If San Francisco and Washington are becoming rapidly unaffordable to the poor, why build more apartments for the rich?
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The Week
Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Wants To Allow States To Drug Test Food Stamp Recipients — While states can decide to drug test their residents who rely on cash welfare benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are different.
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