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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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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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ABC News, Politico, Business Insider, Trail Blazers Blog, Talking Points Memo, CNN and The Right Scoop
Southern Political Report:
Opinion Savvy Poll Conducted for Augusta Chronicle, Morris News and FOX 5 Atlanta: Trumps Holds …
Opinion Savvy Poll Conducted for Augusta Chronicle, Morris News and FOX 5 Atlanta: Trumps Holds …
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Breitbart, RedState, Political Wire, Hot Air and The Week
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump calls Cruz a liar
Trump calls Cruz a liar
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Talking Points Memo, Hit & Run, Trail Blazers Blog, Hot Air, Washington Blade, Towleroad, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Conor Dinan / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Leads GOP Field In South Carolina By 16 Points After NH Win
Trump Leads GOP Field In South Carolina By 16 Points After NH Win
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Outside the Beltway
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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neo-neocon and Daily Kos
Conor Dinan / Talking Points Memo:
First Nevada Poll In Weeks Shows Sanders Tied With Clinton — A Washington Free Beacon/TargetPoint Consulting poll released Friday shows between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sander (I-VT) in Nevada. It's the first poll conducted in the state this year.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Outside the Beltway
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Lachlan Markay / Washington Free Beacon:
Free Beacon Poll: Clinton and Sanders Tied in Nevada
Free Beacon Poll: Clinton and Sanders Tied in Nevada
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The Moderate Voice, FiveThirtyEight, Breitbart, Washington Post, Vox, LawNewz, Balloon Juice and Liberal Values
Andrea Gonzales / ABC News:
Democratic Presidential Debate: 5 Moments That Mattered
Democratic Presidential Debate: 5 Moments That Mattered
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BostonGlobe.com, Politico, New York Times and Washington Post
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
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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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Hullabaloo, Power Line, Betsy's Page and Da Tech Guy Blog
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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Lawrence Korb / Politico:
Bernie Sanders Is More Serious on Foreign Policy Than You Think
Bernie Sanders Is More Serious on Foreign Policy Than You Think
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NPR and Al Jazeera English
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Sharpens Focus After Democratic Debate Tussles
Hillary Clinton Sharpens Focus After Democratic Debate Tussles
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Political Wire and Politico
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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ABC News, Scared Monkeys, Daily Kos, Truth Revolt and The State
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Bruised Marco Rubio Gets Personal and Aggressive
Bruised Marco Rubio Gets Personal and Aggressive
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Daily Kos, Althouse and The Bob and Chez Show
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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The Columbus Dispatch:
911 calls detail horrific scene of machete attack at restaurant
911 calls detail horrific scene of machete attack at restaurant
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NBC News, The PolitiStick, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Sen. Cory Booker / CBS News:
Cops kill man after machete attack at Ohio deli
Cops kill man after machete attack at Ohio deli
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Truth Revolt, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Fox News, Associated Press, Allen B. West, The Week, The Jawa Report, KTLA, WCMH-TV and fox8.com
Kevin Tucker / WTKR-TV:
A Newport News woman wins big off of a scratch off that her friend didn't want — Newport News Va., — Lucille Harrelson won $100,000 off of a scratch off that her friend rejected. — Harrelson and some of her friends went to the store to buy some scratch offs.
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WGN-TV
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Clinton turned Sanders's attacks on her Wall Street ties into a game of chicken. And she won. — The morning after a debate, it's natural to focus on the most dramatic moments. But in the case of Thursday night's Clinton-Sanders showdown, the most significant exchange was arguably one that featured almost no drama.
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Scripting News
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Joe Scarborough-Donald Trump friendship increasing source of discomfort at NBC — Last November, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough sat on stage at the 92nd Street Y in New York and recounted the various times he had given Donald Trump political advice. — “I've actually called him up and said …
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addictinginfo.org, Mediaite, Daily Kos and The Week
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Inside The Most Important Supreme Court Case In Human History — The earth just had a terrible day in court. — Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court unexpectedly suspended the Obama administration's most aggressive effort to fight climate change in a 5-4 vote.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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
Julia O'Donoghue / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
John Bel Edwards says budget crisis threatens all of Louisiana — even LSU football — Gov. John Bel Edwards laid out a bleak scenario during a statewide television address Thursday night (Feb. 11). … Gov. John Bel Edwards laid out an absolute worst case scenario Thursday night (Feb. 11) …
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ThinkProgress, NOLA River, CBSSports.com, USA Today, Independent Journal Review, The Daily Caller, abc11.com and The Big Lead
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Pope arrives in Cuba for first-ever meeting with the Russian patriarch … Despite famine, religious wars, worldwide conflict and the spread of civilization, the heads of the Roman Catholic and the Russian Orthodox churches haven't spoken since the Great Schism of 1054 shattered Christendom …
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The Week
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Harry Reid calls on Alan Grayson to drop out — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Friday pressed Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) to drop his Senate bid amid scrutiny surrounding his hedge fund, according to a statement provided to The Hill. — Reid challenged Grayson's progressive credentials …
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Independent Journal Review, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Jake Tapper's interview with the DNC Chair on superdelegates and the train wreck that followed — Just the other day we talked about the Democratic primary superdelegate situation and how it compares to the Republican Party's rules. (The GOP scheme isn't a “pure” representation …
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BizPac Review and RedState
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
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rubio remotely blocks Mexico ambassador nominee while campaigning — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Thursday remotely blocked the Senate from confirming President Obama's ambassador to Mexico, even though he is campaigning in South Carolina. — Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) tried to get unanimous consent …
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Politico and New York Times
Sharahn D. Boykin / mydaytondailynews.com:
Chief: Fairborn cop to be on leave for Facebook post — Fairborn police officer Lee Cyr will be placed on paid administrative leave for a Facebook comment he allegedly posted on a story about a Black Lives Matter activist who committed suicide, according the police chief.