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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump supporters file ‘birther’ lawsuit against Cruz in federal court — Donald Trump supporters have filed a lawsuit challenging the eligibility of one of his primary rivals, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to run for president. — The lawsuit, filed Feb. 3 at a district court in Alabama …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump warns he has ‘standing to sue’ Cruz on eligibility
Trump warns he has ‘standing to sue’ Cruz on eligibility
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ABC News, Political Wire, electionlawblog.org, The Right Scoop and Business Insider
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump mocks Jeb Bush for bringing brother on campaign trail
Trump mocks Jeb Bush for bringing brother on campaign trail
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ABC News, Scared Monkeys, Daily Kos and The State
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: ‘I have standing’ to sue Cruz over citizenship
Trump: ‘I have standing’ to sue Cruz over citizenship
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RedState, Hot Air, Trail Blazers Blog, NBC News and The Week
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
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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Breitbart, Opinion Savvy, The Last Refuge, RedState, Hot Air, Political Wire and The Week
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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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Shadowproof, NBC News, CNN, New York Times, America Rising and Politico
Emily Stephenson / Reuters:
Young blacks more open to Bernie Sanders' White House bid
Young blacks more open to Bernie Sanders' White House bid
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Washington Free Beacon
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
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
'You didn't hear this from me, but. . .': Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty.
'You didn't hear this from me, but. . .': Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty.
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ABC News, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Trail Blazers Blog, Talking Points Memo, Politico and CNN
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Hard road ahead for Trump
Insiders: Hard road ahead for Trump
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New York Times and ABC News
The Columbus Dispatch:
911 calls detail horrific scene of machete attack at restaurant — Calls to 911 in a restaurant where a man wielding a machete injured four people described a chaotic scene. Kids were dragged to safety. Injuries to some victims were severe. — There were also stories of heroism from the incident.
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CNN, The Daily Caller, NBC News, The PolitiStick, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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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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Questions and Observations, RT and The Week
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Apparently we should get on a boat and leave America ASAP
Apparently we should get on a boat and leave America ASAP
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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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Reid Wilson / Morning Consult:
Poll: Wins Push Trump, Sanders to New Heights
Poll: Wins Push Trump, Sanders to New Heights
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Washington Monthly, AOL, Political Wire, The Week and Balloon Juice
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
Poll: Sanders and Clinton in Nevada dead heat
Poll: Sanders and Clinton in Nevada dead heat
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BuzzFeed, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and The Moderate Voice
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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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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Mediaite, addictinginfo.org, Daily Kos and The Week
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Jim Gilmore ends campaign for president — Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced he is suspending his campaign for president. — “My campaign was intended to offer the gubernatorial experience, with the track record of a true conservative, experienced in national security, to unite the party.”
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Washington Free Beacon and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Philippe Reines rips Beltway media, Erik Wemple Blog for ‘hypocrisy’ — Earlier this week, Gawker reporter J.K. Trotter highlighted a new set of documents exposing the inner workings of Beltway journalism. Using documents procured through FOIA, Trotter showed how then-Atlantic contributing …
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Hot Air
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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Hollywood Reporter:
Dr. Dre Filming Apple's First Scripted Television Series (Exclusive) — ‘Vital Signs,’ the technology giant's inaugural original, is described as a dark semi-autobiographical drama (featuring at least one orgy scene). — Apple is making its first original television show.
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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, abc11.com, The Daily Caller and The Big Lead
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
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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Taylor Marsh, BizPac Review and RedState
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
Ruben Navarrette Jr / The Daily Beast:
No Joke: Trump Can Win Plenty of Latinos — A new poll of Latino GOPers puts Trump ahead. Way ahead. And yes, there's an explanation, in the fault lines within the Latino community. — Latinos for Trump? Oh yeah, that's a thing. — Keep in mind three points.
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Hit & Run
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.
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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Washington Monthly and Politico
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