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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
He's Beatable — We seem to be at a point in the election season where, to quote George Orwell, “restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” So to restate the obvious: Choosing Donald Trump as the Republican party's nominee would be a mistake.
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New York Times:
With a Slur for Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Further Splits Voters — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald J. Trump has defied conservative orthodoxy on policy, shunned traditional politicking and even insulted prisoners of war and the disabled, sacrosanct constituencies that other candidates would no more slur …
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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg Business:
Trump and Cruz Trade Punches as South Carolina Turns Fierce
Trump and Cruz Trade Punches as South Carolina Turns Fierce
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Talking to Marco Rubio: A scripted candidate suddenly gets chatty
Talking to Marco Rubio: A scripted candidate suddenly gets chatty
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bewildered by 2016 race, George W. Bush returns to the trail to boost Jeb
Bewildered by 2016 race, George W. Bush returns to the trail to boost Jeb
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Mediaite
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How Cruz rescued Carson — It would take a miracle for Ben Carson to win the Republican nomination. Fortunately for him, he can afford to wait for one. — The retired neurosurgeon's campaign says it has raised about $2 million since the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, a startling windfall …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
GOP mega-donors frozen in frustration
GOP mega-donors frozen in frustration
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Washington Monthly and The State
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Gingrich calls on pro-Bush super PAC to take down Kasich attack
Gingrich calls on pro-Bush super PAC to take down Kasich attack
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Keith BieryGolick / USA Today:
Regulating sex: Uncharted waters in the suburbs … WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The chairman of West Chester Township's Board of Zoning Appeals cleared his throat. He asked anyone leaving the January zoning meeting to do so quietly. — Melissa Warren stood up. She didn't say a word.
Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
Want Viagra? Not without a note from the wife — Kentucky men would have to visit a doctor twice and have signed permission from their wives before obtaining a prescription for Viagra or other such drugs for erectile dysfunction, according to a bill filed by a state legislator Thursday.
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Madeleine Albright / New York Times:
My Undiplomatic Moment — I HAVE spent much of my career as a diplomat. It is an occupation in which words and context matter a great deal. So one might assume I know better than to tell a large number of women to go to hell. — But last Saturday, in the excitement of a campaign event …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Albright: ‘Special place in hell’ comment came at ‘wrong time’ — Former secretary of State Madeline Albright is softening her controversial comment that there's a “special place in hell for women who don't help each other” in a New York Times opinion piece released Friday afternoon.
Christopher Brito / New York's PIX11:
Brooklyn teen tries to steal Air Jordans, loses arm in Craigslist robbery gone wrong: police — CANARSIE, Brooklyn — A Brooklyn teenager lost his arm in a Craigslist robbery gone horrifically wrong in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, authorities said. — Police say the 17-year-old boy connected …
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
DNC rolls back restrictions on lobbyist donations — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has dismantled the last of its prohibitions on receiving donations from lobbyists and political action committees. — The ban has been in place since 2008, when President Obama became the party's presumptive nominee.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Super PAC moves to ramp up financial firepower for Clinton
Super PAC moves to ramp up financial firepower for Clinton
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Margaret Dawson / ABC News:
Columbine Killer's Mother Sue Klebold on Relationship with Her Son, Warning Signs She Missed, What She Went Through After the Tragedy
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Bloomberg Business:
Russia's Medvedev: We Are in ‘a New Cold War’ — Russian premier accuses U.S.-led alliance of confrontation — NATO chief warns of tension spurring risk of ‘accidents’ — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said his country is in a new cold war with the U.S. and its allies …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
15 percent of latest Clinton emails marked classified; 551 released Saturday — More than 15 percent of the latest batch of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails released Saturday contain classified information, with three of the messages being labeled “secret” …
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
NO TOUCHING: Huma Abedin caught on camera shoving a woman away who tries to give her a hug and then uttering a few stern words before walking away — The unidentified woman shook Hillary's hand and then went to hug Huma, who seemed upset and later said some stern words to the individual
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Texas / Raw Story:
Texas A&M students taunt black high schoolers with N-word: ‘Go back where you came from’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Texas A&M University is conducting an investigation after a group of students visiting campus from an inner-city Dallas high school were harassed Tuesday …
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Daily Kos
Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Zero Tolerance: 2 Teens Face Expulsion, Jail for Fishing Knives, Advil in Their Cars — Two Escondido, California, high school students—ages 16 and 18—could see their whole lives derailed because they committed the crime of keeping fishing supplies in cars they parked on school property.
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The Commercial Appeal:
Bill Clinton makes Memphis stop for wife's campaign — (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)
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Olaf Ekberg / The American Mirror:
VIDEO: Bill Clinton downplays Obama as first black president
VIDEO: Bill Clinton downplays Obama as first black president
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Mary Blanchard / KUTV-TV:
Valentines for all: Sky View senior buys carnation for each girl at his school — (KUTV) A Sky View High School senior did his part to make sure every girl at the school received a Valentine this year. — During fifth period Thursday, 17-year-old Hayden Godfrey and about 20 volunteers went around …
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Prepare for ‘Guerrilla Warfare’ With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes, Experts Warn — SAVANNAH, Ga. — It was standing room only at the annual conference of the American Mosquito Control Association this week. — In a chilly convention center ballroom here, the leading lights of mosquito control gathered …
Associated Press:
AFTER OREGON STANDOFF, SOME SAY: RIGHT FIGHT; WRONG TACTICS — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Right fight; wrong strategy. — That's what many ranchers and sympathizers opposing federal control of public lands in the West concluded after the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.
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