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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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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Cruz and Trump poised for the ugliest debate yet — Ted Cruz and Donald Trump enter Saturday's debate locked in a two-man race for South Carolina, and to prepare, both have gone full negative. — After splitting the first two votes, the New York billionaire has relentlessly hammered away …
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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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CBS News:
CBS News releases Republican presidential debate lineup
CBS News releases Republican presidential debate lineup
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Mother Jones, Mediaite and The Last Refuge
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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Political Insider blog
New York Daily News:
KING: Peyton Manning's squeaky-clean image was built on lies, as detailed in explosive court documents showing ugly smear campaign against his alleged sex assault victim — Thirteen years ago, USA Today obtained 74 pages of explosive court documents on Peyton Manning, Archie Manning …
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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” …
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Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Former Obama intel official: Hillary Clinton should drop out — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama's former top military intelligence official said Hillary Clinton should pull out of the presidential race while the FBI investigate her use of a private email server for official government communication while secretary of state.
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Politico, America Rising and Independent Journal Review
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.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Donald Trump On Ford, Carrier, Shipping Jobs To Mexico: 'I'm The Only One Who Understands What's Going On' — Donald Trump, the billionaire and national GOP presidential frontrunner who just won the New Hampshire primary and is polling ahead of the field in South Carolina …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Prepare for ‘Guerrilla Warfare’ With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes, Experts Warn
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
U.S. Plans to Resume Commercial Flights to Cuba This Year
U.S. Plans to Resume Commercial Flights to Cuba This Year
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Laurie Mason Schroeder / Morning Call:
Jamie Silvonek: ‘I was a monster’ — PHOTO GALLERY: It was one of the most shocking homicides the Lehigh Valley has ever seen; 14-year-old eighth-grader Jamie Silvonek plotted her mother's death. Her 20-year-old soldier boyfriend was charged with helping her carry out the brutal slaying.
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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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Prairie Weather and Hullabaloo
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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Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's attack on reality — “MADAM SECRETARY,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said to Hillary Clinton at Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate, “that is a low blow.” But was it? Ms. Clinton had just finished pointing out that Mr. Sanders has at times strongly critiqued President Obama.
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Liberal Values, Vox and Hit & Run
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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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NBC News:
FBI Looked at Ohio Machete Attacker Four Years Ago — An Ohio man who slashed four restaurant patrons with a machete and was later killed by police had come to the attention of the FBI four years ago for radical comments, law enforcement officials said. — Agents took a brief look at Mohamed Barry but moved on, the officials said.
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Machete-Wielding Man Known to FBI
Machete-Wielding Man Known to FBI
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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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Adminweb / ARA News:
ISIS extremists stone four women to death on charges of ‘committing adultery’ — ERBIL - Radical group of the Islamic State (ISIS) has executed four women in the city of Mosul in Iraq's northwestern Nineveh province, after accusing them of “committing adultery”, local sources reported on Thursday.
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CBS New York:
Whole Foods Considers Tattoo Parlors To Attract Millennial Shoppers — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You soon may be able to get a tattoo while you shop for your groceries. — Whole Foods is considering adding tattoo parlors to its stores in an effort to target millennial shoppers, CBS2 reported.