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Trump, Clinton Still Have Big SC Leads — PPP's new South Carolina poll continues to find Donald Trump with a wide lead in the state. He's at 35% to 18% each for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, 10% for John Kasich, and 7% each for Jeb Bush and Ben Carson. — What's striking about Trump's support …
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FIRST ON BUZZ: After debate, Trump still tops SC GOP presidential race — Poll: Trump at 35%; Cruz and Rubio follow with 18% each — Democratic frontrunner Clinton leads Sanders by 21-point margin — Sanders making gains among critical African-American voters, but still trails by 40 points


South Carolina poll: Trump up 17 points ahead of primary
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Rubio surges back to electrify South Carolina
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Hot Air, The Resurgent, No More Mister Nice Blog and American Bridge PAC

Donald Trump leaves supporters cold as he accuses Rubio of ‘excess sweating’
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Politicus USA

Nevada is no longer a ‘lock’ for Hillary Clinton
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NBC News and Political Wire

How the war in Iraq is haunting the 2016 presidential contest
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Donald Trump Says He's ‘Very Seriously’ Considering Suing Ted Cruz
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The Note: Trump Takes On — Everybody
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My Take on the GOP Debate — RUSH: Short version …
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Marco Rubio hoping for breakout performance in SC primary
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Scalia's death could doom McDonnell and hurt Menendez — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell could wind up one of the biggest losers as a result of Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death and the potentially protracted battle shaping up over his replacement.
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Reid to GOP: For the good of the country, stop your nakedly partisan obstruction — Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, is Senate minority leader. — We are entering uncharted waters in the history of the U.S. system of checks and balances, with potentially momentous consequences.
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Obama Could Win SCOTUS Battle in This 17-Day Window — Senate Republicans are pledging to block any Supreme Court nomination by President Barack Obama until after November, hoping a Republican will replace him and fill the vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Chicago Tribune, The Moderate Voice and Infowars


Carson: Republicans Wouldn't Wait To Replace Scalia If We Held The White House — “Then again, recognize that the two picks that the president has selected are ideologues, so there's really no reason to believe that his next pick wouldn't be an ideologue also.” — Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images
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In Election Years, a History of Confirming Court Nominees
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Republicans' Apples to Oranges Comparison on Supreme Court Nominees
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The Way America Picks Judges Is Stupid And Needs To Change
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Lawyers, Guns & Money

Texas judge disclosed details about Scalia's health
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What Would Scalia Want in His Successor? A Dissent Offers Clues
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It's time to kill the $100 bill — It's time to go after big money … Harvard's Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government, which I am privileged to direct, has just issued an important paper by senior fellow Peter Sands and a group of student collaborators.
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Infowars


Hillary Clinton barks like a dog to slam Republicans — Reno, Nevada (CNN)Hillary Clinton's stump speech has gone to the dogs. — Not really. But Clinton told a colorful story on Monday in Reno that ended with the former secretary of state barking like a dog.
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Campaigns secretly prep for brokered GOP convention — Mysterious outside groups are asking state parties for personal data on potential delegates, Republican campaigns are drawing up plans to send loyal representatives to obscure local conventions, and party officials are dusting off rule books …
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US Marshals arresting people for not paying their federal student loans — HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Believe it or not, the US Marshals Service in Houston is arresting people for not paying their outstanding federal student loans. — Paul Aker says he was arrested at his home last week for a $1500 federal student loan he received in 1987.
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Vancouver skyline featured in Marco Rubio's ‘Morning again in America’ campaign ad — Marco Rubio, currently running third in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, must be hoping that scenic Vancouver can give him a push past frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
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Opening Shot In Rubio's “Morning Again In America” Ad Appears To Be Canada
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German ‘bail-in’ plan for government bonds risks blowing up the euro — 'If I were a politician in Italy, I'd want my own currency as fast as possible: that is the only way to avoid going bankrupt,' said German ‘Wise Man’ — A new German plan to impose “haircuts” on holders …
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naked capitalism and Vox Popoli


Ben Carson: Trump ‘Could Easily Collapse’ — Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson tells Breitbart News Daily host Stephen K. Bannon he's in the race for the long haul, adding, “We have a situation in our party where people at the front could easily collapse.
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Politico and Right Wing Watch


Man caught in subway doors dragged to his death — KEW GARDENS, Queens — A commuter trying to get onto an F train just as its doors were closing became caught in those doors and was dragged to his death in Queens, an MTA official said Tuesday. — It happened about 6:45 p.m. Monday …
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Republicans stand down for FBI investigation of Clinton server — Republicans are refusing to use the Benghazi playbook to go after Hillary Clinton's private email server. — Instead of launching formal investigations or propping up a new special committee to investigate the emails …