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12:30 PM ET, February 17, 2016

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CNN:
Poll: Clinton, Sanders in a dead heat for Nevada  —  Washington (CNN)Likely Democratic caucusgoers in Nevada are split almost evenly between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ahead of Saturday's caucuses, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.  —  Though Clinton holds an edge over Sanders …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Discussion: Politico and Betsy's Page
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
National Poll Shows Donald Trump With Big Lead and Democrats in Virtual Tie
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Jon Ralston / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Ralston Reports: 5 questions that will decide Clinton-Sanders outcome in Nevada
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Reaction by some to Trump and Clinton? Fear
Jacob Heilbrunn / Politico:
Trump Is Trampling Over the GOP's Corpse  —  The most basic problem for the Republican Party isn't that Donald Trump is so strong, but that his competitors are so weak.  One can find no better illustration of this, perhaps, than the sorry spectacle of Jeb Bush—who only a year ago was seen …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Crazy Nut Donald Trump Thinks George W. Bush Was President on 9/11  —  Lying about Muslims is one thing, but accusing Bush of holding office in 2001 is beyond the pale.  —  Last fall, Donald Trump claimed that, on September 11, 2001, thousands of Muslims cheered the fall of the World Trade Center.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Donald Trump makes me miss George W. Bush
Associated Press:
Apple to fight order to help FBI unlock shooter's iPhone  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate's order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters.
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Tony Romm / Politico:
Apple CEO Tim Cook fires back at FBI in terror case
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
USA Today:
Apple ordered to break into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone
Discussion: New York Magazine, NPR and The Week
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
S.C. Is Key Early Test of Cruz's Southern Strategy  —  Cruz at the Faith and Family Presidential Forum in Greenville, S.C. (Alex Wong/Getty)
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Ted Cruz pinched in race for South Carolina's evangelicals
Discussion: Washington Post
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Bush campaign: CBS News should apologize for ‘inexcusable’ report
Discussion: Little Green Footballs and CNN
Associated Press:
Ted Cruz rivals pounce on trust issues
Discussion: Associated Press and abc11.com
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton leads in 10 of 12 Early March Primaries; Benefits From Overwhelming Black Support  —  New Public Policy Polling surveys of the 12 states that will hold Democratic primaries for President between March 1st and 8th, conducted on behalf of American Family Voices, find Hillary Clinton leading …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
I find this election bizarre for many reasons but none more than this: If I were given a blank sheet of paper and told to write down America's three greatest sources of strength, they would be “a culture of entrepreneurship,” “an ethic of pluralism” and the “quality of our governing institutions.”
Jon Burkett / WTVR-TV:
‘Hangry’ woman arrested for biting Wendy's worker over wrong order  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Have you heard the expression “hangry?”  It's a combination of hungry and angry.  A fast food worker said that word perfectly described the customer who attacked and bit her over a wrong order.
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
‘Islamic Rape Of Europe’: Polish Magazine Splashes ‘White Europa’ Girl Groped By Migrant Hands  —  One of Poland's most popular weekly magazines has splashed a graphic depiction of the rape of Europe's women by migrants on its front cover.  The image may be one of the most politically incorrect illustrations …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP unity cracks in court fight  —  Freshman GOP Sen. Thom Tillis warned Tuesday that his party risks being seen as “obstructionist” in a fight over Supreme Court nominations with President Obama.  —  The remarks from the North Carolina Republican are the first crack in GOP unity since …
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Andrea Fisher / Great Falls Tribune:
Cops surround home, find ‘The Walking Dead’  —  A Great Falls family gave their neighbors quite a scare while enjoying a favorite TV show Sunday evening.  —  A 911 call came in at 7:28 p.m. from a neighbor who heard “screaming from a house about someone having a gun,” according to Great Falls Police Department notes from the call.
Discussion: fox8.com
Allum Bokhari / Breitbart:
Police have arrested a 40-year old man in Scotland over a number of allegedly “offensive” Facebook posts about refugees.  —  Police in Scotland said that a man had been held under the Communications Act, which bans “grossly offensive” and “menacing” posts on online platforms.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW!  Trump Invites Supporters On Stage for Handling Protester- CROWD ERUPTS WHEN ONE SAYS HE'S A VETERAN!  (VIDEO)  —  You can't plan something like this...  At a Trump campaign rally in North Augusta, South Carolina on Tuesday, Donald Trump was interrupted by a protester who was screaming profanities …
lettertosanders:
An Open Letter from Past CEA Chairs to Senator Sanders and Professor Gerald Friedman  —  Dear Senator Sanders and Professor Gerald Friedman,  —  We are former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers for Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.  For many years, we have worked …
Discussion: Politico, emptywheel and New York Times
Curtis Skinner / Reuters:
FBI finds trench of human feces at cultural site on Oregon refuge  —  The FBI said it has found a trench of human feces and a road excavated on or next to a sensitive cultural site with artifacts at the Oregon wildlife refuge where armed men staged a standoff with authorities, according to court records filed on Tuesday.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Rembert Browne / New York Magazine:
How Hillary Clinton Won Harlem  —  Even with a bad cough, she came to play yesterday.  —  “I thought we'd get that talk from Bernie, but it was Hillary,” the woman said as she took her seat in the restaurant.  The man with her nodded his head in agreement, and then they sat in silence, attending to the world in their cell phones.
Discussion: The Slot
Milo Yiannopoulos / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE: Twitter Shadowbanning ‘Real and Happening Every Day’ Says Inside Source  —  Rumours that Twitter has begun ‘shadowbanning’ politically inconvenient users have been confirmed by a source inside the company, who spoke exclusively to Breitbart Tech.  His claim was corroborated by a senior editor at a major publisher.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
 
 
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David Niose / Salon:
The pledge of allegiance must go: A daily loyalty oath has become a toxic, nationalistic ritual
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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Juan Williams: ‘I Fear’ ‘Race Has Something to Do’ With Republicans Not Moving On Obama's Appointments
John Wisely / Detroit Free Press:
Flint residents paid America's highest water rates
Discussion: New York Magazine
Tim Arango / New York Times:
After 25 Years of U.S. Role in Iraq, Scars Are Too Stubborn to Fade
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John Cardillo / The American Mirror:
FL school caught busing students to Clinton rally
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Morning Consult:
Poll: Voters Split on Whether Bush Kept Us Safe
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CNN:
California Journey wins top prize at Westminster Dog Show
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
John Kerry Meets With Hollywood Studio Chiefs to Discuss ISIS
Discussion: Breitbart, Weasel Zippers and Guardian
Thomas Piketty / Guardian:
Thomas Piketty on the rise of Bernie Sanders: the US enters a new political era
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