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10:20 PM ET, February 17, 2016

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Surprise: Trump Falls Behind Cruz in National NBC/WSJ Poll  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  In the poll, Cruz is the first choice of 28 percent …
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Andrew Shain / The State:
Exclusive: Gov. Haley endorsing Rubio for president  —  Florida senator wins coveted support from SC governor  —  Haley is state's most popular GOP politician after handling of Charleston shooting  —  Jeb Bush was considered the other likely endorsement choice
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Bush struggles to mask mounting frustration  —  SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Jeb Bush is having a rough day.  —  Fighting for his political life in the final days of this primary battle, Bush took the stage intent on showing toughness and drawing a sharp contrast between himself and Marco Rubio.
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and RedState
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
John Kasich will not be in South Carolina on primary night  —  South Carolina Republicans will vote Saturday in a critical, first-in-the-South presidential primary.  —  But Ohio Governor John Kasich, fresh off his strong second-place finish in New Hampshire, doesn't plan to be there when the results roll in.
Mike Zapler / Politico:
Rubio holds ‘town halls’ — with no audience questions
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz Overtakes Donald Trump in Latest Republican Presidential Poll
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Ted Cruz promises military no ‘gluten-free’ MREs
Associated Press:
The Latest: Bush Told: 'Your Message Isn't Resonating'
Discussion: Politico, abc11.com and ABC News
CNN:
Poll: Clinton, Sanders in a dead heat for Nevada
Rudolph Bell / Greenville News:
Cruz denies Gowdy claim of Facebook deception
John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Dominates in Bloomberg Poll Before South Carolina Primary
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Obama to skip Scalia's funeral  —  President Barack Obama is preparing for a fierce battle with the Senate over the Supreme Court vacancy, but he's not planning to attend Justice Antonin Scalia's funeral — a decision that puzzled even some of his allies and incensed conservative media.
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Kate Hudson / CBS News:
Ranch owner clarifies how he found Scalia amid conspiracy theories  —  For the second time this week, Donald Trump expressed skepticism about how Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, alluding to conspiracy theories suggesting he was the victim of foul play.
Washington Post:
Why Justice Scalia was staying for free at a Texas resort … Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death over the weekend at a West Texas ranch raised questions about the nature of his travel, who paid for the trip and whether justices are subject to the same disclosure guidelines as other judges or federal officials.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The GOP's SCOTUS mega-mistake  —  It would be a catastrophic political mistake for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other GOP leaders in Congress, not to mention Republicans running for president, to campaign until Election Day on a unified platform of forcing a government shutdown …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Scalia's absence could shape election rules
Halimah Abdullah / NBC News:
White House: Obama Will Not Attend Justice Scalia's Funeral
Discussion: Hot Air
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
White House: Obama To Pay Respects To Scalia Friday, Won't Attend Funeral
Discussion: The Week
Peter Sterne / Politico:
The ax falls at Yahoo  —  Yahoo is shutting down a number of its content verticals, Yahoo global editor in chief Martha Nelson confirmed on Wednesday.  —  “On our recent earnings call, Yahoo outlined out a plan to simplify our business and focus our effort on our four most successful content areas …
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Yahoo:
Focusing Our Digital Content Efforts
Emily Smith / Page Six:
'Don't f-k with me': Hear Kanye's uncensored ‘SNL’ meltdown  —  Kanye West blasted Taylor Swift as a “fake ass” and called NBC staffers “white m—  s” during his epic meltdown backstage at “Saturday Night Live.  In an audio clip exclusively obtained by Page Six, Kanye can be heard repeatedly yelling at …
Christopher Brito / New York's PIX11:
Stranger mails hilarious letter to man who lost wallet, keeps cash and Metrocard  —  FLATBUSH, Brooklyn - The person who found a young man's wallet at King's Theater during a Wilco concert likely shares the same taste in music, fondness for the wallet and cold-hard cash.
Discussion: KTLA, fox8.com and KFOR-TV
Dan Guido / Trail of Bits Blog:
Apple can comply with the FBI court order  —  Earlier today, a federal judge ordered Apple to comply with the FBI's request for technical assistance in the recovery of the San Bernadino gunmen's iPhone 5C.  Since then, many have argued whether these requests from the FBI are technically feasible given …
Patty Wight / news.mpbn.net:
LePage Jeered by Crowd After Saying Asylum Seekers Bring ‘Ziki Fly’ to ‘Our Land’  —  At a town hall meeting in Freeport Tuesday night, members of a standing-room-only crowd yelled at Gov. Paul LePage after he said asylum seekers are the big
Allison Yang / New York's PIX11:
NYPD wants you to stop leaving your cellphone under your pillow  —  NEW YORK — The NYPD is urging people not to leave their cellphones near their beds because the phones could catch fire.  —  On Monday, the Deputy Inspector Wilson Aramboles of the NYPD's 33rd Precinct tweeted a collection …
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 …
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 …
Fox News:
Clinton email chain discussed Afghan national's CIA ties, official says  —  EXCLUSIVE: One of the classified email chains discovered on Hillary Clinton's personal unsecured server discussed an Afghan national's ties to the CIA and a report that he was on the agency's payroll …
 
 
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Graham: GOP will get ‘slaughtered’ if Trump nominee
Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Obama to travel to Cuba in March: Reports
Discussion: Politico
The Intercept:
Hedge Fund Billionaires Fund Super PAC Ad Against Bernie Sanders and Minimum Wage Hike
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
Nolan Rosenkrans / Toledo Blade:
Woman: Station's music chief slapped me
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Former Marine, AU student says he was beaten in racially motivated attack
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House rips Schumer's ‘credibility’ on national security
Discussion: ABC News and Weasel Zippers
Reuters:
Exclusive: Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
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Elspeth Reeve / New Republic:
That feeling when you hit a million followers, make more money than your mom, push a diet pill scheme …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Ford Is The Latest Company To Ditch ALEC
Discussion: PR Watch
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Iowa mom buys semiautomatic rifle for teen son — and his friend is accidentally killed by it the next day
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Draft-Dodger Trump Said Sleeping Around Was My ‘Personal Vietnam’
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
‘Islamic Rape Of Europe’: Polish Magazine Splashes ‘White Europa’ Girl Groped By Migrant Hands
Discussion: Truth Revolt
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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