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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Donald Trump Falls Behind Ted 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:
Haley endorses Rubio for president — U.S. senator from Florida wins support of S.C. governor — Haley is state's most popular GOP politician after handling of Charleston shooting — Jeb Bush was Haley's other likely endorsement choice — S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Graham: GOP will get ‘slaughtered’ if Trump nominee — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) argued Wednesday that if Donald Trump is the GOP nominee, Republicans will get “slaughtered” in the November election. — Lambasting the outspoken Republican front-runner as an “opportunist,” …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Bush struggles to mask mounting frustration
Bush struggles to mask mounting frustration
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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
John Kasich will not be in South Carolina on primary night
John Kasich will not be in South Carolina on primary night
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Mike Zapler / Politico:
Rubio holds ‘town halls’ — with no audience questions
Rubio holds ‘town halls’ — with no audience questions
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz Overtakes Donald Trump in Latest Republican Presidential Poll
Ted Cruz Overtakes Donald Trump in Latest Republican Presidential Poll
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: Lindsey Graham a ‘disgrace,’ ‘nut job,’ ‘one of the dumbest human beings’
Trump: Lindsey Graham a ‘disgrace,’ ‘nut job,’ ‘one of the dumbest human beings’
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Ted Cruz promises military no ‘gluten-free’ MREs
Ted Cruz promises military no ‘gluten-free’ MREs
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Dominates in Bloomberg Poll Before South Carolina Primary
Trump Dominates in Bloomberg Poll Before South Carolina Primary
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Valerie Bauerlein / Wall Street Journal:
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to Endorse Marco Rubio
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to Endorse Marco Rubio
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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: Obama ‘regrets’ his filibuster of Supreme Court nominee — President Obama “regrets” filibustering the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in 2006, his top spokesman said Wednesday, though he maintains that the Republican opposition to his effort to replace Justice Antonin Scalia is unprecedented.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Literal Holy Crap: Glenn Beck Says Scalia's Death Part of God's Plan to Elect Ted Cruz — Just when you thought the loony tornado of garbage surrounding the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had reached peak weirdness, along comes Glenn Beck to take it to eleven.
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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.
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Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Glenn Beck: God Brought About Scalia's Death So America Would Vote For Ted Cruz
Glenn Beck: God Brought About Scalia's Death So America Would Vote For Ted Cruz
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Summing Up Scalia — Getting right to the point:
Summing Up Scalia — Getting right to the point:
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Scalia's absence could shape election rules
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Sandra Day O'Connor: Obama should name Scalia's replacement
Sandra Day O'Connor: Obama should name Scalia's replacement
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Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Obama to travel to Cuba in March
Obama to travel to Cuba in March
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House rips Schumer's ‘credibility’ on national security
White House rips Schumer's ‘credibility’ on national security
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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 …
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Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Apple Unlocked iPhones for the Feds 70 Times Before
Apple Unlocked iPhones for the Feds 70 Times Before
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say
Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say
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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
MSNBC's Town Hall With Donald Trump Was Disgraceful — The media's coverage of Trump has been soft, insufficient, and without substance. — Is Donald Trump in trouble? After facing hostile questions from Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Wednesday night—they comprehensively laid out his flip-flops …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll be ‘neutral’ on Israel and Palestine — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to pick sides in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. — “You know, I don't want to get into it,” he told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski during a MSNBC town hall in Charleston, S.C.
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 …
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Tim Duy / Tim Duy's Fed Watch:
FOMC Minutes and More — So much Fed, so little time. But the short story is this: The Fed is in risk management mode, which means they will leave rates on hold until they see clear evidence that markets are stabilizing, growth remains on track, and they are even leaning towards needing …
David Glasner / Uneasy Money:
Competitive Devaluation Plus Monetary Expansion Does Create a Free Lunch — I want to begin this post by saying that I'm flattered by, and grateful to, Frances Coppola for the first line of her blog post yesterday. But - and I note that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery …
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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.