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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Cruz, Carson Held Secret Meeting About Dirty Tricks in a Closet — Ted Cruz called a private meeting with the former neurosurgeon in South Carolina on Thursday night, the Carson campaign told The Daily Beast. It did not go as planned. — Two grown men running for president met in a storage closet last night.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Pro-Cruz Robocall Slams Trump Over Exchange With Lesbian Reporter — CLEMSON, S.C. — A new robocall going out to South Carolina voters on the eve of the state's Republican primary blasts Donald Trump as a culture war appeaser in the battle between gay rights and religious freedom …
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Post and Courier:
Pro-Ted Cruz robocall blasting Trump and Gov. Haley on Confederate flag — A pro-Ted Cruz robo-telephone call blasts Donald Trump for his support of the Confederate flag coming down. An honor guard from the South Carolina Highway patrol removes the Confederate battle flag …
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz, Carson Reportedly Had Secret Meeting In A Closet: 'It Didn't Go Well' — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ben Carson walked into a closet in South Carolina on Thursday night. — That's not a joke. — The two Republican candidates for president convened for a mano-a-mano meeting …
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Gary Legum / Salon:
Ted Cruz declares war on gluten-free meals (because we are living through the dumbest election in history)
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Report: Cruz, Carson met secretly in storage closet to discuss feud
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The Gateway Pundit
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Ted Cruz worry: Big South Carolina loss equals bad Super Tuesday
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BuzzFeed, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, TPNN, The Atlantic and FiveThirtyEight
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Pro-Cruz super PAC ad criticizes Trump for supporting removal of Confederate flag
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Ted Cruz suggests Phil Robertson for U.N. ambassador
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addictinginfo.org, Right Wing Watch and Yahoo Politics
Cristobal Herrera / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz birther lawsuit makes it to Cook County courtroom
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LawNewz, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg Business and Washington Post
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
Trump hails torture, mass killings with ‘pigs blood’ ammo in SC — North Charleston, SC - Donald Trump closed his South Carolina campaign on Friday with a rambling speech highlighted by a giddy, almost childlike, enthusiasm for torturing and summarily executing the suspected enemies of America in the name of safety.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Bush staff float resumes with Florida consultants — Several Jeb Bush campaign workers are already shopping their résumés with Florida political consultants as expectations mount inside his team that their candidate won't push on after South Carolina.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
South Carolina, Nevada Votes to Test Anti-Establishment Mood — Trump eyes win in South as Democrats battle for western state — Barbara Bush returns to campaign trail seeking votes for son — Donald Trump confronted two top U.S. companies, a popular pope and virtually anyone else …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump leads GOP race with a third of the votes — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Latest on campaign 2016 ahead of Saturday's South Carolina Republican primary and Nevada Democratic caucuses (all times Eastern Standard Time): — Donald Trump has emerged as the front-runner …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Contests in South Carolina, Nevada to test the appeal of the outsiders
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Politico
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Trump tells story about Muslims being shot with bullets dipped in pig's blood
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New York Times:
Republicans Speed Across South Carolina as Race Tightens
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders predict Trump win in South Carolina, Clinton in Nevada
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Olaf Ekberg / The American Mirror:
PHOTOS: Small Clinton crowd on NV caucus eve — Not even actress Eva Longoria could fill the seats at Hillary Clinton's final rally before the Nevada caucuses Saturday. — Photos show a small crowd at the Clark County Government Center Amphitheater in Las Vegas Friday night.
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Dolores Huerta:
On Immigration, Bernie Sanders is Not Who He Says He Is. — If you've been following the Democratic primary, you may have noticed that Bernie Sanders has positioned himself as a champion of the immigrant community. From the letter he sent to Barack Obama last week, to the work he …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
On caucus eve, Clinton's allies warn Nevada Latinos to beware of Bernie Sanders
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Harry Reid accuses Republicans of ‘trickery and gimmicks’ in Nevada caucuses — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) accused members of the Republican Party of resorting to “trickery and gimmicks” to spoil his state's Democratic caucuses. — “These Republican plans to interfere …
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Sarah Jones / Politicus USA:
Republicans Are Trying To Rig The Nevada Democratic Caucus To Hurt Hillary Clinton — The party that screams about voter fraud while getting busted for voter fraud is at it again. This time, it's a plot to hurt Hillary Clinton with an organized effort to rig the Democratic caucus.
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The People's View and Joe.My.God.
Henry Olsen / National Review:
I Don't Believe The Latest SC Polls - Here's Why — Two polls, one from Clemson University and the other from Opinion Savvy, have been released since I wrote my blog post on SC. Both have Trump in the high 20s, suggesting tomorrow night will be closer than I predicted. Here's why I discount each poll.
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The Right Scoop
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MA Towery / Opinion Savvy:
Rubio Surges in South Carolina ahead of Saturday's Primary
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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Who Will Win the Nominations? Lessons From Iowa and New Hampshire
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Taylor Marsh
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
On Eve of South Carolina Vote, Nation's ICE Officers Detail How Marco Rubio Betrayed Them — In an exclusive Q&A with Breitbart News, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council President Chris Crane provides never-before-heard details about the 2013 Gang of Eight immigration fight …
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The Gateway Pundit
Katherine Skiba / Chicago Tribune:
Arrest photo of young activist Bernie Sanders emerges from Tribune archives — A Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian:
Italian author Umberto Eco dies aged 84 — The revered literary critic, author and essayist - most famous for 1980 novel Name of the Rose - has died at home — The novelist and intellectual Umberto Eco has died, aged 84, according to reports. Eco, who was perhaps best known for his 1980 work …
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Jonathan Kandell / New York Times:
Umberto Eco, 84, Best-Selling Academic Who Navigated Two Worlds, Dies
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