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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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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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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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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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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 — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Voters began casting their ballots in the South Carolina Republican primary Saturday morning, with Democrats in Nevada scheduled to begin caucusing later in the day, in twin races that will test …
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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 …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
South Carolina Republican primary 2016: poll closing time and what to expect
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz, Carson Reportedly Had Secret Meeting In A Closet: 'It Didn't Go Well'
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Report: Cruz, Carson met secretly in storage closet to discuss feud
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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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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Pro-Cruz super PAC ad criticizes Trump for supporting removal of Confederate flag
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Ted Cruz worry: Big South Carolina loss equals bad Super Tuesday
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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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Colton Lochhead / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Attempt to place Review-Journal obituary for Hillary Clinton prompts report to Secret Service — The Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday reported a possible threat related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after a man tried to place an obituary notice for the former secretary of state.
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New York Times:
Superdelegates, Clarify Your Role — Even after Bernie Sanders's overwhelming popular victory in New Hampshire on Feb. 9, some of his supporters began fretting about a new menace to his candidacy: “superdelegates” who — at least in theory — could deliver the nomination to Hillary Clinton in July's convention.
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo Politics:
Hillary Clinton's week-long sprint to save Nevada — Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas, and Hillary Clinton speaks at the University of Nevada, Reno. (Photos: Ethan Miller-David Calvert/Getty Images) — A week before Nevada's Democratic caucus …
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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
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Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Nevada Polls Are Bad
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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.
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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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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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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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Gregory Katz / Associated Press:
CAMERON: BRITAIN'S REFERENDUM ON EU MEMBERSHIP TO BE JUNE 23 — LONDON (AP) — A historic referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union will be held on June 23, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Saturday, even as he declared his belief that the U.K. would be …
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
At least 1,730 Clinton emails contain classified material — State Department says none was marked classified during Clinton's tenure — Sixty-four of the newly released emails contained classified information — Next batch to be released next Friday, day before South Carolina primary
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