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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Only Strategy For Hillary Clinton Is To Scorch The Earth — If Hillary Clinton manages to beat Bernie Sanders, the early primaries have already revealed that there's only one strategy for the general election against a Republican, be it Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, or Ted Cruz: Scorch the earth.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
It's Time for an Anti-Trump Manhattan Project — For the last eight months or so, a significant portion of the Republican party's voters have been in thrall to a bizarre, Occupy-esque conspiracy theory, which holds as its central thesis that sabotage and pusillanimity are the root causes of the Right's recent woes.
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The Last Refuge and Balloon Juice
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Republicans' Last-Ditch Hope To Stop Donald Trump — If it's not obvious by now, a ship called the Republican Party is perilously close to being hijacked by a populist pirate named Donald Trump. At the last three ports of call — New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Can Donald Trump be stopped? — HOUSTON — Donald Trump has taken firm control of the race for the Republican presidential nomination with his third straight victory in Nevada. To deny him that role, strategists say, his leading rivals must quickly change the trajectory of the race …
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Business Insider, Downtrend and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Michelle Hackman / Vox:
The broad support behind Trump's Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishment — Donald Trump won yet another smashing victory in Nevada last night, crushing Marco Rubio by 22 points with voters across the ideological spectrum, and even with Hispanics.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: 'You Don't Win The Nomination By How Many States You Win' (VIDEO)
Rubio: 'You Don't Win The Nomination By How Many States You Win' (VIDEO)
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The Gateway Pundit, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Hot Air, RedState and Political Wire
Tim Alberta / National Review:
Conservative Leaders Hedge on Support for Cruz
Conservative Leaders Hedge on Support for Cruz
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Trail Blazers Blog
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Cecile Richards: “I Appreciate Donald Trump's Kind Words About Planned Parenthood”
Cecile Richards: “I Appreciate Donald Trump's Kind Words About Planned Parenthood”
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Independent Journal Review
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
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The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Republican governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval being considered for Supreme Court — Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is being vetted by the White House for a possible nomination to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the process.
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President Barack Obama / SCOTUSblog:
A Responsibility I Take Seriously — The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. It's a duty that I take seriously, and one that I will fulfill in the weeks ahead. — It's also one of the most important decisions that a President will make.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Lot Weaker Than They Look — As I said before, let's not forget the massive stakes for Republicans in the next Supreme Court nominee. Many Republicans would genuinely prefer to maintain control of the Supreme Court than elect the next President. Republican control of the Court …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Kirk would meet with Obama SCOTUS nominee
Kirk would meet with Obama SCOTUS nominee
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson Hurt Reelection Prospects with Supreme Court Stance
Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson Hurt Reelection Prospects with Supreme Court Stance
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Daily Kos and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley hasn't heeded White House invite on SCOTUS vacancy
Grassley hasn't heeded White House invite on SCOTUS vacancy
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Yahoo Politics, Right Wing Watch, Politicus USA, RedState, The Federalist, Washington Post, Daily Kos and CNN
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Does Ben Carson Suspect His Campaign Was a Scam? — For months, reporters and political operatives (including me) have been pointing out that Ben Carson's campaign bears many of the hallmarks of a political scam operation. Now Carson seems to agree. On CNN on Tuesday, Carson discussed his year-end staff shake-up:
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The Lonely Conservative, The Stranger …, RedState and Politico
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Bill James / The Federalist:
Trump Is A Rump, But He Has A Point — Let me begin by telling you what I think about Donald Trump. I stress that I am not trying to tell you what you should think about The Donald; I am merely telling you what I think, how I react to him. — I have despised Trump for 35 or 40 years …
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Bill James Online and Politico
New York Times:
Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can't Hack — WASHINGTON — Apple engineers have already begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iPhone using methods similar to those now at the center of a court fight in California …
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The Scoop Blog, The Verge, MacRumors, LawNewz and Slantpoint
Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
Charges dropped in gang rape probe at Brownsville playground after victim recants story — BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn — Charges have been dropped against the five teens who had been accused of raping an 18-year-old girl at a Brownsville playground last month after the victim changed her story.
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Aaron Williams / Alternet:
Noam Chomsky: We Owe the Rise of Trump to Fear and the ‘Breakdown of Society’ — Leading GOP candidate is taking advantage of America's fears. — Noam Chomsky. — Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies.
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The Moderate Voice, Raw Story, Politico and The Daily Caller
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Quartz:
“I love the poorly educated”—Read Donald Trump's full Nevada victory speech — Presidential candidate Donald Trump easily won the Republican Nevada primary with over 44% of the votes in early counting, in a election marked by complaints of fraud and chaos.
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Salon, Althouse, Instapundit, Hit & Run and Independent Journal Review
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump scores big win in Nevada
Trump scores big win in Nevada
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Glenn Updated / Glenn Beck:
Silence in the Face of Evil Is Evil Itself — Hello, America, from Las Vegas, Nevada. — I got up this morning, and I prayed about what I was going to say to you today. Because I have a lot on my mind. And I thought to myself, “Maybe I, maybe I don't say anything.” — You know, it's really interesting.
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Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
‘Idiocracy’ writer: I never expected my movie ‘to become a documentary’ — The man behind the 2006 cult sci-fi film “Idiocracy” is lamenting that his fictional movie appears to have become reality. — “I never expected #idiocracy to become a documentary,” tweeted screenwriter Etan Cohen …
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Raw Story
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
China Warns U.S. After Trump Wins Nevada Caucus — China warned the United States on Wednesday not to adopt punitive currency policies that could disrupt U.S.-China relations after Donald Trump's win in the Nevada caucus. — Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing that …
Associated Press:
Texas Court Clears Ex-Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd Felony Charge — Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid.
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The Federalist, Hot Air, American Spectator, Talking Points Memo, RedState, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
Mother Jones:
Inside Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic — Mississippi used to have 14 abortion clinics. Now there is one. If you visit it, here are some of the people you might meet. — | Tue Jan. 22, 2013 6:01 AM EST — » — « … Jackson Women's Health Organization holds …
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Wtvrwebstaff / WTVR-TV:
3 killed, significant damage seen after tornado hits Waverly — CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE SEVERE WEATHER COVERAGE — WAVERLY, Va. — Virginia State Police said three people were killed and eight others suffered minor injuries after a reported tornado hit the town of Waverly in in Sussex County Wednesday afternoon.
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WHNT-TV, myfox8.com, USA Today, Mashable and New York's PIX11
Ashton Edwards / fox13now.com:
Missing 1-year-old girl found on golf course after climbing out of crib, out front door — SOUTH JORDAN, Utah - A 1-year-old girl is back with her family after she some how climbed out of her crib, through the house and out the front door. — Officers said the 17-year-old babysitter was watching the girl …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bernie's South Carolina surrender — COLUMBIA, S.C. — With just a few days until the South Carolina Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders is all but writing the state off. — He hasn't said that, of course, but his schedule reflects it. — Sanders was in Massachusetts Monday night and Virginia Tuesday morning.