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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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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 …
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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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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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump lands his first congressional endorsements — Donald Trump finally has official supporters in Congress. — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told POLITICO on Wednesday that he will support Trump for the Republican nomination, making him one of the first members of Congress …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: 'You Don't Win The Nomination By How Many States You Win' (VIDEO)
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Tim Alberta / National Review:
Conservative Leaders Hedge on Support for Cruz
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Manu Raju / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Harry Reid endorses Hillary Clinton
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Cecile Richards: “I Appreciate Donald Trump's Kind Words About Planned Parenthood”
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Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
There's a very good reason for Rubio and Cruz not to destroy Trump
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Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump scores big win in Nevada
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
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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
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Hans Von Spakovsky: ‘Obligation’ To Count Scalia's Vote In Pending Cases
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley hasn't heeded White House invite on SCOTUS vacancy
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Ayotte, Portman won't meet with an Obama SCOTUS nominee
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Clinton Derangement Syndrome Is Alive and Well — Memories: … This is all courtesy of Judicial Watch, the Scaife-funded outfit that brought us so much endless Clinton paranoia in the 90s. To this day, most people—including an awful lot of reporters who ought to know better …
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Bloomberg Business:
Abortion Clinics Are Closing at a Record Pace — At least 162 providers have closed since 2011. — Esmé E Deprez — Abortion access in the U.S. has been vanishing at the fastest annual pace on record, propelled by Republican state lawmakers' push to legislate the industry out of existence.
Ben Margot / Los Angeles Times:
Ex-state Sen. Leland Yee gets 5 years in prison in corruption case — Former state Sen. Leland Yee, shown in 2014, was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in a government corruption case. — A federal district judge sentenced former state Sen. Leland Yee …
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