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Trump's 12 Years of Audits ‘Very Unusual,’ Ex-IRS Agent Says — Agency's review doesn't preclude him from releasing returns — Pressure could mount as GOP rivals plan their own releases — Donald Trump's disclosure that his tax returns have been under review by the Internal Revenue Service …
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How Marco Rubio Could Lose Every State on Super Tuesday and Still Win — Marco Rubio has not won a state, a fact that worries allies and pleases skeptics who mock his chances to win the Republican presidential nomination. — It doesn't even sound as if the Rubio team knows when it will win one.
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Trump leads Rubio Even Head To Head in Florida — PPP's newest Florida Republican poll (conducted Wednesday and Thursday before the debate) finds Donald Trump dominant in the state. He's getting 45% to 25% for Marco Rubio, 10% for Ted Cruz, 8% for John Kasich, and 5% for Ben Carson.


In Republican Debate, a Feisty Marco Rubio Lays Into Donald Trump — Senator Marco Rubio, alarmed by Donald J. Trump's ascendancy and worried that his presidential chances were slipping away, unleashed a barrage of attacks on the real estate mogul's business ethics, hiring practices …


Trump is the GOP's Frankenstein monster. Now he's strong enough to destroy the party. — Robert Kagan is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing columnist for The Post. — When the plague descended on Thebes, Oedipus sent his brother-in-law to the Delphic oracle to discover the cause.
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The CNN-Telemundo Republican debate transcript, annotated … State of the 2016 race — The hall is set before the Republican presidential primary debate at The University of Houston. (Pat Sullivan/AP) … CNN's Wolf Blitzer introduced the candidates, laid out the rules and the debate began.
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Winners, losers in final GOP debate before Super Tuesday — There were fireworks galore when the Republican presidential candidates took to the stage on Thursday night for their final clash before Super Tuesday. — Front-runner Donald Trump — came to the CNN debate in Houston knowing …
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Politico and John Hawkins' Right Wing News


Marco Rubio came out swinging at Trump, and one punch really landed: Trump University — Candidates battle for young black votes — Between 8:45 p.m.and 9:45 p.m. Thursday night, Marco Rubio learned how to box. — In the first few minutes, after Wolf Blitzer rang the bell to start …

Donald Trump's Mexico border wall will be as high as 55 feet, according to Donald Trump
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Five Big Questions After a G.O.P. Debate That Targeted Trump
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WBUR Poll: In Mass., Clinton Edges Sanders, While Trump Leads Big
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Rubio suggests Trump wet his pants on debate stage
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Rubio Finally Swings at Trump
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Rubio super PAC launches fresh attacks on Trump
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Rubio goes after Trump in fiery GOP debate
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Former Mexican President to Donald Trump: 'I'm not going to pay for that f**king wall'

Rubio, Cruz throw everything they can at front-runner Trump
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Top Snyder aides urged going back to Detroit water — The city of Flint, Snyder's top legal aide wrote in October 2014, “should try to get back on the Detroit system as a stopgap ASAP before this thing gets too far out of control.” — Two of Gov. Rick Snyder's top lawyers privately advocated moving …
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Emails: Flint water warnings reached gov's inner circle
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Michigan governor's advisers warned about Flint water crisis months before disclosure
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Mark Zuckerberg Asks Racist Facebook Employees to Stop Crossing Out Black Lives Matter Slogans — The Black Lives Matter movement has shed light on the racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality experienced by the African-American community across America.


Cedric Larry Ford Kills 3, Injures 14 in Kansas Shooting Spree — Three people were killed and 14 injured Thursday after a gunman drove through two Kansas towns taking shots at people before opening fire at his workplace, police said. — The assailant, who was identified by victims' family members …
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Excel Industries shooter identified as Cedric Ford
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Teacher files lawsuit, saying 13-year-old student beat, bullied her … LOVELAND, Colo. — A Colorado teacher is speaking out after she says she was beaten and bullied by her own student, and prohibited by her superiors from reporting the abuse. — “I was told that was my job …
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Republicans Have Totally Lost Their Mojo — A few hours ago I wondered why none of the other Republican candidates has seriously attacked Donald Trump. I got a bunch of responses, most of which related to policy. They can't attack him for his xenophobia because most of them support …
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Robot Rubio Turns Terminator on Donald Trump
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Apple's Lawyer: If We Lose, It Will Lead To A ‘Police State’ — PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — Apple's attorney painted a scary picture if Apple loses its fight with the FBI. — In an interview with CNNMoney's Laurie Segall on Friday, Ted Olson warned of a government with “limitless” powers that could “listen to your conversations.”
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The Week


WATCH: Lindsey Graham Roasts His ‘Batsh*t’ Republican Colleagues — During a press dinner on Thursday night, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) let loose on the Republican party and the GOP presidential candidate, telling his party that it's going to have to “up its game.”
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Republican jabfest highest rated debate in months — Thursday's GOP fight night was the highest-rated debate since December, according to overnight Nielsen ratings. — The debate averaged a 9.0 household rating on CNN and a 0.9 rating on the Spanish-language broadcast network Telemundo for a 9.9 rating overall.
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Politico


Obama to meet McConnell, Grassley to discuss Supreme Court vacancy — President Obama will convene a long-anticipated meeting at the White House next Tuesday with top Republican senators to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Why Electing Hillary in '16 Is More Important Than Electing Obama in '08 — A former Obama '08 speechwriter explains how why Secretary Clinton is a lot more compelling than you might think. — I hear you're still not Ready for Hillary. — I get it. I didn't start off as her biggest fan either.