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Lynnley Browning / Bloomberg Business:
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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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
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.
New York Times:
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 …
Washington Post:
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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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Marco Rubio came out swinging at Trump, and one punch really landed: Trump University
Marco Rubio came out swinging at Trump, and one punch really landed: Trump University
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Rubio suggests Trump wet his pants on debate stage
Rubio suggests Trump wet his pants on debate stage
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's Mexico border wall will be as high as 55 feet, according to Donald Trump
Donald Trump's Mexico border wall will be as high as 55 feet, according to Donald Trump
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Five Big Questions After a G.O.P. Debate That Targeted Trump
Five Big Questions After a G.O.P. Debate That Targeted Trump
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Will Rahn / The Daily Beast:
Robot Rubio Turns Terminator on Donald Trump
Robot Rubio Turns Terminator on Donald Trump
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WBUR:
WBUR Poll: In Mass., Clinton Edges Sanders, While Trump Leads Big
WBUR Poll: In Mass., Clinton Edges Sanders, While Trump Leads Big
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Rubio Finally Swings at Trump
Rubio Finally Swings at Trump
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Rubio super PAC launches fresh attacks on Trump
Rubio super PAC launches fresh attacks on Trump
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Holly Bailey / Yahoo Politics:
Rubio goes after Trump in fiery GOP debate
Rubio goes after Trump in fiery GOP debate
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Rafa Fernandez De Castro / Fusion:
Former Mexican President to Donald Trump: 'I'm not going to pay for that f**king wall'
Former Mexican President to Donald Trump: 'I'm not going to pay for that f**king wall'
Detroit Free Press:
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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Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Emails: Flint water warnings reached gov's inner circle
Emails: Flint water warnings reached gov's inner circle
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Ryan Felton / Guardian:
Michigan governor's advisers warned about Flint water crisis months before disclosure
Michigan governor's advisers warned about Flint water crisis months before disclosure
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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
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.
Heidi Hemmat / FOX31 Denver:
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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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
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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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
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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Kmdougherty / CBS Philly:
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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Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
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.
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Shakesville
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
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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Peter Shane / Washington Monthly:
What Do We Call Options Worse Than “Nuclear?” — Remember when the Democrats' move in 2012 to partially curtail the use of the Senate filibuster was called the “nuclear option?” I fear the blogosphere will soon be tasked to generate hyperbolic epithets yet more cataclysmic.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
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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