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Elizabeth Wilner / The Cook Political Report:
Yes, There is an Anti-Trump Surge — The grid below by CMAG's Mitchell West lays out a GOP-sponsored “anti-Trump” air campaign that is growing by the week, from 9% of all Republican TV spots (individual airings of commercials) by all advertisers in the presidential race during the first week in February …
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Holds Three-Point Lead Over Ted Cruz in GOP Race, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds — Primary voters say they would prefer any of businessman's rivals in a one-on-one contest — Donald Trump holds a narrow, three-point lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination …
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Unelectable: Trump's Unfavorable Rating Spikes to 67 Percent Nationally — We've written about Donald Trump's uniquely terrible general election fundamentals before, as a complement to his worst-in-the-field numbers versus Hillary Clinton. That hypothetical head-to-head data doesn't mean …
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Fallon Silcox / mynews13.com:
Exclusive Florida Decides Poll: Trump, Clinton lead Florida's presidential primaries — If Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the candidates in November, Clinton would lose a close contest to Trump, according to our exclusive poll. — What will the outcome of the presidential primary elections be?
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rubio On CNN Story: “They Just Made It Up”
Rubio On CNN Story: “They Just Made It Up”
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump and Cruz Locked in Tight Race Nationally in New Poll
Trump and Cruz Locked in Tight Race Nationally in New Poll
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Dem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee
Dem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Why Michigan Voters Are Hungry for Change
Why Michigan Voters Are Hungry for Change
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Prospects Ascendant, Though Perhaps Not With Senate Peers
Ted Cruz's Prospects Ascendant, Though Perhaps Not With Senate Peers
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Raoul Wootliff / The Times of Israel:
Stabbing victim pulls knife out of own neck, kills terrorist — Israeli man hospitalized in moderate condition after Petah Tikva attack — An Israeli man who was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon in a terror attack in Petah Tikva managed to remove the knife fromn his neck and use …
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Judah Ari Gross / The Times of Israel:
2 cops seriously hurt in East Jerusalem drive-by shooting
2 cops seriously hurt in East Jerusalem drive-by shooting
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Windy City Media Group:
Second Wachowski filmmaker sibling comes out as trans — The second sibling of the filmmaking duo known as The Wachowskis has come out as transgender. — Lilly Wachowski, 48, sibling of Lana, 50, came out in a statement to Windy City Times, after being threatened with outing by other media.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Why Donald Trump scrapped this morning's live TV hits — Donald Trump was scheduled to go on a satellite TV tour Tuesday morning, but it was scrapped at the last minute. He called into several morning TV shows by phone instead. — So what happened? He says there were technical glitches.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Fox News Forum May Signal Thaw With Democrats
Fox News Forum May Signal Thaw With Democrats
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Tegna / WZZM-TV:
Amid high turnout, Michigan primary precinct runs out of Democratic ballots in mix-up … GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Polling places are busy on this primary election day in Michigan, with some locations reportedly running out of ballots. — Multiple callers at Plainfield Township precinct No. 3 …
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Senator Holds Up Aid For Flint Because Residents ‘Have All The Government Resources They Need’
Senator Holds Up Aid For Flint Because Residents ‘Have All The Government Resources They Need’
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Flint Polling Places Ran Out Of Ballots, Turned Voters Away
Flint Polling Places Ran Out Of Ballots, Turned Voters Away
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump on Nancy Reagan: ‘She was never very beautiful’ — Earlier this week, after the death of Nancy Reagan, Donald Trump on Twitter called her “the wife of a truly great President” and “an amazing woman.” — “She will be missed!” he wrote. — In 2004, though, Trump wasn't as enthusiastic …
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton to attend Nancy Reagan's funeral Friday
Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton to attend Nancy Reagan's funeral Friday
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Keith Olbermann / Washington Post:
I can't stand to live in a Trump building anymore — Keith Olbermann is a news and sports commentator and reporter. — Okay, Donnie, you win. — I'm moving out. — Not moving out of the country — not yet anyway. I'm merely moving out of one of New York's many buildings slathered …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
NRSC deletes tweet attacking Tammy Duckworth for ‘not standing up for our veterans’ — The National Republican Senatorial Committee tweeted Tuesday that Illinois Senate Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs while serving in the Iraq War, “has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans.”
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
NRSC Deletes Tweet Saying Double Amputee Dem Doesn't ‘Stand’ For Vets
KTVU-TV:
Video: Car nearly crashes into KTVU reporter, everyone ok — ALAMEDA COUNTY (KTVU) - As KTVU reporter Alex Savidge was covering the train derailment in Alameda County on Tuesday morning, a car crashed and careened toward him and his photographer. — Alex was live on Mornings on 2 at that moment.
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Peter Moore / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Most Americans agree Trump is a ‘fraud’ and a ‘phony’ — Just over half of Americans agree with Mitt Romney that Trump is a ‘fraud’ and a ‘phony’, but Republicans disagree … As the Trump campaign maintained its strong momentum Republican heavyhitters Mitt Romney and John McCain blasted the frontrunner in unusually blunt language.
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CNN:
Idaho pastor shooting: Suspect arrested at White House fence — (CNN)Kyle Andrew Odom, the suspect in the shooting of an Idaho pastor, was taken into custody Tuesday at the White House, a source at the U.S. Secret Service told CNN. — Odom was taken into custody by the Secret Service …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Brink's Employee Charged with Stealing $200,000 in Quarters — BIRMINGHAM - Federal prosecutors today charged a Harpersville man with stealing nearly $200,000, all in quarters, while he worked for Brink's Company armored transport service, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Bernie Sanders Sign Defaced in Illinois - Vandals Leave Message — This sign was spotted in Collinsville, Illinois this week. — “I took half of your sign because you had one and I didn't. I'm sure you understand.” — Socialism a great idea until it shows up in your front yard.
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Aaron Elstein / Crain's New York Business:
How did Trump qualify for a middle-class tax break? — The GOP front-runner received a tax break available only to couples deemed by the state to have made $500,000 or less — One of the enduring mysteries of Donald Trump is just how much wealth he has. Forbes pegs his net worth at $4.5 billion …
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