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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Cruz's path to victory  —  He is the most hated man in Washington, and he isn't riveting record crowds like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are out on the campaign trail.  But Ted Cruz is running one of the best presidential campaigns of 2016.  —  After spending what will likely amount …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
John McCain: “I Don't Know” If Cruz Is Eligible For Presidency With Canadian Birth  —  McCain, the Republican nominee in 2008, was born in the Panama Canal Zone when it was a U.S. territory.  —  Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Arizona Sen. John McCain …
Jennifer Hansler / ABC News:
Donald Trump Wants Ted Cruz to ‘Go Before a Judge’ About His Citizenship  —  Donald Trump wants Ted Cruz to go before a judge to “immediately, like tomorrow” to determine whether or not he is a “natural born citizen” and therefore eligible to run for president.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sanders: Clinton lacks courage to stand up to Wall Street  —  Hillary Clinton hasn't stood up to Wall Street, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) contended on Wednesday in an interview on MSNBC's “Morning joe.”  —  “Do I think Hillary Clinton or many other senators have shown the courage that is necessary to stand up the Wall Street power?
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and ABC News
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Associated Press:
Clinton, Sanders Aim for Victory in Nevada Caucuses
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The Bill Clinton scandal machine revs back up and takes aim at his wife  —  The ghosts of the 1990s have returned to confront Hillary Clinton, released from the vault by Donald Trump and revved up by a 21st-century version of the scandal machine that almost destroyed her husband's presidency.
Discussion: Althouse and Political Wire
St. John Barned-Smith / Houston Chronicle:
Grand jury indicts DPS trooper who arrested Sandra Bland  —  A Waller County grand jury has indicted Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia - the trooper who arrested Sandra Bland - on perjury charges.  —  Darrell Jordan, a special prosecutor, said the charge is a Class A misdemeanor …
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David Montgomery / New York Times:
Texas Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Is Indicted on Perjury Charge
Discussion: NPR, all and Daily Kos
CNN:
Man with cleaver killed by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks  —  Deadly shooting outside Paris police station  — Police kill man with cleaver after he tried to enter a northern Paris police station, officials say  —  (CNN)Police shot and killed a man wielding …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Obamacare had little effect on part-time employment: Study  —  The sky didn't fall when Obamacare went into effect — and the number of people working part-time didn't rise, either.  —  A new study further undercuts a major claim by critics of the Affordable Care Act, who contended that the law …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House passes ObamaCare repeal, sending measure to president
Discussion: Mother Jones and Yahoo
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Congress sends health care repeal to Obama, setting up certain veto
Discussion: Power Line and Real Clear Politics
Associated Press:
17 miners rescued from salt mine near Ithaca  —  LANSING, N.Y. (AP) — Seventeen miners stuck 900 feet underground at the deepest salt mine in the Western Hemisphere were rescued Thursday morning, ending an ordeal that officials said began about 10 hours earlier when an elevator got stuck on its way to the mine's floor.
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and The Week
Office of the Governor / Office of Governor …:
GOVERNOR BROWN ISSUES ORDER ON ALISO CANYON GAS LEAK  —  SACRAMENTO - Given the prolonged and continuing duration of the Aliso Canyon gas leak and at the request of residents and local officials, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation that declares the situation an emergency …
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Los Angeles Times:
Brown declares state of emergency at Porter Ranch amid massive gas leak
Discussion: Gizmodo and KTLA
Joe Klein / TIME:
The Republican Governors' Advantage  —  A Trumpless day in New Hampshire was also a nice reminder why governors have a presidential advantage: they know stuff  —  How fine and rare and clear, a Trumpless day in New Hampshire.  Oh, he's out there, somewhere, spewing-but here …
WDRB 41 Louisville News:
Louisville woman accused of assaulting, robbing disabled man after he jokes that he doesn't believe in God  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A woman was arrested at the Hall of Justice in downtown Louisville Tuesday afternoon, months after police say she assaulted and robbed a man after he joked that he did not believe in God.
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Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
Woman beats disabled man with his own cane for saying he doesn't believe in God: police
Discussion: LiberalAmerica.org
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
State Department gave ‘inaccurate’ answer on Clinton email use, review says  —  Two years before the public learned of Hillary Clinton's private server, the State Department gave an “inaccurate and incomplete” response about her email use when it told an outside group that it had no documents …
Discussion: Hot Air
Daily Mail:
Marco walks tall!  Rubio channels Nicolas Sarkozy and wears some well-heeled boots while campaigning in New Hampshire  — Marco Rubio's campaign says he's 5-foot-10, but his new booties have him reaching higher with chunky Cuban heels  — The Florida senator's campaign is refusing …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rand Paul pokes Rubio over his ‘cute new boots’
Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business:
Amazon to Sell Its Own Brand of Chips Next to Wipes, USB Cables  —  Recently acquired startup unveils new line of semiconductors  —  ‘Alpine’ products based on designs from U.K.'s ARM Holdings  —  Amazon.com Inc. is expanding the products it makes and sells under its own brand with a foray …
Discussion: The Verge, VentureBeat, Engadget and Gizmodo
Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
Why Nuclear Power Is Just Too Costly To Play A Bigger Role In Stopping Climate Change  —  Climatologist James Hansen argued last month, “Nuclear power paves the only viable path forward on climate change.”  He is wrong.  —  As the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and International Energy Agency …
Discussion: National Review
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Maintains Lead in NH; Dem Race Close  —  PPP's newest New Hampshire poll finds Donald Trump leading in the state by 14 points.  Trump's position in the state has been steady over the last three months- we found him at 28% in mid-October, 27% in early December, and we find him at 29% …
Nat Brown / National Review:
Rest in Peace, Florence  —  Can a non-believing misanthrope rest in peace?  I hope so.  —  For odd and comical reasons, all related to National Review, and my having lived for a few years in Fredericksburg, Virginia, my former neighbor, Florence King, and I became friends.  Good and lifelong.
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Discussion: Associated Press and abc13.com
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Citizen Asks ATF: Do I Need a Federal Firearms License to Sell Thousands of Guns to Mexican Cartels?  —  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has posted a link to their Facebook page clarifying requirements for people selling guns to obtain a Federal Firearms License.
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
New charges allege religious leader, who has ties to the Duggars, sexually abused women  —  Ten women on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Bill Gothard, who for decades was a major force in the conservative Christian homeschooling movement, charging him and leaders in his ministry with sexual abuse, harassment and cover-up.
Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Yahoo is prepping to lay off 10% or more of its workforce  —  Major layoffs will be coming to Yahoo as part of its planned reorganization to get its business back on track.  —  The company is working on a plan to cut at least 10% of its workforce, said sources familiar with the situation.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Libertarian Gary Johnson launches presidential bid, lowers expectations  —  Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has joined the crowded 2016 presidential race.  But he's not making any promises about his ability to defeat the likes of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
 
 
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M.G. Oprea / The Federalist:
How You Pronounce ‘Muslim’ Says A Lot About Your Politics
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Jon Nicosia / Mediaite:
Gun Store Owner Who Gave Trump a Rifle Has Armed Standoff with CNN Hosts
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Roy Moore says probate judges have duty to enforce same-sex marriage ban
 

 
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