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11:00 AM ET, January 11, 2016

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Jon Pareles / New York Times:
David Bowie, the Legendary Musician, Has Died at 69  —  David Bowie, the infinitely changeable, fiercely forward-looking songwriter who taught generations of musicians about the power of drama, images and personae, died Sunday, two days after his 69th birthday, according to his publicist.
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Hollywood Reporter:
The singer-songwriter and producer excelled at glam rock, art rock, soul, hard rock, dance pop …
Discussion: Guardian, Florida Politics and The Week
Joshua Miller / The White House:
We're on Snapchat: Add WhiteHouse  —  Summary: The White House launches an “Official Story” on Snapchat to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Administration.  —  At the White House, our digital strategy centers around meeting people where they are.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
The White House Just Joined Snapchat
Discussion: Re/code and Business Insider
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama's Last State of the Union Address Aims to Set Tone for '16 Campaign
Discussion: CNN, The Week, Refinery29 and NBC News
Alyssa Bereznak / Yahoo Politics:
The State of the Union will be snapchatted, live-streamed, tweeted and, oh yeah, broadcast
Discussion: Medium, Wired and Bloomberg.com
John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH staff at pro-Carson super PAC quits to volunteer for Cruz  —  Five paid staffers' last day was Sunday, call Cruz a ‘conservative who can win’  —  All five paid New Hampshire staffers at the pro-Ben Carson 2016 Committee super PAC quit their posts on Sunday to become volunteers for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, WMUR.com has learned.
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Bernie Sanders In Striking Distance
Discussion: 6abc.com and Front Page Magazine
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Neck-And-Neck 2016 Races in Iowa, New Hampshire
Nick Gass / Politico:
Gallup: Share of Democrats reaches record low  —  The share of Americans identifying as Democrats dropped to a record low in 2015, according to the latest Gallup results published Monday, in the latest indication that Americans' attachment to either political party is at or nearing historical lows.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic, Republican Identification Near Historical Lows
Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post
Fox News:
FBI's Clinton probe expands to public corruption track  —  Jan. 10, 2015: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses an audience during an event in Hooksett, N.H. (AP)  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email as secretary of state …
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Harvard scholar: Ted Cruz's citizenship, eligibility for president ‘unsettled’  —  Liberal law professor Laurence Tribe cited by Donald Trump in his ‘natural-born’ citizenship attacks has questioned Cruz's own constitutional positions  —  The legal and constitutional issues around qualification …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Governor Unveils Plan To Repeal The 20th Century  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) proposed a series of constitutional amendments on Friday that would so fundamentally alter our founding document that it would be akin to throwing out the system of government established by the Constitutional Convention …
Discussion: Fox News and Off the Kuff
Associated Press:
Senate Democrats Rammed Through Judges, Now GOP Calls Shots  —  After more than 400 days, Luis Felipe Restropo is finally getting a confirmation vote in the Senate that would make him the first Hispanic federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg Business
Michael D'Antonio / Politico:
Trump's Campaign Is Damaging His Brand  —  If Donald Trump is nothing else, he's an American brand.  The Trump name adorns luxury condominiums, hotels and golf courses around the world; it has sold a TV show, millions of books, a line of cologne and even, briefly, an airline.
Discussion: The Week
Bloomberg Business:
The State of Chris Christie's New Jersey, in Six Charts  —  Republican governor to give annual address to lawmakers  —  On the presidential campaign trail, he confronts his record  —  After a year in which Governor Chris Christie spent more than half his days outside New Jersey …
Discussion: Politico
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Obama Boom  —  Do you remember the “Bush boom”?  Probably not.  Anyway, the administration of George W. Bush began its tenure with a recession, followed by an extended “jobless recovery.”  By the summer of 2003, however, the economy began adding jobs again.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Politico:
HILLARY'S HOLLYWOOD HEADACHE: Benghazi movie in theaters Thursday gives spotlight to critics' claims — B'DAY: Ben Finkenbinder, Mark Halperin, Steven Law, Walter Mears, Gerald Rafshoon  —  By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)
 
 
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James Barron / New York Times:
Peace Broker to Lead Way in St. Patrick's Day Parade
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New York Times:
Starving Syrians in Madaya Are Denied Aid Amid Political Jockeying
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
Bay State Dems show true colors
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Obama's Guns Gambit
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Exposing Major PC Cover-up in Sweden …
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Reed Tucker / New York Post:
‘We were left behind’: The Benghazi soldiers tell all
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Vegas billionaire donor keeps GOP candidates guessing
Kim Willsher / Observer:
‘I went to join Isis in Syria, taking my four-year-old. It was a journey into hell’
Discussion: Guardian and Daily Mail
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
A look at the rise in video podcasts, as YouTube leads in podcast consumption in the US and companies invest in video to gain new audiences and boost ad revenue

 
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