memeorandum: Trump soars, Bush sinks in latest N.H. poll (Nick Gass/Politico)

2:10 PM ET, January 11, 2016

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New Republic Owner Chris Hughes Puts Magazine Up For Sale — Facebook co-founder, who purchased the title in 2012, says magazine needs a new business model — The New Republic, the century-old magazine that was rocked a year ago by the mass exodus of its staff following an effort by its owner …

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Chris Hughes / Medium:

The New Republic's Next Chapter — I sent the letter below to the The New Republic staff this morning on the next chapter for our institution. I've reposted it in full here. — To the staff of The New Republic, — I have some difficult news today: I have decided to put The New Republic up for sale.

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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:

New Iowa Poll Shows Ted Cruz and Donald Trump In Tight Battle — Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are locked in a tight battle for the lead in Iowa, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today. — Real estate mogul Donald Trump earns 31 percent support in the poll.

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Michael Falcone / ABC News:

The Note: Bernie Sanders In Striking Distance

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Nick Gass / Politico:

Trump soars, Bush sinks in latest N.H. poll — Donald Trump is now the choice of nearly one-in-three likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, while Jeb Bush, who once pledged that he would win in the state, plummeted to just 4 percent in the latest Monmouth University poll.

John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH staff at pro-Carson super PAC quits to volunteer for Cruz

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Katie Glueck / Politico: Former head of pro-Carson super PAC now supporting Cruz

Marist Poll:
1/10: Cruz and Trump Vie in IA, Trump NH Favorite... Clinton and Sanders Competitive

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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.

Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:

DAVID BROOKS, YOU SAY TED CRUZ IS “SATANIC” AS IF THAT'S A BAD THING — From Politico, I see that David Brooks thinks Ted Cruz's rhetoric is excessively gloomy: … Brooks thinks that's a recipe for failure. He thinks Marco Rubio has a much better approach, although he worries that Rubio is mimicking Cruz.

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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 …

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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Democratic, Republican Identification Near Historical Lows — PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2015, for the fifth consecutive year, at least four in 10 U.S. adults identified as political independents. The 42% identifying as independents in 2015 was down slightly from the record 43% in 2014.

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Gallup: Share of Democrats reaches record low

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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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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship

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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:

Mandatory Union Fees Cast in Doubt at U.S. Supreme Court — The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative wing cast doubt on the constitutionality of requirements in more than 20 states that public-sector workers pay fees to the union that represents them. — Hearing arguments Monday in Washington …

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Deal Unions a Major Setback

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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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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 …

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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
Did Christie just lie about past Planned Parenthood donation? (VIDEO)

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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

My Right to Die: Assisted Suicide, My Family, and Me — Every story has a beginning. This one starts in late 2001, when my father-in-law fractured three of his ribs. Harry was a retired physician, and after a thorough workup that he insisted on, it turned out that his bone density …

David Bowie / Facebook:

January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief.

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Zeke J Miller / TIME:

Exclusive: Republican Party Chairman Says Donald Trump Is Among ‘Varsity’ Candidates — Reince Priebus also promises to be an honest broker at convention — Donald Trump may be giving some in the Republican establishment heartburn, but Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus claims …

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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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