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11:50 AM ET, January 11, 2016

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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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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.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and 6abc.com
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Neck-And-Neck 2016 Races in Iowa, New Hampshire
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 …
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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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
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.
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.
Discussion: Politico
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
The White House Just Joined Snapchat
Discussion: Re/code and Business Insider
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
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.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post
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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 and Political Wire
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
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Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
Did Christie just lie about past Planned Parenthood donation? (VIDEO)
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.
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: Political Wire and The Week
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
 
 
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
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James Barron / New York Times:
Peace Broker to Lead Way in St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Texas Governor Unveils Plan To Repeal The 20th Century
Discussion: Fox News and Off the Kuff
New York Times:
Starving Syrians in Madaya Are Denied Aid Amid Political Jockeying
Politico:
HILLARY'S HOLLYWOOD HEADACHE: Benghazi movie in theaters Thursday gives spotlight to critics …
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
Bay State Dems show true colors
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Obama's Guns Gambit
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Senate Democrats Rammed Through Judges, Now GOP Calls Shots
Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Politico
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
USA Today:
Gas prices could drop toward $1 a gallon
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: the new iPad Pro may launch with an M4 chip, kicking off Apple's AI strategy that will be expanded at WWDC; the new Pencil will have haptic feedback

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

William Brown / Firstyear's blog-a-log:
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