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12:40 PM ET, January 13, 2016

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Daily Mail:
Pictured: Ten U.S. sailors captured by Iran as Revolutionary Guard RELEASES them after ‘snooping’ row - including one female who was forced to wear a headscarf  —  These are the 10 American sailors who were captured by Iran after being accused of snooping when their boats drifted into Iranian waters - but they have now been freed.
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CNN:
10 U.S. sailors detained by Iran freed  —  (CNN)The 10 American sailors captured by Iran have been freed, U.S. and Iranian officials said.  —  The sailors were captured Tuesday after their two naval boats entered Iranian waters near Farsi Island, in the Persian Gulf.
New York Times:
Iran's Swift Release of U.S. Sailors Hailed as a Sign of Warmer Relations  —  TEHRAN — Iran's release of 10 United States Navy sailors on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after they were detained on the Persian Gulf, is being hailed in both countries as a sign that their relations have evolved since …
The White House / Medium:
President Obama's 2016 State of the Union Address  —  The White House is once again making the full text of the State of the Union available online ahead of the speech, as prepared for delivery, continuing efforts to meet people where they are and make the speech as accessible as possible.
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Nancy LeTourneau / Washington Monthly:
The Source of President Obama's Optimism
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Nikki Haley: Donald Trump has contributed to ‘irresponsible talk’  —  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley defended her response to Tuesday's State of the Union, confirming to TODAY's Matt Lauer she was referring to Donald Trump as one of the “angriest voices” she mentioned.
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Moe Lane / RedState:
Nikki Haley's response to Donald Trump. ...  And, oh, yeah, Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.  —  Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was tapped to give the official Republican response to the State of the Union tonight, and you will be gratified to hear that it was... good.
Discussion: Breitbart and National Review
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Republican Party Uses State of the Union Response to Attack Donald Trump
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg View
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Republicans warn Bush team against harming Rubio  —  CORALVILLE, Iowa —Jeb Bush called Tuesday for a “leader with a servant's heart.”  —  “We need a nominee who knows it's not all about him,” the one-time GOP front-runner said.  —  But, increasingly, establishment Republicans worry …
Chris Bodenner / The Atlantic:
What If Bernie Sanders Is the Democrats' Best Bet?  Cont'd  —  In a piece from David Graham showing how close the race is between Clinton and Sanders in key polling, David notes how she is “pulling out various stops.  In particular, she has spent the last few days assailing Sanders for being …
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ABC News:
The Note: When Chelsea Attacks
Discussion: Mediaite and 6abc.com
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Hillary Clinton: 'I'm not nervous at all' about Sanders closing gap in polls
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Cruz holds 3-point lead as Trump attacks  —  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz remains the top pick among likely caucusgoers in the latest Iowa Poll.  Political reporter Jennifer Jacobs and political columnist Kathie Obradovich provide analysis.
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Michael Quander / WREG-TV:
Employees caught doing hair in Waffle House kitchen  —  FORREST CITY, Ark. — A couple of Forrest City Waffle House customers said they got more than expected with their meals early Friday morning.  —  “He was just coughing.  Cough.  Cough.  Making noises like that,” Antonio Robinson said.
Discussion: theGrio and WTVR-TV
Associated Press:
Clinton Gets Nod From Former Attorney General Eric Holder  —  As she works to maintain an advantage among African-American voters in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton has secured an endorsement from the nation's first black attorney general.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Over Bernie Sanders Slipping in New Poll
CBS News:
CBS/NYT poll: Donald Trump holds onto top spot nationally
Betsy Hammond / Oregonian:
Self-appointed ‘judge’ arrives in Burns to ask local residents to charge government officials with crimes  —  Occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge lead members of the media on a tour of some federal buildings.  The protestors believe some government officails have acted in violation …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Dallas Franklin / KFOR-TV:
Graphic: Two Oklahoma women arrested for horrific child abuse  —  MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Two Oklahoma women are accused of abusing a 5-year-old over the course of several months.  —  Rachel Stevens, 28, and Kayla Jones, 25, are charged with felony child abuse by injury and child neglect …
Discussion: CBS 4
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Fact Check: Top 10 Lies in Obama's State of the Union  —  President Barack Obama promised his final State of the Union address would be short.  Dana Bash of CNN called it “low-energy.”  One thing it was not was accurate-or honest.  Here are Obama's top ten lies, in chronological order.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:   Obama delivers the most boring speech of his presidency
ESPN:
Rams headed back to Los Angeles; Chargers have option to join  —  HOUSTON — The Rams are moving back to Los Angeles — and might be doing so with company.  —  The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders might end up staying where they are, but leadership of the teams didn't come close to making that commitment Tuesday night.
Vice President Biden / Medium:
Inspiring a New Generation to Defy the Bounds of Innovation: A Moonshot to Cure Cancer. … Tonight, the President tasked me with leading a new, national mission to get this done.  —  It's personal for me.  But it's also personal for nearly every American, and millions of people around the world.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Jane Mayer and the New York Times Dive Into the Gutter  —  Jane Mayer of the New Yorker is not just a bad reporter, but a detestable one.  She habitually deceives her readers in order to advance a left-wing agenda.  One of her most outrageous hit pieces, published in the New Yorker in 2010 …
Discussion: RT and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Congressman Steve King:
King Leaves Gallery Seat to SOTU Open for 55 Million Unborn, Aborted Babies
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
CBS' Nancy Drew Will Be Diverse
ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Would Spend Powerball Money to ‘Fund My Campaign’
Discussion: The Week
John Koblin / New York Times:
‘Serial’ Podcast, Needing More Reporting Time, Goes Biweekly
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The China Bubble  —  It's probably bursting, one way or another.
Chicago Tribune:
Why Mayor Rahm Emanuel is losing Chicagoans
Discussion: Fusion
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR.com first: Jeb Bush gets personal in new TV ad focusing on daughter's former addiction
Laurence H. Tribe / BostonGlobe.com:
Under Ted Cruz's own logic, he's ineligible for the White House
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
GOP Rep. Just Found Out He Invited Kim Davis To The State Of The Union
 

 
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