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3:25 PM ET, January 15, 2016

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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Lupica: There's just no ‘value’ to Ted Cruz and his criticism to ‘New York values’  —  This is what Ted Cruz, who wasn't just born out of town but out of the country, said about Donald Trump the other day:  —  “Donald comes from New York and he embodies New York values.”
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
We Have Our First Lawsuit Over Ted Cruz's Eligibility — And It's A Doozy  —  An 85-year-old Houston lawyer filed suit Thursday asking a federal court in Texas to rule on whether Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) is eligible to be President.  It appears to be the first lawsuit challenging …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Republican Debate Shows What Donald Trump Has Already Won  —  Donald Trump may yet lose the Republican presidential nomination, and Thursday night's debate offered hints of the fights that could make that possible.  —  But the first GOP debate of 2016 revealed the extent to which Trump has already won.
Bloomberg Business:
Cruz's ‘Natural-Born Citizen’ Status Tested in Birther Suit  —  Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Kevin Cirilli  —  Houston attorney files challenge against Canadian-born senator  —  Case presented as 229-year-old question for U.S. Supreme Court  —  Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz …
Caitlin Dickson / Yahoo Politics:
New Yorkers give Ted Cruz a piece of their mind
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Cruz plotting new attacks on Trump
MJ Lee / CNN:
GOP debate: Trump-Cruz ‘bromance’ is over
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The Take: Can Donald Trump actually be the Republican nominee?
Discussion: NBC News
news.walmart.com:
Walmart Continues Sharpened Focus on Portfolio Management  —  Company exits Walmart Express pilot as part of closing 269 stores globally; Impacted associates to receive assistance  —  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT: NYSE) today announced plans to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally.
Ben White / Politico:
Bush donors await green light to jump ship  —  When Jeb Bush announced a record fundraising haul in July, the Florida Republican rewarded major donors with a two-day celebratory retreat at the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.  They also delivered a message: $114 million was just the beginning …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Have Republicans Given Up on Fighting Donald Trump?  —  A strange defeatism takes hold on the debate stage. … Months ago, during the Summer of Trump, Republicans looked at the appearance of this gross, comic, orange interloper among them with a mix of shock and disdain.
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Donald Trump has rented space at an Urbandale movie theater and will give Iowans free tickets to a showing of the Benghazi movie that critics of Hillary Clinton have been eagerly awaiting.  —  “Mr. Trump would like all Americans to know the truth about what happened at Benghazi …
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New York Times:
Transcript of Republican Presidential Debate  —  Following is a transcript of the main Republican presidential debate, as transcribed by the Federal News Service.  —  NEIL CAVUTO: It is 9:00 p.m. here at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in South Carolina.
Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart / Slate:
Hillary Clinton Isn't a Lesbian—but She Dresses Like One  —  Hillary Clinton's sense of style has been criticized for as long as she has been on the national political scene.  One of the uglier forms this mockery has taken, most often in barbed private jokes and comments but occasionally openly …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Fiorina: I would have left Bill long ago
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Fiorina likens Clinton to Mexican drug lord El Chapo
Discussion: The Daily Caller
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Things Get Horribly Awkward When Fiorina Refuses to Say If Clintons ‘Have a Real Marriage’
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
CBS News:
Sean Penn has “a terrible regret” about “El Chapo” meeting  —  Actor Sean Penn is breaking his silence about his trip to Mexico to meet notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.  In an interview for this Sunday's “60 Minutes,” Penn spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose Thursday night …
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TMZ.com:
‘Grizzly Adams’ Star Dan Haggerty Dies at 74  —  ‘GRIZZLY ADAMS’ STAR  —  DAN HAGGERTY DIES AT 74 … Famous '70s TV star Dan Haggerty — who played Grizzly Adams — died from cancer early Friday morning ... TMZ has learned.  —  Haggerty died at his home in the San Fernando Valley after battling cancer for the last few months.
Discussion: Towleroad and Comicbook.com
Investor's Business Daily:
Humiliated By Iran: How Did The Navy Let It Happen?  —  Weakness: How can an advanced, ultra-agile U.S. combat boat suffer a “navigation error” that leads to a terrorist state capturing its sailors?  Tehran just revealed military ineptitude warranting a congressional probe.
Los Angeles Times:
Search is on for mysterious Powerball winner  —  Powerball players return to Chino Hills 7-Eleven, where one person purchased one of three winning Powerball tickets.  —  The search was on Thursday for the winner of the record Powerball jackpot, which was purchased in Chino Hills.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama gets what he wanted in the GOP debate  —  President Barack Obama got exactly what he wanted from his gun control actions and hour-long State of the Union subtweet at Thursday night's GOP debate: He's still at the center of the political conversation.  —  When Hillary Clinton popped …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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Baltimore Sun:
Jury in Officer Porter trial was one vote from acquittal on most serious charge  —  Courtroom sketch during the William Porter trial about the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. … The jury in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter was one vote from acquitting …
 
 
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
GOP Congressman: Obama Most “Racially Divisive” President Since Civil War
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
USA Today:
Obama administration ready to put $4B toward self-driving cars
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Bill O'Reilly promises to ‘flee’ to Ireland if Bernie Sanders becomes president
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
This is how toxic Flint's water really is
Discussion: RH Reality Check and Feministing
Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
It's Beyond Time For A Cold-Eyed Look At Trump's Record
Discussion: Betsy's Page and The Daily Caller
Los Angeles Times:
Yosemite's famous Ahwahnee Hotel to change name in trademark dispute
Discussion: Mother Jones and Gizmodo
 Earlier Items: 
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
If Labor Dies, What's Next?
Discussion: ACS Blog
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Robins takes down flyer advertising MLK ‘fun shoot’
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Gowdy: Witnesses have confirmed stand-down order on night of Benghazi
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
New York Post:
Woman raped at gunpoint by eHarmony date: cops
Discussion: Gothamist
 

 
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