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2:15 PM ET, January 20, 2016

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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
So, Uh, Here's The Full Text Of Sarah Palin's Bizarre Trump Speech  —  “Thank you so much.  It's so great to be here in Iowa.  We're here just thawing out.  Todd and I and a couple of our friends here from Alaska, lending our support for the next president of our great United States of America, Donald J. Trump.
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump: Sarah Palin could ‘play a position’ in my administration  —  Donald Trump tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie he hasn't discussed the possibility of Sarah Palin being his running mate — but there “certainly would be a role somewhere in the administration” for her if he was elected.
ABC News:
The Note: The Palin Factor
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump wins endorsement of John Wayne's daughter
Discussion: Slantpoint, Politico and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Sarah Palin: Trump ‘Would Let Our Warriors Do Their Job’
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and WCDC-TV
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
'90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton's Strength With Women  —  This month, Lena Dunham, wearing a red, white and blue sweater dress with the word “Hillary” emblazoned across the chest, told voters how Hillary Clinton had overcome sexism in her political career.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Alarmed Clinton Supporters Begin Focusing on Sanders's Socialist Edge  —  Democrats backing Hillary Clinton, nervously eyeing Senator Bernie Sanders's growing strength in the early nominating states, are turning to a new strategy to raise doubts about his candidacy, highlighting his socialist beliefs …
CNN:
CNN/WMUR poll full results: New Hampshire Democrats - CNNPolitics.com  —  Bernie Sanders has expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton among those likely to vote in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, according to a new CNN/WMUR Poll conducted by UNH Survey Center.
William La Jeunesse / Fox News:
Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at ‘El Chapo’ hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program  —  A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's hideout in Mexico was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Judge rejects privilege claim in ‘Fast and Furious’ inquiry
Discussion: American Spectator
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
New evidence suggests a ninth planet lurking at the edge of the solar system  —  Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that they have found new evidence of a giant icy planet lurking in the darkness of our solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
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Kimm Fesenmaier / The California Institute …:
Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet  —  Caltech researchers have found evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system.  The object, which the researchers have nicknamed Planet Nine, has a mass about 10 times that of Earth …
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Can Hillary take ‘13 Hours’ of truth?  —  Audiences can decide who to believe about Benghazi — self-serving bureaucrats or the men who lived through it.  —  Democratic partisans have seized on the new movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which portrays the fateful night …
Discussion: Power Line and The Hill
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Nugent Calls For Obama, Clinton To Be ‘Hung’ Over Benghazi ‘Treason’
Discussion: Mediaite
Ted Nugent / Facebook:
Our unholy rotten soulless criminal America destroying government …
Discussion: Salon
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
Why Twitter Doesn't Work with Sarcasm, Chap.  823  —  Here's an illustration of something I understood in principle but have been reminded of in specific.  —  In the wee hours of last Friday night, I finally finally finally said adieu to a long story that will be in the March issue of the magazine.
Discussion: Althouse
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Email Said to Include Material Exceeding ‘Top Secret’  —  WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials reviewing emails on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private computer server have found information they consider to be of a higher level of classification than “top secret …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Emails Held Info Beyond Top Secret: IG
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Watchdog: Clinton's server had classified material beyond ‘top secret’
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
Justin Gillis / New York Times:
2015 Was Hottest Year in Recorded History, Scientists Say  —  Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history by far, breaking a record set only the year before — a burst of heat that has continued into the new year and is roiling weather patterns all over the world.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:   Scientists: 2015 was Earth's hottest year
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Strategist: Trump Supporters Are ‘Single Men Who Masturbate To Anime’  —  While explaining that he believes that Donald Trump's success in the Republican party does not mean that establishment conservatism is dying, GOP strategist Rick Wilson dismissed the “childless single men” who support Trump's presidential bid.
Discussion: Althouse
Rand Paul / Facebook:
Electing Gollum should not be our objective  —  One candidate on this national stage wants you to give him power.  He tells you he is rich, so he must be smart.  —  If you give him power he claims he will fix America, but there is another tradition in America.
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
As Supreme Court Clerk, Ted Cruz Made Death Penalty His Cause  —  The memos of Supreme Court clerks evaluating death row petitions usually consist of a brief review of the facts and then a dispassionate legal analysis as to whether the court should hear the case.  —  Not so for Ted Cruz.
Discussion: The Slot and The Week
Ann Zaniewski / Detroit Free Press:
Teacher sickouts close nearly all DPS schools  —  Some teachers have said the conditions have made them ill. Video provided by Newsy Newslook  —  Teacher absences forced 88 Detroit schools to close today, the largest in a string of recent sick-outs meant to call attention to large class sizes …
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
Associated Press:
Rubio Betting on a Long-Haul Strategy to Win GOP Nomination  —  Under pressure to emerge as the Republican mainstream's presidential contender, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is increasingly relying on a national strategy as he lowers expectations for February's primary contests.
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and ABC News
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David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Beware A GOP Calendar Front-Loaded With States Friendly To Trump And Cruz
 
 
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“Chicago Tonight” has learned that Gov. Bruce Rauner …
Duke Open Campus Coalition / The Chronicle:
An open letter to President Brodhead
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Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
DOW PLUNGES 400, S&P AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE LATE 2014 AS OIL SLIDES
Discussion: The Week and NBC News
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate Dems demand vote on Trump's Muslim ban
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Nielsen to Use Facebook and Twitter in New Ratings System
Ivan Penn / Los Angeles Times:
California to investigate whether Exxon Mobil lied about climate-change risks
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Clinton blew ‘the most crucial foreign policy issue,’ Sanders says in Iowa
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rethinking College Admissions
Gillian B. White / The Atlantic:
Where Is All the World's Money Going?  —  Wealth just keeps growing …
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Karen Weise / New York Times:
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