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11:35 AM ET, January 22, 2016

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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
National Review aims to take down Trump  —  For months, Republican leaders have worried about how to stop 2016 frontrunner Donald Trump.  Now, one of the conservative movement's most influential publications is taking matters into its own hands.  —  National Review is dedicating a special issue …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
GOP establishment warms to Trump — and remains cool toward Cruz  —  The Republican establishment — once seen as the force that would destroy Donald Trump's outsider candidacy — is now learning to live with it, with some elected and unelected leaders saying they see an upside to Trump as the nominee.
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders hold solid leads in Iowa, CNN/ORC poll finds  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in Iowa as Sen. Bernie Sanders takes control of the Democratic race in the critical first-in-the-nation voting state, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Thursday.
New York Times:
A G.O.P. Majority in New Hampshire Pipes Up: We're Not for Trump  —  BROOKLINE, N.H. — Jeanne Cleveland, a retired teacher, pursed her lips sourly at the mention of his name and tried to summarize her distaste in diplomatic terms.  —  “I think he's arrogant,” she said.  “I think he's rude.
Jessica Hopper / Yahoo:
Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump's Immigration Policy Amounts to ‘Amnesty’  —  Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has praised Donald Trump for making illegal immigration a central issue of the Republican presidential race, but in an exclusive interview with ABC News, Cruz said that Trump's immigration plan amounts to amnesty.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
One Big Reason To Be Less Skeptical Of Trump  —  In a nomination race like the Republican one, you could draw up a list of reasons to be skeptical of any candidate's chances.  Here are some reasons to be skeptical about Ted Cruz's position in Iowa, for example.  Here's why Marco Rubio's strategy looks increasingly precarious.
Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump's Immigration Policy Amounts to ‘Amnesty’
Discussion: Washington Times
Max Abelson / Bloomberg Business:
Trump or Cruz? No Sweat, Wall Street's Big Republican Donors Say
Manu Raju / CNN:
The Ted Cruz pile on: GOP senators warn of revolt should he win nomination
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
In Trump-Cruz battle, Donald Trump still leads
Nat Brown / National Review:
Houston, We Have a Problem  —  National Review was asked by the RNC to partner in the GOP debates.  We agreed.  Our initial partner was NBC, with whom we were to help moderate the pre-Super Tuesday debate, originally to be held on February 26 in Houston, then suspended by the RNC in retribution …
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
National Review Disinvited From GOP Debate After Publishing Anti-Trump Issue
Dylan Byers / CNN:
National Review, conservative thinkers stand against Trump
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
In Word and Deed, Christie's Ambitions Shrink at Home Amid White House Bid  —  Gov. Chris Christie's return to New Jersey was swift and efficient: He flew to his home state on Monday night after a campaign trip to Iowa.  The next day, he sliced through a towering pile of legislation awaiting his signature …
Discussion: Political Wire and Eschaton
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Christie plans to stay on trail as storm bears down on New Jersey  —  As a winter storm of historic proportions bears down on much of the mid-Atlantic and the East Coast this weekend, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will remain in New Hampshire but return if “circumstances warrant.”
Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg Business:
Google Paid Apple $1 Billion to Keep Search Bar on IPhone  —  Court records reveal details of two companies' relationship  —  Google Inc. is paying Apple Inc. a hefty fee to keep its search bar on the iPhone.  —  Apple received $1 billion from its rival in 2014, according to a transcript …
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Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg Business:
Google's Android Generates $31 Billion Revenue, Oracle Says
Ben Child / Guardian:
Oscars 2016: Charlotte Rampling says diversity row is ‘racist to white people’  —  The British actor, who is nominated for the best actress award, says black actors may not have been good enough to make the list of Oscar nominees  —  Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling has claimed the current campaign …
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Maane Khatchatourian / Variety:
Mark Ruffalo Calls America ‘Rife With White Privilege Racism’
Discussion: Guardian, The Verge and USA Today
Reuters:
North Korea detains U.S. student on New Year trip for ‘hostile act’  —  North Korea has detained a U.S. university student, the third western citizen known to be held in the isolated state, for committing a “hostile act” and wanting to “destroy the country's unity”, it said on Friday.
Discussion: Fox News, Allen B. West and The Week
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Hilary Whiteman / CNN:
North Korea arrests American student for ‘hostile act,’ state media says
Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
Sen. Richard Burr asks for retraction on report of comments about Ted Cruz  —  Associated Press story said Burr told supporters he would vote for Bernie Sanders over Cruz  —  Burr denies report, tweets: ‘I will support whoever the GOP nominee is’  —  AP says, ‘We stand by our story’
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
The dog keeps eating IRS hard drives  —  In Oscar Wilde's comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Lady Bracknell is indignant to hear that Jack Worthing is an orphan.  “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Vietnam's Sacred Turtle Dies at an Awkward, Some Say Ominous, Time  —  HANOI, Vietnam — As Vietnam's leaders grappled with a diplomatic spat with China, a vulnerable economy and a factional turf war at a party congress this week, the last thing they needed was the death of a sacred giant turtle.
Discussion: The Week
WREG-TV:
Search crews find body of Noah Chamberlin  —  CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — Rescue crews found the body of 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin Thursday.  —  The little boy was found by rescue crews about a mile and a half from his home.  —  A visibly upset search and rescue crew asked people to keep the family of Noah in your prayers.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Sanders's magnificent ‘America’ campaign ad  —  The new television ad that was released by Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) campaign, based on Simon and Garfunkel's song “America,” is the most brilliant and appropriate campaign ad of the year so far, and may be the most important campaign ad …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   Bernie Sanders's new ad “America” is perfect for now but shows the big challenge he'll face soon
 
 
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