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3:40 PM ET, January 29, 2016

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Who won the ratings race: Fox News or Donald Trump?  —  Donald Trump counter-programmed Thursday's GOP primary debate with his own prime time event.  So whose show scored a bigger audience?  —  Answer: Fox's debate.  But it was the second lowest rated debate of the season.
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Ted Cruz / Yahoo Politics:
Ted Cruz threatened to leave the debate after a ‘mean question’  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) told the moderators of the Republican presidential debate at Iowa Events Center on Thursday that he might just take his ball and go home.  —  His threat to leave the stage came …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Megyn Kelly Just Did Trump's Dirty Work for Him  —  Donald Trump skipped last night's Fox News debate in a fit of pique over the “very biased” Megyn Kelly.  But since the shocking things he does and says always seem to work out for him, someone else used his pet issue of immigration to tie his top Republican rivals into knots.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: It was a rough night for Ted Cruz  —  In the final debate before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, Ted Cruz had the worst night of the seven GOP presidential candidates on stage Thursday.  —  That's according to a plurality of the Republican members of The POLITICO Caucus …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Branstad: Cruz prospects dimming in Iowa
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Ted Cruz's Negative Ads Go After Marco Rubio, Rather Than Donald Trump
Caleb Howe / RedState:
No, Ted Cruz Did NOT Support Amnesty, Concedes Megyn Kelly After #GOPDebate
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Trump: ‘Cruz is an anchor baby in Canada’
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton email prober had deeper role in inquiry into 2000 Clinton campaign  —  An official overseeing State Department investigations stemming from Hillary Clinton's email practices had a greater role than previously acknowledged in a probe of Clinton's first Senate campaign, according to a subpoena reviewed by POLITICO.
Discussion: RedState and Correct The Record
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
State to release some Clinton emails on Friday; thousands still delayed  —  The State Department on Friday will release roughly 2,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's emails, but will delay the final batch of messages until after voters go to the polls in early primary states.
Fox News:
Official: Some Clinton emails ‘too damaging’ to release  —  EXCLUSIVE: The intelligence community has now deemed some of Hillary Clinton's emails “too damaging” to national security to release under any circumstances, according to a U.S. government official close to the ongoing review.
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Fiorina: Hillary Clinton is More Qualified For The ‘Big House’ Than The White House
Christopher Beem / New Republic:
Young Voters Embrace Sanders, But Not Democracy  —  Why securing the youth vote in 2016 will be harder than ever.  —  When it comes to democracy, the kids aren't all right.  —  Research recently presented by Roberto Foa and Yascha Mounk shows growing disillusionment with democracy …
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Erica Garner / Washington Post:
Black lives like my father's should matter.  That's why I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders.  —  I want a leader who truly cares about justice for my family, for black people and for all Americans.  —  When I talk to other black voters about this year's presidential election, some seem ready to dismiss it.
Discussion: Politico and theGrio
Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's ideas are not too bold. They are too facile.
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Eric Garner's Daughter Endorses Bernie Sanders
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
­Elizabeth Warren: One Way to Rebuild Our Institutions  —  WASHINGTON — WHILE presidential candidates from both parties feverishly pitch their legislative agendas, voters should also consider what presidents can do without Congress.  Agency rules, executive actions and decisions …
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The Intercept:
Elizabeth Warren Challenges Clinton, Sanders to Prosecute Corporate Crime Better Than Obama
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo
Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:
Former House Oversight chairman: ‘FBI director would like to indict Clinton and Abedin’  —  MANCHESTER — California Congressman Darrell Issa, who previously led an investigation into Benghazi as former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, says the FBI “would like to indict both Huma …
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Judge won't release Oregon standoff defendants as long as refuge occupation continues  —  Security remained heightened at the U.S. District Courthouse in Portland Thursday afternoon as three more defendants facing federal conspiracy charges stemming from the armed takeover …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: New Steps to Advance Equal Pay on the Seventh Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act  —  “It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign...we are upholding one of this nation's first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness.”
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Allie Malloy / CNN:
Obama to announce rule aimed to advance equal pay
Discussion: New York Times, The Week and Daily Kos
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
What Happens If Bernie Sanders Wins Iowa  —  If you're dreaming of Bernie Sanders beating Hillary Clinton, you know how the movie begins (he wins Iowa on Monday3), how it ends (he accepts the nomination to a Simon & Garfunkel tune), and one of the major plot lines (black, Hispanic and moderate Democrats …
Discussion: Washington Post and RAND
Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:
Despite having the least opportunity to speak at tonight's debate, Dr. Ben Carson said the most.  He proved himself the best qualified candidate in the 2016 presidential race, addressing common sense solutions to the problems and concerns of the American People, demonstrating he is committed …
Discussion: WKBN-TV
Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Chelsea Clinton's fundraising flop: Soul Cycle event to raise money for Hillary a bust as $2,700 seats are offered for just $50 to fill bikes  — Chelsea Clinton hosted a Soul Cycle fundraiser for her mother in New York City on Wednesday afternoon  — The $2,700-a-head event offered …
Discussion: Althouse and Truth Revolt
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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Jeannine Aversa: (202) 606-2649 (News Media)  —  National Income and Product Accounts  —  Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2015 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product — the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value …
 
 
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What Republicans Should Say  —  For a few decades …
fox8.com:
Ohio model convicted of trying to hire hitman to kill husband's ex
Discussion: WTKR-TV
Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
U.S. Placed Immigrant Children With Traffickers, Report Says
Discussion: Hot Air and The Week
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Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Top senator: Encryption bill may ‘do more harm than good’
Discussion: Washington Post
Jeffrey Gottfried / Pew Research Center:
Contentious Republican debates lure many Democrats to tune in
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
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