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9:45 PM ET, February 1, 2016

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Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Donald Trump accidentally put money in the Communion plate at a church in Iowa  —  Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has been looking for ways to reach out to evangelical voters before the GOP primaries.  On Sunday, the businessman and his wife attended church services …
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Cruz rally interrupted by yelling, vomiting man  —  DES MOINES — Ted Cruz didn't get far into his speech at his Iowa caucus eve rally before he got an unwelcome interruption.  —  “God bless Iowa,” Cruz began.  “God bless you!” someone in the audience shouted back.
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump To Crowd: ‘Knock The Crap Out Of’ Tomato Throwers, I'll Cover Legal Fees  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the crowd gathered at his campaign rally on Monday to “knock the crap” out of anybody who threw a tomato at him.  —  Trump said the event's security staff told …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Hullabaloo
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Steve King: Trump wooed Palin with ‘assets and resources’  —  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Monday that Donald Trump won Sarah Palin's presidential endorsement with his vast “assets and resources.”  —  “There aren't very many people who have been able to say no to Donald Trump,” he told MSNBC's Chris Jansing.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
A Donald Trump victory could threaten Fox's hold on GOP primaries  —  As a rule, Republican candidates don't run against Fox.  —  For two decades, Roger Ailes' cable news network has been one of the most powerful conduits between GOP hopefuls and conservative voters.
Discussion: Hot Air and RealClearPolitics
Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Trump Tells Crowd to ‘Knock the Crap Out’ of Protesters, Offers to Pay Legal Fees  —  At a rally Monday afternoon in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters that if they happened to see protesters getting ready to lob a tomato, they should “knock the crap out of them.”
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Palin: Steve King Must've Been ‘Huffing Ethanol’ To Say Trump Bought My Support
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Juan Williams / The Hill:   Congressional GOP in panic over Trump, Cruz
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: 25 percent of federal employees would quit under Trump presidency  —  About 1-in-4 federal employees would consider leaving their jobs if Donald Trump is elected president, according the results of a recent survey conducted by the Government Business Council.
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Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
Iowa Caucus Results  —  Candidates Vote Pct.  Delegates  —  Bernie Sanders Martin O'Malley  —  Other  —  Uncommitted  —  34% reporting  —  Winners called by The Associated Press.  —  *The vote totals for the Iowa Democratic Party are State Delegate Equivalents …
Discussion: The Week
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Discussion: Business Insider
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sanders dominating pre-caucus Facebook conversation in Iowa
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Quinnipiac poll: First-time caucusgoers boost Trump, Sanders in Iowa
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump predicts ‘tremendous’ win in Iowa
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
BuzzFeed:
Live Updates: Iowa Caucuses Underway In Nation's First Vote
Discussion: Hot Air and The Week
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Put Spies' Lives at Risk  —  It's not the ‘nothing-burger’ Clinton allies have tried to portray — lives are literally at stake  —  For months you've read about EmailGate in this column.  I've elaborated how Hillary Clinton, the apparent Democratic frontrunner …
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Fox News:
Official: Withheld Clinton emails contain ‘operational’ intel, put lives at risk  —  EXCLUSIVE: Highly classified Hillary Clinton emails that the intelligence community and State Department recently deemed too damaging to national security to release contain “operational intelligence” …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Clinton didn't know how to access email by computer, says State official
Discussion: The Week
Shannen W. Coffin / National Review:
E-mail ‘Did Not Originate with Me’ — Hillary Blames Her Underlings, Again
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:   Hillary's emails disqualify her from the presidency
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Koch brothers network ready to oppose Trump  —  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Donald Trump is so fiercely opposed by the Koch brothers network that some donors believe the powerful group will intervene to stop the billionaire if it looks like he could win the Republican presidential nomination.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Koch Brothers' Network Considering Anti-Trump Campaign
Discussion: New York Times
Mark Savage / BBC:
Adele: Donald Trump ‘had no permission’ to use music  —  Pop star Adele has issued a statement to distance herself from Donald Trump, after he used her music at his rallies.  —  The Republican presidential candidate, whose slogan is “Make America great again”, has recently …
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Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone:
Kid Rock: 'I'm Digging Donald Trump'
Sarah Larimer / Washington Post:
Woman stops Florida cop for speeding: ‘The reason I pulled you over today ...’  —  When a South Florida woman noticed another driver who she thought was speeding, she followed the car and eventually confronted the man behind the wheel.  —  What makes this traffic stop notable, though, was that she had followed a police officer.
Discussion: CBS Miami, theGrio and miamiherald
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Oops.  Fox News catches Hillary telling story she just heard “yesterday” three weeks earlier  —  What were those poll numbers about Hillary Clinton's honesty and trustworthiness again?  The presumed Democrat frontrunner did a local interview in Iowa yesterday where she was asked yet again …
Discussion: Fox News Insider and Mediaite
Peter Tatchell / Guardian:
I've changed my mind on the gay cake row.  Here's why  —  I profoundly disagree with Ashers Bakery's opposition to same-sex love - but believe the discrimination verdict infringes vital freedoms  —  ike most gay and equality campaigners, I initially condemned the Christian-run Ashers Bakery …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Marco Rubio to score big endorsement from Tim Scott  —  DES MOINES — Marco Rubio is expected to secure the endorsement of South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Tuesday, according to three sources.  —  Scott, the only black Republican is the U.S. Senate, is a highly coveted endorsement.
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Duck Dynasty Star Stumps For Ted Cruz: We Must ‘Rid The Earth’ Of Marriage Equality Supporters  —  The Iowa caucuses bring many celebrities to the state to rally last-minute support for candidates, and this weekend, Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson was the latest to make the trek to support Republican Ted Cruz.
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Jessica Derschowitz / EW.com:
John Cleese condemns political correctness on college campuses  —  British actor John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, says the enforcement of political correctness has come at the expense of comedy.  —  In a video for Big Think, Cleese speaks specifically about college campuses …
Discussion: Mediaite and Instapundit
Anthony B. Kim / CNSNews:
Under Obama: U.S. Has Dropped from No. 6 in Economic Freedom to No. 11  —  Millions of people around the world are emerging from poverty thanks to rising economic freedom.  But by sharp contrast, America's economic freedom has been on a declining path over the past decade.
 
 
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