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11:55 PM ET, February 4, 2016

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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE-Voicemails: ‘Ben Carson Suspending Campaigning’; Cruz: ‘Accurate Report’  —  New audio obtained exclusively by Breitbart News indicates that as the Iowa caucuses began on Monday night, the Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaign called precinct captains informing them that Dr. Ben Carson …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson slashes staff as funds dry up  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Ben Carson, the famed neurosurgeon whose bid for the Republican presidential nomination has struggled to keep pace with rivals, will cut more than 50 staff positions on Thursday as part of an overhaul and downsizing of his entire campaign.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Attacks Sean Penn—and Here's Penn's Response  —  At an addiction policy forum in Hooksett, New Hampshire, on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz, the winner of the Republican Iowa caucuses, turned his talk about the awful consequences of addiction into a rant against...illegal immigration.
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Branstad says Cruz employed ‘unethical and unfair’ tactics Monday night (AUDIO)  —  Governor Terry Branstad is crediting Ted Cruz for running an “old-fashioned”, 99-county campaign that yielded victory in Monday night's Iowa Caucuses, but Branstad is joining the chorus criticizing Cruz for “questionable” campaign tactics.
ABC News:
New Hampshire Polls Show Marco Rubio Climbing After Iowa Caucuses
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republican Race Tightens Nationally; Clinton Still Solid
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Camp Left Iowa Voters Voice Mails Repeating Carson ‘Suspending’ Rumors
CNN:
New Hampshire poll: Trump on top, battle for second emerges  —  (CNN)Donald Trump continues to hold a wide lead among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a new CNN/WMUR tracking poll, with the pack vying for second place is beginning to break up.
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CNN:
Sanders tops Clinton by 2-to-1 margin in New Hampshire
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Clinton and Sanders just had the election's most explosive exchange to date
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Sanders Leads Clinton by 20 Points in New Hampshire
New York Times:
Young Democrats Flock to Bernie Sanders, Spurning Hillary Clinton's Polish and Poise
Discussion: Gothamist and American Power
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Condoleezza Rice Aides, Colin Powell Also Got Classified Info on Personal Emails  —  The State Department's Inspector General has found classified information sent to the personal email accounts of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the senior staff of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, NBC News has learned.
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice Staffers Also Handled Emails Later Deemed Classified on Private Accounts, Officials Say
Discussion: Politico
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan offers new warning for Chaffetz on email probe
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos
Rachael Bade / Politico:   FBI contacts Colin Powell as part of email probe
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Problem Isn't That She's Not Progressive, It's That She's Cautious  —  Many of her struggles stem from the political calculations she's made in her career.  —  Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  DERRY, N.H. — Back in May 2015, when Hillary Clinton's status …
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, Vox and Slantpoint
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Hillary Clinton / Yahoo Politics:
Meet the lobbyists, donors and bundlers behind Hillary's $157 million juggernaut
Discussion: Politico
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Questions on Speeches to Goldman Sachs Vex Hillary Clinton
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein: Sanders candidacy a ‘dangerous moment’
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton makes her Wall Street problem worse
ABC News:
ABC News Hosts “New Hampshire: The Republicans Debate” in Partnership with WMUR, Independent Journal Review, RNC and Saint Anselm College  —  ABC News is partnering with ABC affiliate WMUR, Independent Journal Review, the Republican National Committee and Saint Anselm College to host …
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Obama to propose $10-a-barrel oil tax  —  President Barack Obama is about to unveil an ambitious plan for a “21st century clean transportation system.”  And he hopes to fund it with a tax on oil.  —  Obama aides told POLITICO that when he releases his final budget request next week …
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Reuters:
Obama to seek new tax on oil in budget proposal
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Douglas E. Schoen / Wall Street Journal:
Why Mike Bloomberg Can Win  —  Record numbers of voters are independents—who won't be satisfied with Clinton, Trump or Cruz.  —  As the results from the Iowa caucuses rolled in Monday, it became more clear than ever: If former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ran for president as an independent …
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Daniel Schulman / Mother Jones:
This Is How Much the Koch Brothers Hate Donald Trump
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Border Patrol: Cartels use kids to divert agents  —  Drug cartels bring unaccompanied children to the Rio Grande valley to serve as diversions that distract border security officials from smugglers and drug traffickers, according to a Border Patrol union official.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Once again the world is laughing at Iowa.  Late-night comedians and social media mavens are having a field day with jokes about missing caucusgoers and coin flips.  —  That's fine.  We can take ribbing over our quirky process.  But what we can't stomach is even the whiff of impropriety or error.
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Lottery ‘destroyed’ his winning $63-million Lotto jackpot, man claims  —  A lottery ticket worth $63 million was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chatsworth.  The ticketholder has until 5 p.m. Thursday to claim the prize.  —  With just hours remaining before California Lottery officials declare …
Discussion: KTLA, Q13 FOX News and The Atlantic
Research at Facebook:
In honor of Friends Day, we've recalculated the classic ‘Six degrees of separation’ statistic for everyone who uses Facebook and determined that the number is actually 3.57.  Each person in the world (at least among the 1.55 billion people active on Facebook) is connected to every other person by an average of three and a half steps.
Alex Jaffe / NBC News:
Questions Surround Marco Rubio's Role at Florida College  —  Marco Rubio has received plenty of attention - and criticism - for skipping Senate hearings and votes as he campaigns for his White House bid.  —  But this isn't the first job where Rubio has taken heat for failing to go all in.
MSNBC:
Watch LIVE: MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate  —  Five days before Granite State voters head to the polls, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will debate one-on-one for the first time in the MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate.
 
 
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Clinton: ‘I have a bunch of litmus tests’ for Supreme Court nominees
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Los Angeles Times:
Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, dies at 74
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Nancy Pelosi Quotes Mohammad at National Prayer Breakfast
Discussion: Mediaite and The Stream
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP strategist threatens Trump with lawsuit
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Lydia Depillis / Washington Post:
West Virginia House passes right-to-work bill, after harsh debate
Ken Doctor / Politico:
Sheldon Adelson tightens grip on Review-Journal
Amanda Hess / Slate:
Everyone Is Wrong About the Bernie Bros
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Bill Scher / Politico:
Why Socialists Can't Wait for Bernie to Lose
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U.S. Soccer Sues Union Representing the Women's National Team
VICE News:
VICE News Reveals the Terrorism Blacklist Secretly Wielding Power Over the Lives of Millions
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Matt Adams / Fox 59:
Family finds spider crawling inside bag of salad
Discussion: Sydney Morning Herald and fox8.com
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Smirking drug CEO antagonizes lawmakers after pleading the Fifth
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