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11:10 AM ET, February 4, 2016

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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.
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Andy Hiller / WHDH-TV:
Hiller Instinct: 7News/UMass Lowell New Hampshire tracking poll day 4  —  It's not an earthquake, yet...But the political ground in New Hampshire is moving.  —  We're seeing more of Iowa's impact, and the war of words underway here.  —  Hillary Clinton is coming back; and Marco Rubio is coming up.
Discussion: The Hill
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
What Hillary needs to hear  —  I hope this column provokes a strong reaction from my brothers and sisters in the Democratic establishment, against whom I dissent in large measure today despite my history of working for Democratic leaders in Congress.  —  I am breaking rank and going rogue …
Discussion: CNN and Taylor Marsh
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton stumbles on Wall Street question at CNN town hall  —  DERRY, N.H. — Hillary Clinton gave no ground to Bernie Sanders over her progressive credentials at a televised forum Wednesday night, but the most notable moment came when Clinton was forced to answer a question about her Wall Street ties from moderator Anderson Cooper.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
This one moment perfectly captures the Clinton-Sanders war over progressivism  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Tonight the Democratic presidential candidates are set to debate in New Hampshire, and all indications are that they will use the occasion to battle over whether Hillary Clinton is a genuine progressive …
Discussion: Mother Jones, New York Times, Vox and CNN
Vicki Needham / The Hill:   Sanders vows to stop Obama trade deal
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider:
Donald Trump's poll numbers took a nosedive in the first national survey after Iowa
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders spotlights Clinton vulnerabilities
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
MJ Lee / CNN:
Donald Trump to take N.H. by storm
Discussion: Townhall.com
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Clinton defends Wall Street speaking fees: 'That's what they offered'
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and ABC News
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Clinton blasts Wall Street, but still draws millions in contributions
MJ Lee / CNN:
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders clash at CNN town hall
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump and Rubio question President Obama's visit to a mosque  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are questioning President Obama's visit to a mosque in a Baltimore suburb on Wednesday, where he preached religious tolerance …
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New York Times:
Chris Christie and Jeb Bush Team Up on a Mutual Target: Marco Rubio  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Frustrated and flailing as his candidacy threatens to slip away, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is embarking on a scalding effort over the next week to discredit Senator Marco Rubio of Florida …
Discussion: Political Wire and Althouse
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Plausibility of Ted Cruz  —  It's rare for a politician to be overshadowed in victory, and even rarer when that victory is actually an upset.  But Ted Cruz managed that trick in Iowa: Despite pulling out a victory when almost everyone expected Donald J. Trump to win …
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:   Despite Endorsement, Rick Santorum Completely Fails to Identify a Rubio Accomplishment
Matt Bai / Yahoo Politics:   Rubio's rise and the end of the Bush dynasty
MSNBC:
Santorum: Marco Rubio brings people together
Aaron Bycoffe / FiveThirtyEight:
Marco Rubio Is Now Winning The Race For Endorsements
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Santorum Struggles To Explain Why He Endorsed Rubio: 'Hard To Say There's Accomplishments' (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Week
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.
DeRay Mckesson:
I Am Running for Mayor of Baltimore  —  I love Baltimore.  This city has made me the man that I am.  —  Like an old friend, I've seen it at its best and its most challenged.  From Ms. Rainey's second grade class at Rosemont Elementary School to the mixes of K Swift & Miss Tony on 92Q …
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BloombergView.com:
Clinton's Security Clearance Is Under Scrutiny  —  Now that several e-mails on Hillary Clinton's private server have been classified, there is a more immediate question than the outcome of the investigation: Should the former secretary of state retain her security clearance during the inquiry?
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New York Post:
The e-mail scandal stretches far beyond Hillary
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
The Great GOP Realignment  —  Ted Cruz and Donald Trump may herald an historic working-class Republican revolt against the party establishment.  —  JoshuaGreen  —  A few days before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, Brad Martsching was barreling down a Pennsylvania highway, hoping to unload …
Sarah Karlin / Politico:
Martin Shkreli pleads the Fifth on Hill  —  The drug industry's most notorious CEO, who exulted in making a fortune by jacking up the price of a life-saving medicine, plead the Fifth Amendment on Thursday morning when he appeared for the first time before lawmakers he regularly trashes on Twitter.
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
‘Pharmo Bro’ Martin Shkreli to Plead the Fifth on Capitol Hill
Discussion: Towleroad
Bipartisan Report:
Ted Cruz's Campaign Chair Resigns After Revelations He Lied About Military Service  —  A Republican lawmaker who's serving as chairman of Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign in Washington state has resigned over accusations that he exaggerated his military record and lied about serving in the Marines and being wounded in combat.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
BBC:
Julian Assange is being arbitrarily held, UN panel to say  —  A UN panel has ruled in favour of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after he complained he was “arbitrarily detained”, the BBC understands.  —  Mr Assange claimed asylum in London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition …
Melissa Pamer / KTLA:
Car Lands on Top of Roof of Palos Verdes Estates Home's Garage: Fire Department  —  A driver lost control of his car and ended up landing on the roof of a Palos Verdes Estates home's garage, prompting an emergency response on Wednesday afternoon.  —  A vehicle landed on top of the roof of a Palos Verdes Estates home on Feb. 3, 2016.
Discussion: Fox17
 
 
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Ben Child / Guardian:
Study finds rom-coms teach female filmgoers to tolerate ‘stalker myth’
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Playboy Puts On (Some) Clothes for Newly Redesigned Issue
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Anger Makes Total Sense
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Discussion: WKRN-TV
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Sam Frizell / TIME:
Sanders Campaign Ad Misleadingly Suggests Endorsements
Discussion: Politico
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Obama Is Pressed to Open Military Front Against ISIS in Libya
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Week
Peter Hannam / Sydney Morning Herald:
Climate science to be gutted as CSIRO swings jobs axe
Discussion: Mashable and Watts Up With That?
New York Times:
Ted Cruz, a Public Firebrand on Social Issues, Is Cooler When Wooing Donors
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump resists staff calls to change course
Discussion: Associated Press and RedState