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3:30 PM ET, February 5, 2016

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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
New poll shows Rubio closing in on Trump  —  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — With four days until New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the Republican contest is tightening at the top and churning in the middle as nearly a third of likely Republican voters say they could still change their mind …
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Poll: Sanders nearly tied with Clinton nationwide  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.  —  The poll released Friday finds Clinton leading the race …
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Holds Substantial Lead in New Hampshire, According to Poll
Discussion: Slantpoint
ABC News:
Lineup for Last GOP Debate Before NH Primary Announced
Joseph W. McQuaid / UnionLeader.com:
An Editorial — Joseph W. McQuaid, Publisher: Of polls, pundits, and rubes
Discussion: Politico, The Week and TVNewser
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Why did MSNBC put Rachel Maddow on the debate stage?  —  Rachel Maddow did a pretty good job in questioning Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at MSNBC's Democratic debate last night.  —  But she shouldn't have been on that stage as a moderator, sitting next to Chuck Todd, NBC's political director and moderator of “Meet the Press.”
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
MSNBC's Democratic debate is lowest rated of the season  —  MSNBC's feisty debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton received high marks from political observers, but not high ratings from ordinary viewers.  —  It was the lowest-rated debate of the 2016 election cycle by far, according to preliminary Nielsen data.
New York Times:
Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed  —  Noela Rukundo sat in a car outside her home, watching as the last few mourners filed out.  They were leaving a funeral — her funeral.  —  Finally, she spotted the man she'd been waiting for.
Melissa Fares / Reuters:
Sanders supporters banned from Tinder after campaigning on dating app  —  Stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tinder is getting some women banned from the online dating app after sending campaign messages to prospective matches.  —  Two women - one from Iowa …
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CNNMoney:
Bernie Sanders to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ with Larry David  —  Bernie Sanders will meet Bernie Sanders this weekend on “Saturday Night Live.”  —  Sanders, who is challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, will appear on “SNL” alongside host Larry David …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
CNN:
Is New Hampshire about to flip the script for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders?  —  David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.”  He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns.
Discussion: TheStreet.com
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Allison Yang / New York's PIX11:
NYC crane collapse: 1 killed, 3 injured after massive crane crashes onto cars; it was ‘like an earthquake’  —  LOWER MANHATTAN — A massive crane collapsed onto a row of cars in TriBeCa Friday morning, killing one person and injuring three others.  —  Reports of the fallen crane at 40 Worth St. …
Discussion: Fox 59, WTVR-TV and Q13 FOX News
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
At least one person killed, two seriously injured when construction crane collapses in lower Manhattan  —  One person was killed and two more were seriously injured when a construction crane tumbled onto a Tribeca street Friday morning, officials said.  —  The crane fell on a row of parked cars …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Compares Cruz's Reaction To Iowa Controversy To Clinton's Benghazi Response  —  “I'm not saying that it rises to the level up Benghazi, I'm saying it's the same kind of attitude.”  —  Mark Wilson / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Ben Carson questioned the Christian morality …
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Erick Erickson / Townhall.com:
Cruz vs. Rubio
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The chart above plots the popularity of the baby name “Hillary” between 1970 and 2014.  What you'll notice right away is that the frequency of the name falls of a cliff starting in 1993, the year Hillary Clinton became first lady.  —  Francis Smart of the Econometrics by Simulation blog first pointed this out the other day.
Discussion: RedState
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Time for Chelsea Clinton's Easy Ride to End
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Liberals Should Support a Trump Republican Nomination  —  He'd probably be a better president than his rivals.  —  The initial stupefaction and dismay with which liberals greeted Donald Trump's candidacy have slowly given way to feelings of Schadenfreude— reveling in the suffering of others …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kate Hairopoulos / Dallas Morning News:
Johnny Manziel's father: If son doesn't get help, QB 'won't live to see his 24th birthday'  —  Johnny Manziel's family is concerned for his well-being, but the NFL quarterback has twice declined to be admitted to area rehabilitation facilities in the last week, according to his father, Paul Manziel.
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Donald Trump Cancels All New Hampshire Events Today  —  I don't know if Donald Trump doesn't understand how much the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire expect to have their pinky ring kissed, or whether he doesn't care.  In either event, he still appears to have learned very little from his loss in Iowa.
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Is Going To The Next Fox Debate Hosted By Megyn Kelly  —  “I have no objection to being there.”  —  View Video ›  —  Donald Trump won't run from the March Republican debate hosted by Megyn Kelly.  —  “No, I'll be there,” Trump told the Steve Malzberg Show on Friday.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Andy Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:   Megyn Kelly Signs Book Deal
Katy Barnato / CNBC:
Citi: World economy trapped in ‘death spiral’  —  The global economy seems trapped in a “death spiral” that could lead to further weakness in oil prices, recession and a serious equity bear market, Citi strategists have warned.  —  Some analysts — including those at Citi …
 
 
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Thomas Watkins / Agence France-Presse:
US weighs options as IS presence soars in Libya
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Who Hates Obamacare?  —  Ted Cruz had a teachable moment in Iowa …
Discussion: Salon and The Week
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The sexist double standard behind why millennials love Bernie Sanders
Discussion: American Power and The Week
Andrew Blake / Washington Times:
Obama depicted as murderous devil in downtown Moscow
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Inside Peyton Manning's secret investigation into Al Jazeera documentary
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Gawken / RedState:
Is Trump sane?
Discussion: Hot Air
Vox:
Donald Trump supporters think about morality differently than other voters. Here's how.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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