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2:15 PM ET, February 12, 2016

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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Super PAC makes big play to lift Hillary Clinton in primary states  —  The main super PAC supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is making its first significant foray into the 2016 primary, launching a radio campaign in South Carolina and spearheading a $4.5 million effort …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Apparently we should get on a boat and leave America ASAP  —  The message from Thursday night's Democratic debate is that everybody in America should get on a leaky rowboat and find somewhere, anywhere, else in the world to live — because life in the United States is a nightmare …
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
DNC rolls back Obama ban on contributions from federal lobbyists  —  The Democratic National Committee has rolled back restrictions introduced by presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 that banned donations from federal lobbyists and political action committees.
Discussion: The Week
Conor Dinan / Talking Points Memo:
First Nevada Poll In Weeks Shows Sanders Tied With Clinton
Andrea Gonzales / ABC News:
Democratic Presidential Debate: 5 Moments That Mattered
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
PBS' Donor-Moderator Fails to Ask Hillary About Clinton Foundation
Discussion: Power Line
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
'You didn't hear this from me, but. . .': Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty.  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Here's a story, the gist of which will sound familiar to anyone living in South Carolina: Natalie Barrett, a 53-year-old schoolteacher from Westminster, got a robo-call earlier this month and ended up furious.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Hard road ahead for Trump  —  He finished a close second in Iowa, romped to a blowout victory in New Hampshire and leads the polls in South Carolina.  —  But the Republican members of The POLITICO Caucus - a panel of activists, strategists and operatives in the four early states …
Discussion: Associated Press
Southern Political Report:
Opinion Savvy Poll Conducted for Augusta Chronicle, Morris News and FOX 5 Atlanta: Trumps Holds …
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: ‘South Carolina Will Be The Turning Point’ For Campaign
Discussion: neo-neocon and Daily Kos
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Bruised Marco Rubio Gets Personal and Aggressive
Discussion: Daily Kos and Althouse
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Clinton turned Sanders's attacks on her Wall Street ties into a game of chicken.  And she won.  —  The morning after a debate, it's natural to focus on the most dramatic moments.  But in the case of Thursday night's Clinton-Sanders showdown, the most significant exchange was arguably one that featured almost no drama.
Discussion: Scripting News
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Even the Senate Banking Chair Is Slamming Banks in Campaign Ads
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Reid Wilson / Morning Consult:
Poll: Wins Push Trump, Sanders to New Heights  —  After winning New Hampshire's presidential primaries by wide margins, New York real estate magnate Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders are soaring to new heights among their respective party's voters, a new Morning Consult poll finds …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump mocks Jeb Bush for bringing brother on campaign trail  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is mocking rival Jeb Bush for bringing his brother, former President George W. Bush, to help campaign.  —  “Don't fall asleep when I mention the name,” Trump said …
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Not ‘Our Better Angels’ : SC GOP Voters Size Up Trump, Rest of 2016 Field
Discussion: Political Wire
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Sen. Cory Booker / CBS News:
Cops kill man after machete attack at Ohio deli  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police shot and killed a man who stormed into a central Ohio restaurant wielding a machete and randomly attacking people as they sat unsuspectingly at their dinner tables, authorities said.
Agence France-Presse:
AFP EXCLUSIVE: Assad vows to retake whole country, warns could ‘take long time’  —  Damascus (AFP) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to retake the entire country but warned it could take a “long time,” in an exclusive interview with AFP that comes as international pressure grows for a ceasefire.
Discussion: Politico and Mashable
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Cruz Campaign Removes Ad Featuring Softcore Porn Star  —  Amy Lindsay has appeared in films such as Erotic Confessions, Carnal Wishes, Secrets of a Chambermaid, and Insatiable Desires.  “Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad,” a Cruz campaign spokesman told BuzzFeed News.
Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze.com:
Officer Is Attacked and Then Surrounded by '40 or 50′ Teenagers.  But Just When It Looks Like the Cop Is ‘Dead Meat,’ a Gun Owner Opens His Front Door.  —  Last Friday was a bad day for police in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, which hugs the western border of Philadelphia.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Inside The Most Important Supreme Court Case In Human History  —  The earth just had a terrible day in court.  —  Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court unexpectedly suspended the Obama administration's most aggressive effort to fight climate change in a 5-4 vote.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
At Success Academy School, a Stumble in Math and a Teacher's Anger on Video  —  In the video, a first-grade class sits cross-legged in a circle on a brightly colored rug.  One of the girls has been asked to explain to the class how she solved a math problem, but she has gotten confused.
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Obama's Writer Pens Trump Victory Speech  —  Jon Favreau gives you a glimpse of what the Republican frontrunner will likely sound like should he win the nomination.  —  It's come to this: I've written a Donald Trump speech.  —  It's not something I necessarily enjoyed doing …
Discussion: Politico
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Joe Scarborough-Donald Trump friendship increasing source of discomfort at NBC  —  Last November, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough sat on stage at the 92nd Street Y in New York and recounted the various times he had given Donald Trump political advice.  —  “I've actually called him up and said …
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Michael Brown / Townhall.com:
Shame on the Pastors Who Anointed Hillary Clinton as President
Discussion: RedState
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Sue Klebold, Mother of Columbine Killer Dylan Klebold: 'It's Very Hard to Live With the Fact …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Mediaite
Leon Neyfakh / Slate:
Sanders Is Delusional if He Thinks He Can Keep His Promise on Mass Incarceration
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy seeks court-appointed lawyer
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, OPB and Daily Kos
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Liberal intolerance is on the rise on America's college campuses
Discussion: Instapundit
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Scarborough Explains What Black Voters Want To Head Of Urban League (VIDEO)
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Week and The Hill
Emily Badger / Washington Post:
The poor are better off when we build more housing for the rich
Discussion: The Week
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Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: EU Is Poised to Restrict Passport-Free Travel
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Agence France-Presse:
CIA director says IS group has used, can make chem weapons
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles Times:
Obama creates 3 new national monuments to protect 1.8 million acres of California desert
Discussion: KTLA and The Week
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Tempers flare at IRS hearing
 

 
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