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9:30 AM ET, February 19, 2016

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
In 2002, Donald Trump Said He Supported Invading Iraq  —  “Are you for invading Iraq?”  Howard Stern asked him, and Trump answered, “Yeah, I guess so.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  For months, Donald Trump has claimed that he opposed the Iraq War before the invasion began — as an example of his great judgment on foreign policy issues.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
A canticle for Donald Trump
Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP RESPONSE TO THE POPE
Brian Stobie / Ø:
ANALYSIS: Cable TV's $2.8 Million Donation to Donald Trump's Campaign
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
Donald Trump on Whether Pope Dust-up Will Hurt: ‘You Never Know’
Discussion: Politico
The Atlantic:
The Lawsuits of Donald Trump
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Larry McShane / New York Daily News:
Pope Francis says Trump ‘not Christian’ …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
Pope Francis Suggests Donald Trump Is ‘Not Christian’
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton ‘feels the Bern,’ trails Sanders by three points nationally  —  Bernie Sanders now tops Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination.  —  The latest Fox News national poll finds 47 percent of Democratic primary voters now back the Vermont senator, up from 37 percent in January.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Donald Trump's Lead Slashed in South Carolina: Poll  —  Donald Trump is now leading Saturday's South Carolina Republican primary by 5 points — down from his 16-point lead in the state a month ago, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: National presidential race February 18, 2016  — Home - Video - Politics - U.S. - Opinion - Entertainment - Tech - Science - Health - Travel - Lifestyle - World - Sports - On Air  —  ©2016 FOX News Network, LLC.  All rights reserved.
Bobby Blanchard / Trail Blazers Blog:
Consolidating Hispanic support, Clinton's campaign throws punches at Sanders
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders Cuts Into Hillary Clinton's National Lead: Poll
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Clinton Strong in South Carolina But Warning Signs Ahead, Bloomberg Poll Shows
Daniel Nasaw / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Would Lose Big to Sanders and Trump — WSJ/NBC Poll
Discussion: Washington Post
Jamie Self / The State:
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn to endorse Hillary Clinton for president
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton: “I've always tried” to tell the truth  —  LAS VEGAS — For Hillary Clinton, these are high roller stakes in Nevada after losing New Hampshire in a landslide and essentially tying in Iowa.  —  She has decided to stay in Nevada through the caucus on Saturday.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Bush machine running on fumes  —  SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Some of Jeb Bush's most steadfast allies think Saturday might be the end.  —  Donors, who poured millions into his campaign and super PAC, have stopped giving - one refusing a direct request to raise $1 million this week.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Race in Nevada, Once a Hillary Clinton Firewall, Is Now Hotly Contested
Discussion: Politico and Prairie Weather
USA Today:   Trump speaks for those Bush betrayed: Column
New York Daily News:
Republicans, let's win this one for Nino  —  Let's understand something about the fight to fill the Supreme Court seat of Antonin ("Nino") Scalia.  This is about nothing but raw power.  Any appeal you hear to high principle is phony — brazenly, embarrassingly so.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
In interview, Biden suggests Obama's Supreme Court pick shouldn't be too liberal
Discussion: The Week
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Biden hints at centrist Supreme Court pick
Discussion: ABC News and The Huffington Post
Hugh Hewitt / CNN:
Antonin Scalia vacancy: Letter to GOP senator who waffled
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
Mourners to Pay Respects Friday to Late Justice Scalia
Discussion: ABC News and abc11.com
Melanie Eversley / USA Today:
Reports: Chicago court to hear case to knock Cruz off White House ballot  —  A judge in Cook County Circuit Court will hear testimony Friday in a lawsuit filed by an Illinois voter that alleges Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz should not be allowed to run for president, CNN and ABC are reporting.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Why aren't we talking about how big a frontrunner Donald Trump is for the Republican nomination?
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:   Yes, Trump Can Win in November - And Here's How
New York Times:
U.S. Strikes ISIS Camp in Libya, Killing More Than 30  —  WASHINGTON — American warplanes struck an Islamic State camp in Libya early Friday, targeting a senior Tunisian operative linked to two major terrorist attacks in Tunisia last year, according to a Western official.
Discussion: The Week, NPR, RT and The Daily Beast
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CBS News:
U.S. warplanes hit ISIS targets in Libya, official says
Discussion: The Week
Charles G. Koch / Washington Post:
Charles Koch: This is the one issue where Bernie Sanders is right  —  Charles G. Koch is chairman and chief executive of Koch Industries.  —  As he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) often sounds like he's running as much against me as he is the other candidates.
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE- Pat Buchanan: Donald Trump's Rise Is Rejection of a Quarter Century of Bush Republicanism  —  In an exclusive statement to Breitbart News, Pat Buchanan declared that Trump's rise represents a rejection of 25 years of Bush Republicanism— an ideology which Buchanan …
Michael Riley / Bloomberg Business:
Secret Memo Details U.S.'s Broader Strategy to Crack Phones  —  ‘Decision memo’ directs agencies to find ways to access data  —  Officials met around Thanksgiving to discuss encryption plans  —  Silicon Valley celebrated last fall when the White House revealed it would not seek legislation …
Discussion: emptywheel and The Atlantic
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — Mom Whose Son Was Tortured to Death by Illegal Endorses Trump, Says 'Pope Doesn't Care About Me'  —  In an exclusive telephone interview with Breitbart News, Laura Wilkerson, whose son was tortured to death by an illegal alien, explained why she cast her early ballot today for GOP frontrunner, Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Stephen Kinzer / BostonGlobe.com:
The media is misleading the public on Syria  —  COVERAGE OF the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press.  Reporting about carnage in the ancient city of Aleppo is the latest reason why.  —  For three years, violent militants have run Aleppo.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Rafael Romo / CNN:
At least 100 bodies found in sewer system under Colombian prison  —  (CNN)Colombian authorities are investigating the disappearance and dismemberment of at least 100 people whose bodies were allegedly thrown into a sewer system underneath a notorious prison in Bogota.
Discussion: AOL
 
 
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg Business:
Senate Contender's Family Profited From ‘Pariah State’ Gold Mine
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Dan Eaton / Columbus Business Journal:
McDonald's testing chicken-and-pancake sandwich in Central Ohio
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John McAfee / Business Insider:
I'll decrypt the San Bernardino phone free of charge so Apple doesn't need to place a back door on its product
Discussion: Ars Technica UK and Slantpoint
Reuters:
Drinking more coffee may reverse liver damage from booze
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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