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Rolling Stone: Marco Rubio’s ‘Signature Modus Operandi… Has Been to Turn His Back on Those Who’ve Helped Him Rise’

Rolling Stone’s Janet Reitman has posted a massive autopsy report on Marco Rubio’s failed presidential campaign, with one passage laying to waste his “work” on the Gang of Eight immigration bill. This portion sets out to answer angry former Marco consultant Frank Luntz, who asks why Rubio’s Tea Party ascent didn’t bolster his 2016 campaign.

Rubio with Supporters Miami AP

Standing Tall Against Iran with Apology in Hand

More than a month after Iran captured two U.S. Navy patrol boats with ten sailors onboard January 12, there is still very little information on what transpired. Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator John McCain (Ariz-R), has given President Barack Obama an ultimatum: either provide details of an investigation by March 1 or he will subpoena the sailors to testify before Congress.

US Sailors Arrested Iranian State News

New Hampshire’s Many Late-Deciders Shift GOP Rankings in Final Hours

On Wednesday, the New Hampshire primary will join the Iowa caucus in the history books and the Presidential nominating contest will take another dramatic turn. According to all recent polling, Donald Trump enjoys a bid lead in the Republican race, with 4-5 other candidates battling for place and show.

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Caution: New Hampshire Polls Show Tightening Race, or Not

A bevy of new polls were released Thursday and Friday, ahead of the final weekend before New Hampshire votes on Tuesday. The common denominator is that the race in New Hampshire is tightening. It isn’t really clear whether this is a normal tightening that happens ahead of actual voting or a real shift in momentum.

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Birtherism vs. Murder: In Today’s Media World, Trump’s Ruthlessness Is a Virtue

Republican Donald Trump appeared on “Morning Joe” Tuesday morning, and with most polls showing the billionaire businessman pulling ahead in Iowa, Trump heeded the warning from conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin and pulled his punches against his closest rival Ted Cruz. Oh, wait, no he didn’t. What Trump really did was put on a pair of cleats and stomp on Cruz’s face. And it was glorious.

Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Sen. Marco

Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton Nab Des Moines Register Endorsement

In a little more than a week, voters in Iowa will tip off the actual voting in the Presidential primary contests. Ahead of the historic caucuses, the state’s largest paper, the Des Moines Register, endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination and Hillary Clinton in the Democrat contest.

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GOP Insiders Kill Anti-McCain Move, Silence Republicans

A Republican National Committee Parliamentarian was brought in, and members of the small 5-person Arizona GOP Resolutions Committee voted to kill a movement to endorse “Anyone but Senator John McCain” at Saturday’s Arizona State Republican Party meeting.

McCain arms spread AP J. Scott Applewhite

Report: Marco Rubio Pins Hopes on South Carolina

Despite relatively low national poll numbers, Marco Rubio’s campaign has calculated that the donor-class favorite can snag the party’s nomination through a strong performance in Nikki Haley and Lindsey Graham’s state of South Carolina, according to a new report.

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