February 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders locked in tight race

Hillary Clinton and Bernard Sanders are locked in a tight race — and there are big differences when it comes to the age of caucus-goers in Iowa who say they are supporting Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.

More than 8 in 10 Democratic caucus-goers under 30 say they came to ...

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Huckabee Is Out — Suspends Campaign After Lackluster Iowa Showing

'I am officially suspending my campaign'

Via: The Daily Caller

After Trump Loses Iowa, Anti-Trump Super PAC Sends Him a Package — This What Is Inside

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Oops: Iowa Caucus-Goer Drops F-Bomb Live on MSNBC

"When you listen in to caucuses…people often speak the way they do out on the street." 

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Ted Cruz Wins Iowa Caucus Over Trump, Rubio

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz wins Iowa caucus, beating Donald Trump. Marco Rubio in 3rd, coming close to Trump Ben Carson in 4th, Rand Paul coming in 5th Des Moines Register reports former Iowa Caucus winner Mike Huckabee will suspend campaign NOTE: In final Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, Trump led pack with 28% support, followed by Cruz (23%), Rubio (15%), Ben Carson (10%)

Source: Bloomberg Politics

After Iowa, It's a Three Man Race [Updated]

(John Hinderaker) With 75% of precincts reporting, the current vote total on the GOP side is 28% for Ted Cruz, 25% for Donald Trump and 22% for Marco Rubio. Sure, we need to be cautious: both Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum are former winners of the Iowa caucuses. Still, this year is different. The RNC anointed the Iowa caucuses as the opening act in this year's drama, and the candidates have devoted

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Iowa Caucus-Goer Vents About 'F—ed Up' VA Live on MSNBC

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Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush spent most on staffing among presidential candidates

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton spent a third of her money late last year on staff costs, running an expensive campaign that's faltered even as her more nimble opponent, Sen. Bernard Sanders, has poured his money into ads.

On the Republican side, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush followed the Clinton ...

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Dead Phone Keeps Iowa Precinct From Reporting Democratic Caucus Results [VIDEO]

'Her phone battery has died, so she has not able to report the results yet to the party'

Via: The Daily Caller

Sources: After Poor Caucus Performance, O'Malley Will Suspend Campaign Monday Night

"The Iowa caucuses usually have a way of changing the dynamic of this race."

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See Tweet Ted Cruz's Rapid Response Director Posted During Iowa Caucuses, Then Quickly Deleted

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Let's Fix Startup Board Meetings

boardroom I spend a lot of time in board meetings. Specifically, private company startup board meetings. Rooms filled with some of the most talented, bold, daring and dedicated people on the planet, devising solutions to some of the economy's toughest problems. More often than not, however, most of these board meetings fail. Despite the good intentions and great experience in the room, the… Read More

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S. C. Sen. Scott Said to Endorse Marco Rubio: Politico

(Corrects Rubio title.)

Source: Bloomberg Politics

WESLEY PRUDEN: And now, here comes New Hampshire

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

The wind and snow of Iowa gives way to the ice and slush of New Hampshire, and the long, long trail to sunny South Carolina has never looked so inviting to so many. No one could have survived these last weeks but for the ample supply of hot air ...

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Dana Lil' Bank Is The Teacher's Pet

What a spot for the Iowa Caucuses

Via: The Daily Caller

'Betrayal': Sources Reveal to CNN How Fox Execs Reacted When O'Reilly Let Trump Slam Kelly On-Air

"He's never had a serious challenger like her before."

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Kid Rock Reveals the Republican Candidate He Is 'Digging' in 2016

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Bloomberg Beta On Investing In The 'Future Of Work'

Screen Shot 2016-02-01 at 5.30.31 PM The future of work is increasingly top of mind for tech investors, who have a range of opinions about whether and how to address the growing income inequality that appears driven, in some part, by the winner-take-all dynamics of technology and globalization. Longtime VC Steve Jurvetson told this reporter back in September that income inequality will "kill us long before climate… Read More

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Iowa Caucuses Underway as First Balloting of 2016 Race Starts

The kick-off to the presidential election has begun.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

O'Donnell Hits McCaskill's Reasons for Endorsing Clinton

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Hillary Clinton reconsiders more debates as Bernie Sanders gains on her Sanders' gains make Clinton

As the dust settles in Iowa, voters across the country are about to get a closer look at presidential candidates on both sides, with the schedule of primary debates expected to pick up in the coming weeks.

GOP White House hopefuls will return to the debate stage Saturday in New ...

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Three-Star Chef Benoit Violier Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

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Did CBS Anchors Laugh at Hillary Clinton's Response to Sanders' Charge That She's 'in the Pocket of Wall Street?'

"…a perverse compliment."

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Lexumo Lands $4.89 Million Seed Round To Help Ensure Open Source Code Security

digital binary data protected by the security system Lexumo, a Cambridge, Massachusetts cloud service that continuously checks open source code to be sure it has the latest security updates, announced a solid $4.89 million seed round today. The round was led by Accomplice, .406 Ventures and Draper. What has Lexumo created to warrant that kind of financial attention? It indexed all of the open source code in the world and created a cloud… Read More

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Stephen Ross: Trump Is the World's Greatest Promoter

Related Companies Chairman Stephen Ross discusses Donald Trump. Bloomberg View's Tim O'Brien also speaks on "Bloomberg 'GO'." O'Brien's opinions are his own. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Court says Georgia Board of Regents immune from tuition suit

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court has rejected a request by a group of young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children to overturn the dismissal of their lawsuit, which sought access to in-state tuition at the state's colleges and universities.

The roughly three dozen young immigrants have temporary ...

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This Taxpayer-Funded University Is LITERALLY Building A Segregated Dorm

'The white portion of the University of Connecticut is probably not ready for it'

Via: The Daily Caller

Hamas Says Its 'Heroes' Are Planning for New Fighting to 'Liberate' Jerusalem. Netanyahu Responds With His Own Threat.

"…to liberate the al-Aqsa mosque and the holy places."

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'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Unleashes on Gay Marriage, 'Perversion' and 'Depravity' During Cruz Event

"It is nonsense."

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UK Gov't Must Clarify Its Position On End-To-End Encryption, Says Parliamentary Committee

securityicons It's not just TechCrunch saying it, now a UK parliamentary science and technology committee has warned the government needs to clarify the legal position around end-to-end encryption in its draft Investigatory Powers Bill (IP bill). Read More

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Iowa Caucuses Kick Off the 2016 Presidential Race

Bloomberg Politics' John Heilemann and Bloomberg's Tim Higgins preview the Iowa caucuses. They speak on "Bloomberg 'GO'." (Source: Bloomberg)

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CBS Anchors Chuckle At Hillary When She Says She's 'Not In The Pocket of Anyone'

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Hillary Clinton: 'I take classified information seriously'

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday said she regrets some of the reactions that have resulted from her decision to use a private email system and server as secretary of state, likening the response from some quarters to criticism she's faced over the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in ...

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Ben Carson's Pointed, Two-Word Response to Biblical End-Times Question: Is 'Jesus…Coming Back in Our Lifetime?'

"You need to lead the right kind of life as if you were going to die today."

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Audience Measurement Consolidates As ComScore Closes $732M Rentrak Acquisition

ruler Some more consolidation in the online measurement and analytics space: today comScore has announced that it has closed its $732 million deal to acquire Rentrak in an all-stock deal that brings together Rentrak's TV and cinema audience tracking business with comScore's business covering Internet and mobile audiences to better compete against the likes of Nielsen. The deal was… Read More

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Will Weather Affect Iowa Voter Turnout?

Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass and Bloomberg's Megan Murphy discuss the Iowa caucuses. They speak on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

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'For the Record': How 'Cash for Care' Makes Medicine Less of a Headache

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Website UI Design Marketplace And Optimization Platform Kaizen Raises $8M

shutterstock laptop Kaizen, a Tokyo- and San Francisco-based user interface marketplace and testing platform, plans to increase its presence in the United States after raising an $8 million Series B. Read More

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Rep. Lou Barletta seeks 4th term

HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - Congressman Lou Barletta is seeking a fourth term in Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District.

The Republican says he has made significant progress fighting against illegal immigration, saving taxpayer dollars and strengthening national security.

Barletta is the former mayor of Hazleton and was elected to Congress in 2010.

...

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Clinton, Trump Face First Real Test as Iowans Head to Caucuses

Turnout will be key in first dual-party caucuses in the Hawkeye State since 2008.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Feds Spending $810,000 to Start 'Community-Owned' Grocery Stores, Gardens

Multiple federal agencies are teaming up to help towns start "community-owned" grocery stores and farmers' markets through an Obama administration initiative aimed at rural America.

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Donald Trump spends $400,000 on 'Make America Great' hats

Donald Trump spent more than $400,000 in the last three months to manufacture his iconic "Make America Great Again" hats, and another $450,000 on signature drives to make sure he's met the requirements to get on the ballots in this year's GOP primaries.

Meanwhile, erstwhile chief opponent Jeb Bush's single ...

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Telenor Jumps Into Ad Tech, Acquires Tapad For $360M

your ad here Verizon isn't the only carrier that wants to ramp up in ad tech to complement (and offset) its legacy business. Today, Norway-based Telenor announced that it has acquired Tapad, a New York-based ad tech startup co-founded by two Norwegians, Are Traasdahl and Dag Liodden, for $360 million "on a debt and cash-free basis." The price covers 95% of the company. Traasdahl… Read More

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