Friday, February 26, 2016

Friday's Headlines: Feisty Rubio mocks, spars with Trump in GOP debate

Aggressive approach may come too late to dent Trump; The Fix: Winners and losers; Fact Checker: Trump on Cruz's criticism of sister; Former Mexican presidents lambaste Trump's 'stupid wall'; Kansas gunman kills 3, injures 14 in workplace rampage;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Feisty Rubio mocks, spars with Trump in GOP debate
Robust arguments between Sen. Marco Rubio, whom many consider the Republican establishment's best hope, and Donald Trump dominated the debate. Sen. Ted Cruz also criticized the billionaire businessman, casting him as insufficiently conservative.
Aggressive approach may come too late to dent Trump
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio tried to change the dynamic of the GOP race, but Tuesday's balloting will be the first real test of whether they succeeded.
 
The Fix: Winners and losers
The best. Also, the worst.
 
Fact Checker: Trump on Cruz's criticism of sister
Here's our round-up of 13 fishy claims made during the debate on CNN.
 
Former Mexican presidents lambaste Trump's 'stupid wall'
In interviews with The Post, Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón said that insults from Trump and others have damaged U.S.-Mexico relations.
 
Kansas gunman kills 3, injures 14 in workplace rampage
Police did not identify a motive for the shootings, which involved several crime scenes. The gunman, was fatally shot by police.
 
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The winners and losers of the Houston GOP debate
 
Despite Thursday's debate, Rubio's 'Marco-mentum' is still an illusion
 
Donald Trump's 'Captain Underpants' campaign
 
Trump's nationalism is corrosive and dangerous
 
While Obama fiddles...
 
Surprise — Trump, Cruz and Rubio aren't all that different
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She brings her microphone, and women tell their stories of abortion
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a major abortion case, Melissa Madera's podcast, The Abortion Diary, offers evolving, layered and sometimes conflicting feelings.
Drop in oil prices has prompted Saudi Arabia to cut subsidies, handouts
Its economy has gone from producing windfalls to deficits, and Saudi rulers are struggling to provide the cushy government jobs, expensive state handouts and tax-free living that have long bought them domestic obedience.
Why Clinton's 'super-predator' response is a big moment for political protest
The real beauty of this protest is that this activist has almost certainly forced Hillary Clinton to make clear commitments about what she will do differently if elected and why.
Sandoval got out to save himself, possibly just in time
Hours after his name was publicly floated for the Supreme Court vacancy, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval envisioned his future — and it looks like he didn't like what he saw.
Peyton Manning case distracts from today's campus sex assault problem
The never-ending controversy over the quarterback's backside amounts to a supercharged distraction from the real question: Why aren't we talking about current events at the University of Tennessee, instead of a murky one from 20 years ago?
Mizzou professor who pushed reporter at protests is fired
The mass media professor made headlines when a video of her went viral; she could be heard calling for "muscle" to toss out reporters covering protests that paralyzed the university and forced the resignation of the system president and chancellor.
Boy, 7, suffering a pet allergy attack is removed from plane as passengers applaud
The boy was on his way home from a "bucket-list" trip with his dad who has been diagnosed with terminal stage-4 cancer.
 
     
 
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