Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Tuesday's Headlines: Voting begins in N.H. as presidential hopefuls make a final sprint

Nobody in the Albright-Steinem-Clinton flap has much to be proud of; Republicans ready to reject Obama budget and battle among themselves ; 'I won't put you in a nursing home': A vow that sometimes can't be kept; An unprecedented experiment in mass forgiveness;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Voting begins in N.H. as presidential hopefuls make a final sprint
Neither contest for the state's primary appears to have a genuine race for first place, but candidates have leveled criticism at each other as the effect of today's voting could lengthen both nomination battles well into the spring.
Nobody in the Albright-Steinem-Clinton flap has much to be proud of
In case you missed it, the former secretary of state and the feminist activist essentially reprimanded and ridiculed women who do not plan to vote for Hillary Clinton.
 
Republicans ready to reject Obama budget and battle among themselves
Congressional Republicans have already announced they will ignore the White House budget being released this morning rather than engage in another round of fiscal brinksmanship with the president. They have their own problems to worry about.
 
'I won't put you in a nursing home': A vow that sometimes can't be kept
The fears and assurances mirror conversations that are playing out increasingly in families as Americans age. By 2050, the number of people 85 and older is projected to triple.
 
An unprecedented experiment in mass forgiveness
California is releasing thousands of prisoners in a reversal of its once aggressively tough-on-crime stance. While progressives applaud, many law enforcement leaders and victims' advocates said the state has gone too far.
 
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Opinions
 
Bernie Sanders is no revolutionary
 
The rising storm of ethnic fear in Europe and the United States
 
Donald Trump's foul mouth is just a cover for his ignorance
 
'Progressive' and 'conservative' have become meaningless
 
What Rubio's robotic debate performance reveals
 
Mr. Obama's 'strategic patience' in North Korea has failed
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At least 8 dead after trains collide head-on in Germany, scores injured
More than 100 people were injured, some very seriously, in the early morning accident in Bavaria.
Donald Trump repeats supporter's vulgar attack on Ted Cruz
"She just said a terrible thing," the candidate said with a smile. "You know what she said? Shout it out."
Sloppy winter storm in D.C. area; will any snow stick remains the question
Scattered areas of snow and wintry mix could make roads slushy and slippery, especially in the far west and northwest suburbs.
Authorities charge woman accused of holding U.S. aid worker hostage in Syria
Kayla Mueller, 26, from Prescott, Ariz., was repeatedly abused and raped by the leader of the Islamic State before she was killed last year. Authorities say Iraqi Umm Sayyaf played a role in her imprisonment.
What the fall of Aleppo would mean for Syria and the world
The messy, deadly conflagration in the Middle East is getting dire and could result in a new refugee crisis.
Turban-wearing Sikh actor barred from boarding plane is now refusing to fly home
Waris Ahluwalia said he was prohibited from boarding a New York-bound Aeromexico flight in Mexico City because he refused to take off his turban. Now he is taking a stand.
Elizabeth Warren's critique of Hillary Clinton's bankruptcy vote in the Senate
The Bernie Sanders campaign is circulating some tough words by Sen. Warren from a 2003 book. Does the argument still hold?
‘A child who commits first-degree murder cannot be willy-nilly turned loose into society’
McKayla Dyer, 8, was fatally shot by an 11-year-old boy in 2015 after she declined to show him her puppy. Last week, the boy was found guilty of first-degree murder and ordered to remain in custody.
Black Princeton professor says she was handcuffed to a table for an unpaid parking ticket
Imani Perry says she was treated unfairly during her arrest because of her race. The Princeton Police Department said she had an outstanding arrest warrant for two unpaid parking tickets.
 
     
 
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