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Ben Jacobs is a former reporter for The Daily Beast. His journalism has also been published in outlets like The Boston Globe, The New Republic, The Atlantic, Salon and Capital New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @bencjacobs.
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Will Iowa Eat Jeb Bush?
Triple CrownHis father and brother won in the Hawkeye State and Jeb’s hire of a top Iowa operative raises the expectation that he will play there, too.

D.C.’s Top Rabbi Is a Peeping Tom
DisgraceAt one of the most influential synagogues in Washington, a rabbi secretly taped dozens of women as they undressed for a ritual bath. Now he's on trial, and his victims are speaking.

Meet Conservatives' New Favorite Judge
TEXAS JUSTICEA Texas judge who has effectively paused the implementation of Obama’s executive order on immigration, has a long history of pleasing conservatives.

Is GOP Dumb Enough to Shut Down DHS?
SMHThe House and Senate Republicans are edging ever closer to a totally predictable shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Huck v. Santo: The Cage Match for Iowa
Fight ClubHuckabee and Santorum are both returning to Iowa as former caucus champions but are now completing for the same pool of evangelical supporters.

Would Biden Be ‘a Player’ in Iowa?
Hawkeye VisitWhile there’s certainly a hunger for Democratic attention among activists in the state, the vice president’s trip this week might not be what they’re looking for.

Rhodes Scholar Slams Elites
Louisiana Governor and potential 2016 hopeful Bobby Jindal used a speech at a swanky Washington hotel to slam “elite bureaucrats” who implemented Common Core.

Florida Man Wants to Be Senator
‘I Call It Like It Is’Rep. Alan Grayson may be married to a bigamist. He’s compared the Tea Party to the KKK. He also wants to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate—and Republicans couldn’t be more thrilled.

Romney Aide: Obama Adviser Is Lying
He Said, He SaidDavid Axelrod is claiming Romney ‘shocked and irritated’ the president by talking about Election Night turnout in racial code—but Garrett Jackson says his boss said no such thing.

Will Homeland Security Be Held Hostage?
Showdown Over ImmigrationSenate Republicans want to link a bill to fund the department with another measure to defund Obama’s immigration executive order—but Democrats are digging in. Who will blink first?
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