Summary: A psychological analysis of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders — a contender for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election — by Catherine Lundstrom, Hanae Nakamoto, Jacob Wankel, Christian Grande, Joe Trenzeluk, Atarah Pinder, and Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, revealed that Sanders’s primary personality patterns are Dominant/controlling and Contentious/resolute, with secondary Ambitious/confident features. In summary, Sanders’s personality composite can be characterized as a “deliberative nonconformist.”

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Summary: A psychological analysis of Ohio governor John Kasich — a contender for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election — by Timothy Immelman, Katherine Jennissen, Brianna Kupser, Jeremy Reller, Samantha Womeldorf, Joe Trenzeluk, and Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, revealed that Kasich’s primary personality patterns are Dominant / asserting and Accommodating / cooperative, with secondary Ambitious / confident and Outgoing / congenial features. In summary, Kasich’s personality composite can be characterized as a “forceful mediator.”

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Summary: Compilation of a veritable conga-line of high-profile Republican establishment figures jumping on the Ted Cruz bandwagon — Texas governor and failed GOP presidential contender Rick Perry; unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate and businesswoman Carly Fiorina; unsuccessful contender for the Republican presidential nomination, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican nominee defeated by Barack Obama; failed Republican presidential hopeful and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; and, prospectively, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the first GOP contender in the unprecedentedly large Republican field to drop out of the race for the 2016 Republican nomination.

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Summary: The 2016 Minnesota State High School League boys’ basketball state tournament takes place March 9-12 at Minneapolis’ Target Center, the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena, and Concordia University–St. Paul’s Gangelhoff Center.

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MSNBC “Morning Joe” is the only major television talk show to have predicted Donald Trump’s viability as a presidential candidate from the outset. This video compilation provides a retrospective of hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist’s commentary on “Morning Joe,” starting with Trump’s announcement of his bid for the Republican nomination on June 16, 2015.

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Summary: Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., director of the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, projects Donald Trump will win the 2016 U.S. presidential election, employing the Personal Electability Index (PEI), which has accurately predicted the outcome of every presidential election since 1996 before Super Tuesday.

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Summary: On Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, Daniel James (Danny) Heinrich of Annandale, Minn., who has been named as a “person of interest” in the October 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling, appeared in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on child pornography charges. Heinrich entered “not guilty” pleas on all charges. His trial was scheduled for July 11, 2016.

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Summary: A psychological analysis of Florida senator Marco Rubio — a contender for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election — by Joe Trenzeluk and Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, revealed that Rubio’s primary personality pattern is Ambitious / confident and Outgoing / congenial, with secondary Conscientious / respectful and Accommodating / cooperative features. In summary, Rubio’s personality composite can be characterized as an “ambitious and charming, cautious pleaser.”

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Summary: 2015 annual report (with 2016 updates) of U.S. military deaths in the Afghanistan war (Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Freedom’s Sentinel) and the war against ISIS / ISIL / Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (Operation Inherent Resolve), compiled from U.S. Department of Defense news releases and iCasualties.org. Updates on U.S. military deaths in 2016.

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“Silent Night” (Stevie Nicks)

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born

(Originally posted Dec. 25, 2015)

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