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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Watching Obama for Signs of Change — WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night, the president will address the nation and Congress on the state of the union. But many will watch as well for signs of the state of Barack Obama. — Inside the White House and out, advisers and associates have noted subtle …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
What President Obama should (and shouldn't) say in the State of the Union — If President Obama wants immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented workers, he may not want to mention it at all in tonight's State of the Union speech, a new Washington Post poll suggests.
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The Plum Line, ABCNEWS, Washington Post, Quartz, ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog and Politico
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
Morning Joe Crew Rips Republicans For Hagel Obstruction: 'It's A Colossal Mistake' — Republican Joe Scarborough is tired of his party's mistreatment of Defense Secretary-nominee Chuck Hagel and its continuing, all-consuming focus on Benghazi. — The focus of Scarborough's ire this morning …
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Crooks and Liars and Israel Matzav
Politico:
Republican senators threaten Chuck Hagel filibuster
Republican senators threaten Chuck Hagel filibuster
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Taylor Marsh and americanthinker.com
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The Morning Plum: Marco Rubio won't offer any real GOP “alternative”
The Morning Plum: Marco Rubio won't offer any real GOP “alternative”
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Associated Press, Washington Monthly, Weekly Standard, Real Clear Politics, The Week and Roll Call
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama to use State of the Union to make case against spending cuts
Obama to use State of the Union to make case against spending cuts
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alan.com, USA Today, Washington Post, First Read and Campaign for America's Future
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Executive action expected on climate
David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
House GOP Plans Series of Messaging Bills, Looks Past Obama
House GOP Plans Series of Messaging Bills, Looks Past Obama
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First Read
Suzi Parker / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin tries to stay relevant — CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post incorrectly reported that Sarah Palin planned to contribute to the Al Jazeera America news network. — The Sarah Palin Story is a cautionary tale about what can happen when politics and celebrity meet.
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Michelle Malkin, Twitchy, Weasel Zippers and National Review
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
WaPo wrong on Palin's new job — The Washington Post has erroneously reported that Sarah Palin, the former vice presidential candidate and former Fox News contributor, is joining the Qatari-owned news network Al Jazeera. — “Late last week Al Jazeera America announced …
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Twitchy, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Business Insider and FishbowlDC, more at Mediagazer »
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Parody Website Fools The Washington Post Into Thinking Sarah Palin Heading To Al Jazeera
Parody Website Fools The Washington Post Into Thinking Sarah Palin Heading To Al Jazeera
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The Gateway Pundit and Nice Deb
Paul Krugman:
Hearsay Economics — Jonathan Chait is boggled by Joe Scarborough's latest rant. (Dear Jon: I am not “prickly”: I'm aggressive and annoying. But that's by design, and I only do it when the situation calls for it.) What's really striking is Scarborough's certainty that we're experiencing …
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Brad DeLong and Eschaton
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Scarborough Hates Moms, PowerPoint — What makes Joe Scarborough such an enjoyable figure is his combination of affability, good intentions, high self-regard, low self-awareness, and total lack of analytical reasoning skills. He is not remotely dislikable. He is Ron Burgundy come to life.
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The Plum Line and Business Insider
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Wow, Joe Scarborough Doesn't Understand Economics at All — A couple of weeks ago, Joe Scarborough invited Paul Krugman onto his MSNBC show. The meeting of the brilliant but prickly Krugman with the dopey but genial Scarborough held the promise of a cataclysmic matter-touches-antimatter collision …
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Reuters:
China joins U.S., Japan, EU in condemning North Korea nuclear test — (Reuters) - North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, drawing condemnation from the United States, Japan, Europe and Pyongyang's only major ally, China, which summoned the North Korean ambassador to protest.
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New York Times:
North Korea Confirms It Conducted 3rd Nuclear Test
North Korea Confirms It Conducted 3rd Nuclear Test
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Jethro Mullen / CNN:
North Korea says it conducted new, more powerful nuclear test
North Korea says it conducted new, more powerful nuclear test
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Global Public Square, alan.com, TechCrunch and Weasel Zippers
Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times:
Ex-Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh insists he's not trying to stop paying child support — After insisting he wasn't a “deadbeat dad” throughout his failed campaign for re-election, ex-U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh is still dogged by questions about child support. — Walsh, a flame-throwing Tea Party Republican …
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Megan McCloskey / Stars & Stripes:
Esquire article wrongly claims SEAL who killed Bin Laden is denied healthcare — Esquire magazine claims “The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden ... Is Screwed.” — The story details the life of the Navy SEAL after the successful raid to take out the No. 1 terrorist, and it asserts that once …
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Spencer E. Ante / Wall Street Journal:
Millions Improperly Claimed U.S. Phone Subsidies — The U.S. government spent about $2.2 billion last year to provide phones to low-income Americans, but a Wall Street Journal review of the program shows that a large number of those who received the phones haven't proved they are eligible to receive them.
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Little Green Footballs, Hot Air, Infowars, americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers, Law Blog, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain
Gabriel Gomez / Gabriel Gomez for U.S. Senate:
Why I Am Running — I'm running to serve, and I mean that in the old fashioned patriotic sense of the word. — In my military career, at the U.S. Naval Academy, as a Navy aircraft carrier pilot, and as a Navy SEAL, I learned one thing above all else - serving others is more important than being served.
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Ballot Box and The PJ Tatler
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
What Marco Rubio Doesn't Understand About Debt And The Economy — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will deliver the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address tonight. While Rubio has been pitched as the “savior” and “new face” of the GOP, a preview of his speech gives …
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Hullabaloo and Crooks and Liars
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Harry J Enten / Guardian:
Marco Rubio for 2016? Five reasons I wouldn't bet on it
Marco Rubio for 2016? Five reasons I wouldn't bet on it
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Talking Points Memo:
Nugent: ‘I Will Be Taking On Media Orgy’ After SOTU — Outspoken rocker Ted Nugent will attend President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday in order to take on the media and “counter the scams and lies of the left,” he explained to talk radio host Mike Broomhead Monday.
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The Hill, The Week, Shakesville, Mediaite, DCist, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit and The Raw Story
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ABCNEWS:
Fort Hood Hero Says President Obama ‘Betrayed’ Her, Other Victims — Three years after the White House arranged a hero's welcome at the State of the Union address for the Fort Hood police sergeant and her partner who stopped the deadly shooting there, Kimberly Munley says President Obama broke …
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Weasel Zippers, Gawker and The PJ Tatler
Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
Passengers on Crippled Carnival Cruise Ship Describe Worsening Conditions — A small boat belonging to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous patrols near the cruise ship Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 11, 2013. — Passengers on the fire-damaged Carnival cruise ship stranded …