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Reuters:
Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt — (Reuters) - More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.
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BBC:
Meteor strike injures hundreds in central Russia — The BBC's Daniel Sandford says people described a ball of fire in the sky — A meteor crashing in central Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 500 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings.
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New York Times:
Meteorite Fragments Are Said to Rain Down on Siberia; Hundreds of Injuries Reported — MOSCOW — Bright objects, apparently debris from a meteor, streaked through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across a vast territory.
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Daily Mail:
Moment meteorite exploded in the sky above Russian town as doctors treat 950 people injured when sonic boom shattered windows — A terrifying meteorite shower left more than 950 people injured, buildings devastated and the mobile network wiped out when it hit Russia this morning.
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Phil Plait / Slate:
BREAKING: Huge Meteor Blazes Across Sky Over Russia; Sonic Boom Shatters Windows [UPDATED]
BREAKING: Huge Meteor Blazes Across Sky Over Russia; Sonic Boom Shatters Windows [UPDATED]
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Howard Amos / Guardian:
Meteorite explosion over Chelyabinsk injures hundreds
Meteorite explosion over Chelyabinsk injures hundreds
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Paul Owen / Guardian:
Meteorite over Russia injures hundreds
Meteorite over Russia injures hundreds
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Politico:
Why President Obama went all-in on Chuck Hagel — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have fiercely defended the nomination of Chuck Hagel, despite advisers and Hill Democrats who questioned the move and predicted a firestorm, according to Democratic sources.
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
McCain Says He's Opposing Hagel Because Hagel Was Mean To Bush — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told us how he really feels about Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel on Fox News this afternoon, saying “people don't forget” when you cross your own party. — Speaking to Fox News host Neil Cavuto …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans filibuster Hagel nomination — Senate Republicans delivered a sharp rebuke to President Obama on Thursday when they began a filibuster of Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense. — The confirmation process stalled Thursday when GOP senators deprived Hagel …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Why Republicans are filibustering Chuck Hagel
Why Republicans are filibustering Chuck Hagel
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Washington Post:
Senate Democrats to force vote to end debate on Hagel nomination
Senate Democrats to force vote to end debate on Hagel nomination
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Block Vote on Defense Post for Hagel
G.O.P. Senators Block Vote on Defense Post for Hagel
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Over a Decade, Maureen O'Connor Spent $1 Billion on Bets — LOS ANGELES — A former mayor of San Diego spent the last decade wagering more than a billion dollars at casinos across the country, eventually liquidating her savings, auctioning her belongings, selling off real estate …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: Congressional pay cut undermines dignity of the job — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers' jobs. — “I don't think we should do it; I think we should respect the work we do …
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Judicial Watch:
JW Releases Confidential USDA Videos Revealing “Cultural Sensitivity Training” Program … Videos Reveal Indoctrination Program Requiring USDA Staffers to Bang on Tables, Chant, “The pilgrims were illegal aliens” — (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today released previously unseen USDA videos revealing …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Rahm Emanuel May Be Toying With 2016 Presidential Run — Obama's former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel might make a go for 2016, two well-connected Democrats tell Lloyd Grove—as long as Hillary doesn't. And the potty-mouthed Chicago mayor could win. — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Lone Star rising — AUSTIN, Texas — California fancies itself as a trendsetter and Florida prizes its claim as a microcosm of America. — But when it comes to politics — both present-day battles and future trends — ground zero right now is the fastest-growing of the mega-states: Texas.
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Senators wary of combative Cruz
Senators wary of combative Cruz
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Rubio and the Zombies — The State of the Union address was not, I'm sorry to say, very interesting. True, the president offered many good ideas. But we already know that almost none of those ideas will make it past a hostile House of Representatives. — On the other hand, the G.O.P. reply …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
First on CNN: New player in gun control ad wars — Washington (CNN) - MoveOn.org is moving into the TV fight over curbing gun violence. — The progressive group will announce Friday that it's going up with a television commercial that goes after members of Congress who accept donations from the National Rifle Association.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama to press gun control during visit to Chicago's South Side
NBC Politics:
Congressman says deleted tweets were to his recently discovered daughter — Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., tells NBC News that the 24-year-old woman he tweeted at during the State of the Union address was not a romantic interest, but in fact his daughter. — After “The Hill” reported that Cohen …
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine:
Congressman Steve Cohen's Deleted Flirty Loving Tweets From the State of the Union [Updated]
Congressman Steve Cohen's Deleted Flirty Loving Tweets From the State of the Union [Updated]
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CBS Denver:
Parents Complain About School Ad Excluding Whites From Tutoring Program — AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A school principal said no white children were allowed at an after-school tutoring program, and now some parents call it discrimination. — The principal at Mission Viejo Elementary in Aurora sent …
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