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New York Times:
Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey apologized to the people of New Jersey on Thursday, saying that he was “embarrassed and humiliated” by revelations that one of his top aides and close associates ordered lane closings …
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New York Post:
Staffer's head rolls as Christie looks to save neck over Bridgegate — Heads are rolling over Bridgegate. — Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday fired the top aide who brazenly plotted the crippling lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, multiple sources told The Post.
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Washington Post, neo-neocon, Taylor Marsh, Right Wing News and Daily Kos
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie, the George Washington Bridge and the IRS. — New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie has been tagged as a favorite, if not the favorite, for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. His landslide re-election victory in 2013, a quarter-century after the Garden State last voted …
Leigh Ann Caldwell / CNN:
Christie drops swagger amid heat of scandal — (CNN) — The usual swagger and bluster were gone. Chris Christie stood contrite and humiliated as he told reporters on Thursday that he knew nothing about an unfolding political scandal that has upended his administration and could mean bigger problems if he runs for President.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Over Two Weeks Ago, Christie Claimed His Staff Gave Him a ‘Full Briefing’ on Bridgegate — Governor Christie's problems are even worse than Eliana's grim post suggests — and I don't say that just because the press coverage here in Jersey, where Democrats are turning up the heat, is now unrelenting.
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Associated Press, Daily Kos, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and The Federalist
Washington Post:
Full transcript: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's Jan. 9 news conference on George Washington Bridge scandal — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) held a news conference Jan. 9 to address revelations that a senior aide and two top political appointees forced days of traffic jams in September …
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Bloomberg, PostPartisan, TalkLeft, The Fix, NBCNews, Business Insider, The Star-Ledger Editorial Page, The Rude Pundit and Post Politics
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Chris Christie announces 11 a.m. presser
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The Moderate Voice, ABC News, CNN, Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune and The New Republic
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Christie Pal Pleads The Fifth At Bridge Scandal Hearing
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National Review, AMERICAblog News and PoliticusUSA
Nate Schweber / New York Times:
Woman Says Lane Closings Were Not to Blame for Her Mother's Death
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Four Uncomfortable Questions From Chris Christie's Bridgegate Press Conference
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Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, The Dish and Hot Air
New York Times:
The Bully Was a Dupe — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey …
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theGrio, Taking Note, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and American Spectator
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Chris Christie: ‘I am embarrassed’
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BuzzFeed, CNN and Little Green Footballs
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Chris Christie's Accidental Argument For Limited Government (And Against Himself)
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ThinkProgress, Gothamist, DownWithTyranny! and Mother Jones
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Christie Fires Top Aide ‘Because She Lied To Me’
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CNBC, Washington Monthly and The Hinterland Gazette
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Chris Christie's critics savor his misfortune
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New York Times, NorthJersey.com, Mediaite, First Read, The Hill, CNN, The Atlantic Online and Talking Points Memo
Jethro Mullen / CNN:
Dennis Rodman apologizes for North Korea outburst, says he'd been drinking — Rodman, ex-NBAers play North Korea — (CNN) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman apologized Thursday for his much-criticized outburst about an American citizen imprisoned in North Korea, saying he was stressed …
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Complete Colorado / Page Two:
Udall's office pushed back hard on number of health care cancellations — At the height of controversy surrounding President Obama's promises on the federal health care overhaul, U.S. Senator Mark Udall's office worked assiduously to revise press accounts that 249,000 Coloradans received health care cancellation notices.
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler and American Spectator
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Eli Stokols / KDVR.com:
GOP blasts Udall for ‘bullying’ Dept. of Insurance over Obamacare cancellations
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
A health industry expert on ‘the fundamental problem with Obamacare’ — Robert Laszewski is president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, a policy and marketplace consulting firm where he works closely with many in the heath industry as they try to navigate the Affordable Care Act.
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AEIdeas, Politico and Marginal Revolution
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Intel panel: DOD report finds Snowden leaks helped terrorists — Edward Snowden's leaks about National Security Agency programs have put U.S. troops at risk and prompted terrorists to change their tactics, according to a classified Pentagon report. — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers …
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Politico, The Moderate Voice, Hit & Run and Freedom of the Press …
Erik Wemple:
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow hunkers down on Koch Bros. claim — Mark V. Holden is general counsel at Koch Industries Inc., and he has a big file relating to MSNBC. The progressive cable network tends to make frequent references to Koch Industries and its politically active, free-market major shareholders Charles and David Koch.
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JustOneMinute and The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Swearing toddler removed from home — (CNN) — A Nebraska toddler who repeated a slew of profanities in an online video has been taken into child protective custody, Omaha police said Wednesday. — While authorities found nothing criminal in the video, officials from the Omaha police's Child Victim Unit …
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, Riehl World News, The Daily Caller and The Raw Story
Eleanor Barkhorn / The Atlantic Online:
School Wasn't Canceled for Bad Weather in 1882 — Record-low temperatures caused by the Polar Vortex have forced schools across the country to close this week. Weather-related school cancellations tend to raise anxieties about whether we're a nation of wimps.
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American Spectator
Communications / OpenSecrets.org:
Millionaires' Club: For First Time, Most Lawmakers are Worth $1 Million-Plus — For the first time in history, most members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new analysis of personal financial disclosure data by the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Politico and First Read
Jennifer Kabbany / The College Fix:
Under Obama, Youth Misery Index Hits All-Time High — A Youth Misery Index that measures young Americans' woes has skyrocketed under President Barack Obama and hit an all-time high. — The index, released Wednesday, was calculated by adding youth unemployment and average college loan debt figures …
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Weasel Zippers and National Review
Guy Taylor / Washington Times:
Iraqi ambassador slams Obama, praises Bush — Ambassador praises Bush's ‘ownership’ of relationship — NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: — Iraq's ambassador to Washington says the Obama administration doesn't fully grasp the consequences of failing to more aggressively combat a surging al Qaeda threat inside …
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Weasel Zippers and VodkaPundit
Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
The Poverty Line Was Designed Assuming Every Family Had a Housewife Who Was a ‘Skillful Cook’ — The official poverty line, as I wrote yesterday, is a dated and crude statistical concept that in many ways fails to capture America's historical success at fighting economic need.
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Shakesville and Washington Monthly
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