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New York Times:
Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry — TRENTON — In a remarkable day of swirling political drama, Gov. Chris Christie tried on Thursday to control the damage from revelations that his administration ordered the revenge-closings of traffic lanes at the George Washington Bridge …
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Nate Schweber / New York Times:
Woman Says Lane Closings Were Not to Blame for Her Mother's Death — The daughter of a 91-year-old woman from Fort Lee, N.J., who died on the day of a major traffic jam precipitated by top aides to Gov. Chris Christie said on Thursday that she did not believe the inability of an ambulance …
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Four Uncomfortable Questions From Chris Christie's Bridgegate Press Conference — The thrust of Gov. Chris Christie's (R-N.J.) Bridgegate press conference this morning has been: I didn't know, my staff lied to me, I'm so embarrassed, I'm sorry. — Let's say he's telling the truth.
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The Daily Beast, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo and The Dish
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
So, Christie Says He Couldn't Pick Fort Lee Mayor ‘Out of a Lineup’... Really? — A photo posted on the New Jersey governor's own website, taken at a news conference on Dec. 8, 2011, tells a different story. The photo shows Christie speaking on the issue of sick pay reform with several mayors …
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TheBlaze.com and ABC News
Dan Merica / CNN:
U.S. attorney probing Christie has opened wallet to Democrats
U.S. attorney probing Christie has opened wallet to Democrats
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The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Moderate Voice and Politico
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Over Two Weeks Ago, Christie Claimed His Staff Gave Him a ‘Full Briefing’ on Bridgegate
Over Two Weeks Ago, Christie Claimed His Staff Gave Him a ‘Full Briefing’ on Bridgegate
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The Dish, The Reality-Based Community, Daily Kos, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and The Federalist
Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Chris Christie ally David Wildstein pleads Fifth to panel
Chris Christie ally David Wildstein pleads Fifth to panel
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Hot Air, CNN and Washington Free Beacon
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Christie Ally Seeks to Block Testimony on Bridge Scandal
Christie Ally Seeks to Block Testimony on Bridge Scandal
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The Reaction
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Fighting a Pipeline, but Feeling and Fearing Christie's Influence
Fighting a Pipeline, but Feeling and Fearing Christie's Influence
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Philly.com, New Jersey Online, The Daily Beast, ThinkProgress, Capital New York, The Raw Story, susiemadrak.com and NY Daily News
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Is Chris Christie political road kill?
Is Chris Christie political road kill?
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Fox News Insider and Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Full transcript: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's Jan. 9 news conference on George Washington Bridge scandal
Full transcript: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's Jan. 9 news conference on George Washington Bridge scandal
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Chris Christie did everything right today. But Bridge-gate is still a very real problem for him.
Chris Christie did everything right today. But Bridge-gate is still a very real problem for him.
Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Christie Pal Pleads The Fifth At Bridge Scandal Hearing
Christie Pal Pleads The Fifth At Bridge Scandal Hearing
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National Review
New York Post:
Staffer's head rolls as Christie looks to save neck over Bridgegate
Staffer's head rolls as Christie looks to save neck over Bridgegate
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Daily Kos, neo-neocon, Taylor Marsh, Washington Post and Right Wing News
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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Firedoglake, Washington Post, Politico, Freedom of the Press …, Hit & Run, The Moderate Voice and emptywheel
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
EPA publishes emissions rule to GOP's dismay — The Environmental Protection Agency published its rule limiting carbon emissions from new power plants on Wednesday to the dismay of coal advocates and the GOP. — The proposed rule, published nearly four months after EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy announced …
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Booman Tribune
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John P / Pew Research Center:
Who is this man? Many Americans don't recognize top news anchor — Nightly News is now the nightly White House propaganda , it's talking points , personal attacks and lies. They don't even give reeivent news. I stopped watching the communist run media when I got my first computer.
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Mediaite, TVNewser, Poynter and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
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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New York Times, Politico, DCist, CNN, Political Capital and First Read
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
How Marriage Fights Poverty — Marco Rubio delivered a speech on poverty today where he observed: — Marriage is great. And it is true that a household with two adult members in it is much less likely to be poor than a household with one adult member. But even though conservatives say this a lot …
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Matt Bruenig / American Prospect:
Marriage and Poverty — Oddly enough, there is a gang …
Marriage and Poverty — Oddly enough, there is a gang …
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The Democratic Daily
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Gillespie, Former Republican Chairman, Readies to Run for Senate in Virginia — WASHINGTON — Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman, has told senior members of his party that he will challenge Senator Mark R. Warner of Virginia and announce his candidacy as early as next week …
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Talking Points Memo
David Giambusso / New Jersey Online:
Amiri Baraka, former N.J. poet laureate and prolific author, dead at 79 — Amiri Baraka, the state's former poet laureate and a revered author, poet and activist, has died. He was 79. Baraka is shown in this 2009 file photo. (Star-Ledger file photo) — David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger
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The Hinterland Gazette, News One, Mediaite and Gothamist
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
Rush Limbaugh:
RINOs Stampede Away from Christie — RUSH: Governor Christie just yesterday, I believe, and frequently many times prior has talked about how he's different because he's shown he can work the other side. He said (paraphrasing), “It's not that we don't have arguments, we have arguments …
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Taylor Marsh and Politico
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Reid's Uncompromising Power Play in Senate Rankles Republicans — WASHINGTON — With his strong-armed change to the filibuster rule and an iron-fisted control of the Senate floor, Senator Harry Reid has engaged in the greatest consolidation of congressional power since Newt Gingrich ruled the House …
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Obamacare To Cover Breast Cancer Prevention Drugs — WASHINGTON — Certain medications that are intended to prevent breast cancer will be fully covered under Obamacare, in new guidance set to be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday morning.
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Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
Ben Waldron / ABC News:
Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ Surges in E-Book Sales … Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitic political testament “Mein Kampf” is surging up electronic book bestseller lists, even as sales of the printed version have been stagnant for years. — As of Wednesday, two electronic versions of “Mein Kampf” …
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TheBlaze.com, Guardian and Liberaland