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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Christie Story Attracts Little Public Interest — Recent Opinions of New Jersey Governor Are Largely Unchanged — The public paid far more attention to last week's cold snap than to the controversy swirling around New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. There also has been little short-term change …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
All In Goes All In on Chris Christie: Chris Hayes to Host 11pm Bridgegate Special — There are many questions swirling around about the ever-deepening Bridgegate scandal, and for the media, one such question is “how much is too much?” — The answer to that depends partially on who you ask …
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Hot Air and National Review
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
NJ Dem: Development Theory Is ‘Absolutely’ Plausible In Bridge Scandal
NJ Dem: Development Theory Is ‘Absolutely’ Plausible In Bridge Scandal
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The Daily Banter, The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice and CANNONFIRE
Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
Records Show Christie Administration Canceled Meetings After Jersey City Mayor Didn't Endorse
Records Show Christie Administration Canceled Meetings After Jersey City Mayor Didn't Endorse
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New York Times, ABC News, Gothamist, Blue Jersey, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Business Insider, National Review, Talking Points Memo, TheBlaze.com and American Power
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
The Other Time Christie Was Accused Of Steering Million Dollar Contracts To Political-Connections
Chris Frates / CNN:
Feds investigate Christie's use of Sandy relief funds
Feds investigate Christie's use of Sandy relief funds
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BuzzFeed, USA Today, First Read, Real Clear Politics, Hit & Run, Ed Driscoll, Mediaite, Guardian, The Week, National Review, The Hill, Politico, Shakesville, The Raw Story, Hot Air, The Dish, ThinkProgress, Gothamist, Washington Post, TIME, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Capital New York, PoliticusUSA, Taylor Marsh, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, americanthinker.com, The Gateway Pundit, Towleroad News #gay, Jammie Wearing Fools and Liberaland
Ana Marie Cox / Guardian:
That West Virginia chemical spill? It's likely a bigger scandal than Bridgegate
That West Virginia chemical spill? It's likely a bigger scandal than Bridgegate
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Wall Street Journal, Boing Boing, New York Times and The Agonist
N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
A Bridge to Scandal: Behind the Fort Lee Ruse
A Bridge to Scandal: Behind the Fort Lee Ruse
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Politicker and Wall Street Journal
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Readers Lash Out About Bill Keller's Column on a Woman With Cancer — Bill Keller's column in The Times on Monday about Lisa Bonchek Adams has generated a great deal of negative response. Xeni Jardin, the well-known writer who blogs on Boing Boing, sometimes about her own experience with cancer, was outraged, calling it bullying.
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New York Times, Capital New York, Mashable and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
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Greg Mitchell / The Nation:
No Shame: Bill Keller Bullies Cancer Patient — It all began last Wednesday when Emma Keller, spouse of former New York Times chief editor (and now weekly columnist) BIll Keller, penned a piece for The Guardian. It concerned a woman in New England named Lisa Adams, who is battling cancer …
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Gigaom and Hullabaloo
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: An uneasy day for presidential power — Seeming a bit troubled about allowing the Senate to have an on-off switch on the president's power to temporarily fill vacant government posts, the Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may yet allow just that.
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Talking Points Memo, First Read, RH Reality Check, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Daily Kos, Moe Lane and Hawkings Here
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama Cabinet Liaison Leaving for Private Practice
Obama Cabinet Liaison Leaving for Private Practice
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Politico
Sarah Jean Seman / Townhall.com:
Supreme Court To Weigh Constitutionality of Obama Power Grab
Supreme Court To Weigh Constitutionality of Obama Power Grab
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SCOTUSblog, Mediaite and protein wisdom
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Cite History as They Voice Doubts on Obama's Recess Appointments
Justices Cite History as They Voice Doubts on Obama's Recess Appointments
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Weasel Zippers and The Reaction
New York Times:
Health Care Plans Attracting More Older, Less Healthy People — WASHINGTON — People signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's federal and state marketplaces tend to be older and potentially less healthy, officials said Monday, a demographic mix that could threaten …
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ABC News, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Gawker editor says he was told Roger Ailes was having him tailed — Here's something you won't read in Gabriel Sherman's hotly anticipated book about Roger Ailes: Gawker editor John Cook told Capital he was reliably informed that Ailes, the powerful chairman of the Fox News Channel, had him tailed in 2012.
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Verge, New York Times and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
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Jacob Weisberg / New York Times:
Gabriel Sherman's ‘Loudest Voice in the Room’
Gabriel Sherman's ‘Loudest Voice in the Room’
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The Daily Banter, NewsBusters blogs, Capital New York and The Huffington Post
Jill Lepore / New Yorker:
The reputation of Roger Ailes.
The reputation of Roger Ailes.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, NewsBusters blogs and The New Republic
Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
McDonnell leaves McAuliffe behind big surprise in bathroom — RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Apparently it's a Virginia tradition. — On his way out of the door, the out-going governor pulls a prank on the incoming governor. — So for his prank, former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell left …
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BuzzFeed and Talking Points Memo
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Rep. Sean Maloney Is Engaged To His Longtime Partner, Randy Florke — “[I]t's interesting when you've been in love with someone for 21 years and your country finally catches up to you,” the New York representative says of his Christmas Day engagement. — Randy Florke, left, and Rep. Sean Maloney …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt Romney Dances ‘Gangnam Style’ (VIDEO) — Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) learned how to dance “Gangnam Style” with performer Alex Boye at a Mormon youth conference in Arizona this weekend.
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Deseret News and Mediaite
Travis Gettys / The Raw Story:
Ted Cruz crowd loves blogger's jokes about opening fire on cars with California plates — A conservative blogger drew big laughs at a rally for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) when he suggested that Texans open fire on cars bearing California license plates. — “I've said this several times in Texas …
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Washington Monthly, The Reality-Based Community, Joe. My. God., Talking Points Memo and Liberaland
Fars News Agency:
Snowden Documents Proving “US-Alien-Hitler” Link Stun Russia — TEHRAN (FNA)- Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden revealed documents providing incontrovertible proof that an alien/extraterrestrial intelligence agenda is driving US domestic and international policy …
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WorldViews, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, The Jawa Report and Power Line
Taylor Berman / Gawker:
Noisy Texter Shot to Death in Florida Movie Theater — A moviegoer shot two people—one of them fatally—this afternoon, reportedly after one of them refused to stop texting during a movie. — According to Fox 13 in Tampa Bay, a man and his wife were watching a matinee showing of Lone Survivor …
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The Daily Banter and Americans Against the …
Los Angeles Times:
Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer — An Orange County jury Monday found two former Fullerton police officers accused of killing a schizophrenic homeless man, Kelly Thomas, not guilty. — Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli were charged with striking Kelly Thomas …
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The Daily Caller, Firedoglake, LAist and Hit & Run
Travis Gettys / The Raw Story:
Sarah Palin on Katie Couric losing her talk show: ‘What goes around comes around’ — Sarah Palin won't rule out a possible run for elected office, but she insists she won't appear on “Dancing With The Stars.” — “Oh, my gosh, that is something you don't want to (see),” Palin told Extra's Mario Lopez …
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Mediaite and NewsBusters blogs
Cara Lemieux / The Shriver Report:
Gender Equality Is a Myth! — We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn't a reality yet. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes.
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Feministing, The Daily Banter and New York Magazine
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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter / The Shriver Report:
A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From The Brink
A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From The Brink
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ThinkProgress, CNN, Weasel Zippers, Taylor Marsh and Washington Post
Yahoo! News:
Gates: White House ‘should go look in the mirror’ — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushed back against critics who suggested he should have sat on his memoir about his years in the Obama administration, insisting his tell-all is not a “betrayal” of Obama.
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Politico, TheBlaze.com and Washington Free Beacon
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Pope, after conservatives' criticism, calls abortion “horrific” — VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, whom conservatives in the Roman Catholic Church have accused of not speaking out forcefully enough against abortion, on Monday called the practice “horrific”.
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Twitchy, NewsBusters blogs and Michelle Malkin
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Philip Pullella / NBCNews:
Pope Francis makes toughest remarks yet on ‘horrific’ abortion
Pope Francis makes toughest remarks yet on ‘horrific’ abortion
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Capital New York