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David Remnick / New Yorker:
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Obama Says Racial Animus Blunts Approval, New Yorker Reports — President Barack Obama said that racial tensions may have softened his popularity among white voters within the last two years, according to a story posted on the New Yorker magazine's website today.
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
President Obama Says Pot Is Less Dangerous Than Alcohol For The Individual Consumer — In an interview published Sunday by the New Yorker, President Obama said pot is no more dangerous than alcohol — and that marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state is an “important” move towards a more just legal system.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: ‘I would not let my son play pro football’ — President Obama said that he believed NFL players “know what they're doing” and understood the impact that concussions could have on their long-term health in an interview with The New Yorker published on Sunday, adding that he would not let his son play pro football.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Advice for Christie: Pick a Better Team — On a conference call with Gov. Chris Christie's most loyal donors a few nights ago, his brother, Todd, pressed for last-minute cash to pay for the governor's inauguration, a daylong fete ending on Ellis Island.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Chris Christie Is Going To War With MSNBC — In response to new bombshell allegations from Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer (D) aired on MSNBC Saturday morning, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) office blasted the network as overtly “partisan.” — Zimmer alleged in an interview …
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Salvador Rizzo / New Jersey Online:
Bridge scandal, Hoboken allegation dog Chris Christie during his Florida fundraising trip — Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz holds a news conference at Guernsey Park in Orlando to criticize Gov. Chris Christie's handling of the George Washington Bridge/Fort Lee …
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Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
The scandal is MSNBC — The bridge scandal started out as a test …
The scandal is MSNBC — The bridge scandal started out as a test …
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Shawn Boburg / NorthJersey.com:
Christie GWB scandal: Lawyers may have conflict of interest, Port Authority says
Christie GWB scandal: Lawyers may have conflict of interest, Port Authority says
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Wayne Slater / Dallas Morning News:
As Wendy Davis touts life story in race for governor, key facts blurred — FORT WORTH — Wendy Davis has made her personal story of struggle and success a centerpiece of her campaign to become the first Democrat elected governor of Texas in almost a quarter-century.
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John Sides / The Monkey Cage:
The Democratic Party's uphill path to 270 electoral votes in 2016 — My Post colleague Dan Balz has some very interesting reporting from Democratic and Republican strategists. Both groups seem somewhat pessimistic about the GOP's chances in 2016: … Demographics are certainly one factor worth considering.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In new film, a dramatic look at Mitt Romney's loss of confidence — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL MOVIES BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY — A new documentary about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney premiered Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
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ABC News:
Senator Concerned About Change in NSA Data Storage — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said she's concerned about the idea that data collected from a National Security Agency program that harvests Americans' phone records might be stored by others.
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Bush vets eye office as former president's image rebounds — As George W. Bush's public image improves, more former Bush officials are running for office — and are starting to tout their connections to the former president rather than running from them. — Top former Bush advisor Ed …
New York Times:
A Step Toward Restoring Voting Rights — Only seven months after the Supreme Court shattered the Voting Rights Act, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has come up with a bill that would go a long way toward putting it back together. If they can persuade Republicans in Congress to set aside partisanship …
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