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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Eviscerate Hoboken Mayor For Sandy Claims (VIDEO) — “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, self-described fans of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), attacked the mayor of Hoboken, N.J. Monday for alleging Christie's administration shook her down for Hurricane Sandy relief funds.
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New York Times:
For Christie and MSNBC, a Messy Divorce Plays Out in Public View — It was a match made in moderately minded Northeast Corridor heaven. — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey needed a TV network that would burnish his bipartisan bona fides and showcase his gleefully contrarian style.
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Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, TVNewser, Ed Driscoll, American Power and TheBlaze.com
Chris Frates / CNN:
First on CNN: Lt. governor to deny mayor's Christie claims
First on CNN: Lt. governor to deny mayor's Christie claims
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Politico, Right Turn, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, National Review and usnews.nbcnews.com
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour Shrugs Off ‘Lady Mayor’ From New Jersey (VIDEO)
Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour Shrugs Off ‘Lady Mayor’ From New Jersey (VIDEO)
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Kim Guadagno: Mayor's claim ‘illogical’
Kim Guadagno: Mayor's claim ‘illogical’
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The Moderate Voice and msnbc.com
Oregonian:
Multnomah Republicans misfire again with Martin Luther King message: Editorial update — Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray, fourth from right, takes part in an annual wreath laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Multnomah County Republicans have fumbled …
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Talking Points Memo and The Raw Story
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Palin To Obama: Honor MLK By Not Playing The ‘Race Card’ — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin seized Martin Luther King Day as an opportunity to lob vague criticism at President Barack Obama. — “Mr. President, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all who commit …
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The Daily Caller, National Review, Mediaite and The Daily Banter
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
4 Ways Martin Luther King Was More Radical Than You Thought — Every January, Martin Luther King, Jr. is universally honored as a national hero who preached a peaceful fight against racial injustice. This saintly image is quite a departure from the kind of attacks the reverend endured over his lifetime.
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msnbc.com, Washington Monthly, Florida Today, Liberaland, The Daily Caller, American Thinker, The Raw Story and alicublog
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Why King Still Matters
ABC News:
Urgent Search for ‘Black Widow’ Suicide Bomber, May Be Already in Sochi … Police in Sochi have launched an urgent search for a possible female suicide bomber who may have already made it past the ring of security set up for the Olympic Games. — Hotel employees in Sochi told ABC News …
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NBCNews, Deadspin, Israel Matzav, Taylor Marsh, Associated Press, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit and CNN
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Warships part of U.S. contingency plan for Sochi Olympics
Warships part of U.S. contingency plan for Sochi Olympics
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The Moderate Voice, Los Angeles Times and The PJ Tatler
Rebecca Riffkin / Gallup:
In U.S., 67% Dissatisfied With Income, Wealth Distribution — Democrats and independents are more dissatisfied than Republicans — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two out of three Americans are dissatisfied with the way income and wealth are currently distributed in the U.S. This includes three-fourths of Democrats and 54% of Republicans.
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Firedoglake, The Daily Caller and Real Clear Politics
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Obama's NSA Speech Has Little Impact on Skeptical Public — Most Say U.S. Should Pursue Criminal Case Against Snowden — President Obama's speech on Friday outlining changes to the National Security Agency's collection of telephone and internet data did not register widely with the public.
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Hot Air, CNN and First Read
BBC:
10 myths about WW1 debunked — Much of what we think we know about the 1914-18 conflict is wrong, writes historian Dan Snow. — No war in history attracts more controversy and myth than World War One. — For the soldiers who fought it was in some ways better than previous conflicts, and in some ways worse.
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Police Chief Accidentally Shoots Himself At Gun Shop, Blames Fleece Jacket — A Connersville, Ind. police chief accidentally shot himself in the leg while doing some shopping at a gun store on Saturday, the Indianapolis Star reported. — “I need to pay more attention,” David Counceller said.
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Liberaland
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Pam Tharp / The Indianapolis Star, Indystar:
Indiana police chief accidentally shoots self at gun shop
Indiana police chief accidentally shoots self at gun shop
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Yahoo! News:
Christie speaks, and looks for lessons — “I will learn things from this,” Chris Christie told me last Friday, a little more than a week after he gave the News Conference to End All News Conferences, and a few days after the cable channels covered his annual address to the legislature …
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Daily Mail, New Jersey Online, Mediaite, Politico, The Moderate Voice and TheBlaze.com
Richard Sherman / The MMQB with Peter King:
‘To Those Who Would Call Me a Thug or Worse ...’ — What a night, and what a finish. — Near midnight I still had about 70 unread text messages from friends and family, most of which read, “Best interview ever!” Many of my Twitter mentions were less supportive. My body ached.
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Mediaite, Deadspin, The Daily Caller, The Greenroom, Hot Air, Hinterland Gazette, The Verge, Vox Popoli, ABC News, CBSSports.com and CBS Philly
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Cantor in a pickle on voting rights — The arrival of a bipartisan bill to modernize the 1965 Voting Rights Act has put Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in a pickle. — The House majority leader has been a rare Republican voice urging assurances that last year's Supreme Court decision …
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Politico, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly and Booman Tribune
Economist:
A big gap to close — Some supporters of the Iran deal doubt there will be a long-term pact — AFTER several weeks of unexpectedly hard and often tetchy bargaining, six world powers and Iran reached an agreement on January 12th that sets out the details of a “joint plan of action” (JPA) …
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Weekly Standard, HonestReporting, Washington Free Beacon, Ed Driscoll and TruthRevolt.org
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James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
THE CULT OF OVERWORK — For decades, junior bankers and Wall Street firms had an unspoken pact: in exchange for reasonably high-paying jobs and a shot at obscene wealth, young analysts agreed to work fifteen hours a day, and forgo anything resembling a normal life. But things may be changing.
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The Plum Line and Paul Krugman