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6:40 PM ET, January 20, 2014

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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.
Discussion: Mediaite and News Desk
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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.
TIME:
EXCLUSIVE: Christie Rival Called Him ‘Bully’ in Unaired Ad  —  Ad knocking Christie's temperament was cut before latest scandals, but never ran  —  The political world has suffered whiplash watching Chris Christie go from anointed Republican presidential frontrunner to a man in existential career crisis in just about two months.
Discussion: NewsBusters
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour Shrugs Off ‘Lady Mayor’ From New Jersey (VIDEO)
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Kim Guadagno: Mayor's claim ‘illogical’
Discussion: 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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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 …
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.
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:   Why King Still Matters
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Warships part of U.S. contingency plan for Sochi Olympics
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Frances Weaver / The Week:
The many, many problems of the Sochi Olympics
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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.
Discussion: Hot Air, CNN and First Read
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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.
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.
Discussion: Samizdata
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 …
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 …
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.
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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New York Times:
Temporary Nuclear Deal With Iran Takes Effect
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
South Carolina Senate Candidate Suggests Teachers Should Be Able To Carry Machine Guns In School  —  South Carolina State Sen. Lee Bright (R)  —  South Carolina state Sen. Lee Bright (R), who is challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in the GOP primary, said on Friday that school teachers …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 
 
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY:
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CNN:
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James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
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Discussion: The Plum Line and Paul Krugman
Bloomberg:
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BBC:
Ukraine leader pledges crisis talks
Discussion: National Review and NBCNews
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 Earlier Items: 
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
A Loophole Allows Lawmakers to Reel In Trips and Donations
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Chris Christie's 1994 ad was too tough (and inaccurate) for Jersey
Discussion: Power Line
Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Should Americans believe anything Obama says?
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP will rue O-Care focus
Discussion: The Reaction
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Feinstein: Metadata program here to stay
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Prairie Weather