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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, American Power, Ed Driscoll and TheBlaze.com
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.
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NewsBusters
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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Balloon Juice
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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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 …
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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
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Peace of Mind Is First Benefit for Many Now Getting Medicaid — WELCH, W. Va. — Sharon Mills, a disabled nurse, long depended on other people's kindness to manage her diabetes. She scrounged free samples from doctors' offices, signed up for drug company discounts and asked for money from her parents and friends.
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The Moderate Voice and Balloon Juice