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Jeffrey Poor / BREITBART.COM:
SEAN HANNITY TO LEAVE NEW YORK AFTER ANDREW CUOMO'S ANTI-CONSERVATIVE RANT — In a radio interview last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) made some disparaging comments about pro-life conservatives, stating they had “no place in the state of New York because that's not who New Yorkers are.”
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Christie's Image Turns More Negative — Most Don't Believe His Assertions on Highway Controversy — Chris Christie's public image today is starkly different than it was a year ago. Last January, following Christie's visible role in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, favorable opinions …
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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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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Most Americans now oppose the NSA program
Larry J. Sabato / Politico:
Hillary's no slam dunk in 2016 — everyone thinks. — Could Hillary Clinton be the next Richard Nixon? Now that's a provocative question, but it isn't quite what you think. — The other day, I watched Hillary and Bill Clinton take in their close friend Terry McAuliffe's inauguration as governor of Virginia.
Bill Simmons / Grantland:
The Dr. V Story: A Letter From the Editor — How “Dr. V's Magical Putter” came to be published — “How could you guys run that?” — We started hearing that question on Friday afternoon, West Coast time, right as everyone was leaving our Los Angeles office to start the weekend.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Young and the ObamaCare-less — HHS is already rewriting rules to deal with adverse selection. — ObamaCare's defenders say its troubles are over as more people sign up and, by the way, stop griping because the law is here to stay. Much evidence says otherwise …
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Heritage Action for America and Betsy's Page
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Wendy Davis hits back at questions about bio — Wendy Davis, the Democratic state senator running for governor of Texas, swung back Monday at swirling questions about her personal life after a newspaper report suggested there were inconsistencies in the biography she's shared on the stump.
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Nia-Malika Henderson / She The People:
Wendy Davis admits to fuzzy facts in bio
Wendy Davis admits to fuzzy facts in bio
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Government conspiracy theories aren't crazy: Column — From the IRS to the NSA, Americans have reasons not to trust the Obama Administration. — At a tax symposium at Pepperdine Law School last week, former IRS chief counsel Donald Korb was asked, “On a scale of 1-10 ... how damaging is the current IRS scandal?”
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TaxProf Blog, Ed Driscoll and Vox Popoli
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Jim Messina to aid Charlie Crist — President Barack Obama's campaign manager is signing on to help former Republican Charlie Crist return to the Florida governor's office as a Democrat, two sources familiar with the move told POLITICO. — Jim Messina is joining Crist's campaign …
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New York Times:
Hollande's Romances Turn Into a Political Spectacle in France — By ELAINE SCIOLINO, ALISSA J. RUBIN and MAÏA de la BAUMEJAN. 20, 2014 — PARIS — As a candidate for the French presidency in 2012, François Hollande promised to be more boring spouse than flamboyant seducer.
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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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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Sebelius: Observe MLK Day by signing up for Obamacare
Sebelius: Observe MLK Day by signing up for Obamacare
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Palin To Obama: Honor MLK By Not Playing The ‘Race Card’
Palin To Obama: Honor MLK By Not Playing The ‘Race Card’
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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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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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Jeff Fedotin / ThePostGame:
Olympic Icon Carl Lewis Offers Unique Political Perspective On Chris Christie — Shortly before Carl Lewis officially entered the 2011 state Senate election for New Jersey's 8th legislative district — a Republican stronghold located in Philadelphia's outer suburbs — Gov. Chris Christie caught wind of the decision.
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New Jersey Online, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo
Ibrahim Mshelizza / Reuters:
Nigerian Islamists kill 18, burn houses in northeast — (Reuters) - Islamist militants stormed a village in remote northeast Nigeria on Monday, torching houses and spraying them with bullets in an attack that killed 18 people, witnesses said. — The latest Boko Haram assault, on Sunday night …
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Reuters:
China pollution wafting across Pacific to blanket US — Some US cities getting an extra day of smog per year due to pollution from China, US National Academy of Sciences says — Pollution from China travels in large quantities across the Pacific Ocean to the United States, a new study has found …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
White House imposes secrecy rules on first lady's lavish, celebrity-filled birthday party — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA MICHELLE OBAMA — There was a party in the East Room of the White House Saturday night, an affair attended by a reported 500 people, a lavish celebration with celebrities galore …
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY:
Al Roker on going to first lady's 50th: ‘Literally a house party’ at the White House
Al Roker on going to first lady's 50th: ‘Literally a house party’ at the White House
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Politico, BizPac Review and TIME
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Law's Expanded Medicaid Coverage Brings a Surge in Sign-Ups — 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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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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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