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9:10 PM ET, January 23, 2014

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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:

Huckabee: Dems think women can't control their libido — Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) said Thursday that Republicans need to take a more combative attitude toward winning the votes of women, by emphasizing that women aren't weaklings in need of help from the government.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, BuzzFeed, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, The Raw Story, Taylor Marsh, Booman Tribune, The Impolitic, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo, Hinterland Gazette, Little Green Footballs, Shakesville and Right Wing Watch

Noah Rothman / Mediaite:

NBC, CNN Reporters Pounce on Huckabee's ‘Libido’ Comments; Forced to Issue Corrections — Entertainer and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee appeared on Thursday to play right into the hands of the Democrats with a full frontal offensive in the “War on Women.”

Discussion: American Power, Hot Air and Weekly Standard

Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:

Huckabee: Gov't Shouldn't Help Women Who Can't Control Libidos — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said that the government shouldn't help women who can't control their “libido or their reproductive system” by providing co-pay-free birth control and that Democrats are encouraging women to be “victims of their gender.”

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Raw Story and Feministing

David Weigel / Slate:
Mike Huckabee: Democrats Want Women to Think “They Can't Control Their Libido”

Discussion: Liberal Values, AMERICAblog News and The Raw Story

The United States Department of Justice:

Former College President Indicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Campaign Finance Fraud — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau …

Discussion: Gawker, Liberaland, Daily Kos and Business Insider

Colin Campbell / Politicker:

Dinesh D'Souza Indicted for Campaign Finance Fraud — Dinesh D'Souza. (Wikimedia) — Dinesh D'Souza, a controversial political commentator, author and former president of King's College, was indicted today by a grand jury for alleged campaign finance fraud, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office announced this evening.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Mediaite

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Dinesh D'Souza indicted for violating U.S. election law — Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative commentator and best-selling author, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for arranging excessive campaign contributions to a candidate for the U.S. Senate. — According to an indictment made public …

Discussion: New York Times, Hit & Run and The Raw Story

Dylan Byers / Politico:
Dinesh D'Souza indicted for campaign finance fraud

Discussion: CNN, Hollywood Reporter and Talking Points Memo

Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Conservative Author Dinesh D'Souza Charged With Campaign Finance Fraud

Discussion: Balloon Juice

David Martosko / Daily Mail:

‘Vindictive ... p***k’ Chris Christie accused of THIRD political revenge act as Democrats say he shut down urban DMV office because they opposed him — Elizabeth, NJ lost its Motor Vehicle Commission office at the end of 2010, leaving locals without a place for licenses and vehicle tags

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Weasel Zippers

William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:

Campaign To Re-elect Christie Subpoenaed — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have issued grand jury subpoenas to Gov. Chris Christie's re-election campaign and to the state Republican Party as part of a preliminary inquiry into accusations that aides to Mr. Christie shut down access lanes …

Discussion: Liberaland and Hinterland Gazette

Darryl Isherwood / New Jersey Online:
U.S. Attorney subpoenas Christie campaign and GOP State Committee over bridge scandal

Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Post Politics

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:

Biggest Liberal ‘Super PAC’ to Fund Possible Clinton Bid — The largest liberal “super PAC” in the country has begun raising money to elect Hillary Rodham Clinton president, formally aligning itself with Mrs. Clinton's undeclared presidential ambitions more than two years away from the election.

Discussion: The Democratic Daily, Talking Points Memo, Tom Moran, The Moderate Voice, PennLive.com and Balloon Juice

Arem Duplessis / The 6th Floor:
How Our Hillary Clinton Cover Came About

Discussion: Daily Dot, The Fix and Independent Journal Review

Dorsey Shaw / BuzzFeed:
19 Things That The New York Times Magazine “Planet Hillary” Cover Looks Like

Discussion: She The People and Gothamist

Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:

Rand Paul Is the 2016 Republican Frontrunner — Don't laugh. He has built-in advantages in Iowa and New Hampshire, a party moving in his direction, and formidable fundraising potential. — If Chris Christie was ever the frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, he isn't anymore.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Dish and Truthout Stories

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rand Paul to give post-SOTU speech

Discussion: Mediaite

Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Cathy McMorris Rodgers to give GOP's State of the Union response

Discussion: CNN

Adam Withnall / The Independent:

Mystery of the Lyubov Orlova: Ghost ship full of cannibal rats ‘could be heading for Britain’ — A ghost ship carrying nothing but disease-ridden rats could be about to make land on Britain's shore, experts have warned. — The Lyubov Orlova cruise liner has been drifting across …

Discussion: Telegraph, Gawker, The Raw Story, NPR and Lawyers, Guns & Money

MiamiHerald.com:

Justin Bieber arrested in Miami Beach over DUI, drag-racing — After allegedly smoking pot all day, drinking beer and popping anti-depressants, bad-boy pop star Justin Bieber went on a wild pre-dawn drag race in Miami Beach that landed him in jail Thursday morning, police said.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Radio.com News, TMZ.com, Daily Dot, Riptide 2.0, The Daily Caller, New Jersey Online, USA Today, Hinterland Gazette and Gawker

Alan Duke / CNN:
Bieber arrested on suspicion of DUI

Discussion: Politico, Taking Note, KFOR-TV, Gawker, Taylor Marsh and Riptide 2.0

New York Times:

Leaning Right in Hollywood, Under a Lens — LOS ANGELES — In a famously left-leaning Hollywood, where Democratic fund-raisers fill the social calendar, Friends of Abe stands out as a conservative group that bucks the prevailing political winds. — A collection of perhaps 1,500 right-leaning players …

Discussion: The Heritage Foundation, American Spectator, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers

Charlie Savage / New York Times:

Watchdog Report Says N.S.A. Program Is Illegal and Should End — WASHINGTON — An independent federal privacy watchdog has concluded that the National Security Agency's program to collect bulk phone call records has provided only “minimal” benefits in counterterrorism efforts, is illegal and should be shut down.

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Independent review board says NSA phone data program is illegal and should end

Discussion: Guardian, americanthinker.com, Mashable, emptywheel and The Verge

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Pope Cautions Catholics Against ‘Bombarding People With Religious Messages’ — Pope Francis on Thursday said that Catholics should start a conversation about their beliefs in order to promote their message, not simply tout their perspective. — “Effective Christian witness …

Discussion: ncronline.org

Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pope: Internet Is a ‘Gift From God’ for Dialogue

Discussion: The Verge, Mediaite, Shakesville, Gothamist and The PJ Tatler

Washington Free Beacon:

Zakaria: Iran Deal is a Train Wreck — In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani forcefully asserted that Iran would not destroy its nuclear centrifuges “under any circumstances”. — Rouhani's comments come just days after the U.S. and Iran began to implement …

Discussion: Hot Air and Weekly Standard

Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
How to get Iran to negotiate? Americans think a stick works better

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Dish and The Plum Line

TIME:

Revenge-Porn King Hunter Moore Indicted on Federal Charges — Moore and an alleged accomplice Charles “Gary” Evens were indicted on 15 counts, including conspiracy, seven counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information and seven counts of aggravated identity theft

Discussion: The Verge, Techdirt, Guardian, Gawker, Daily Dot, The Other McCain and The Raw Story

Daniel Bice / JSOnline:

Welder lauded by Scott Walker in speech is sex offender — By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel — Emphasizing his role as a job creator, Gov. Scott Walker praised Christopher Barber's initiative during the governor's annual “state of the state” speech on Wednesday.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Raw Story and Post Politics

Tom Howell Jr / Washington Times:

Moody's downgrades health insurers, citing Obamacare — Warns of ‘unstable and evolving regulatory environment’ — Moody's Investor Service has changed its outlook for the U.S. health care insurance sector from stable to negative, citing Obamacare's rollout and the uncertainty it brings.

Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler and Ed Driscoll

Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:

As Seen in ‘Goodfellas’: Arrest Is Made in '78 Lufthansa Robbery — The crime gripped the public's imagination, for both its magnitude and its moxie: In the predawn hours of Dec. 11, 1978, a group of masked gunmen seized about $6 million in cash and jewels from a cargo building at Kennedy International Airport.

Discussion: ABC News, The Verge, Gothamist, Scared Monkeys and NPR

Jake Sherman / Politico:

Paul Ryan doesn't want to be House speaker — SAN ANTONIO — Rep. Paul Ryan said he does not want to be speaker of the House, a declaration that will have reverberations in Republican leadership circles in Washington. — During a wide-ranging luncheon in a hotel ballroom here Thursday …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:

Why the 2014 Senate Races Matter So Much — Yesterday I laid out some scenarios for the 2014 Senate races. At President Obama's current job approval rating, Democrats would likely suffer substantial losses in the upper chamber. On the other hand, if the president were to improve his standing …

Discussion: Hot Air, The Dish, Washington Monthly and Weekly Standard

Human Rights Campaign Blog:

Utah Special Attorney General Cites “Religious Duty” in Decision to Take Anti-Marriage Equality Case — Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C. partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn, is citing his personal religious beliefs as the rationale behind his decision to quit his job and become …

Discussion: Washington Post and National Review