memeorandum: Boehner likes Bush for 2016 but not endorsing (Mario Trujillo/The Hill)

7:45 AM ET, January 24, 2014

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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, Daily Kos and Business Insider

Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:

Dinesh D'Souza Is Charged With Using Straw Donors — Dinesh D'Souza, a best-selling conservative author and filmmaker, was indicted on Thursday on charges that he used straw donors to illegally donate to a 2012 Senate campaign. — Mr. D'Souza is an outspoken political commentator who directed …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Althouse, American Power and Roger Ailes

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: Truthdig, Mediaite and Outside the Beltway

Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:

Conservative Author Dinesh D'Souza Charged With Campaign Finance Fraud — Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza has been indicted on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws, the the U.S attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday. — The indictment accused D'Souza of participating …

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hinterland Gazette

Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:

'2016: Obama's America' Filmmaker Indicted for Violating Campaign Finance Laws — Dinesh D'Souza is accused of giving too much money to a candidate who sought to replace former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. Producer Gerald Molen tells The Hollywood Reporter the charges are politically motivated.

Discussion: Variety and NPR

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: Hit & Run, The Raw Story and Little Green Footballs

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

Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo

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.

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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Gov't Shouldn't Help Women Who Can't Control Libidos

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

Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
NBC, CNN Reporters Pounce on Huckabee's ‘Libido’ Comments; Forced to Issue Corrections

Discussion: American Power, Hot Air and Weekly Standard

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

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Liberal Values, AMERICAblog News and The Raw Story

Jonathan Dienst / nbcnewyork.com:

Exclusive: Federal Probe into New Jersey Sen. Menendez Is Widening — The Justice Department is investigating Menendez's efforts on behalf of two businessmen from Ecuador — The federal criminal investigation into New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is broader than previously known, NBC 4 New York has learned.

Discussion: The Fix, Washington Free Beacon, Yahoo! News and BuzzFeed

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 Moderate Voice, NPR, The Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

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: IVN.us, 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

Mario Trujillo / The Hill:

Boehner likes Bush for 2016 but not endorsing — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday night that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would be a great president if he ran in 2016. — However, the Speaker made clear he is not endorsing anybody more than two years outside the election.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Kolten Parker / MySanAntonio.com:

Gov. Rick Perry for decriminalization of pot — SAN ANTONIO — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that he's for the decriminalization of marijuana use — not legalization, but the softening of punishment for marijuana users in the border state. — Perry made the comment during …

Discussion: Hot Air, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo

Jonathan Tilove / Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Rick Perry, in Davos, touts Texas as model for progressive drug policy short of decriminalization

Discussion: Hit & Run and Post Politics

Arem Duplessis / The 6th Floor:

How Our Hillary Clinton Cover Came About — When we created the cover of this Sunday's magazine to accompany Amy Chozick's article — to be published online tomorrow — about Hillary Rodham Clinton's influence on the various people within her political universe, the immediate idea that came …

Discussion: Daily Dot, Independent Journal Review and The Fix

Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Huge ‘Super PAC’ Is Moving Early to Back Clinton

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

Discussion: She The People

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

Ewan Palmer / International Business Times:

London Underground: Victoria Line Suspended After Concrete Poured into Control Room — London's Victoria tube line is currently suspended after an engineering team flooded a control room with fast-setting concrete. — Photos appearing on the UsVsth3m webiste appear to show …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:

Noonan: The Sleepiness of a Hollow Legend — The State of the Union is a grand tradition—but only if people are listening. — So the president's State of the Union address is Tuesday night, and it's always such a promising moment, a chance to wake everyone up and say “This I believe” and “Here we stand.”

Discussion: Ed Driscoll

Washington Post:

McDonnell rejected plea offer to face one felony, spare wife any charges, avoid trial — Maureen McDonnell relayed to federal prosecutors last summer that she felt responsible for the relationship with a wealthy businessman who had drawn legal scrutiny to Virginia's first family …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and The Dish

BBC:

Egypt violence: Deadly blasts hit police in Cairo — The attacks began with a powerful car bomb that exploded outside the police headquarters in central Cairo, killing four people and wounding 51. — Within hours, two other blasts occurred elsewhere in the city, killing one person and injuring 15.

Discussion: NPR, Informed Comment and Weasel Zippers

John L. Smith / The Daily Beast:

Reid: Gates ‘Unethically’ Gossiped and Published Memoir to ‘Make Money’ — The senate majority leader says the ex-defense secretary violated his trust by publishing their confidential conversations. — LAS VEGAS—Forgive Harry Reid if he feels like he's been hit with friendly fire.

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: The Verge, Scared Monkeys and NPR