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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
“Establishment” Not the Only Republican Deceivers in Immigration Fight — Conservative reaction to the instantly famous House GOP “Principles on Immigration” has been pretty harshly negative, and a variety of complaints are popping up. Heritage's Derrick Morgan focuses on the dangers …
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Hullabaloo, The Week, The Heritage Foundation and Talking Points Memo
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New York Times:
Fixing Immigration, in Principle — What you need to know now that House Republican leaders have unveiled a list of “principles” that have raised hopes for a breakthrough on immigration reform this year: — Principles are no substitute for actual legislation, and we're still a great distance from a deal.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On immigration, what do GOP House leaders mean by ‘enforcement triggers’?
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The Daily Caller, National Review, ABC News and The PJ Tatler
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House GOP split over forging ahead on immigration this year
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Algemeiner.com, Politico and Taylor Marsh
Timothy Egan / New York Times:
When Biography Trumps Substance — SPOKANE, Wa. — Only the snarkiest would not be open to the likable life story of Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Eastern Washington politician who gave the “official” Republican response to the president's State of the Union speech.
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Prairie Weather, Taking Note and The Mahablog
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Tammy Bruce / Washington Times:
Is the GOP deliberately trying to sabotage the 2014 midterms? — Republican State of Union response was weak, unfocused — After this week's GOP State of the Union response, it has become undeniable that someone (everyone?) in the Republican machine has no idea what they're doing, and that is the generous assessment.
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Spokesman.com:
‘Bette in Spokane,’ cited in McMorris Rodgers' speech, declined health insurance options — The woman described only as “Bette in Spokane” during a nationally televised address by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday she had no idea her frustrations over increasing insurance premiums …
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Talking Points Memo, Post Politics, Angry Bear, The Plum Line, Balloon Juice and Paul Krugman
Jason Edward Harrington / Politico:
Dear America, I Saw You Naked — And yes, we were laughing. Confessions of an ex-TSA agent. — On Jan. 4, 2010, when my boss saw my letter to the editor in the New York Times, we had a little chat. — It was rare for the federal security director at Chicago O'Hare to sit …
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The Daily Caller, Hot Air, The Verge and Hit & Run
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Ann Romney: ‘The Country Lost’ By Re-Electing Obama (VIDEO) — Ann Romney has a message for the country that rejected her husband: Your loss, America! — The Romney family postmortem/movie promotion continued Friday with Ann reflecting on Mitt's defeat in the 2012 presidential election.
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Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Liberaland and The Raw Story
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Stewart Laughs in Pelosi's Face After She Admits She Doesn't Know Why Obamacare Site Failed — House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sat down with The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Thursday for a contentious interview. The interview became tense when Stewart attempted to get Pelosi …
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Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, Business Insider, Washington Free Beacon and BizPac Review
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Chris Christie is falling apart: His hilarious 2016 hubris finally takes its toll — As a new report finds him looking at '16 general election, he loses a top promoter and polls show him fading fast — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is sinking fast. Yet another national poll finds …
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The Moderate Voice, PoliticusUSA, Liberaland, Vox Popoli, Riehl World News and msnbc.com
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Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Hoboken Site Developer Dismisses Law Firm
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Firedoglake, New Jersey Online, Talking Points Memo and Liberaland
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Obama Says Easing Marijuana Restrictions a Job for Congress — Implies he might support doing so, but doesn't say so explicitly — Correction appended, Jan 31., 2014 — President Barack Obama says in a new interview that that it's up to Congress to remove marijuana from the federal government's list …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Even Republicans Now View The Iraq War As A Failure — Republicans are finally done defending the Iraq war. — GOP voters spent years applying a positive spin to the central part of George W. Bush's legacy, but a poll released Friday revealed a significant shift in public opinion.
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
Maher Wants His Show to Decide a House Race — Bill Maher makes little effort to hide his own contempt for many politicians, most of them Republicans. Now, he wants to take it to the next level: finding one he might be able to help oust from office. — On his weekly HBO talk show …
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The Wire, Talking Points Memo, Politico, OnPolitics, Business Insider, TheBlaze.com, Mediaite and Real Clear Politics
Luke Harding / Guardian:
Footage released of Guardian editors destroying Snowden hard drives — GCHQ technicians watched as journalists took angle grinders and drills to computers after weeks of tense negotiations — • Watch the footage of the hard drives being destroyed — New video footage has been released …
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Firedoglake, Hit & Run, The Verge, Lawfare, Mashable and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
Bloomberg:
Amazon's Bad Omen for the U.S. Economy — Amazon.com Inc.'s shares fell almost 10 percent a few minutes past 4 p.m., after the company dropped some disappointing earnings news. The title of the company's news release is cheerily optimistic: “Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 20% to $25.59 Billion.”
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Vox Popoli
CNN:
Keystone pipeline impact study expected Friday — (CNN) — The results of an environmental impact study into the Keystone XL pipeline project will be announced Friday afternoon, two senior administration officials and another source familiar with the timing told CNN.
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Power Line and Daily Kos
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ThinkProgress:
The Inside Story Of The Charlatan Who Duped The Nation's Top Conservatives — On New Year's Eve, I learned FEMA's “Dirty Little Secret.” — It was the title of a fascinating email, one that had somehow dodged my spam filter. The message was suffused with breathless concern …
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Liberaland
Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP considers tying debt hike to Obamacare — CAMBRIDGE, Md. — House Republicans are again considering tying a debt limit increase to the cancellation of a piece of Obamacare. — During a closed meeting at their retreat here Friday morning, rank and file Republicans seemed …
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CNN
CNN:
Amanda Knox found guilty of murder again by Italian court — Florence, Italy (CNN) — An Italian appeals court convicted former exchange student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito on murder charges Thursday night. — Prosecutors said the couple had killed Meredith Kercher in November 2007.
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Outside the Beltway, Taylor Marsh, NBCNews, Daily Mail, Gawker and TalkLeft
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Simon Hattenstone / Guardian:
Amanda Knox: 'They'll have to pull me back kicking and screaming to prison'
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