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9:40 PM ET, January 31, 2014

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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Christie Knew About Lane Closings, Ex-Port Authority Official Says  —  The former Port Authority official who personally oversaw the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge in the scandal now swirling around Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said on Friday that the governor knew …
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The Star-Ledger Editorial Page:
Chris Christie should resign if bombshell proves true: Editorial  —  Star-Ledger Editorial Board By Star-Ledger Editorial Board  —  Forget about the White House in 2016.  The question now is whether Gov. Chris Christie can survive as governor.  —  David Wildstein, the man who ordered …
Jose Delreal / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani: No bombshell  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday cautioned against making assumptions in light of accusations by David Wildstein that Gov. Chris Christie was aware of the controversial George Washington Bridge lane closures as they were happening …
Discussion: Liberaland
Politico:
Chris Christie denies accusations  —  The lawyer for a onetime Chris Christie appointee said Friday that there is evidence contradicting what the Republican governor and prospective 2016 presidential candidate has said he knew about the lane closures at the center of a growing New Jersey traffic scandal.
Josh Margolin / ABC News:
Former Christie Ally Alleges Governor Knew About Lane Closures  —  SHUSHANNAH WALSHE, JOSH MARGOLIN and LISA SOLOWAY … David Wildstein, the former Port Authority official who oversaw the George Washington Bridge lane closings that led to the bridgegate scandal, said today that “evidence exists” …
Discussion: The Impolitic, CNN and Politico
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The nightmare scenario for Republicans on immigration  —  The conventional wisdom has it that Republicans are taking a great risk by contemplating immigration reform right now, because it could divide the party and alienate the base heading into the 2014 elections.
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:   The Anguish of Alan Simpson, Tragic Hero of Immigration Reform
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Cruz: GOP immigration plan is ‘amnesty’
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Montana GOP Candidate Calls Hillary Clinton The ‘Anti-Christ’  —  A Republican candidate for Congress in Montana compared former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the anti-Christ.  —  The candidate, state Sen. Ryan Zinke, is one of five Republicans competing for the nomination to succeed …
Discussion: Liberaland and Hinterland Gazette
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Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:   Hillary as Frontrunner: Look at the Money, Not Polls
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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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.
Discussion: alicublog and Power Line
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Sarah Palin hits Peggy Noonan  —  Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin issued a back-handed compliment to Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on Friday, commending her most recent column while at the same time faulting her for taking so long to come around.
Discussion: Liberaland
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: Meanwhile, Back in America . . .  The growing distance between Washington and the public it dominates.  —  The State of the Union was a spectacle of delusion and self-congratulation in which a Congress nobody likes rose to cheer a president nobody really likes.
Melissa Moon / WREG-TV:
Neighbors Say Planned Parenthood's Billboard Goes Too Far  —  (Memphis) A Planned Parenthood billboard has only been up a week in one South Memphis neighborhood, but some people there already want it to come down.  —  They say the billboard, which includes the message “Getting It On Is Free” and a picture of a condom, is too graphic.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
New Planned Parenthood Billboard: “Getting It On Is Free”
Discussion: Right Wing News
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run:
Obama, Who Evidently Has Not Read the Controlled Substances Act, Denies That He Has the Power to Reclassify Marijuana  —  In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper that aired last night, President Obama tried to dodge responsibility for eliminating the contradiction between his recent comments …
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Washington Post:
State Department releases Keystone XL final environmental impact statement  —  View Photo Gallery — Eight things you should know about the Keystone XL pipeline: A big issue before President Obama is a proposal to approve a pipeline carrying fuel from Canada's oil sands through America's heartland to Texas.
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Bloomberg:
Republicans' Immigration Deal Makes No Sense  —  House Republicans who want to advance what they call “comprehensive immigration reform” say they've found a workable compromise, one that allays the concerns of opponents, improves current policy and allows the party to make gains among Hispanics.
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Marc Caputo / Tampa Bay Times:
RPOF to NBC Miami: Apologize for “Reprehensive Party of Florida” gaffe  —  The Florida GOP demanded Friday that a Miami NBC affiliate issue an on-air apology after the station referred to the party as “the Reprehensive Party of Florida” in a broadcast.  —  The error surfaced when WTVJ aired …
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 …
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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Byron Tau / Politico:
RNC outraised DNC in 2013
Discussion: Twitchy
Byron Tau / Politico:
Karl Rove groups raised $6.1 million in 2013
Discussion: Post Politics
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Sorry, Equal Opportunity Isn't Good Enough
Discussion: PolicyShop, The Dish and NewsBusters
James Hohmann / Politico:
Kentucky Senate elections: Mitch McConnell slightly outraises Alison Lundergan Grimes
Discussion: CNN
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Greg Walden: No House immigration vote soon
Discussion: National Review and NBCNews
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
How to debunk the ‘war on women’
Discussion: Washington Wire and TheBlaze.com
Jake Sherman / Politico:
House GOP considers tying debt hike to Obamacare
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Julie Pace / ABC News:
On Immigration, Obama Doesn't Rule out Legal Path
Discussion: CNN
Bloomberg:
Amazon's Bad Omen for the U.S. Economy
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