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Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Jews ordered to register in east Ukraine — Jews in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk where pro-Russian militants have taken over government buildings were told they have to “register” with the Ukrainians who are trying to make the city become part of Russia, according to Israeli media.
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ThinkProgress:
Someone Is Ordering Eastern Ukraine's Jews To ‘Register’
Someone Is Ordering Eastern Ukraine's Jews To ‘Register’
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International Business Times, OHCHR, Talking Points Memo, susiemadrak.com and Fox News Insider
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Ukraine prepared to offer autonomy to eastern regions if Russia pulls back troops
Ukraine prepared to offer autonomy to eastern regions if Russia pulls back troops
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Fox News, The Agonist, Infowars, Hot Air, kyivpost.com, Guardian and Mediaite
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Diplomatic deal struck on Ukraine
Diplomatic deal struck on Ukraine
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New York Times and The Moderate Voice
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obamacare Signups Hit 8 Million — And both young and old are on board — President Obama just announced the final numbers for the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period. — Eight million people have signed up for private insurance plans through the new marketplaces.
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John Dickerson / Slate:
Obama Trolls the GOP — The refined cynicism of the president. — How do I get you to pay attention to this story? I could type out a balanced tale about an incremental change in White House spin and message control, relying on your discernment, patience, and kindness toward all the creatures of the Earth.
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Hot Air and Conservatives4Palin
Sam Baker / NationalJournal.com:
Obamacare Is On a Winning Streak
Obamacare Is On a Winning Streak
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The New Republic, ThinkProgress and Gallup
Noam Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Obamacare effects are bigger than expected, poll finds
Obamacare effects are bigger than expected, poll finds
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Democratic Strategist and VodkaPundit
Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
The Pen, Phone, and Stray Voltage
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Chelsea Clinton announces she's pregnant — NEW YORK - Chelsea Clinton announced here Thursday afternoon that she is expecting her first child later this year. — “I just hope that I will be as good a mom to my child and hopefully children as my mom was to me,” the former first daughter …
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Chelsea Clinton: I'm Pregnant!
Chelsea Clinton: I'm Pregnant!
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CNN, Politico, Guardian, Joe. My. God., CBS New York, Taylor Marsh and Mashable
Salon:
Dick Morris is very afraid: A horrible pundit's “popular vote” hysteria — It is widely acknowledged that Dick Morris is the worst pundit in America. It's truly not up for debate. He's so bad that even Roger Ailes was embarrassed by his hilariously wrong predictions in the 2012 election and let him go.
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Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo and The Hill
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Glenn Blain Daily / NY Daily News:
New York joins campaign to end Electoral College role in presidential elections
New York joins campaign to end Electoral College role in presidential elections
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Hullabaloo
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Reid calls Bundy supporters ‘domestic terrorists’ — By LAURA MYERS — LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Thursday called supporters of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy “domestic terrorists” because they defended him against a Bureau of Land Management cattle roundup …
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nbcnewyork.com:
4 Catholic High School Students Expelled After Confederate Flag, Blackface Incidents — Four Catholic high school students on Long Island have been expelled after two senior boys brought a Confederate flag to a school event and two sophomore girls posted a blackface photo on social media, the school said.
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Hinterland Gazette and Liberaland
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ThinkProgress:
Florida Voter Confronts GOP Representative On His Repeated Efforts To Repeal Obamacare — Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) at a Tampa town hall meeting. — CREDIT: Scott Keyes — TAMPA, Florida — A Florida voter had harsh words for Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) at a town hall Tuesday …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mediaite and Daily Kos
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Carney: The Toughest Interview Obama Had Was With Jon Stewart — JAY CARNEY: I remember we had some discussion during 2012 about well, is it appropriate for the president, the sitting president and candidate, to give interviews with Jon Stewart and others. And the answer was yes …
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Jonathan Kandell / New York Times:
Gabriel García Márquez, Conjurer of Literary Magic, Dies at 87 — Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist whose “One Hundred Years of Solitude” established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died on Thursday at his home in Mexico City. He was 87.
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The Moderate Voice and Boing Boing
Matt Vasilogambros / NationalJournal.com:
Why Every Member of Congress Gets a Monthly Porn Delivery — Larry Flynt has sent a monthly copy of Hustler to every congressional office for the last 30 years, and members of Congress can't stop it. — Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Gawker, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, RT and Outside the Beltway
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
‘Earth Twin’ Is Found, Or Perhaps a Cousin — It is a bit bigger and somewhat colder, but a planet circling a star 500 light-years away is otherwise the closest match of our home world discovered so far, astronomers announced on Thursday. — The planet, known as Kepler 186f …
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Outside the Beltway, Shakesville, Towleroad News #gay, Talking Points Memo and The Verge
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Poll: Hillary Clinton's numbers worst since 2008, as GOP brand surges — A new poll shows former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's (D) numbers hitting their lowest point in six years. — Meanwhile, it finds that the Republican Party is experiencing something of a renaissance.
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Power Line, Fox News, Hot Air, BREITBART.COM, The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers
Ted Johnson / Variety:
‘X-Men’ Director Bryan Singer Accused of Sexually Abusing Teenage Boy — The filmmaker's lawyer calls suit ‘absurd and defamatory’ — “X-Men: Days of Future Past” director Bryan Singer has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in 1999 in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Hawaii federal court.
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Queerty, Guardian, Boing Boing and Shakesville
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Aman Batheja / The Texas Tribune:
PAC to Shut Down After Name Draws Furor … A Texas political action committee called Boats 'N Hoes PAC will be just a memory by Thursday, according to the Republican political consultant who is the boss of the man who started it. — Houston consultant Allen Blakemore confirmed Wednesday evening …
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The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, MySanAntonio.com, BOR, Hinterland Gazette, The Week, Politico, Liberaland and The Raw Story
Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
When ‘Liking’ a Brand Online Voids the Right to Sue — Might downloading a 50-cent coupon for Cheerios cost you legal rights? — General Mills, the maker of cereals like Cheerios and Chex as well as brands like Bisquick and Betty Crocker, has quietly added language to its website …
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Firedoglake, ABC News, ThinkProgress, Discourse.net, Mashable, naked capitalism, The Raw Story, Gawker, The Week, RT and Fox News Insider
Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner:
Media Matters for America is resisting SEIU's effort to unionize its staff — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL LABOR UNIONS LABOR NLRB MEDIA SEIU — Media Matters for America is apparently resisting an effort by Service Employees International Union Local 500 to unionize its staff.
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Doug Ross
Gabrielle Giffords / USA Today:
Fight back against political cowardice — If Congress won't change gun laws, we'll have to change Congress one vote at a time. — A year ago Thursday, the United States Senate failed us. — It was last April — mere months after the senseless slaughter of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School …
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ThinkProgress and Washington Post
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Campaign Outreach Tool: Gun Sweepstakes
G.O.P. Campaign Outreach Tool: Gun Sweepstakes
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The Political Carnival and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Sarah McLaughlin / FIRE:
Bergen Administrators Fear ‘Game of Thrones’ Quote, Censor Professor — Brace yourselves; censorship is coming! — Displaying a lack of both pop culture and First Amendment awareness, administrators at Bergen Community College in New Jersey placed Professor Francis Schmidt on leave this past January …
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The Daily Caller, Hit & Run and Instapundit