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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Rush Limbaugh Threatens To Sue Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — Radio host Rush Limbaugh has threatened to sue the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for defamation, The Daily Caller has learned. — Limbaugh retained the services of lawyer Patty Glaser …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Limbaugh threatens to sue DCCC for ‘out of context’ quotes about sexual consent — Rush Limbaugh is hopping mad at the Democratic Party — but this time he's threatening to do more than just talk about it on the radio. — The conservative pundit is threatening to sue the Democratic …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Bloomberg Politics
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
Obama: Government Should Regulate Internet to Keep it Free — So President Obama has announced that the Internet should be regulated as a public utility. He's asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reclassify internet service providers (ISPs) from “information services” …
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Obama calls for more regulation of Internet providers, industry fires back
Obama calls for more regulation of Internet providers, industry fires back
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules
Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Monthly
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Latest Frivolous Attack on Obamacare — My parents used to own a small house with a large backyard, in which my mother cultivated a beautiful garden. At some point, however — I don't remember why — my father looked at the official deed defining their property, and received a shock.
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Police Use Department Wish List When Deciding Which Assets to Seize — The seminars offered police officers some useful tips on seizing property from suspected criminals. Don't bother with jewelry (too hard to dispose of) and computers ("everybody's got one already"), the experts counseled.
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Josh Zumbrun / Wall Street Journal:
Younger Generation Faces a Savings Deficit — Postrecession Thrifty Ways Fade Amid Weak Jobs Market, Hefty Student Debt — After a flirtation with thrift after the recession, young Americans have stopped saving. — Adults under age 35—the so-called millennial generation …
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TheBlaze.com and The Daily Caller
Mike Allen / Politico:
Rand's grand plan — An inside look at the senator's presidential rollout. — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has made key decisions about how to launch his presidential campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination, including a plan to headquarter his effort in Louisville and opting to run …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Stein: America's Race Problem Is “Pathetic, Self-Defeating Black Underclass” — “I mean, the real problem with race in America is a very, very beaten-down, pathetic, self-defeating black underclass that is — uh, just can't seem to get its way going in the way that blacks were able …
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Adelle Nazarian / BREITBART.COM:
RICK PERRY: AMERICA'S NEXT PRESIDENT WILL NOT BE A SENATOR — LOS ANGELES, California—In an exclusive interview at Breitbart News Network's headquarters, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said President Barack Obama would cement a legacy of being the worst president in American history if he moves forward on executive amnesty.
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Trevelyan Wing / The Dartmouth:
Perry talks midterms success
Perry talks midterms success
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Craig Spencer, New York Doctor With Ebola, Will Leave Bellevue Hospital — Craig Spencer, the New York City doctor who became the first person in the city to test positive for Ebola, is being released from Bellevue Hospital Center on Tuesday morning, people familiar with his treatment said on Monday.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Breitbart Issues Best Correction Since Forever — I generally don't like harping on other outlets' errors or the always mortifying process of issuing a correction. It's a mix of ‘there but for the grace of God’ and, in this case, look at the source. But I think here we may have perhaps …
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Sen. Rand Paul / The Daily Beast:
Obama's ISIS War Is Illegal — The president is subverting the Constitution—and America's latest undeclared war in the Middle East is just the latest example. — For a generation, Democrats stood up against Republican presidents who they deemed to be too eager to go to war …
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Susan Snyder / Philly.com:
A college president's words to young women about men — With an auditorium full of female students, Lincoln University president Robert R. Jennings offered the sort of fatherly advice he believes many of them need when it comes to sex and men. — “We have, we had, on this campus …
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Hinterland Gazette, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Jason Keisling / Hit & Run:
Guns and Pot: Which States Are Friendly to Both? — A Reddit user recently posted a graphic called “The Venn Diagram of Cultural Politics,” showing which states allow at least some citizens to use marijuana, which states recognize gay marriages, and which do both.
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CNN:
Gun sales spike as Ferguson area braces for grand jury decision — Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — Lately, Dan McMullen has been bringing an extra gun to his office in Ferguson, Missouri. — McMullen runs Solo Insurance on West Florissant close to where looting and vandalism briefly broke …
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Hinterland Gazette, Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer: Impeachment ‘A Possibility’ If Obama Moves Ahead On Immigration — Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) said on Monday that impeaching President Obama “would be a consideration” if he moves forward unilaterally on immigration. — Barton's comments were made during an interview with former Rep. J.D. Hayworth …
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Elizabeth Murray / Today:
George W. Bush talks Jeb in 2016, why he never asked his dad if he should run — and reveals a never-before-seen painting — Savannah Guthrie sat down with President George W. Bush at his home in Dallas to discuss his new book, “41,” about his father. The pair also discussed a number of other topics …
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Sam Kleiner / The New Republic:
Republicans Are Already Undermining Obama's Highly Qualified Attorney General Pick — President Obama on Saturday announced the nomination of Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to be the next U.S. attorney general. Within hours, at least one Republican …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney filling post-midterm role as key behind-the-scenes player in GOP — Mitt Romney is not running for president. But since last week's GOP midterm election romp, he has cemented his role as one of the Republican Party's key behind-the-scenes players, nurturing relationships …
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