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Politico:
The Kochs eclipse the RNC — Meet the guys behind the right's best data shop. — The Koch brothers and their allies are pumping tens of millions of dollars into a data company that's developing detailed, state-of-the-art profiles of 250 million Americans, giving the brothers' political operation all the earmarks of a national party.
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Daily Kos, Balloon Juice, Prairie Weather and Political Wire
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Racial politics in plain sight — America's racial tensions, hot after the painful non-indictments in Ferguson and New York, bubbled up on Capitol Hill last week. The occasion was a House Judiciary hearing on President Obama's executive authority to limit deportations of illegal immigrants.
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Prairie Weather
Greg Giroux / Bloomberg Politics:
By the Numbers: Half of the Senators Who Voted for Obamacare Will be Gone in 2015 — Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy's double-digit ousting of Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu on Saturday was, in the words of the senator-elect, an “exclamation mark” on a 2014 election that saw the Republicans win control of the Senate.
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New York Times, Daily Kos, Political Wire, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
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Michael R. Crittenden / Wall Street Journal:
The South Is Now Almost a Democrat-Free Zone
The South Is Now Almost a Democrat-Free Zone
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Taylor Marsh
Cole Avery / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Bill Cassidy defeats Mary Landrieu to become Louisiana's next senator
Bill Cassidy defeats Mary Landrieu to become Louisiana's next senator
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Washington Monthly, Guns.com and National Review
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In tough Senate race, pork couldn't buy Landrieu victory
In tough Senate race, pork couldn't buy Landrieu victory
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Instapundit
Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Reporting on Rape — Last month, Rolling Stone ran an article about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house, based on interviews with a student identified only as “Jackie.” It now appears that key details of the story, reported by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, may not be true.
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Globe and Mail, Hot Air, Guardian, Slate, New York Times and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Rolling Stone Publishes Updated Apology over UVA Rape Story
Rolling Stone Publishes Updated Apology over UVA Rape Story
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New York Magazine, Mashable and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »
David Nather / Politico:
Will Jonathan Gruber Topple Obamacare? — The health economist's controversial remarks could undo him and the law he worked so hard to create. — Why the hell did Jonathan Gruber say that? And that? And that? And (sigh) the other thing? Those are the questions on the minds …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Recovery at Last? — Last week we got an actually good employment report — arguably the first truly good report in a long time. The U.S. economy added well over 300,000 jobs; wages, which have been stagnant for far too long, picked up a bit. Other indicators, like the rate at which workers are quitting …
Chris Hughes / Washington Post:
Crafting a sustainable New Republic — The writer is owner and publisher of the New Republic. — Last week, about a dozen members of the editorial staff of the New Republic walked out in protest over new leadership. By their account, this was a clash of cultures : Silicon Valley versus tradition, and everyone must choose a side.
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Politico, Mediaite, Althouse, New York Times, Hit & Run, New York Magazine and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Daily Mail:
Killer 'shot his newly-married stepdaughter so he could video himself having sex with her dead body - then buried her behind his shed' — Gregory Graf recorded himself sexually abusing the body of Jessica Padgett, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said on Friday
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Scared Monkeys, The Other McCain, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Latest
Linh Ta / Des Moines Register:
Sarah Palin to return to Iowa for summit — Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will take part in the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24. — The inaugural event is being held by Citizens United and Congressman Steve King. The summit will serve as a place …
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FOX News Radio
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Profiling guidelines to be unveiled — The Obama administration will Monday unveil its long-anticipated updates to its guidelines on racial profiling, tightening limits on the practice but still allowing federal law enforcement agencies to employ it at airports and along the border.
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The PJ Tatler
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bush and C.I.A. Ex-Officials Rebut Torture Report — WASHINGTON — A long-awaited Senate report condemning torture by the Central Intelligence Agency has not even been made public yet, but former President George W. Bush's team has decided to link arms with former intelligence officials and challenge its conclusions.
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ABC News and Political Wire
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
From Eric Garner and Michael Brown to the Ballot Box — There seems to be a new age of activism rising. From Occupy Wall Street, to the “Stop Watching Us” march against government surveillance, to the Moral Monday protests, to the People's Climate March, to the recent nationwide protests …
Dallas Morning News:
ER doctor discusses role in Ebola patient's initial misdiagnosis — Dr. Joseph Howard Meier was well into his overnight ER shift when he first saw the patient. — The man complained of a headache and abdominal pain. Meier looked him over, checked his vital signs and ordered tests.
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New York Times and ABC News
Don Babwin / Associated Press:
Chlorine gas sickens 19 at furries convention — 5 photos — ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention …
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Balloon Juice and New York Magazine
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Not a parody — Columbia Law School is permitting students claiming to be impaired due to the emotional impact of recent non-indictments in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner matters to postpone taking their final exams. Here is the text of a message from interim dean Robert Scott to the law school community:
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit, Betsy's Page, The Daily Caller and Ed Driscoll
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Limbaugh on Eric Garner: The Left Wanted a Powerful State, ‘Here It Is’
Limbaugh on Eric Garner: The Left Wanted a Powerful State, ‘Here It Is’
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Hinterland Gazette