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4:40 PM ET, January 2, 2015

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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones … Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid was injured Thursday in an accident while exercising at his home in Henderson, Nevada.  —  According to a statement today from the Nevada Senator's office, Reid was hurt after a piece of equipment he was using broke, which caused him to fall.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid >>:
Statement From The Office Of Senator Reid  —  Las Vegas, NV - The Office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today:  —  “On Thursday, Senator Reid received treatment at University Medical Center in Las Vegas for injuries sustained in an accident he suffered while exercising at home in Henderson.
Burgess Everett / Politico:   Harry Reid injured in exercising accident
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
The Seven Senate Races To Watch In 2016
Discussion: BizPac Review
Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Harry Reid in hospital with broken ribs, facial bones
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Associated Press
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
How Low Income New Yorkers Are Benefiting From The NYPD's Work Stoppage  —  From right, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton smile in conversation during a New York Police Academy graduation ceremony, Monday Dec. 29, 2014.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/John Minchillo
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NY Daily News:
De Blasio's fateful anti-cop slander  —  Until he takes it back, the city risks sliding back into disorder  —  Mayor de Blasio met with union leaders Tuesday in an effort to mend his rift with police officers.  We're told the meeting was respectful.  —  The gesture will be meaningless unless …
Discussion: RedState
Guardian:
Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations  —  In case related to banker Jeffrey Epstein, woman alleges in court filing that she was forced to have repeated ‘sexual relations’ with duke  —  A woman who claims that an American investment banker loaned her to rich …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Woman who sued convicted billionaire over sex abuse levels claims at his friends
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Mondoweiss
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Cluster of Concerns Vie for Top U.S. Problem in 2014  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2014, four issues generated enough public concern over enough months for at least 10% of Americans, on average, to identify each of them as the nation's most important problem.
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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Americans' dissatisfaction with government tops concerns, Gallup poll finds
Andrei Cherny / Yahoo! News:
The legacy of Mario Cuomo's 1984 ‘Tale of Two Cities’ speech  —  Yahoo News 1 hr ago  —  The Democrats who gathered in San Francisco for the 1984 convention had little inkling that they were headed for a 49-state loss in the November election.  But it was clearly a tired, dispiriting moment for American liberalism.
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Roy Edroso / alicublog:
MARIO CUOMO, 1932-2015.  —  You probably know, and there are lots …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82
Fox News:
Obama administration imposes sanctions on North Korea, after Sony hack  —  People in Seoul, South Korea, watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivering a speech.  (AP)  —  The Obama administration on Friday imposed a wave of sanctions against members …
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CNN:
U.S. slaps new sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack
Discussion: Mediaite
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
New diet guidelines might reflect environment cost  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, the government has been issuing guidelines about healthy eating choices.  Now, a panel that advises the Agriculture Department is ready to recommend that you be told not only what foods are better for your own health, but for the environment as well.
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
Jesse Bogan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Granite City man finds out what's been hidden in his arm for 51 years  —  CREVE COEUR  • Unlike the times Betty Lampitt gave birth, on Wednesday morning she was the one praying the rosary in a corner of the waiting room.  It was just an out-patient surgery procedure.
Madeleine Morgenstern / TheBlaze.com:
Sarah Palin's First Facebook Post of the Year Is Already Controversial  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has already attracted controversy in 2015, after posting a series of photos showing her youngest son standing on the family dog.  —  “May 2015 see every stumbling block turned …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Morning Plum: A SCOTUS decision gutting Obamacare could cause widespread disruptions  —  One of the big, looming questions of 2015 is this: Will the Supreme Court really gut Obamacare subsidies in the three dozen states on the federal exchange, potentially depriving millions of health coverage …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Twin Peaks Planet  —  In 2014, soaring inequality in advanced nations finally received the attention it deserved, as Thomas Piketty's “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” became a surprise (and deserving) best seller.  The usual suspects are still in well-paid denial, but, to everyone else …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
New Poll Shows Tepid GOP Support for Boehner in Role of Speaker … The EMC Research survey polled 602 Republican voters and independents who lean Republican and voted Republican in 2014; the margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  The poll was conducted from December 26 to 30.
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Get ready: The FCC says it will vote on net neutrality in February  —  Federal regulators looking to place restrictions on Internet providers will introduce and vote on new proposed net neutrality rules in February, Federal Communications Commission officials said Friday.
CBS News:
Cops: Mass. man killed wife in argument over Christmas gift  —  Julio and Gloria Resto FACEBOOK VIA CBS BOSTON  —  Shares -  —  WALTHAM, Mass. - A suburban Boston man is accused of killing his wife during an argument over a Christmas gift, reports CBS Boston.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Fiorina snags RNC staffer, Club's Keller joins Jamestown  —  Carly Fiorina has hired Republican National Committee staffer Sarah Isgur Flores to join her super PAC, the latest sign that the former Hewlett-Packard CEO is preparing for a presidential run.  —  Separately, Club for Growth …
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Chris Moody / CNN:
With eye on a presidential bid, Carly Fiorina hires Republican Party spokeswoman
Discussion: OnPolitics
 
 
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Drew Galloway / WHNT-TV:
Limestone County home vandalized with racist graffiti
Leonard Greene / New York Post:
Revlon CEO rips blacks, Jews, hates ‘dirty’ Americans: suit
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Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
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BBC:
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
The plot to overhaul No Child Left Behind
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Massoud Hayoun / Al Jazeera America:
Anti-brutality activists aim to ‘evict’ St. Louis police from headquarters
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Associated Press:
Assaults on Border Patrol agents drop again
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate Dems: Don't politicize Congressional Budget Office
WFLA-TV:
Oldsmar man arrested for decapitating mother over chores, deputies say
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Jeb Bush donates $10K to fund for families of slain NYPD officers
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Arutz Sheva:
Who ‘Assassinated’ Feiglin in Likud Primaries?
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WRAL-TV:
Sea level report shows increasing pace of change along coast
Rebecca Catalanello / NOLA River:
Steve Scalise defender's ties to white nationalist group closer than he disclosed, documents show
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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