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10:55 AM ET, January 2, 2015

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82  —  Mario M. Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York who commanded the attention of the country with a compelling public presence, a forceful defense of liberalism and his exhaustive ruminations about whether to run for president …
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Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82  —  Ever-eloquent Mario Cuomo, a son of Queens who rode his rhetorical gifts to three terms as New York governor and tantalized Democrats by flirting with a run for President, died Thursday, two sources close to the family said.  He was 82.
Associated Press:   Obama kicks off 2015 with snorkeling, shave ice
Dana Ford / CNN:
Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82
Discussion: Mediaite
Agence France-Presse:
Former New York governor Mario Cuomo dies aged 82
Discussion: Slantpoint
Cassie Carothers / Yahoo! News:   Politicians remember ‘progressive giant’ Mario Cuomo on social media
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:   Obama says Cuomo championed tolerance, opportunity
ABC News:
Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo Dead at 82
Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Mario Cuomo, Former New York Governor, Dies At 82
Discussion: NY1, Al Jazeera America and Newsday
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.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Politico
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David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
Americans' dissatisfaction with government tops concerns, Gallup poll finds
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.
U2 > Home:
LITTLE BOOK OF A BIG YEAR: Bono's A to Z of 2014  —  It's January 1, 8pm.  I nearly didn't press go on this, and I am clearly delirious in places.  It's very personal, but I feel in a not corny way that U2 has a very intimate relationship with our audience... so I'm going for it.  —  This is too long.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Telegraph
Arutz Sheva:
Who ‘Assassinated’ Feiglin in Likud Primaries?  —  Shocking statements reveal Feiglin was the subject of a ‘targeted killing’ removing him from the Likud Knesset list.  —  Moshe Feiglin at primaries polling  —  Flash 90  —  Likud MK Moshe Feiglin was given an unrealistic spot …
Discussion: Israpundit and Israel Matzav
Alison Spiegel / The Huffington Post:
Taco Bell Is Giving Away Free Doritos Locos Tacos For A Month, Starting Tomorrow  —  Taco Bell knows just what you need tomorrow, and let's face it, the whole month of January: a free hangover cure.  —  You've been living it up for the whole holiday season and on New Year's Eve tonight, you'll finish off the year with a bang.
Discussion: Fox 59, Eater and FOX2now.com
Rebecca Catalanello / NOLA River:
Steve Scalise defender's ties to white nationalist group closer than he disclosed, documents show  —  Kenny Knight, shown in his 2001 photo, was listed in public records at treasurer of the European-American Unity and Rights Organization. by rusty costanza Kenny Knight is the president of the Louisiana NAAWP.
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Fox News
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Dems take cautious approach with Scalise
Discussion: Booman Tribune and ThinkProgress
Jeremy Alford / New York Times:
Much of David Duke's '91 Campaign Is Now in Louisiana Mainstream
WSB-TV:
GBI: Peachtree City police chief shot wife  —  PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. —  The Peachtree City chief of police is on administrative leave after shooting his wife Thursday morning.  —  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says police chief William McCollom called 911 just after 4 a.m. Thursday saying …
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WRAL-TV:
Sea level report shows increasing pace of change along coast  —  NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A report released on Dec. 31 shows the climate is changing along the North Carolina coast, and the sea level is rising faster in some areas than in others.  —  The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission requested …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Jeb Bush donates $10K to fund for families of slain NYPD officers  —  Former Florida governor and likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush (R) and his wife have donated $10,000 to help the families of two slain New York Police Department officers.  —  The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation …
WFLA-TV:
Oldsmar man arrested for decapitating mother over chores, deputies say  —  A man has been arrested for murder after deputies say he decapitated his mother at the family's Oldsmar home on New Year's Eve, all because of a chore he didn't want to complete.  —  The County Sheriff's Office …
Discussion: Mediaite and FOX2now.com
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Liberals Can't Argue, They Can Only Bully [Updated]  —  No one expects sensible commentary on firearms from the New Yorker, but this gun control rant is worth noting because it is so typical of modern liberalism.  Facts?  Who needs facts?  Bullying is all that the left aspires to.
Discussion: Eschaton and neo-neocon
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Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
The Newtown Lawsuit and the Moral Work of Gun Control
Tia Mitchell / WJXX-TV:
Local counties to end courthouse weddings to avoid marrying gays  —  Couples who wanted to skip the pomp and circumstance of a wedding and get married at the Duval, Clay or Baker county courthouses will no longer have that option in the new year.  —  These counties' decision to end …
Discussion: Associated Press, Liberaland and Gawker
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Anna Phillips / Tampa Bay Times:
Judge Hinkle says all 67 counties may issue marriage licenses to gay couples
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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