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11:20 AM ET, January 4, 2015

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Mike Huckabee / Facebook:
This evening I wanted to share with you some news that is very personal to me.  Because you have been such a good friend and a strong supporter of all my efforts, I wanted you to know first that tonight I will do more than just say goodnight on my Fox show.  I will say goodbye.
Discussion: OnPolitics and Slantpoint
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Huckabee to end Fox News show to mull 2016  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, is ending his weekend program on Fox News — effective immediately — as he contemplates another run for president.  —  “I won't make a decision about running until late …
Mike Huckabee:
Gov. Huckabee Departs Fox News, Will Make Decision On '16 Campaign By Late Spring  —  Huckabee: “As much as I have loved doing the show, I cannot bring myself to rule out another Presidential run.”  —  Little Rock - Governor Mike Huckabee will announce tonight on his Fox News show …
Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Mike Huckabee's Final Fox News Show Airs Tonight
Nick Gass / Politico:
Mike Huckabee ends talk show, weighs presidential run
Steve Wulf / ESPN:
Stuart Scott dies at age of 49  —  Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49.  —  Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years.  An amazing nine of them belong to one man …
New York Post:
How Sharpton gets paid to not cry ‘racism’ at corporations  —  Want to influence a casino bid?  Polish your corporate image?  Not be labeled a racist?  —  Then you need to pay Al Sharpton.  —  For more than a decade, corporations have shelled out thousands of dollars in donations …
Discussion: Liberaland and BizPac Review
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Is Perry eying White House?  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is just weeks away from leaving office after more than a decade running Texas — and he is turning his eye beyond the Lone Star State as he looks to kick-start another presidential bid.  —  Perry will leave the governor's mansion after 14 years on Jan. 20.
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Dear PETA,  —  Chill.  At least Trig didn't eat the dog.  —  Hey, by the way, remember your “Woman of the Year”, Ellen DeGeneres?  Did you get all wee-wee'd up when she posted this sweet picture? http://conservatives4palin.com/.../ peta-woman-year-posts-phot... Hypocritical, much?
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: David Cameron on fixing the U-bend, making Boris wait, asking Sam before saving hostages...and why this is the biggest Election for a generation  —  At 30,000ft above Cornwall, flying towards a crucial Election battleground, immaculate in suit and blue tie, it is strange to hear …
Discussion: Guardian, Telegraph, Spectator and PinkNews
Josh Kraushaar / The Atlantic Online:
Democrats' Narrow Path Back to Controlling the Senate  —  Seven races that will determine whether they can overtake Republicans in 2016  —  Democrats are looking to reclaim their Senate majority in two years, but after losing nine Senate seats in 2014, their path back to that majority won't be easy.
New York Post:
No protest as de Blasio stays for 15 minutes at slain cop's wake  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio arrives to attend a wake for police officer Wenjian Liu at a funeral home in Brooklyn on Jan. 3.  —  Cops from across the country paid respects to assassinated hero cop Wenjian Liu at his Brooklyn wake Saturday …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Gothamist
Naomi Oreskes / New York Times:
Playing Dumb on Climate Change  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — SCIENTISTS have often been accused of exaggerating the threat of climate change, but it's becoming increasingly clear that they ought to be more emphatic about the risk.  The year just concluded is about to be declared the hottest one on record …
Discussion: The Mahablog and Daily Kos
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The Senate's 46 Democrats got 20 million more votes than its 54 Republicans  —  On Tuesday, 33 US senators elected in November will be sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden — including 12 who are new to the chamber.  The class includes 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats, a big reason why the GOP has a 54-46 majority in the Senate overall.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
New Bill Would Make Wearing Hoodies A Crime  —  Oklahoma lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill this February that would make it illegal to wear hooded sweatshirts, or “hoodies,” in public, according to a report from Oklahoma's Channel 6 News.  —  Republican Senator Don Barrington …
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Miranda Leitsinger / NBC News:
Sex Reassignment Surgery at 74: Medicare Win Opens Door for Transgender Seniors
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz Are Named in Suit Alleging Sex With Minor
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Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Seven-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor Lit Stick to Find Safety
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Mark FeeneyGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Former US Senator Edward W. Brooke dies at 95
Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Protesters slam Oprah over comments that they lack ‘leadership’
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John Marzulli / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn man hit in head by NYPD plans $3M lawsuit against city
CBS New York:
Mother Questioned After Infant Found Unconscious In East Harlem Apartment Dies
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Rikers Inmate Found Dead Despite Suicide-Watch Alert
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VIEWER VIDEO: Fights break out at Valley View Theater
Edward D. Kleinbard / New York Times:
A Republican Ruse to Make Tax Cuts Look Good
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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