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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Mike Huckabee's Final Fox News Show Airs Tonight
Mike Huckabee's Final Fox News Show Airs Tonight
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Mike Huckabee ends talk show, weighs presidential run
Mike Huckabee ends talk show, weighs presidential run
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Weekly Standard, Bloomberg Politics and Scared Monkeys
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 …
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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?
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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz Are Named in Suit Alleging Sex With Minor — A court filing in a civil case in Florida last week included new allegations against Jeffrey E. Epstein, a businessman who pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution, and two other high-profile men: a member of the British Royal family and an American lawyer.
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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 …
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