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2:28 AM ET, January 6, 2015

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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Harvard Ideas on Health Care Hit Home, Hard  —  WASHINGTON — For years, Harvard's experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost.  But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in an uproar.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Gohmert warns America: 'It's going to devastate this country' if I'm not elected Speaker of the House  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) warned on Monday that there could be dire consequences for the entire country if Republicans in Congress …
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Politico:
Speaker Boehner staves off dissenters  —  Right-wing opposition marginalized in upcoming speaker vote  —  Speaker John Boehner hopes Tuesday is the beginning of a new reality on Capitol Hill.  —  For years, Boehner has had to stroke the egos of his House Republican Conference's far-right fringe …
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
White House Turns the Screw on Steve Scalise  —  The White House is not formally taking a position on the fate of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who admitted last month to addressing a white supremacist group twelve years ago while a state legislator, but it's not missing the chance to turn …
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and US News
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Boehner's challengers: Gohmert, Yoho
ABC News:
‘Mysterious Beasts’ Spotted by Arizona Highway Cameras  —  A suspicious pack of what appeared to be a group of large animals has sparked a viral debate about a possible sasquatch sighting in Arizona.  —  The Arizona Department of Transportation was behind the latest announcement …
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush In '94: “Sodomy” Shouldn't Be Given Same Protections As Race, Religion  —  Two decades ago, Jeb Bush wrote there should be no special rights for LGBT people.  “This opinion editorial from 20 years ago does not reflect Gov. Bush's views now, nor would he use this terminology today,” a spokesperson says.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
NYT's James Risen pushes back in hearing on leaks  —  The Obama administration's plan to defuse a First Amendment showdown with a New York Times reporter over his confidential sources was nearly derailed at a court hearing Monday when the journalist rebuffed a series of questions concerning his reporting.
Discussion: ExposeFacts, US News and NPR
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Defiant on Witness Stand, Times Reporter Says Little
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View:
Filibusters by Democrats Are Still Filibusters  —  Please, national media: Call it a filibuster.  —  The New York Times has a perfectly fine curtain-raiser on the 114th Congress today, except for the clunker in this part: … “Procedural obstacles”????  What the article is talking about are (likely) Democratic filibusters.
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New York Post:
Son allegedly killed hedge-funder dad after $200 allowance cut  —  Thomas Gilbert Sr.'s body is taken by medical examiners.  —  Police at the scene of the shooting at the Beekman Place apartments on Sunday.  —  Angel Chevrestt Angel Chevrestt Angel Chevrestt  —  Beekman Place is located near the United Nations in Manhattan.
New York Times:
For Second Week, Arrests Plunge in New York City  —  For two straight weeks, New York City police officers have sharply cut back on making arrests and issuing summonses throughout the five boroughs, magnifying the growing divide between the city's police force and its mayor, Bill de Blasio.
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Liz Goodwin / Yahoo! News:
Police union pushes for cop killings to be included in federal hate crimes law
Discussion: TPNN and Mediaite
Kerry Burke / NY Daily News:
Two NYPD officers shot while investigating suspected robbery in the Bronx — BREAKING  —  Both officers were rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where they are expected to recover, after one was shot in the back and the other was shot in the arm about 10:30 p.m. Monday in Fordham Heights.
Chris McDaniel / St. Louis Public Radio:
Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized The Wilson Case  —  A grand juror is suing St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch in an effort to speak out on what happened in the Darren Wilson case.  Under typical circumstances, grand jurors are prohibited by law from discussing cases they were involved in.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug?  —  Why the New Jersey governor's embrace of Jerry Jones could actually come back to haunt him.  —  Images are important and memes matter—which is why the viral screen capture of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hugging Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is worth noting today.
David Shepardson / The Detroit News:
Ford plant will be closed during Obama visit  —  Washington — The White House confirmed Monday that President Barack Obama will visit Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly plant on Wednesday — a factory that is closed this week because of lagging demand for its small gasoline and hybrid cars.
Discussion: TPNN and National Review
New York Times:
Bess Myerson, New Yorker of Beauty, Wit, Service and Scandal, Dies at 90  —  Bess Myerson, a New York favorite daughter who basked in the public eye for decades — as Miss America in 1945, as a television personality, as a force in public affairs and finally, under a harsher light …
Jeff Guo / Washington Post:
The protesters who are trying to upend the ‘fantasy world’ of economics  —  At a gathering of America's top economists, a small group of students is battling for the soul of economics.  —  There were leaflets, a manifesto, and this warning: “On campus after campus, we will chase you old goats out of power.
Discussion: Greg Mankiw's Blog and Power Line
Caity Weaver / Gawker:
Alert, Alert Olivia Pope: Where Did This Malia Obama Selfie Come From?  —  Is this photo, which surfaced mysteriously online Monday and was immediately employed by the Pro Era rap crew to promote their official merchandise on Instagram, in fact a photo of Malia Obama, or just a very very very close doppelgänger?
Discussion: The Verge and New York Magazine
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama Nears Goal for Guantánamo With Faster Pace of Releases  —  WASHINGTON — In a series of secret nighttime flights in the last two months, the Obama administration made more progress toward the president's goal of emptying the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, than it had since 2009.
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Scott Walker, Starting Second Term as Wisconsin Governor, Resists New Union Battle  —  MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who rose to national prominence in the Republican Party by cutting the collective bargaining rights of most public sector unions, strongly indicated …
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Sharyl Attkisson sues administration over computer hacking  —  Former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson has sued the Justice Department over the hacking of her computers, officially accusing the Obama administration of illegal surveillance while she was reporting on administration scandals.
 
 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
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