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Scott Wong / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Boehner opposition grows — A small but growing number of Republicans say they will vote Tuesday to deny John Boehner a third term as Speaker of the House. — But ousting a sitting Speaker is a difficult feat, and a group of a dozen defectors failed two years ago to depose Boehner, the powerful Ohio Republican.
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Justin Amash / Facebook:
Republicans have a historic opportunity in this Congress. We can pass significant legislation and push President Obama to the bargaining table for the first time in his presidency. We can uphold the Constitution and the Rule of Law. We can expand liberty and economic freedom for all Americans.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Boehner ‘no’ votes pile up — A bloc of at least 15 conservative lawmakers will vote Tuesday to deny John Boehner a third term as Speaker, more than the dozen who organized a botched coup attempt against the veteran Ohio Republican two years ago. — Hours before the vote, the number of Boehner defectors was building.
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Politico:
Hours before vote, small GOP opposition to John Boehner grows — Fifteen House Republicans have now publicly proclaimed that they will try to strip John Boehner of a third term as speaker of the House. — That's well short of the number needed to push the public election into full chaos …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
House elects John Boehner to third term as Speaker — Ohio Republican John Boehner beat back a conservative rebellion on the House floor Tuesday, winning a third and possibly final term as Speaker of the House of Representatives. — But on the opening day of the new Republican-controlled Congress …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Boehner could face biggest speaker revolt since 1923
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans take the reins — It's game time for Mitch McConnell and John Boehner.
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Boehner Facing Dissent and Defections in Vote to Remain Speaker of House
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Politico:
Speaker Boehner staves off dissenters
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Why John Boehner Will Win Reelection as House Speaker Today
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Wall Street Journal:
Christie Faces Scrutiny Over Gifts From Cowboys Owner — Governor's Aides Said Gifts Acceptable Under State Policy — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accepted a plane ride to Dallas and a seat at a Cowboys playoff football game in a luxury suite from team owner Jerry Jones …
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David Sirota / Reuters:
Chris Christie Pushed Port Authority To Give Contract To Jerry Jones' Firm — Less than two years before Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones paid for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's tickets and travel to NFL games, government documents show Christie personally pushed the Port Authority to approve …
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
White House threatens Keystone veto — The White House said on Tuesday that President Obama would veto legislation that approves construction of the Keystone XL pipeline if it passes Congress. — “If this bill passes this Congress the president won't sign it either,” …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
The Prisoner of Capitol Hill
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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.
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Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
This post shamelessly uses Frederick County (Md.) Council Member Kirby Delauter's name without authorization — Kirby Delauter, a Frederick County (Maryland) Council Member threatens a local journalist (Bethany Rodgers) for ... using his name without permission in a newspaper article. No, really:
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This Letter Could Restart The Case Against Darren Wilson — The NAACP Legal Defense Fund* wrote an open letter to Missouri Judge Maura McShane asking her to investigate Ferguson prosecutor Bob McCulloch and his team for misconduct. The NAACP notes that, under Missouri law …
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Dean Baquet's ‘Charting the Future’ Note to Times Staff — A turbulent year at The Times is over, and with that, the executive editor, Dean Baquet, has written a lengthy note to the newsroom staff, titled “Charting the Future.” After writing about this myself last week, I thought that readers might like this inside look.
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Jordan Cohen / The New York Times Company:
A Note From Dean: Charting the Future
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Washington Free Beacon:
State Dept. Can't Explain Why Cuba Isn't Fulfilling Promises Made in Obama Deal — State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki repeatedly refused to answer questions this afternoon about the 53 political detainees Cuba promised to release as part of a deal with President Obama to normalize relations with the United States.
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Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Conservatives Know the Latest Obamacare Challenge Is Weak—That's Why They're Trying to Spin John Roberts — Because the stakes are so enormous, the pending conservative Supreme Court challenge to Affordable Care Act subsidies in three dozen states generates a lot of handwringing and ideological conflict.
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Less than a year ago, Joni Ernst wasn't famous much beyond the Iowa town of Red Oak. These days, she's making world news. — Yet Ernst, one of the most high-profile politicians to come out of Iowa, has kept a decidedly low profile in her transition from little-known state senator …
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NY Daily News:
Rev. Al Sharpton's Viagra prescription found in Sandy Rubenstein's home during probe that cleared famed lawyer of rape accusation: police source — The 70-year-old lawyer was accused of preying on an unconscious 42-year-old woman, a top official in Al Sharpton's National Action Network, in his Upper East Side apartment in October.
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Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: A liberal for all ages — In a world of political midgets, Mario Cuomo was a giant: a man of convictions, incredible drive and an abiding belief in the power of government to make life better for average working-class Americans. — We not only lost an effective political leader …
The Columbus Dispatch:
Justice Insider: Lego model of Downtown featured unfriendly gun-toting guest at the police station — REQUEST TO BUY THIS PHOTO — ' CLASS="> VIEW SLIDESHOW — REQUEST TO BUY THIS PHOTO
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