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Boehner takes revenge — Foes find themselves losing plum committee posts. — John Boehner is getting revenge. — He secured his third term as speaker Tuesday afternoon, losing 25 votes on the House floor to three relatively unknown members of the House Republican Conference.
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
House Republican slams anti-Boehner movement hard. Like, really hard. — The last time there was a speaker vote, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) didn't vote for John A. Boehner, protesting against the Ohio Republican by voting for no one. — On Tuesday, he did vote for Boehner.
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Associated Press:
Last Slide — WASHINGTON — Rep. John Boehner was re-elected Tuesday …
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Meredith Shiner / Yahoo! News:
Republicans quietly set to approve continuation of controversial Benghazi committee
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Daily Kos
Scott Wong / The Hill:
New Congress begins with Republican infighting
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The Moderate Voice, Politico and The PJ Tatler
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Boehner Fends Off Dissent as G.O.P. Takes the Reins
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Pew Research Center, TheBlaze.com, National Review and The Gateway Pundit
Nicholas Vinocur / Reuters:
At least 11 dead in Paris shooting: police — (Reuters) - Black-hooded gunmen shot dead at least 11 people at the Paris offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a publication firebombed in the past after publishing cartoons lampooning Muslim leaders and the Prophet Mohammad, police said.
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Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and Washington Times, more at Mediagazer »
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BBC:
Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 11 — Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say. — Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles before escaping.
Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo shooting: eleven dead at Paris offices of satirical magazine - live updates — Eleven dead and four critically injured — Attackers on the run after firing on staff and police — ‘France in state of shock,’ says President Hollande from scene of attack
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Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter — Editor's Note
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple's next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air — Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically new design that jettisons standards such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly thinner and lighter body with a higher-resolution display.
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The Verge, Daily Mail, Mashable and Business Insider
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple Watch launch expected in March, retail training set for mid-February
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Daily Mail, Business Insider, Mashable and The Verge
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
OK, So What Really Happened to Harry Reid? — We wrote here about Harry Reid's supposed close encounter with a piece of exercise equipment, which handed him in the hospital. The equipment was later claimed by Reid's office to be an elastic exercise band. This is how the accident allegedly happened:
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
New GOP Congress Fires Shot At Social Security On Day One — With a little-noticed proposal, Republicans took aim at Social Security on the very first day of the 114th Congress. — The incoming GOP majority approved late Tuesday a new rule that experts say could provoke an unprecedented crisis …
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Off the Charts Blog, Balloon Juice and Congressman Tom Reed
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson's History Book Plagiarizes SocialismSucks.Net And Many Other Sources — “If it is determined that additional citations or attribution are required, the appropriate revisions will be made in subsequent printings.” — Ben Carson Facebook — Several sections of potential …
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Political Wire, Liberaland and Mediaite
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
‘Jane Doe’ Lawyers Sue Dershowitz for Defamation — Alan Dershowitz has vowed to slap a defamation suit on the two lawyers who claimed in a court document that Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein arranged sexual liaisons for him with an underage prostitute. — Those lawyers have beaten him to the punch.
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Washington Post:
Robert F. McDonnell sentenced to two years in prison … A federal judge sentenced former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell to two years in prison Tuesday — a term far lower than what prosecutors had sought and one that means the popular politician will be free before his 63rd birthday.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Bob McDonnell, Ex-Governor of Virginia, Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Corruption
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TalkLeft, Balloon Juice, Washington Post and US News
Arthur C. Brooks / New York Times:
An Aging Europe in Decline — “I'VE fallen and I can't get up.” — These words, shouted by an elderly woman, were made famous in a medical alert device ad in the 1990s. In 2015, they might be Europe's catchphrase. — As the United States economy slowly recovers …
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton brings in Robby Mook, Joel Benenson for likely team — Hillary Clinton is beginning to put together the pieces for a likely campaign, tapping two top strategists — including President Barack Obama's pollster — to work with her in the lead-up toward an ultimate decision.
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Political Wire
Bill Gates / Gates Notes:
This Ingenious Machine Turns Feces Into Drinking Water — I watched the piles of feces go up the conveyer belt and drop into a large bin. They made their way through the machine, getting boiled and treated. A few minutes later I took a long taste of the end result: a glass of delicious drinking water.
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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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Kevin Sheehan / New York Post:
Cop wounded in shootout not happy about de Blasio's visit — One of the cops wounded in a wild Bronx shootout didn't appreciate a hospital sympathy visit from Mayor Bill de Blasio, the wounded officer's dad told The Post on Tuesday. — The mayor accompanied NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton …
Mallory Ortberg / The Toast:
I'd Love To Help My Wife Do The Dishes, But I'm Trapped Under Something Heavy — Previously, from the same author. — When my employer called me into his office and granted me paternity leave on the birth of my first child, I had no idea what I was in for.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg View:
The Glamour of Islamic State — The Pentagon is trying to figure out why Islamic State has been so successful at attracting followers. “What makes I.S. so magnetic, inspirational?” Major General Michael Nagata, who commands U.S. special operations forces in the Middle East …
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Ed Bolen / cbpp.org:
Approximately 1 Million Unemployed Childless Adults Will Lose SNAP Benefits in 2016 as State Waivers Expire — Affected Individuals Are Very Poor; Few Qualify for Other Help — Roughly 1 million of the nation's poorest people will be cut off SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) …
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