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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
I Refuse to Believe Romney '16 Is Real — Join the Romney Campaign Truthers. — Shares — When the Washington Post reported last Friday that Mitt Romney had assembled donors and told them he wants to be president, I refused to believe it. Then the Post reported last night that Romney has said he …
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Washington Post:
Romney moves to reassemble campaign team for ‘almost certain’ 2016 bid — Mitt Romney is moving quickly to reassemble his national political network, calling former aides, donors and other supporters over the weekend and on Monday in a concerted push to signal his seriousness about possibly launching a 2016 presidential campaign.
Alex Moe / NBC News:
Paul Ryan Won't Run for President in 2016 — In an interview with NBC News, the former VP nominee says he can make a “huge difference” as House Ways and Means Committee chairman instead.
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Politico:
The selling of Mitt 3.0 — Romney is promising he'll be ‘different’ this time. — Getty — Shortly after Election Day in 2012, a Mitt Romney supporter moaned to POLITICO about the failed GOP nominee's performance: “We had no message, and we gave it to the worst communicator in the world.”
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post and Hot Air
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Ted Cruz on Mitt Romney: No need for ‘mushy middle’
Ted Cruz on Mitt Romney: No need for ‘mushy middle’
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Bloomberg Politics and National Review
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: 'It's fair to say' we were wrong on Paris unity rally — The White House said Monday that it made a mistake in not sending President Obama or a top administration official to the weekend unity march in Paris, a rare concession that it had botched the optics of an important international event.
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Wall Street Journal:
Lafayette, We Are Not Here — It was not a missed public relations opportunity. PR is the showbiz of life, and that is not what this is. — Here are the reasons the president of the United States, or at very least the vice president, should have gone yesterday to the Paris march …
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Townhall.com, Commentary Magazine, Roger L. Simon, alicublog, Tablet Magazine, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama to business: Share data for cyber-protection — President Obama will propose new legislation Tuesday that encourages companies to share sensitive data with the government in a bid to ward off cyber attacks — and protects them from potential lawsuits if they opt to do so.
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Politico and Washington Post
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House was out of step as Paris march grew
White House was out of step as Paris march grew
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Townhall.com, National Review, The Federalist, The Huffington Post and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Dems' next big issue — Democrats are seizing on the fight for mandatory paid leave in the United States as their next big pocketbook issue. — The Obama administration has for months called upon Congress to require employers to offer paid leave, with Labor Secretary Tom Perez relentlessly pressing …
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Atty. Gen. Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday — California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will announce Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer, according to a Harris advisor. — “She's not testing the waters. She's charting the course.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Gavin Newsom's California power play
Gavin Newsom's California power play
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Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: New Gold Rush
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
The time Obama walked in on a staffer who had a friend in bed — Reggie Love knows how to put the body in “bodyman.” — In a memoir due out in early February, Love recounts his years working for Barack Obama - in the Senate, on the 2008 campaign and in the White House.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans' inconsistent attacks on Obama's Paris response — There is a certain je ne sais quoi in conservatives' criticism of the Obama administration over last week's terrorist attack in France. — A decade ago, Republicans in Congress were renaming French fries “freedom fries” …
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Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Genius of Obama's Two-Year College Proposal — On Friday, President Obama traveled to Tennessee to propose that community college be free for all Americans willing to work hard—just as elementary and secondary schooling has long been universally free to students.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Obama's College Plan Bows to Elites
Obama's College Plan Bows to Elites
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The Dish and Marginal REVOLUTION
Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
Charlie Hebdo's New Issue Has Muhammad on the Cover — PARIS — At about 9:10 on Monday evening, laughter and a round of applause broke out among the surviving staff members of Charlie Hebdo, followed shortly by cries — joyous if ironic — of “Allahu akbar!”
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
The return of Charlie Hebdo: Magazine gets ready to publish again
The return of Charlie Hebdo: Magazine gets ready to publish again
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Ben White / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren wins on Antonio Weiss nomination — Antonio Weiss pulls out of Treasury slot; will instead serve as counselor. — NEW YORK — Antonio Weiss, the Wall Street banker who President Barack Obama had picked to be the third-ranking official at the Treasury Department …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Scalise voted against apology for slavery — Six years before he spoke to a white supremacist group, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) voted as a state lawmaker against a resolution apologizing for slavery, according to a 1996 article from the Times-Picayune.
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The Columbus Dispatch:
Tear gas disperses revelers around campus after Ohio State win — Authorities used tear gas early today to disperse thousands of Buckeye fans on N. High Street along campus celebrating Ohio State's win over Oregon. — Three canisters were used in front of the Ohio Union around 1:15 …
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Tanya Basu / The Atlantic Online:
Who Owns Yoga? — Nailing a headstand in yoga class is already pretty difficult—it's a balancing act that takes many people years to master. But if one of India's recent initiatives is realized, perfecting the pose might become that much harder: The nation's government is quietly wondering …
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William F. Buckley Jr / National Review:
Our Mission Statement — There is, we like to think, solid reason for rejoicing. Prodigious efforts, by many people, are responsible for NATIONAL REVIEW. But since it will be the policy of this magazine to reject the hypodermic approach to world affairs, we may as well start out at once, and admit that the joy is not unconfined.
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ABC News:
France Finds Potential Terror Accomplice in Handcuffs in Bulgaria — A French national arrested in Bulgaria while trying to slip into Turkey is linked to the massacre of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, and is expected to be extradited back to France, according to a local prosecutor.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Texas Rep. Randy Weber compares Obama to Hitler — Texas Rep. Randy Weber, an outspoken conservative hardliner, compared President Barack Obama unfavorably to German dictator Adolf Hitler in a tweet posted Monday night. — Weber bashed Obama for failing to travel to Paris on Sunday …
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Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Christie Lands a Key Texas Bundler for Prez Run — Brandishing strong national appeal, Christie flexes some Texas muscle by adding Ray Washburne to finance team — RNC Finance Chairman Ray Washburne is said to be joining Chris Christie campaign as Finance Chair as soon as this week.
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Political Wire and Wall Street Journal