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9:10 PM ET, January 13, 2015

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Congressman Randy Weber:
Representative Randy Weber Issues Statement on Paris Tweet  —  Washington, D.C. - Representative Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) released the following statement in reference to a tweet sent out last night:  —  “I need to first apologize to all those offended by my tweet.
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Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
You Know Who Else Went To Paris?  Hitler  —  Not even two weeks into the new year and only a couple of days into the new Congress, and already a Republican is comparing Obama to Hitler!  The people who voted for this jackweed must be so proud:
Discussion: Truth Revolt and Washington Post
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Republican apologizes for Hitler tweet
Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog and Politico
WCPO:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI says John Boehner's West Chester bartender planned to poison him  —  Feds: Man said he was Jesus, Boehner was the devil  —  DEER PARK, Ohio - Ebola, evil voices and the devil.  —  Those are just a few of the things a Butler County bartender cited as reasons …
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ABC News:
Ohio Bartender Charged With Threatening to Murder John Boehner
Discussion: Politico
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney And The GOP's Five-Ring Circus  —  There have been rumors for months that Mitt Romney might run for president again in 2016.  On Monday afternoon, though, The Washington Post's Robert Costa, Philip Rucker and Karen Tumulty — three top-notch journalists — reported that Romney …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
Why Romney Wants to Run  —  He genuinely believes the third time could be the charm.  —  When Jeb Bush formed his leadership PAC, he said he wanted it to encourage other like-minded candidates.  It worked.  He encouraged Mitt Romney.  The two-time presidential candidate is now seriously considering another run.
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Senate to vote on whether climate change is happening  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he will allow the Senate to vote on an amendment asking if they agree that climate change is impacting the planet.  —  At his weekly press briefing, McConnell said …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell threatens midnight session over Keystone XL pipeline
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Democrats plan tough votes for GOP on Keystone pipeline bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Lawyer Thanks Don Lemon: Your ‘Racist Dumb-Ass Question’ Made Me Famous  —  Muslim human rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar, who was recently asked by CNN anchor Don Lemon whether he supported the Islamic State terrorist group, published an ironic open letter on Monday thanking Lemon for the “patently offensive racist dumb-ass question.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Hinterland Gazette
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Arsalan Iftikhar / The Islamic Monthly:
Dear Don Lemon: Thanks for Making Me Famous
Discussion: Addicting Info, Raw Story and Mediaite
Anne Penketh / Guardian:
Charlie Hebdo: first cover since terror attack depicts prophet Muhammad  —  French satirical magazine's surviving columnist says cover is a call to forgive the terrorists who murdered her colleagues last week  —  Warning: this article contains the image of the magazine cover, which some may find offensive.
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Paul Farhi / Agence France-Presse:
Washington Post carries new Charlie Hebdo cover depicting prophet Muhammad
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
How Reince Priebus Reinvented The Political Party  —  In 1972, the year Reince Priebus was born, the political writer David Broder published The Party's Over.  Since then, political writers, me included, have been declaring the death of political parties nonstop.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
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Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
RNC Chairman: Bill Clinton's Personal Activities ‘Fair Game’ for 2016
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Civil rights group to protest Scalise event
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Warren, in the Future Tense, Says ‘No’ to 2016 White House Bid  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren has now rejected a 2016 presidential campaign in both the present and future tenses.  —  The Massachusetts Democrat has for months gently patted away questions about her presidential ambitions …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
‘Unhappy’ Ann Curry finally leaves NBC  —  Ann Curry's tearful exit from “Today” opposite Matt Lauer.  —  Ann Curry is finally leaving NBC over two and a half years after her excruciating departure from “Today,” Page Six can exclusively reveal.  —  NBC is expected to imminently announce …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Romney Face Tattoo Guy Says He's Not Supporting Romney In 2016  —  “You are waiting for him to shoot himself in the foot.  It's going to look real good and then — bam something else — he screws it up,” Eric Hartsburg said in an interview with BuzzFeed News.  —  Eric Hartsburg Facebook
Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Christie Inches Closer to 2016 with State of the State Address, Calls for an ‘American Renewal’ … TRENTON, N.J.—Inching closer to a 2016 presidential run, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered his fifth State of the State address Tuesday calling for a “New Jersey renewal and an American renewal.”
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and Hot Air
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Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Prokhorov Exploring Sale of Brooklyn Nets  —  The Brooklyn Nets are for sale.  —  Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov retained Evercore Partners to sell the National Basketball Association team he bought in 2010, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Lauren French / Politico:
Pelosi to name first Muslim lawmaker to House intelligence committee  —  Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced in a closed-door meeting Tuesday she would name the first Muslim lawmaker to the House's Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.  —  A senior Democratic aide said Rep. André Carson …
Daily Mail:
Moroccan-born mayor of Rotterdam tells fellow Muslims who do not appreciate the ‘freedoms’ of living in the West to ‘pack your bags and f*** off’ on live TV  —  The Moroccan-born mayor of Rotterdam has said Muslim immigrants who do not appreciate the way of life in Western civilisations can ‘f*** off’.
New York Times:
God, Gays and the Atlanta Fire Department  —  Until last week, Kelvin Cochran was the chief of the Atlanta fire department, where he oversaw a work force of more than 1,000 firefighters and staff.  —  Mr. Cochran, a veteran firefighter, is also a deeply religious man, and he was eager …
Jenna Garrett / Wired:
What It's Like Living in the Coldest Town on Earth  —  It got down to -24 degrees Fahrenheit in Oymyakon, Russia, over the weekend.  As frigid as that seems, it's typical for this town, long known as the coldest inhabited place on Earth.  If that kind of number is hard to wrap your brain around …
Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Conservative Revolt Splits House GOP Group  —  Key members of the RSC plan on starting a competing organization that they see as a real conservative caucus.  —  House conservatives are plotting a mass exodus from the Republican Study Committee as soon as next week over simmering dissatisfaction with the group's direction.
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and Bloomberg View
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Huckabee slams Obama for letting daughters listen to Beyoncé  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has accused President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, of double standards in parenting, saying in an interview published Tuesday that the first family shelters …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New York Magazine
Chris Ariens / Adweek:
Bret Baier Withdraws from Legatus Summit  —  Fox News Channel anchor Bret Baier is pulling out of a speaking engagement at a prominent Catholic organization.  Baier had been among the confirmed speakers at the 2015 Legatus Summit later this month in Naples, FL.
 
 
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Role of FBI informant in eco-terrorism case probed after documents hint at entrapment
Discussion: Techdirt
WXIA-TV:
Video shows DeKalb teacher choking student
Discussion: Hit & Run and Raw Story
George Hunter / The Detroit News:
Video captures police beating handcuffed suspect
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Sig Christenson / MySanAntonio.com:
Fort Hood soldier who recently returned from West Africa found dead outside apartment
 Earlier Items: 
Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
White House: Obama Will Fight Media To Stop Anti-Jihad Articles
Sami Aboudi / Reuters:
Saudi cleric condemns snowmen as anti-Islamic
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House to vote on abortion bill next week
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
Andrew Wolfson / Courier-Journal:
Gay divorce granted by family court judge
Tracy Sears / WTVR-TV:
Henrico pastor defends decision to fire unwed mother
Discussion: fox4kc.com
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans' inconsistent attacks on Obama's Paris response
 

 
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