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7:05 AM ET, January 14, 2015

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Rand Paul announces campaign manager for likely 2016 campaign — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday announced the hiring of a campaign manager for his likely 2016 presidential bid, part of an aggressive effort to build a national political team as the race for the White House heats up.

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, Wall Street Journal, OnPolitics, Hot Air and Bloomberg Politics

Tampa Bay Times:

Mitt Romney making Florida push, setting up clash with Jeb Bush — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, who only days ago signaled he would explore running for president after repeatedly insisting he would not, is making a strong push that includes reaching out to fundraisers in Florida this week. — 1 Month Ago

Discussion: Political Wire

Manu Raju / Politico:

Rand Paul looks to steal 2016 spotlight — The potential 2016 presidential hopeful appears eager to return to his role as a conservative firebrand. — M.Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO — Jeb Bush is “a Big Government Republican.” Mitt Romney “had his chance.”

Discussion: Bloomberg Politics

Neil W. McCabe / Gravis:

Iowa poll: Romney leads nascent Iowa field with 21%, Bush at 14%, Walker 10% — The 2012 Republican nominee for president holds a leads a broad field of GOP potential contenders in the Townhall/Gravis poll conducted Jan. 5-7 among 404 registered Republican voters queried.

Discussion: Real Clear Politics, Townhall.com and Political Wire

James R. Carroll / Courier-Journal:

Ahead of trip, Paul hits Romney as “yesterday's news” — WASHINGTON - About to embark on a three-state trip that includes multiple stops in New Hampshire, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is criticizing Mitt Romney as too liberal for the Republican Party in 2016. — Romney, the 2012 GOP standard …

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Frank Bruni / New York Times:

The Overcrowded Race for the 2016 Republican Nomination — There's an adage in my business that it's not news when a dog bites a man, only when a man bites a dog. — By that reasoning, the political story of the year so far is Paul Ryan's announcement that he will not run for president.

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.

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily Beast, Race 4 2016, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, PoliticusUSA, The Atlantic Online, Yahoo! News and Hit & Run

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney And The GOP's Five-Ring Circus

Discussion: Salon, Fox News, Washington Post, Daily Signal, FOX News Radio, Race 4 2016, The Daily Caller, The Dish, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg View and Patterico's Pontifications

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 … An Ohio man has been indicted on charges of threatening to murder House Speaker John Boehner, ABC News has learned. — Michael Robert Hoyt was indicted Jan. 7 on charges of threatening to murder Boehner last October shortly …

Discussion: Politico

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Booman Tribune, No More Mister Nice Blog, Little Green Footballs, ThinkProgress, TheBlaze.com, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos

Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
The Insiders: Five things to watch as the 2016 campaigns develop

Discussion: Adweek

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell threatens midnight session over Keystone XL pipeline

Discussion: TheBlaze.com, Politico and Daily Kos

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.

Discussion: FreakOutNation, Talking Points Memo, OnPolitics, Associated Press, Joe. My. God., The Huffington Post and Mediaite

Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
You Know Who Else Went To Paris? Hitler

Discussion: Truth Revolt

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Republican apologizes for Hitler tweet

Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog, Politico, Bloomberg Politics and Vox

Wall Street Journal:

White House Adviser John Podesta to Join Emerging Hillary Clinton Campaign — Move Is Another Indication Clinton Is Working Toward Launching 2016 Presidential Bid — John Podesta, a top White House adviser, will take on a senior advisory role in Hillary Clinton's emerging presidential bid …

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Bloomberg Politics

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
How Reince Priebus Reinvented The Political Party

Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post

Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
RNC Chairman: Bill Clinton's Personal Activities ‘Fair Game’ for 2016

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:

PBA's Patrick Lynch spurs yelling, shoving among cops over NYPD-City Hall feud — The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association was not so much on Tuesday as some cops shouted down Lynch regarding his demand that Mayor de Blasio apologize over comments related to race and police relations.

Discussion: Associated Press, Mediaite, Liberaland and FOX News Radio

Arsalan Iftikhar / The Islamic Monthly:

Dear Don Lemon: Thanks for Making Me Famous — Apparently, we currently live in a “post-racial” America where a prominent national television news anchor can ask an American Muslim human rights lawyer whether he supports a terrorist organization simply because he happens to be a Muslim.

Discussion: Addicting Info, Raw Story and Mediaite

Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Lawyer Thanks Don Lemon: Your ‘Racist Dumb-Ass Question’ Made Me Famous

Discussion: Raw Story and Hinterland Gazette

Lindsay Cohen / KOMO News:

Seattle dog's rush hour ride: on the bus, by herself, weekly — SEATTLE — Public transit in Seattle has gone to the dogs. — Commuters in Belltown report seeing a Black Labrador riding the bus alone in recent weeks. The 2-year old has been spotted roaming the aisles …

Discussion: The Stranger …, KTLA, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, NPR and WGN-TV

Agence France-Presse:

Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on France's Charlie Hebdo — Dubai (AFP) - Al-Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo in a video posted online, saying it was “vengeance” for the French weekly's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. queueing

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Kate Zernike / New York Times:

Christie's National Aspirations Underlie State Speech — TRENTON — As Gov. Chris Christie delivered his State of the State address on Tuesday, it sounded less like the valedictory of a presidential hopeful on his way to bigger and better things than a defensive move by a politician anticipating …

Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine

Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Christie Inches Closer to 2016 with State of the State Address, Calls for an ‘American Renewal’

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and Associated Press

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.

Discussion: Bloomberg View, Gothamist, Gawker, New York Magazine, CBS New York and ABC News

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

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Keith Laing / The Hill:

DC Metro passenger killed in smoke incident — A passenger on the Washington, D.C., Metrorail subway system was killed on Monday in an incident involving heavy smoke in a train tunnel. — A train on Metro's Yellow Line that was heading toward northern Virginia was filled with smoke …

Discussion: National Review, Overlawyered and Washington Post