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12:50 PM ET, January 17, 2015

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New York Times:
The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage  —  For the second time in three terms, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.  The last time around, the justices declined to take up the broad question.  This time, there is every reason for them to follow …
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Obama Administration Will Ask SCOTUS To Rule For Marriage Equality
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage
Theda Skocpol / Scholars Strategy Network:
WHY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REPORTS ARE THE BEST EVIDENCE OF CONGRESSIONAL INTENT ABOUT HEALTH SUBSIDIES
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
The Hill:
WH hopefuls scramble for GOP endorsements from lawmakers  —  HERSHEY, Pa. — The 2016 GOP primaries don't start for another year, but potential presidential candidates are already furiously working to lock up support from lawmakers from early- and key-primary states.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Congressman: Romney Will Fail Again If He Runs In 2016 (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) said Saturday on MSNBC's “Up With Steve Kornacki” that he doubts Mitt Romney can win the presidency, as the most recent Republican nominee makes moves toward another run in 2016.
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Washington Post:
Romney, moving toward 2016 run, outlines vision to eradicate poverty  —  SAN DIEGO — Mitt Romney laid down a marker for a prospective presidential campaign in 2016, telling a Republican audience here Friday night that the party can win the White House with a conservative message …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
French Prime Minister: ‘I Refuse to Use This Term Islamophobia’  —  Manuel Valls argues that the charge of ‘Islamophobia’ is often used to silence critics of Islamism.  —  The prime minister of France, Manuel Valls, has emerged over the past tumultuous week as one of the West's most vocal foes of Islamism …
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Developing Underground Railroad Miniseries and Musical With Stevie Wonder  —  Tentatively titled “Freedom Run,” the project follows several couples trying to escape slavery.  —  NBC is looking to expand its event programming with another miniseries.  Entertainment chairman Robert …
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Gothamist
Lauren Davidson / Telegraph:
Introducing: the world's first airport terminal for animals  —  John F Kennedy Airport in New York will be home to a $48m animal cargo facility, set to open in the first quarter of 2016.  Humans, prepare to be jealous.  —  Air travel can be such a nightmare, but one airport is determined …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Stephen Moore / Fox News:
2015: It's time to fire the IRS  —  Imagine what would happen if a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced it has plans to slash customer service, that it will make people stand in lines for at least a half hour, and that any customer due a refund will have to wait several weeks.
Discussion: Hot Air
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The racial politics of seating white sex offender in state legislature  —  Last month, Joseph Morrissey was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a sexual relationship.  The girl worked as a receptionist in Morrissey's law office.
Discussion: Washington Post and Moe Lane
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Introduce An Anti-Abortion Bill So Extreme That GOP Women In Congress Are Revolting  —  Several Republican congresswomen are reportedly splitting from their party on a national abortion bill that's scheduled for a vote in the House next week, raising concerns that the legislation …
Kate Jacobson / Sun-Sentinel:
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Paul Singer / USA Today:
Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, will give a speech Monday in London and reiterate the disputed claim that Muslim immigrants have created “no-go zones” in Europe where non-Muslims are not welcome.
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Politico:
Sam Brownback reverses course, proposes new taxes  —  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, whose massive tax cuts became a cause célèbre for conservatives but threw his state's budget into disarray, announced Friday that he would pursue tax increases.  —  In a stark turnaround …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Bryan Lowryeagle Topeka / Wichita Eagle:   Gov. Sam Brownback's proposed budget fix slows income tax cuts, hikes taxes on liquor, tobacco
 
 
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