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Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Post Doctored Version Of State Of The Union, Censor Facts On Climate Change — House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). — CREDIT: AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File — The official website for House Republicans has posted on YouTube a version of President Obama's State of the Union address …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House: Boehner invite to Netanyahu breach of protocol — ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House says House Speaker John Boehner's invitation for Israel's prime minister to come to Washington is a breach of normal diplomatic protocol. — President Barack Obama's press secretary …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner's Netanyahu Invite Is An ‘Unprecedented’ Diss Of Obama — House Speaker John Boehner's invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress on Iran is an unprecedented rebuke of President Barack Obama as he and Congress are preparing for a battle over Iran sanctions, experts told TPM.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Problem With Obama's Bold SOTU
The Problem With Obama's Bold SOTU
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Los Angeles Times, The Fiscal Times, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Liberal Values, Washington Post, The Dish and Just Above Sunset
New York Times:
U.S. Not Expected to Fault Officer in Ferguson Case — WASHINGTON — Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no civil rights charges be brought against the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., after an F.B.I. investigation found no evidence to support charges …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers — This item has been updated. — House Republican leaders abruptly dropped plans late Wednesday to vote on an anti-abortion bill amid a revolt by female GOP lawmakers concerned that the legislation's restrictive language …
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Katie Mettler / Tampa Bay Times:
Man shopping for coffee creamer at Walmart attacked by vigilante for carrying gun he was legally permitted to have — BRANDON — Clarence Daniels had just crossed the threshold of Walmart's front doors on Tuesday, in search of coffee creamer for his wife, when the gun in hip holster gave …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
White ‘vigilante’ puts 62-year-old black man in chokehold for legally carrying gun in Florida Walmart — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has asked vigilantes to please be careful about which gun owners they choose to attack …
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
‘American Sniper’ Is Almost Too Dumb to Criticize — I saw American Sniper last night, and hated it slightly less than I expected to. Like most Clint Eastwood movies - and I like Clint Eastwood movies for the most part - it's a simple, well-lit little fairy tale with the nutritional value …
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J.D. Tuccille / Hit & Run:
NY Sheriff to Constituents: Keep Your Handguns and Toss the Permit Applications — A New York lawman is winning plaudits from gun owners over his stance on firearm regulation—he wants less of it. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas J. Lorey is already known as a supporter of the Second Amendment …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Oath Keeper sheriff urges New Yorkers to ignore new law on gun registration
Oath Keeper sheriff urges New Yorkers to ignore new law on gun registration
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The Megyn Kelly Moment — On a gray Wednesday in November, the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and four producers gathered around a conference table on the 17th floor of the News Corporation building in Manhattan. They were there to plan the 281st episode of “The Kelly File,” …
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Napp Nazworth / Christian Post:
Interview: Mike Huckabee on Evangelicals Who Divorce, Beyoncé and Ted Nugent (Part 1) — The decline of marriage is not simply a problem of same-sex marriage, it is also caused by Christians who abandoned the importance of lifetime commitment in marriage, Mike Huckabee wrote in his new book, God, Guns, Grits and Gravy.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How struggling Americans reacted to Obama's speech — in real time — The policies the President laid out in his State of the Union speech may be going nowhere on Capitol Hill. But they amount to a kind of template for the broader economic agenda and governing philosophy that will define …
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DeWayne Wickham / USA Today:
‘Charlie Hebdo’ crosses the line — With latest depiction of Mohammed, news weekly's actions turn toxic. — Charlie Hebdo has gone too far. — In its first publication following the Jan. 7 attack on its Paris office, in which two Muslim gunmen massacred 12 people …
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The Huffington Post:
GOP Plans To Give Explosive Document Back To CIA — WASHINGTON — The new GOP chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee intends to give back to the CIA an explosive, secret document that has been at the center of a years-long struggle between Congress and the executive branch.
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The Week, Common Dreams and Raw Story
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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
BREAST IMPLANT LEAK DELAYS CONGRESSMAN'S WIFE'S BIGAMY TRIAL … ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A trial to determine whether U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson's wife committed bigamy when she wed the congressman has been delayed because she required emergency surgery to remove breast implants.
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Power Line and The Daily Caller
Elana Schor / Politico:
Republicans outfox Democrats on climate votes — The GOP accepts the notion of climate change - but not the way Democrats wanted them to. — Senate Republicans head-faked Democrats on climate change Wednesday, agreeing in a floor vote that the planet's climate was changing …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and FOX31 Denver
Pauline Repard / U-T San Diego stories:
Racist cartoon leads SD cop to sue city — A sergeant alleges discrimination after complaining about offensive caricature — SAN DIEGO — A San Diego police sergeant has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the city, claiming his supervisors punished him for complaining about the use …
Nielsen:
31.7 MILLION VIEWERS TUNE IN TO WATCH PRES. OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS — President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address. The address was carried live from 9:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on 13 networks and tape-delayed on Univision.
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WTKR-TV:
“Putting 'em in a coffin” prank causes outrage in Hampton Roads … Chesapeake, Va. - “Putting 'em in a coffin.” — It's a phrase describing a prank in which kids jump back-first onto cars, trying to emulate a coffin. — A viewer emailed NewsChannel 3, telling us it happened to him on Monday night.
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
CNN to Produce Political Game Show — First on TVNewser: CNN is producing a political game show, TVNewser has learned. The blocking and testing of the show is happening this week at CNN's New York studios. — Insiders tell us the show will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and will air on Presidents' Day, Feb. 16.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Santorum: The Pope Is ‘Difficult To Listen To’ Sometimes — Ex-senator and onetime GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum has nearly reached his wits end after yet another statement by Pope Francis that has rankled conservatives. — In an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday …
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Martyn Brown / Daily Express:
EXCLUSIVE: 80 per cent of Britons want to quit EU in biggest poll for 40 years — BRITAIN is marching towards the EU exit door today after eight out of 10 people voted to leave in a historic poll. — Tory MPs Peter Bone, Tom Pursglove and Philip Hollobone counted the ballot papers
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