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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Inside The GOP Meltdown On Abortion And Rape — Tens of thousands of Americans descended on Washington for the annual March For Life on Thursday only to see House Republicans melt down over their signature issue: abortion. — A symbolic messaging bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks …
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
Anti-Abortion Activists Rise Up Against House Republicans' ‘Pain-Capable’ Fumble — The surprise bottling of the vote casts a pallor over March for Life. — “I'm ready to get arrested,” said Jill Stanek on Thursday. “I've never felt that way before, but this is personal.”
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans pulled a classic bait-and-switch with abortion bill
Republicans pulled a classic bait-and-switch with abortion bill
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Why Everyone Should Be Terrified By The GOP's Abortion Bill Debacle
Why Everyone Should Be Terrified By The GOP's Abortion Bill Debacle
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Washington Post:
Saudi King Abdullah's death sets up complex succession process — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Adbul Aziz died Thursday evening, setting the stage for a transition of power at a critical moment as the key U.S. ally in the Middle East struggles with falling oil prices and rising Islamist violence.
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Angus McDowall / Reuters:
Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman
Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman
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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Here's How Hillary Clinton Will Distance Herself From Barack Obama — She may have tipped her hand in a post-State of the Union tweet. — Anybody wondering how Hillary Clinton would distance herself from President Obama in 2016 needs only to parse her post-State of the Union tweet:
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
History's a Positive for Clinton; Not So for Bush or Romney
History's a Positive for Clinton; Not So for Bush or Romney
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton plans to astound, intimidate with fundraising 'like nothing you've seen'
Clinton plans to astound, intimidate with fundraising 'like nothing you've seen'
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Washington Examiner, Politico, Fox News and Weekly Standard
Julie Pace / ABC News:
Obama to Pass on Meeting Netanyahu During Washington Visit — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned trip to Washington in March is kicking up a diplomatic dust storm in the nation's capital. — On Thursday, the White House said President Barack Obama would not meet …
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Susan Heavey / Reuters:
U.S.'s Kerry, like Obama, will not meet with Israel's Netanyahu during visit
U.S.'s Kerry, like Obama, will not meet with Israel's Netanyahu during visit
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Gloom Lifts, and Obama Goes All Out
Tom Steyer / The Huffington Post:
Tom Steyer … Like all Americans, I care passionately about the American Dream — both the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” and also the opportunity for our country to fulfill its promise: to do what's right (whatever it takes) and lead the world.
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New York Times:
U.S. Says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Took Millions in Payoffs, Abusing Office — Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York Assembly, exploited his position as one of the most powerful politicians in the state to obtain millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP rep.: Keep minimum wage low ‘for minorities’ who aren't worth more than $7 an hour — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock said on Thursday that the minimum wage should not be raised because low pay was necessary for minorities …
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Daily Kos, New York Times and Balloon Juice
Mario Draghi / ECB:
Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A) — Jump to the transcript of the questions and answers — Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year.
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
House Passes Anti-Abortion Bill On Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade — On the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark abortion rights decision in Roe v. Wade, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 242-179 to pass a bill that would codify a ban on federal funding for abortions.
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Natalie Villacorta / Politico:
House votes to block federal funding of abortion
House votes to block federal funding of abortion
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Republicans Include Tax Hike In Latest Abortion Bill
Republicans Include Tax Hike In Latest Abortion Bill
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Larry O'Connor / Washington Free Beacon:
Why Does Hollywood Ignore the ‘American Sniper’ Audience? — The Hollywood Reporter has a fantastic look at the astounding success of the Clint Eastwood hit film, American Sniper. The analysis provides incredible insight into how this film shocked the industry to break box office records last week.
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Victoria Tang / Wired:
Here Are All the Senators Who Do and Don't Believe in Human-Caused Climate Change — Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. Joe Raedle/Getty Images — United States Senators stood up for what they believed in today—and it wasn't pretty.
Nicky Woolf / Guardian:
Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for ‘merely linking to hacked material’ — The journalist and former Anonymous member is also ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in what he calls a ‘dangerous precedent’ for indicting hacktivists — In a rebuke to a legion of online supporters …
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Politico:
Watchdog group: Gohmert improperly used campaign funds — A liberal watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint against Texas GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert alleging that he improperly used campaign funds to cover his expenses from a recent trip to London. — In a filing with the Office …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Ethics watchdog files complaint on Gohmert
Ethics watchdog files complaint on Gohmert
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Nick Bryant / Gawker:
Flight Logs Put Clinton, Dershowitz on Pedophile Billionaire's Sex Jet — Bill Clinton took repeated trips on the “Lolita Express”—the private passenger jet owned by billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—with an actress in softcore porn movies whose name appears in Epstein's address book under an entry for …
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New York Times:
In a Reversal, Argentine President Says Prosecutor's Death Was Not a Suicide — BUENOS AIRES — Confronted with a deepening scandal, the president of Argentina abruptly reversed herself on Thursday, saying that the death of the lead prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center …
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Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Obama discusses bias with preschoolers in Kansas … Discussing a children's book about discrimination, President Obama told a group of preschoolers Thursday that his job would be a lot easier if some Americans didn't feel superior to others. — Mr. Obama was visiting a Head Start classroom …