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3:05 AM ET, January 23, 2015

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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.”
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans pulled a classic bait-and-switch with abortion bill
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Republicans Include Tax Hike In Latest Abortion Bill
Susan Crabtree / Washington Examiner:
Renee Ellmers explains stance against abortion bill
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
House Passes Anti-Abortion Bill On Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade
Discussion: Daily Kos and Truth Revolt
Natalie Villacorta / Politico:
House votes to block federal funding of abortion
Discussion: The Hill
Russell Berman / The Atlantic Online:
Will Democrats Spoil Obama's Trade Initiatives?  —  There's at least one big piece of President Obama's agenda where Republicans aren't his problem—Democrats are.  —  For years, GOP leaders have practically begged the president to make an aggressive push for new trade deals …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill
Susan Heavey / Reuters:
U.S.'s Kerry, like Obama, will not meet with Israel's Netanyahu during visit
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   Gloom Lifts, and Obama Goes All Out
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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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton plans to astound, intimidate with fundraising 'like nothing you've seen'
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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Associated Press:
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dead at 90
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Angus McDowall / Reuters:
Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman
Discussion: Business Insider and The PJ Tatler
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.
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 …
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.
New York Times:
After Sheldon Silver's Arrest, Predicting ‘Chaos’ in Albany Power Balance  —  His power unbending, his whims often unexplained, Sheldon Silver's two decades as speaker of the State Assembly made him a seemingly irreplaceable presence at the nucleus of New York's political world …
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New York Times:
U.S. Says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Took Millions in Payoffs, Abusing Office
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 …
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 …
Discussion: iotwreport.com and Raw Story
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
Discussion: Mediaite and Truth Revolt
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 …
Discussion: abc7.com and Mashable
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Detroit man who murdered two white teens declares ‘black lives matter’ during sentencing … A black man who was found guilty of murdering two white teenagers execution-style in a vacant Detroit field defiantly declared “black lives matter” Wednesday before being sentenced to life in prison.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and VodkaPundit
 
 
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Matt Naber / Casper Star-Tribune:
Southwest legislators: Mandatory age limits for judges, alternative fuel taxes draw debate
Discussion: Addicting Info and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Alec Baldwin confronts his ‘demons’ in new memoir
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
New Senate Environment Chair Gets His Gavel, Goes On Rant Arguing Climate Science Is A Hoax
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Finally Obtained: David Gregory Arrest Warrant Affidavit
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Politico:
Harry Reid: I'm recovering; my ribs are ‘meaningless’
Discussion: Mediaite
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Three GOP Presidential Hopefuls to Appear on Panel Moderated by ABC's Jonathan Karl
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
Washington Post:
Give diplomacy with Iran a chance
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Gen. Hodges: Russia doubles support to Ukraine rebels
Mary Bruce / ABC News:
YouTube Star Who Drinks Cereal From a Bathtub to Interview President Obama
Discussion: Politico
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Here's The “Willie Horton” Ad Romney Almost Ran Against Mike Huckabee
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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