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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Sarah Palin on 2016: ‘Of Course’ She's Interested … Just before she heads to Iowa for the first major conservative showcase of the 2016 election cycle, Sarah Palin said “of course” she's interested in the 2016 presidential election. — “Yeah, I mean, of course, when you have a servant's heart …
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Yet Another Image to Haunt Sarah Palin if She Ever Does Run for Office? — A loyal Mediaite reader sent along this photograph of former Gov. Sarah Palin during her recent appearance in Las Vegas, Nev.: — As you can see, the men are holding up a poster that reads “FUC_ YOU, MICHAEL MOORE” …
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Politico:
GOP may abolish Supreme Court filibusters — The Senate move would expand on changes that Democrats made using the ‘nuclear option.’ — Top Senate Republicans are considering gutting the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees — a move that could yield big rewards for whichever party controls the White House and Senate after 2016.
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Alec MacGillis / Slate:
Republicans returned to their war on Obamacare on Thursday. It didn't go well. — Now that Republicans are in control of both chambers of Congress, the push to slay Obamacare by a thousand cuts is officially underway. But if the first stab is any indication, Republicans are going to need some sharper knives.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Senator Explains Why The Supreme Court Challenge To Obamacare Is Garbage
Top Republican Senator Explains Why The Supreme Court Challenge To Obamacare Is Garbage
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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu ‘spat in our face,’ White House officials say — Incensed diplo-speak makes way for anger over PM's uncoordinated Congress address, as Washington promises premier will pay a price — The White House's outrage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to speak before Congress in March …
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Donald R. Winslow / NPPA:
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED LAYS OFF ALL STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS — The remaining six staff photographers at Sports Illustrated magazine were all laid off yesterday. — Staff photographers Robert Beck, Simon Bruty, Bill Frakes, David E. Klutho, John W. McDonough, and Al Tielemans were informed …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Why Republicans can't stop talking about rape — Republicans were supposed to spend the anniversary of Roe v. Wade passing a bill to restrict abortion, but instead they found themselves this week entangled in another ugly intra-party fight over rape. — A bill to ban abortion access …
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John Fund / National Review:
Wisconsin Stubborn — National polls show Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, and Chris Christie as the best-known Republicans preparing to run for president. Their high name ID puts them in front of other challengers for now. But the road to the GOP nomination runs through Iowa, New Hampshire …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
GOP strategist with Iowa ties joins Team Scott Walker
GOP strategist with Iowa ties joins Team Scott Walker
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Bush and Romney in ‘Gentlemanly’ Meeting
Bush and Romney in ‘Gentlemanly’ Meeting
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Beenish Ahmed / ThinkProgress:
The Truth About How King Abdullah Treated Women, Including His Own Daughters — King Abdullah, 90, who died early Friday morning, is being hailed as a reformer, despite condoning human rights abuses and forwarding only very measured efforts to promote democracy in his oil-rich nation.
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Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
Salman is known for mediating Saudi royal disputes
Salman is known for mediating Saudi royal disputes
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Emily Cahn / Roll Call:
Renee Ellmers May Face Primary Challenge — Ellmers is a Republican from North Carolina. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) — Rep. Renee Ellmers, the North Carolina Republican who led the charge to pull the House GOP's 20-week abortion ban bill this week, could have a bruising primary …
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Spiegel Online:
‘We Were Arrogant’: — Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, is unusually self-critical. In an interview, he admits that it pained him to see Edward Snowden give his story to others and explains why his paper chose not to run Charlie Hebdo caricatures of Muhammad.
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Washington Post:
U.S. counterterrorism operations with Yemen suspended, officials say … The Obama administration has been forced to suspend counterterrorism operations with Yemen in the aftermath of the collapse of its government, according to U.S. officials, a move that abruptly eases pressure on al-Qaeda's most dangerous franchise.
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Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Bronx woman, 67, says she was tossed in jail for calling 311 too much — Arles Cepeda, who lives in Castle Hill Houses, will file a federal lawsuit Friday against the NYPD after she says she was arrested and thrown in a cell for calling 311 to report drug deals and building conditions.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Steve King, Ted Cruz Unveil Bill To Revoke US Citizenship Of Terrorist Affiliates — Two arch-conservatives unveiled legislation on Friday to revoke the U.S. citizenship of anyone who seeks to join a group designated by the State Department as a foreign terrorist organization.
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Emma Lacey-Bordeaux / CNN:
Rapper Tiny Doo facing long prison sentence over lyrics — 'I feel like they're trying to eradicate black men' 04:33 — Story highlights — (CNN)Song lyrics that glorify violence are hardly uncommon. But a prosecutor in California says one rapper's violent lyrics go beyond creative license to conspiracy.
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Governor: Legalizing pot was bad idea — Colorado's decision to legalize marijuana was a bad idea, the state's governor said Friday. — Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who opposed the 2012 decision by voters to make pot legal, said the state still doesn't fully know what the unintended consequences of the move will be.
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Lydia Warren For / Daily Mail:
Father makes emotional video calling out students who ‘bullied and made racial slurs’ towards his adopted eighth-grade daughter — Brad Knudson uploaded a video to YouTube on Sunday recalling how his daughter received cruel messages from two boys on New Year's Eve
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National Journal:
“When you combine unlimited contributions with secrecy, you are dealing with the most dangerous kind of corrupting money." — The current flurry of undisclosed activity—already totaling in the millions—could prove only a prelude. Many expect every major 2016 candidate to eventually …
Bob Burns / The TSA Blog:
TSA 2014 Year in Review — Every day, transportation security officers interact with nearly two million travelers across the United States with a single goal in mind - ensuring the safety and security of the traveling public. — We want to share with you examples of the continued vigilance …
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Kim Severson / New York Times:
Modern Farmer Ceases Publication — Modern Farmer, the 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried to link effete urban farmers' market culture with the practicalities of actual farming, ceased publication Friday, as the last of the paid editorial staff members walked out its doors.
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