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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
As 2016 race begins, GOP faces its Palin problem — DES MOINES — As a chance to evaluate possible 2016 Republican presidential candidates, the Freedom Summit here in Des Moines was a solid success. Several potential candidates — Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, and a few others …
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Erin Dooley / ABC News:
Rand Paul on Possible Mitt Romney Run: ‘No, No, No, No’ … As recently as October, Ann Romney was poo-pooing the notion of a third Mitt Romney candidacy. After two failed presidential bids, in 2008 and 2012, she and her husband had “moved on,” she told ABC News.
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New York Times:
Romney's Consideration of Candidacy Is Closely Tied to His Faith, Allies Say — WASHINGTON — A prominent Republican delivered a direct request to Mitt Romney not long ago: He should make a third run for the presidency, not for vanity or redemption, but to answer a higher calling from his faith.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New faces grab spotlight in 2016 GOP race
New faces grab spotlight in 2016 GOP race
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Booman Tribune
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Daddy issues: Are Ron Paul's hard-core stands a problem for son's presidential bid?
Daddy issues: Are Ron Paul's hard-core stands a problem for son's presidential bid?
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Balloon Juice, New York Times and Raw Story
Pervaiz Shallwani / Wall Street Journal:
Former Fox Station Employee Shoots Himself Outside News Corporation Building — A former employee of a Fox station in Texas shot and killed himself outside the front doors of the News Corporation building shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, a law-enforcement official said.
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New York Post:
Man shot outside News Corp building in NYC — A man was shot in chest and critically injured outside of the News Corp. building in midtown Monday, authorities said. — The man, who was not identified, was found just before 9 a.m. sitting slumped outside of the building on Sixth Avenue and West 47th Street, cops and witnesses said.
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Report: Fox News protestor shoots himself outside News Corp. building
Report: Fox News protestor shoots himself outside News Corp. building
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Charles Blow: At Yale, the Police Detained My Son — Saturday evening, I got a call that no parent wants to get. It was my son calling from college — he's a third-year student at Yale. He had been accosted by a campus police officer, at gunpoint! — This is how my son remembers it:
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Yale Daily News, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
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Pam McLoughlin / New Haven Register:
New York Times writer Charles M. Blow ‘fuming’ that son was detained by Yale police — NEW HAVEN >> New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow claims in a tweet that his son, who is black and a junior biology major at Yale University, was “accosted” at gunpoint Saturday night by university police who thought he was a suspect.
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Raw Story, Gawker and Hinterland Gazette
Justin Haskins / New York Post:
Endlessly slapped by ObamaCare — “I'm sorry sir,” the polite Healthcare.gov customer-service agent said. “There's nothing I can do. You're either going to have to enroll in Medicaid or you're going to have to pay the full health-insurance rate.” — “The rate you quoted earlier?” I asked.
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Michael R. Strain / Washington Post:
End Obamacare, and people could die. That's okay.
End Obamacare, and people could die. That's okay.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Small Drone Is Found on White House Grounds — NEW DELHI — A small aerial drone was found on the grounds of the White House but poses no threat, a spokesman for President Obama said on Monday. — Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, said he did not have details about the size …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
17-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead By Three Cops At Texas Police Station — CREDIT: Kristiana Coignard, Courtesy of Heather Robertson — On Thursday, 17-year-old Kristiana Coignard was shot dead by three police officers in the lobby of the Longview Police Department.
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Times of India:
READ MORE Barack Obama| Barack Obama Chews Gum — NEW DELHI: In an ungainly sight, cameras caught US President Brack Obama chewing gum during the Republic Day parade on Monday. — In the picture captured by cameras and posted on Twitter by some users, Obama was spotted removing …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Knocked for Chewing Gum in India: ‘Ungainly Sight’
Obama Knocked for Chewing Gum in India: ‘Ungainly Sight’
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Reuters, New York Times and Associated Press
Mike Allen / Politico:
Inside Hillary Clinton's 2016 plan — New campaign takes shape, with ‘big-tent mentality’ and ‘good cop’ for press. — Not only is she running, but we have a very good idea of what it will look like. — Hillary Clinton is in the final stages of planning a presidential campaign …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Fox News, Political Wire and No More Mister Nice Blog
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Ending Greece's Nightmare — Alexis Tsipras, leader of the left-wing Syriza coalition, is about to become prime minister of Greece. He will be the first European leader elected on an explicit promise to challenge the austerity policies that have prevailed since 2010.
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Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal, The Mahablog, Washington Post and Bloomberg
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Daniel / Crooked Timber:
Greek games and scenarios
Greek games and scenarios
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Bloomberg, Business Insider and Bloomberg View
Haaretz:
Michael Oren calls on Netanyahu to cancel upcoming speech to Congress — Former Israeli ambassador to U.S. says Boehner's invitation, PM's subsequent behavior created impression of ‘cynical political move’ that could backfire. — Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren called …
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Ambassador Ron Dermer / Facebook:
My speech from tonight's Israel Bonds event in Florida: — Ladies and Gentlemen,
My speech from tonight's Israel Bonds event in Florida: — Ladies and Gentlemen,
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Talking Points Memo, Power Line, JP Updates, TheBlaze.com and “The Lid”
David Rogers / Politico:
‘There appear to be no rules anymore’
‘There appear to be no rules anymore’
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Wall Street Journal, RedState, Jerusalem Post, Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
Erin Durkin / NY Daily News:
Cuomo warns streets, public transit could be closed Monday as potentially historic blizzard threatens to pummel New York — Gov. Cuomo told commuters Sunday they should consider staying home in preparation for the storm that's set to dump up to 3 feet of snow on the city.
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The Weather Channel:
Winter Storm Juno: Blizzard Warnings For New York City, Boston, Parts of 7 States for Potentially …
Winter Storm Juno: Blizzard Warnings For New York City, Boston, Parts of 7 States for Potentially …
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
New York Braces for Blizzard Amid Warnings of Closings and Hazards
New York Braces for Blizzard Amid Warnings of Closings and Hazards
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ThinkProgress, Bloomberg, Gawker, Fox News and Prairie Weather
Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie Joins Crowded GOP Fight for Donors — PAC Is Clearest Sign Yet That New Jersey Governor Is Running for 2016 Nomination — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his supporters have formed a political-action committee ahead of a likely bid for president, adding a third …