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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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Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg Politics:
The Republican Approach to the Minimum Wage — Senators Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio oppose the president's plan to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 from the $7.25 it's at now. But should the federal government set a minimum wage at all? — The three—all possible Republican …
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ABC News and Washington Monthly
New York Times:
Romney's Consideration of Candidacy Is Closely Tied to His Faith, Allies Say
Romney's Consideration of Candidacy Is Closely Tied to His Faith, Allies Say
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Althouse
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New faces grab spotlight in 2016 GOP race
New faces grab spotlight in 2016 GOP race
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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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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Former Fox employee attempts suicide outside News Corp. building — A former Fox Television Stations employee shot himself in the chest outside of the News Corp. building on Monday. — Phillip Perea, a 41-year-old man who previously worked for a Fox station in Austin, Tex. …
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Talking Points Memo and The Gateway Pundit
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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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 …
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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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Pam McLoughlin / New Haven Register:
New York Times writer Charles M. Blow ‘fuming’ that son was detained by Yale police
New York Times writer Charles M. Blow ‘fuming’ that son was detained by Yale police
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Raw Story, Gawker and Hinterland Gazette
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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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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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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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, Hullabaloo, Jerusalem Post and Washington Monthly
Drew Curtis' FARK.com:
So I'm running for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 DIT - Drew — Hey everyone. I'm running for Governor of Kentucky in 2015. — Here's the tl;dr version: — I am not a politician — I'm going to win by not playing the game — Why I'm doing this — A friend of mine inspired me to take the shot.
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, Washington Post, The Mahablog and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Small drone crashes at White House complex, origin unclear — WASHINGTON (AP) — A small drone flying at low altitude crashed into the White House complex before dawn Monday, the Secret Service said. President Barack Obama was not at home and the White House said it did not pose a security threat.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
CIA Iran leak jury signals impasse — A federal court jury mulling an array of leak-related charges against former CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling signaled Monday that it is having difficulty agreeing on some of the 10 felony counts in the case. — The jury began deliberating in Alexandria …
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Congress torn over depleted disability fund — A Social Security fund that provides benefits to nearly nine million disabled people is projected to run out by the end of 2016, and a new House rule could cause headaches for majority Republicans during the upcoming push to shore it up.
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