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7:15 AM ET, January 26, 2015

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Daily Mail:
Eurozone braced for ‘catastrophe’ as Greek PM concedes defeat in crucial election with radical left-wing anti-austerity party on brink of historic victory  —  An anti-austerity party is on the brink of a landmark election victory in Greece as critics claim it could haul the country out of the Eurozone and leave it bankrupt.
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Charles Forelle / Wall Street Journal:
Leftists Sweep to Power in Greece  —  Syriza Clinches Coalition Deal With Independent Greeks  —  Nektaria Stamouli and Alkman Granitsas  —  ATHENS—Greek voters were set to hand power to a radical leftist party in national elections on Sunday, a popular rebellion against the bitter economic medicine Greece …
New York Times:   Greeks Vote In Austerity Foes, a Major Shift
Bloomberg:
Syriza Rides Anti-Austerity Wave to Decisive Victory in Greece
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, CEPR and Bloomberg View
Reuters:
Greek leftists Syriza aim for landmark election win
Discussion: Bloomberg, Guardian, Forbes and NPR
David Rogers / Politico:
‘There appear to be no rules anymore’  —  What Boehner's invitation to Netanyahu says about Washington's mess.  —  Soon after becoming House Speaker in 2011, Republican John Boehner started running the traps on inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint meeting of Congress.
Discussion: RedState and Hullabaloo
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Jerusalem Post:
Fox news anchor blasts Netanyahu's ‘dicey’ politics of ‘sneaking’ into Congress for speech
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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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  No one seemed to regret the absence of Mitt Romney …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Two Employees Dead in Shooting at Home Depot in Chelsea  —  Two people were killed in a shooting at a Manhattan Home Depot on Sunday in what appeared to be a dispute between two employees, the authorities said.  —  Gunfire erupted in the lighting department at the Home Depot store …
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Liz Markhlevskaya / Foster's Daily Democrat:
Couple returns Burger King's $2,631 deposit  —  lmark@fosters.com  —  ROCHESTER — After going through the drive-through at Burger King Friday, a local woman discovered that instead of the sweet tea and junior spicy chicken sandwich that she ordered, she got a bag full of money.
Discussion: FOX31 Denver, Addicting Info and Gawker
The Weather Channel:
Winter Storm Juno: Blizzard Warnings For New York City, Boston, Parts of 7 States for Potentially Historic Northeast Snowstorm  —  {{wxnodeVideo.video.current.description + " “}}  —  New York City is under a blizzard warning and Boston is under a blizzard watch in anticipation of Winter Storm Juno …
Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
Developing Possible drone discovered on White House grounds, officials say  —  An electronic device that could be a drone has been recovered on the White House grounds, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a briefing early Monday in New Delhi, India.
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Stephanopoulos Presses Jindal on ‘Our God Wins’ Comment  —  Louisiana Governor and potential 2016 candidate Bobby Jindal spoke to George Stephanopoulos one day after holding a prayer rally instead of attending the Iowa Freedom Summit with his Republican comrades.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Jennifer Shutt / Politico:
Denis McDonough's slip of the tongue  —  White House chief of staff Denis McDonough suffered a slip of the tongue Sunday when he offered the first name of an American woman held hostage by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.  —  In an interview with host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's …
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Associated Press:
Middle-class savings like blood in the water: Column  —  Obama goes where the money is to pay for ‘free’ education programs - your savings account.  —  CONNECT  —  Bank robber Willie Sutton is said to have explained his career this way: “That's where the money is.”
Discussion: Hot Air and Jane the Actuary
David McCormack For / Daily Mail:
Father-of-two has been living in a church for six months in order to avoid deportation back to Mexico  — Arturo Hernandez Garcia, 42, left his wife and two children and moved into the sanctuary of the First Unitarian Society of Denver in October  — Has been living in the U.S. illegally since 1999 …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
 
 
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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Kenneth Lovett / NY Daily News:
Sheldon Silver in talks to potentially step down as Assembly speaker, source says
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
McConnell: Obama sounds like he's running for a third term
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New York Times:
Republican Governors Buck Party Line on Raising Taxes
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Boko Haram Attacks Major Nigerian City in a Sustained Assault
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