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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say — How the language police are perverting liberalism. — Around 2 a.m. on December 12, four students approached the apartment of Omar Mahmood, a Muslim student at the University of Michigan, who had recently published a column in a school newspaper about his perspective as a minority on campus.
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Alex Pareene / Gawker:
Punch-Drunk Jonathan Chait Takes On the Entire Internet
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Netanyahu Disaster — Benjamin Netanyahu, making friends and influencing people (Reuters/The Atlantic) — Benjamin Netanyahu believes he has just one job, and that is to stop Iran from getting hold of nuclear weapons. He might argue that this description of his mission …
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
Louie Gohmert, the Bibi Whisperer — The Texas congressman who's wanted Netanyahu to take it to Obama for years. — Before it was an international incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress was just a twinkle in Louie Gohmert's eye.
Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Boehner to Sue Obama, Again — The speaker is planning to hold a House vote authorizing a suit against the president over his executive orders on immigration. — Speaker John Boehner is finalizing a plan to sue President Obama again, this time over the administration's decision …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner: House moving toward suit on Obama's immigration steps
John Boehner: House moving toward suit on Obama's immigration steps
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ABC News and The PJ Tatler
Thomas Rose / BREITBART.COM:
Obama Campaign Team Arrives in Israel to Defeat Netanyahu in March Elections
Obama Campaign Team Arrives in Israel to Defeat Netanyahu in March Elections
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner: House had a ‘right’ to invite Benjamin Netanyahu
John Boehner: House had a ‘right’ to invite Benjamin Netanyahu
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Daily Kos
New York Times:
White House Drone Crash Is Tied to Drunken Spy Agency Employee — WASHINGTON — It was 42 degrees, lightly raining and pitch black near the White House when an inebriated, off-duty employee for a government intelligence agency decided it was a good time to test-fly his friend's quadcopter drone …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Obama: We need more drone regulations
Obama: We need more drone regulations
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
White House gives a boost to Kamala Harris
White House gives a boost to Kamala Harris
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Talking Points Memo
Daniel Burke / CNN:
Mormon church backs LGBT rights — with one condition — CNN Explains: Mormonism 04:41 — (CNN)In at least one big and bruising culture-war battle, the Mormon church wants to call a partial truce. — Convening a rare press conference on Tuesday at church headquarters in Salt Lake City …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney, ahead of 2016 run, now calls Utah home, talks openly about Mormon influence — HOLLADAY, Utah — After losing two straight presidential races, Mitt Romney packed up his home in Massachusetts and journeyed west to Utah, building a mansion here in the foothills of the Wasatch Range that has served as his sanctuary from defeat.
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Huckabee Couldn't Deal With Women At Fox News Who Swore In The Office — Mike Huckabee channeled his internal Ned Flanders last week, lamenting the fact that he doesn't just hear cuss words in the office these days, but he even hears them coming from women.
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NBC News:
Bowe Bergdahl to Be Charged With Desertion, Officials Say — The officials say the charges could be referred within a week.
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Army Times:
Army: Bergdahl reports are untrue, no decision made — The Army says there is no truth to media reports claiming a decision has been made to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion. — The Army continues to review the case against Bergdahl, said Paul Boyce, a spokesman for Forces Command, on Tuesday morning.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Keep immigration riders off DHS bill, all Senate Dems say — The united demand for a clean bill is critical: At least half a dozen Democratic votes are needed to advance any legislation in the Senate. — All the Senate Democrats have a message for Republicans on funding for the Department of Homeland Security: Give us a clean bill.
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Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says he will continue to recognize ban on same-sex marriage — Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has released a letter to Gov. Robert Bentley saying that he intends to continue to recognize the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and urging the governor to do so.
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Brendan Kirby / al.com:
Second Alabama gay couple wins same-sex marriage challenge
Second Alabama gay couple wins same-sex marriage challenge
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Scott Walker forms committee in preparation for 2016 presidential bid — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who's speech to activists in Iowa last weekend drew strong reviews, has taken the first formal step toward a presidential candidacy in 2016, establishing a committee that will help spread …
Nathan Tempey / The Brooklyn Paper:
TRANSIT: EXCLUSIVE: Subways will run empty overnight during snowstorm, source says — Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com. — The Brooklyn Paper — Ghost trains are running under Brooklyn tonight. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's move to shut off …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: I hope Romney is the GOP nominee — Mitt Romney has attracted an unlikely supporter in his possible 2016 White House bid: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). — Asked if Romney has any shot at defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, Pelosi told The Hill, “No, no. I mean, he might be a nice person …
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Politico, OnPolitics, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
Matt Higgins / CBS Connecticut:
Storm Fails To Live Up To Predictions In Some Areas As National Weather Service Meteorologist Apologizes — NEW YORK (CBS Connecticut/AP) — A howling blizzard with wind gusts over 70 mph heaped snow on Boston along with other stretches of lower New England and Long Island on Tuesday but failed …
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New York Times:
As in 2012, Romney Can Do No Right in Murdoch's Eyes — The usually grim-faced media mogul practically swooned in his seat. Moments after Jeb Bush delivered what many in the audience described as an unremarkable talk at a conference in Washington, Rupert Murdoch turned to his seatmate …
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Gawker, Business Insider and Althouse
New York Times:
Group Linked to ISIS Says It's Behind Assault on Libyan Hotel — TRIPOLI, Libya — Militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State said they were responsible for an armed assault on a luxury hotel that killed at least five people here on Tuesday, the most significant in a string …
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Fox News, Scared Monkeys and New Atlanticist
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Sen. Marco Rubio / Fox News:
Obama's terror strategy is failing: US must heed lessons of 9/11
Obama's terror strategy is failing: US must heed lessons of 9/11
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The Hill, Bloomberg Politics and The Week
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Gohmert: ‘Our Republican females sent entirely wrong message’ by wanting rape exception to abortion ban — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Tuesday accused GOP congresswomen — who he called “Republican females” — of sending “entirely the wrong message” …
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo and RH Reality Check
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Two weeks after Zuckerberg said ‘je suis Charlie,’ Facebook begins censoring images of prophet Muhammad — Only two weeks after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a strongly worded #JeSuisCharlie statement on the importance of free speech, Facebook has agreed to censor images …
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller and The Verge
Walt Bonner / Fox News:
Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time — File photo - The Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Gulf Coast at sunset is shown in this image from the International Space Station and posted to social media on Dec. 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Terry Virts/NASA/Handout)
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