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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republican leaders look for escape plan on immigration — Republican leaders in the House and Senate are boxed in on immigration and searching for a way out. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) are struggling to find a way to fund the Department …
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Alex Roarty / National Journal:
The ‘War on Women’ Isn't Over Yet
The ‘War on Women’ Isn't Over Yet
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Washington Post and Instapundit
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Obama scraps plan to tax college accounts
Obama scraps plan to tax college accounts
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Weekly Standard and Politico
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Senate Democrats give Obama an Iran deadline
Senate Democrats give Obama an Iran deadline
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Clinton willing to testify before Benghazi panel, Democrat says — Hillary Clinton is willing to testify before the House Select Committee that is investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, according to the panel's top Democrat. — Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Obama Is Setting Up Hillary Clinton to Fail — The president's approval rating is inching up, but there's little public enthusiasm for his liberal agenda. That puts Clinton in an uncomfortable position. — President Obama delivered his penultimate State of the Union with renewed confidence …
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OnPolitics and Politico
Dan Merica / CNN:
Congressman: Hillary Clinton agrees to testify to House's Benghazi panel
Congressman: Hillary Clinton agrees to testify to House's Benghazi panel
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Talking Points Memo, Right Wing Watch and Political Wire
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Obama Relents on Proposal to End ‘529’ College Savings Plans — WASHINGTON — President Obama, facing angry reprisals from parents and from lawmakers of both parties, will drop his proposal to effectively end the popular college savings accounts known as 529s, but will keep an expanded tuition tax credit …
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Obama drops proposal to cut tax benefits of 529 college savings plans — President Obama on Tuesday abandoned a proposal to end a major tax benefit of popular college savings accounts used by millions of American families after the White House faced mounting criticism from lawmakers and parents.
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Mike Huckabee complains of ‘trashy’ women at Fox News — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said in a recent radio appearance that while in New York for his Fox News show, he experienced significant culture shock from all the “trashy” women swearing in a professional setting.
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Huckabee Not a Fan of Women Swearing in Workplace: ‘Just Trashy!’
Huckabee Not a Fan of Women Swearing in Workplace: ‘Just Trashy!’
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Politico
Politico:
Koch donors give Marco Rubio early nod — Straw poll at donor summit rates 5 GOP hopefuls. — Getty — The Koch brothers' conservative network is still debating whether it will spend any of its massive $889-million budget in the Republican presidential primaries, but the prospect …
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Michelle Obama's uncovered head draws Saudi Twitter critique — First lady Michelle Obama faced backlash from Twitter users in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for not wearing a head covering during her brief visit there with the president. — Obama wore loose-fitting clothes including a long blue jacket …
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kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: January 2015 — Bianca DiJulio, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … The Public's Views Of King V. Burwell And Exchanges — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case, King v. Burwell, in March about whether the health care law says people in all states …
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Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire and Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
Indiana Governor to Expand Medicaid Coverage — Move Comes After Securing a Key Concession From Obama Administration — Indiana on Tuesday announced plans to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act after securing concessions from the Obama administration that could pave …
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Bloomberg.com:
Sheldon Silver Built Power by Speaking Softly While Punishing Foes — The state assembly speaker practiced politics the old-fashioned way. — t hgoldman77 — (Bloomberg) — New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver became the state's most powerful lawmaker by practicing politics the old-fashioned way …
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Maayan Lubell / Reuters:
Anti-tank missile fired at Israeli military vehicle on Lebanon frontier: army — (Reuters) - An anti-tank missile was fired at an Israeli military vehicle near the Lebanon border on Wednesday, wounding four soldiers, a military source said. — The incident came several hours after Israel launched …
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Politico:
The importance of being Ernst — The just-elected Iowa senator aims to be a player in 2016. — DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Joni Ernst hasn't been in office a month, but she's already delivered the GOP response to the State of the Union. And now the Iowa Republican is looking to parlay …
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
New All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Cast Chosen — The Paul Feig-directed reboot is eyeing a summer shoot in New York. — Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy — The all-new, all-female Ghostsbusters are here. — Melissa McCarthy, who was already in talks for one of the leads …
Amir Mizroch / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Earnings: The Staggering Numbers - The Numbers — Profit — Apple posted net of $18.0 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 27, up 38% from $13.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. — Earnings Per Share — 48% — Earnings per share rose more sharply …
Austin American-Statesman:
Rick Perry loses second request to dismiss case against him — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Perry has long insisted he was exercising his line item veto authority. — Rick Perry was indicted for abusing his powers in the veto threat of the Public Integrity Unit.
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The Onion:
NYC Mayor: ‘Reconcile Yourselves With Your God, For All Will Perish In The Tempest’ — NEW YORK—As a major winter storm continued its advance toward New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio advised residents Monday to make peace with whatever higher power they call God, for all shall meet their death in the coming tempest.