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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Administration Official Criticizes Israeli Ambassador Over Netanyahu Visit — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after days of mounting tension, signaled on Wednesday how angry it is with Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Republican leaders' invitation to address Congress …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The great GOP overreach — While Republicans bask in the glory of their victories in 2014 and continue their hyperpartisan onslaught in the new Congress, some early numbers should keep GOP strategists awake at night. — According to a recent ABC/Washington Post poll …
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Big GOP field unfazed by Hillary Clinton — She's strong, they say, but hardly invincible. — The bumper crop of 2016 GOP hopefuls, bustling and seemingly growing by the day, reflects several realities: No prohibitive front-runner in the party; an eagerness to reclaim the White House …
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Christopher Elliott / Elliott:
Comcast thinks my husband is an a**hole - and they put it in writing — Warning: This post contains language that may not be appropriate for a family audience. — It's no secret that employees sometimes feel their customers are jerks. But I've never seen one put it in writing — until now.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama seizes leverage from Republicans on immigration — President Obama on Thursday will call on congressional Republicans to approve a “clean” funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that preserves his executive actions on limiting deportations.
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Obama to rally Democrats in Philly to kill sequester in budget
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Jonathan Allen / Bloomberg Business:
Obama Rallying Democrats to Fight for Spending Boost in Budget
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Sally Kohn / CNN:
A better way for the Kochs to spend their millions
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Scott Walker urges professors to work harder — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, defending proposed budget cuts for higher education, took a swipe at university professors who he said could be “teaching more classes and doing more work.” — “Maybe it's time for faculty and staff to start thinking …
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Capper / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Scott Walker Declares War On Academia — Scott Walker is due to release his 2015-2017 budget next week, however, has been leaking parts of it to help keep his name in the news as he starts his bid for president. As one might imagine, his budget is not geared to what is good for the state …
Karen Herzog / JSOnline:
Scott Walker budget cut sparks sharp debate on UW System
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton may delay campaign — Top Democrats give a new date for the campaign's likely start. — Hillary Clinton, expecting no major challenge for the Democratic nomination, is strongly considering delaying the formal launch of her presidential campaign until July …
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Senator Jeff Sessions:
SESSIONS ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO LYNCH NOMINATION FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL — “We are at a dangerous moment. Professor Jonathan Turley described it as a ‘constitutional tipping point.’ For the Senate to approve this nomination would bring us another step closer to the point's edge.”
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The Huffington Post:
Loretta Lynch Says She Doesn't Support Marijuana Legalization Or Obama's Views On Pot — Loretta Lynch, the nominee for attorney general, said Wednesday during her confirmation hearing that she does not support the legalization of marijuana, and that she disagrees with President Barack Obama's remarks …
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
NBC's Mohyeldin Suggests Real American Sniper a ‘Racist’ Who Went on ‘Killing Sprees’ — Share it Tweet it — Ayman Mohyeldin has suggested that Chris Kyle, the real “American Sniper,” was a “racist” whose military missions were nothing less than “killing sprees.”
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Lisa Lerer / Bloomberg Business:
The Re-Re-Rebranding of Mitt Romney — STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Romney family has a predilection for reinvention. George Romney, the former governor of Michigan, made his name remaking the gas-guzzling American Motor Co. into a producer of fuel-efficient Ramblers.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Mitt, We Meet Again
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
The New Republic addresses its ‘perceived legacy of racism’ — The forthcoming issue of The New Republic — its first since a mass staff shakeup in December — features a cover story by Canadian journalist Jeet Heer about the magazine's “perceived legacy of racism.”
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
McCain: Palin would ‘do great’ as presidential candidate — How would Sarah Palin do if she decides to run for president? According to her former top-of-the-ticket running mate, quite well. — “She's very interesting. And I'm sure she'd do great,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
American Family Association Evangelist Bryan Fischer Has Been Fired, Maddow Reports — Rachel Maddow tonight broke news that the American Family Association has officially fired notorious evangelist Bryan Fischer after a controversy involving the RNC and Israel.
New York Times:
Inconvenient Truths in Afghanistan — In late December, as they do every few months, American military officials in Kabul sent a trove of data to the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction for its quarterly report. Over the years, such figures have told …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Senator John McCain Calls Out Protesters Who Swarmed Henry Kissinger … Sen. John McCain earned some applause inside a Senate Armed Services hearing this morning after he erupted at protesters of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, calling them “low-life scum.”
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Are At A Loss On What To Do If SCOTUS Nixes Obamacare Subsidies — Many Republicans would view it as a dream come true if the Supreme Court were to slash a centerpiece of Obamacare by the end of June. But that dream could fade into a nightmare as the spotlight turns …
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