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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Romney remains top of GOP field, Clinton leads Democrats — Shown above: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (right). (AP) — Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain …
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Washington Times:
Exclusive: Secret tapes undermine Hillary Clinton on Libyan war — Joint Chiefs, key lawmaker held own talks with Moammar Gadhafi regime
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Rand Paul ‘secret tape’ dings Jeb, Hillary on dynasty — A fake phone call between Bush and Hillary Clinton is aimed at social media. — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the 2016 field's most prolific adopter of social media, has posted what aides wryly call a “secret tape” of a fake phone call between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.
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Lauren French / Politico:
President Obama: Mitt Romney cares about poverty? 'That's great ... Let's do something about it.' — PHILADELPHIA — The mocker-in-chief is back, and once again his target was Mitt Romney. — President Barack Obama broadly took swipes at Republicans on Thursday night for …
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splcenter.org:
American Family Association repudiates chief spokesman's racist and anti-LGBT statements before hosting Israel trip for RNC members — In a letter to SPLC officials, the American Family Association (AFA) has disavowed a series of racist and bigoted statements made by its chief spokesman in recent years.
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The Texas Tribune:
Rep to Staff: Ask Muslim Visitors to Pledge Allegiance … *Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. — Freshman state Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, is not in Austin today to celebrate Texas Muslim Capitol Day. But she left instructions for the staff in her Capitol office …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Justice Department's IG report disputes Attkisson's computer-intrusion allegations — Many of the allegations made by former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson regarding alleged computer intrusions by the U.S. government are disputed in a report by the Justice Department's inspector general.
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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:
White House defends decision to ditch college tax proposal — The White House said Wednesday it believes that President Obama's unpopular proposal to tax college savings accounts makes sense as part of a broader education plan. — The decision to jettison the proposal …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Why Obama's Tuition Proposal Got Torched
Why Obama's Tuition Proposal Got Torched
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Administration Official Criticizes Israeli Ambassador Over Netanyahu Visit
Administration Official Criticizes Israeli Ambassador Over Netanyahu Visit
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Cop Pepper-Sprays Teacher Who Was Talking On A Cell Phone — A Seattle teacher is suing the city after a police officer allegedly pepper-sprayed him while he was walking by and talking to his mother on the phone, KOMO reported on Thursday. — Teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian …
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Lindsay Cohen / KOMO News:
Seattle teacher suing city after being pepper sprayed at MLK rally
Seattle teacher suing city after being pepper sprayed at MLK rally
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Officials: Detainee swapped for Bergdahl suspected of militant activities — Qataris open up about Bergdahl deal 04:01 — Washington (CNN) The U.S. military and intelligence community now suspect that one of the five Taliban detainees released from Guantanamo Bay in return for Sgt Bowe Bergdahl …
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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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TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Hit And Run In Compton ... Victim Dead — HIT AND RUN IN COMPTON — Victim Dead — EXCLUSIVE — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... The Sheriff's Dept. has issued a bulletin to all Southern California law enforcement saying “be on the lookout” for Suge Knight …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa's David Kochel goes all in for Jeb Bush — “I'd encourage Gov. Bush to take his record of accomplishment and dynamic, conservative ideas to the whole nation,” Kochel tells The Des Moines Register in an exclusive interview — Jeb Bush has successfully recruited a key political strategist …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
David Kochel, Romney's Iowa Strategist, Jumps to Bush
David Kochel, Romney's Iowa Strategist, Jumps to Bush
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Rand Paul Wins Support in Cruz, Perry Backyard — Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is stealing political support from his rivals' backyard. — Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri is set to announce Friday that he is resigning his party post in early March and joining Mr. Paul's team of advisers for a possible 2016 presidential campaign.
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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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Sam Baker / National Journal:
Can The Health Care Industry Save Obamacare?
Can The Health Care Industry Save Obamacare?
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Jeet Heer / The New Republic:
The New Republic's Legacy on Race — A historical reflection — Legacies are never simple; they create victims as well as beneficiaries. The more substantial the legacy, the more heated the disputes are over who has title of ownership, who gets to enjoy an inheritance, and who is left out in the cold.
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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Bill Would Allow Texas Teachers To Kill Students — People who are concerned about the use of excessive force by law enforcement may have to deal with another fatal can of worms. If Texas state Rep. Dan Flynn (R) gets his way, teachers will have the right to use deadly force against students in Texas classrooms, in the near future.
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Lindsey Graham 2016: Now John McCain-Approved — The dark horse has a herd. — Arizona Senator John McCain looked overjoyed to see reporters blocking his path to Thursday's Republican lunch. — “I know what you're going to ask about!” said McCain. Indeed: The press wanted to talk …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Senate Passes Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Bill — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to force approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, which President Obama is certain to veto in his first official clash with the new Republican-majority Congress.
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Oklahoma worries over swarm of earthquakes and connection to oil industry … GUTHRIE, Okla. - The earthquakes come nearly every day now, cracking drywall, popping floor tiles and rattling kitchen cabinets. On Monday, three quakes hit this historic land-rush town in 24 hours, booming and rumbling like the end of the world.
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6abc.com:
PA State Treasurer Rob McCord under federal investigation — Pa. Treasurer Rob McCord resigns from post — Action News confirms that Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord, who announced Thursday he is stepping down from the job, is currently under federal investigation.
Pew Internet:
Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society — Scientific innovations are deeply embedded in national life — in the economy, in core policy choices about how people care for themselves and use the resources around them, and in the topmost reaches of Americans' imaginations.
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Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Senator Slams GOP For Using AG Hearings As ‘Soundbite Factory For Fox’ — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) accused his Republican colleagues on Thursday of turning the confirmation hearings for the next attorney general into “a soundbite factory for Fox News and conspiracy theorists everywhere.”
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