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Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Politics:
Why Mitt Romney Thinks He Can Win (and Jeb Bush Can't) — The data is in. For Mitt Romney, it is time to decide. — According to people familiar with the thinking of the two-time presidential candidate, Romney has now gathered all the information he needs to reach a conclusion about whether to run a third time.
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Reports: Mitt Romney to announce decision on 2016 — Mitt Romney plans to provide an “update” on his intentions about a third bid for the White House, according to multiple reports Friday morning. — Supporters of the 2012 Republican presidential nominee received an email late Thursday …
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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Romney remains top of GOP field, Clinton leads Democrats
Fox News Poll: Romney remains top of GOP field, Clinton leads Democrats
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CNN:
Romney to tell supporters his 2016 plans Friday
Romney to tell supporters his 2016 plans Friday
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Lauren French / Politico:
President Obama: Mitt Romney cares about poverty? 'That's great ... Let's do something about it.'
President Obama: Mitt Romney cares about poverty? 'That's great ... Let's do something about it.'
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New York Times:
Netanyahu Is Talking to Leading Democrats to Little Effect So Far — WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been reaching out to leading Capitol Hill Democrats to try to ease criticism over his coming address to Congress, but has made little progress.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Israeli Ambassador: Netanyahu Never Meant to Disrespect Obama — Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. (Reuters) — Earlier this week, shortly after I published a lengthy post critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer …
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TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Arrested for Murder in Hit and Run (UPDATE) — 4:15 AM PT — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... after interviewing Suge Knight, cops have formally arrested him on murder charges, and his bail has been set at $2 million. — We're told one of the critical factors …
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's divisive message for winning the White House. — By the somewhat tamer standards of the Midwest, Scott Walker's speech to the Iowa Freedom Summit last Saturday was a smorgasbord of red meat. In just 20 minutes, the Wisconsin governor shed the persona that brought …
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Buzz builds around Walker
Buzz builds around Walker
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John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Anti-Muslim Protesters Shout Islamophobic Insults At Muslims In Texas Capitol — Texas Muslim Capitol Day is a good thing and has been going on since 2003. Its function is to have Muslims in the community meet lawmakers and learn about the political process.
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Andrew Porter / SportsRadio 94WIP's Wing Bowl 23:
Wing Bowl Exclusive: Cataldi Releases Never Before Seen Footage Of Christie Falling In-Studio — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Never before publicly-seen footage of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie falling off his chair during an in-studio appearance at SportsRadio 94WIP was released Friday morning during 94WIP's Wing Bowl 23.
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George E. Condon Jr / National Journal:
Yes, President Obama's Budget Is a Big Deal — White House finally embraces power of the oft-mocked, ‘dead on arrival’ document — Even before he submits his budget, President Obama is hearing loud and clear from Republicans that it is already “dead on arrival.”
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House defends decision to ditch college tax proposal
White House defends decision to ditch college tax proposal
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Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Obama, HuffPost Blogger, Tells Democrats to Get News Elsewhere — President Obama has a new piece of advice for House Democrats: don't get your news from The Huffington Post. — During his talk at the group's retreat in Philadelphia on Thursday, Obama asked members of his party …
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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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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
GOP is back at the edge — When it comes to the Republican Party's immigration divide, the more things stay the same, the more they stay the same. — The 2016 campaign has begun, and Jeb Bush, a pro-reform candidate, is believed to have raised the most money.
Jonathan Allen / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Faces Scrutiny for Use of Private Jets — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Hillary Clinton took more than 200 privately chartered flights at taxpayer expense during her eight years in the U.S. Senate, sometimes using the jets of corporations and major campaign donors as she racked up $225,756 in flight costs.
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Hot Air, Weekly Standard and Politico
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Public opinion left out of picture in Obama immigration drive — Gallup recently asked adults around the country a very simple question about immigration: Are you satisfied, or dissatisfied, with the level of immigration into the United States today? Are too many immigrants coming? Too few?
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Politico:
Elizabeth Warren backers fund poll stoking Hillary Clinton doubts — A group of major liberal donors who want Elizabeth Warren to run for president have paid for a poll intended to show that Hillary Clinton does not excite the Democratic base and would be vulnerable in a 2016 general election.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Do we really mean ‘never again’? — Amid the ritual expressions of regret and the pledges of “never again” on Tuesday's 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a bitter irony was noted: Anti-Semitism has returned to Europe. With a vengeance. — It has become routine.
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New York Times:
No Case for Killing the Medical Device Tax — In seeking to dismantle the Affordable Care Act piece by piece, congressional Republicans have placed a high priority on repealing a tax on medical devices that would raise some $29 billion over the next 10 years to help ensure that health reform will not increase the deficit.
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
Joe Biden: A Plan for Central America — AS we were reminded last summer when thousands of unaccompanied children showed up on our southwestern border, the security and prosperity of Central America are inextricably linked with our own. — The economies of El Salvador …
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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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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
5 Points On How New York State Got So Damn Corrupt — How quickly the mighty fall: less than a week after longtime New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D) was arrested on federal corruption charges, his fellow Democrats have decided to replace him.
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The PJ Tatler
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
A grim warning cry on soaring US debt — President Obama's self-congratulatory State of the Union message last week made it sound like our nation's problems are behind us. But on Tuesday the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office set the record straight with a blistering warning.
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