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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Christie Says Parents Should Have ‘Choice’ on Vaccinations — CAMBRIDGE, England — Amid an outbreak of measles that has spread across 14 states, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on Monday said that parents “need to have some measure of choice” about vaccinating their children against the virus …
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
CDC warns of ‘large outbreak’ of measles — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden on Sunday warned that the U.S. could see a “large outbreak” of measles. — “We are very concerned by the growing number of people who are susceptible to measles …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Christie clarifies comments on measles vaccine, calls for ‘balance’ — CAMBRIDGE, England - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday walked back comments he made calling for “balance” on the measles vaccine debate, asserting that “there is no question kids should be vaccinated.”
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Eun Kyung Kim / Today:
President Obama on measles: ‘You should get your kids vaccinated’ — In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, President Barack Obama tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie parents have “every reason” to get their children immunized against measles and zero reasons against it.
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
A Low Profile for Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey at Arsenal Game in London
A Low Profile for Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey at Arsenal Game in London
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New Jersey News …, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico
National Journal:
If Republicans are smart, they will nominate for president someone in the mold of George W. Bush in 2000. — TO MAKE AN educated guess about whether these trends will continue, it helps to look at how the white working class and middle class have behaved historically.
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Washington Monthly, Hot Air, RedState and Horizons
Caitlin Nolan / NY Daily News:
‘There was no snowball fight’: Video showing New Rochelle police officer pulling gun on teens not what it seems: cops — WARNING: Graphic language. The footage appears to catch a cop holding a group of teenagers at gunpoint after an alleged snowball fight.
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Robert Cox / Talk of the Sound:
New Rochelle Police Draw Guns on Black Youths over Snow Ball Fight NSFW
New Rochelle Police Draw Guns on Black Youths over Snow Ball Fight NSFW
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Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
WATCH: Police Officer Draws Gun On Black Kids Throwing Snowballs
WATCH: Police Officer Draws Gun On Black Kids Throwing Snowballs
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Politico:
The FCC chair's Internet pivot — Tom Wheeler is poised to propose some of the toughest rules possible. — Tom Wheeler was feeling the heat. — It was August and the head of the Federal Communications Commission was sitting on the deck of his family's vacation home on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
McCain On Sarah Palin's Incoherent Speech: I Didn't See It — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told CNN on Sunday that he hadn't seen former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) widely-panned speech in Iowa last week, but offered his ex-running mate his support regardless.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
John McCain stands by Sarah Palin
John McCain stands by Sarah Palin
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
McCain defends ‘low-life scum’ remark
McCain defends ‘low-life scum’ remark
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Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
The Alarming Thing About Climate Alarmism — Exaggerated, worst-case claims result in bad policy and they ignore a wealth of encouraging data. — By — It is an indisputable fact that carbon emissions are rising—and faster than most scientists predicted.
CNN:
Arizona measles exposure worries parents of at-risk kids — Story highlights — (CNN)Anna Jacks checks her baby's forehead over and over again. Is he hot? Does he have a rash? Is his nose still runny? — Her son has been sick before, but this time it's different …
Claire Milhench / Reuters:
Oil prices rally above $53 as investors pile in — (Reuters) - Crude oil prices rose on Monday as investors shrugged off a U.S. refinery strike and focused on a falling U.S. rig count that signalled lower production down the line. — “There were a lot of people on the sidelines waiting …
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Alabama Lawmaker: Same-Sex Couples Don't Deserve Same Financial Benefits As Other Families — Most conservatives who oppose marriage equality will cite the Bible, “nature,” or polygamy and incest to justify their opposition. — But for one Alabama state senator, a reason to oppose marriage equality …
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Wall Street Journal:
Beer Old Dartmouth — A college president refuses to bow to political pressure. — The moral panic over U.S. undergraduate life features increasingly illiberal demands to restrict open debate, due process and voluntary association—and the first impulse of most college administrators is to capitulate.
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Dartblog, National Review and Power Line
Martin Fackler / New York Times:
Departing From Country's Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings — TOKYO — When Islamic State militants posted a video over the weekend showing the grisly killing of a Japanese journalist, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacted with outrage, promising “to make the terrorists pay the price.”
Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
God and the G.O.P. — The brief apparition of a third Mitt Romney Presidential bid vanished last Friday, with a conference call to several of his supporters. “You can't imagine how hard it is for Ann and me to step aside,” Romney told them. He added that he thought he would have won …
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