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Travis J. Tritten / Stars & Stripes:
NBC's Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest — 'I spent much of the weekend thinking I'd gone crazy. I feel terrible about making this mistake' — WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Do Brian Williams's Lies Matter? [Updated] — If you haven't already heard about it-which seems unlikely-tonight's big news story is the downfall of NBC's Brian Williams. I am not sure I have ever seen Twitter more riled up over anything. The story, briefly, is this: for twelve years …
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Politico:
Brian Williams apologizes for false Iraq story — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams apologized on Wednesday for falsely claiming that he had been aboard a helicopter that was shot down during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Stars and Stripes reports. — On last Friday night's broadcast …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Brian Williams Admits: I Lied About Being Aboard Helicopter Shot Down By RPG in Iraq
Brian Williams Admits: I Lied About Being Aboard Helicopter Shot Down By RPG in Iraq
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Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Past Bush immigration remarks shock conservatives — Washington (CNN)During a “Family Reunion” conference hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network in April 2013, Jeb Bush spoke freely on the promise immigrants hold for America and his views on reform. — He said, during a discussion with Univision …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Walker surges ahead in New Hampshire
Walker surges ahead in New Hampshire
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Tom Wheeler / Wired:
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality — Federal Communication Commission(FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler waits for a hearing at the FCC December 11, 2014 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images — After more than a decade of debate …
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Jordan Chariton / The Wrap:
Inside MSNBC's Impending Shakeup: Cancellations, Reboots and Chief Phil Griffin — Amid the cable news network's declining ratings, insiders tell TheWrap changes are coming soon and “everything is on the table” — When President Obama was reelected in 2012, MSNBC was “leaning forward” …
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Oregonian:
John Kitzhaber must resign: Editorial — The Oregonian Editorial Board By The Oregonian Editorial Board — “I'm not going to consider resigning,” said Gov. John Kitzhaber at a disastrous press conference held Friday following revelations about the apparently borderless world of public policy …
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Karen Herzog / JSOnline:
Walker proposes changing Wisconsin Idea — then backs away — Students walk down Bascom Hill Tuesday on the UW-Madison campus. Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget calls for essentially removing the public service language from the University of Wisconsin System's mission to focus more on workforce development.
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Wisconsin Officials Call Scott Walker's Budget ‘Nonsensical’
Wisconsin Officials Call Scott Walker's Budget ‘Nonsensical’
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Nicky Woolf / Guardian:
Fox News website embeds unedited Isis video showing brutal murder of Jordanian pilot — Fox News is only US media company to display extremely graphic 22-minute video showing Muadh al-Kasasbeh being set on fire and burning to death in a cage — Fox News has chosen to embed on its website …
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New York Times:
Islamic State Selling, Crucifying, Burying Children Alive in Iraq-U.N. — GENEVA — Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and killing other youth, including by crucifixion or burying them alive, a United Nations watchdog said on Wednesday.
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Ivan Plis / The Daily Caller:
Jordan's King May Participate Personally In ISIS Raids — Jordan's King Abdullah ibn al-Hussein, who has trained as a pilot, may fly a bomber himself on Thursday in the country's retaliation against the ISIS. — Several Arabic-language newspapers reported late Wednesday that the monarch …
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg Business:
Twitter Reaches Deal to Show Tweets in Google Search Results — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Twitter Inc. has struck a deal with Google Inc. to make its 140-character updates more searchable online. — In the first half of this year, tweets will start to be visible …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
A Note To Our Readers, Ctd — It's been a highly emotional and tough week for the Dish team, especially given the outpouring of love from the in-tray. We're so grateful and not a little moved by your insistence that the Dish somehow go on, post-Sully. — But the truth is …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Is it too early to call the new GOP Congress a failure? — Is it too early to call the GOP-run 114th Congress a failure? — If I were a Republican voter, I wouldn't be particularly pleased with what my representatives have managed to do so far — in fact, it's been more like a month-long string of pratfalls than anything else.
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Arizona Republic:
AG's Office: Raped teacher should have known better — Arizona Republic Columnists Laurie Roberts and Ed Montini talk about the Attorney General's reponse to a woman suing the state after she was raped by an inmate. — CONNECT — The Arizona Attorney General's Office is asking for dismissal …
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Republican avoids apocalyptic 666 — Rep. Joe Barton (Texas) isn't about to have his prized legislation get tagged with a 666 — the number of the beast. — Barton on Wednesday successfully changed the bill number for his legislation repealing a decades-old ban on crude oil exports from 666 …
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Peter Holley / Washington Post:
This barber will publicly shame your misbehaving kid with an old man's haircut — Got a kid who's raising hell? Afraid the police will be called if you break out the belt? A suburban Atlanta barbershop may have a solution for you. — Three days a week, parents can take their misbehaving kids …
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
With Obama Budget, Your Federal Tax Dollars Won't Pay For Sports Stadiums — An American flag fills the field before college football's national championship game at Dallas' AT&T Stadium, which was partially financed with tax-free government bonds. — CREDIT: (AP Photo/Tom Pennington, Pool)
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Patrick Temple-West / Politico:
Obama throws curveball at team owners
Obama throws curveball at team owners
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Ray Locker / USA Today:
Pentagon 2008 study claims Putin has Asperger's syndrome — WASHINGTON — A study from a Pentagon think tank theorizes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, “an autistic disorder which affects all of his decisions,” according to the 2008 report obtained by USA TODAY.
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Annie Karni / NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton offered John Edwards attorney general role during 2008 race, book says — A book penned by presidential campaign consultant David Axelrod — ‘Believer: My Forty Years in Politics,’ out Feb. 10 — makes the revelation about the 2008 bid for the Democratic nomination for President …
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Nitasha Tiku / The Verge:
Twitter CEO: ‘We suck at dealing with abuse’ — Dick Costolo says trolls are costing Twitter users — Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking personal responsibility for his platform's chronic problems with harassment and abuse, telling employees that he is embarrassed for the company's failures …
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Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Fox News Segment: Movies Like ‘Frozen’ Are Emasculating America's Men — “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy suggested Hollywood is “empowering women by turning our men into fools and villains” during an interview with the head of a conservative activist group on Wednesday morning.
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David Eggert / Associated Press:
Michigan To Recognize About 300 Gay Marriages Performed In 2014 — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed during a brief window when they were allowed last year, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Wednesday. — The Republican governor …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Michigan Governor Says State Will Recognize Last Year's Same-Sex Marriages
Michigan Governor Says State Will Recognize Last Year's Same-Sex Marriages
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