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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' — Stars and Stripes — WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard …
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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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By Thr / Hollywood Reporter:
Brian Williams Admits He Never Came Under Fire in Iraq: “I Apologize” (Video)
Brian Williams Admits He Never Came Under Fire in Iraq: “I Apologize” (Video)
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Brian Williams Lies to Cast Himself As an Iraq War Badass
Brian Williams Lies to Cast Himself As an Iraq War Badass
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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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The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Mashable
A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Hard to kill the ACA — For Republicans, it sure was fun while their hopes lasted, but many have concluded the Supreme Court might not be able to kill off the Affordable Care Act after all. — When the high court rules this spring in King v. Burwell, even a decision that would invalidate subsidies …
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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 new GOP Congress a failure?
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Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Near 10 Million
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Near 10 Million
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Daily Kos
James Hohmann / Politico:
Jeb Bush: I thought, a little, about NFL commissioner job — Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he only seriously considered becoming commissioner of the National Football League for “about 10 minutes” back in 2006. — During his final year as governor of Florida, a few team owners reached out to the Republican.
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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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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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Weekly Standard
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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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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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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Daily Kos, JSOnline and Office of the Governor
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
An Obama resurgence? — There are signs that President Obama may be achieving a post-midterm resurgence as the Democratic doldrums of 2014 recede, the new Republican Congress does not inspire confidence in the GOP as a credible governing party, the American economy continues a steady recovery …
Wall Street Journal:
Top White House Official to Leave for Emerging Hillary Clinton Campaign — Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to Leave in March At The Earliest — Another top aide to President Barack Obama will be leaving the White House to join Hillary Clinton 's would-be presidential campaign …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Senior Obama Aides to Depart in Coming Weeks
Senior Obama Aides to Depart in Coming Weeks
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and FOX News Radio
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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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The College Loan Bombshell Hidden in the Budget — Obama's new repayment program comes with a record $22 billion shortfall. — In obscure data tables buried deep in its 2016 budget proposal, the Obama administration revealed this week that its student loan program had a $21.8 billion shortfall last year …
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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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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Agence France-Presse and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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Business Insider and FOX News Radio
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Exec Explains Decision To Post Video Of ISIL Hostage Being Burned Alive — After Fox News posted video on its website of the Islamic State burning a hostage alive, an executive for the channel told TPM on Wednesday that the “barbarity of ISIS” had trumped concerns over showing the graphic footage.
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