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3:45 PM ET, February 6, 2015

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Pilot in Brian Williams scandal: ‘I am questioning my memories’  —  The pilot I interviewed on Thursday about Brian Williams is no longer standing by his story.  —  That pilot, Rich Krell, told me he was flying the helicopter Williams was on in Iraq — an account now contradicted by several other soldiers.
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John Simerman / The New Orleans Advocate:
NBC News anchor Brian Williams' comments about dead bodies, Hurricane Katrina starting to gain attention, draw scrutiny  —  FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Brian Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Stand Up For Heroes, presented by New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York.
Ken Auletta / New Yorker:
Brian Williams's Mistake  —  The NBC News anchor Brian Williams is a likable and funny guy, and he is also a serious journalist.  He's said, on David Letterman's show in 2013, and most recently last week on his newscast, that he was on a helicopter that was forced down after being hit …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Brian Williams had no reason to lie  —  Why?  Why did he lie?  —  NBC's Brian Williams went to Iraq in 2003 and was embedded with troops.  It was a dangerous thing to do, and anyone who did it was brave for doing it.  —  And yet for seven years now, on and off, Williams has been telling people …
Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Brian Williams faces internal investigation at NBC for lying about helicopter attack in Iraq: sources  —  The ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor is the subject of an investigation by NBC, which sources said will be headed by Richard Esposito, a former Daily News editor.  Williams' reporting on Hurricane Katrina is now being questioned, too.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why did Brian Williams lie?
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Critics pounce after Obama talks Crusades, slavery at prayer breakfast … President Obama has never been one to go easy on America.  —  As a new president, he dismissed the idea of American exceptionalism, noting that Greeks think their country is special, too.
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Elianayjohnson / National Review:
Jindal to Obama: ‘Medieval Christian Threat is Under Control’  —  Bobby Jindal on Friday released a statement responding to the president's remarks on Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast in which he cautioned Americans from getting on a “high horse” when taking a stance against radical Islam …
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
Obama Was Right to Compare Christianity's Violent Past to the Islamic State  —  Conservative critics are in hysterics thanks to a few short remarks made by President Barack Obama on the subject of Christian history during Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Critics Seize On Obama's ISIS Remarks at Prayer Breakfast  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama may have thought he was giving a straightforward history lesson at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday when he compared the atrocities of the Islamic State to the bloodshed committed in the name of Christianity in centuries past.
Jonah Goldberg / Townhall.com:
Obama's Comparison of Christianity, Radical Islam Defies Logic
The White House:
Remarks by the President at National Prayer Breakfast
Justin Sink / The Hill:
DHS shutdown grows more likely  —  The chances of a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security are growing by the day, with congressional leaders at a stalemate over legislation that would provide funding after Feb. 27.  —  DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson has warned that a lapse in funding would cause a …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Democrats Exercise ‘No’ Power in Senate to G.O.P.'s Dismay
Politico:
House, Senate on DHS impasse: ‘After you’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bloomberg Business:
Jobs Report Crushes Expectations  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Employers in the U.S. added more jobs than forecast in January, capping the biggest three-month gain in 17 years, and workers' earnings jumped.  —  The 257,000 advance in payrolls last month followed a 329,000 gain …
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Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Job and Wage Gains as Americans Rejoin the Work Force
Dan Williams / Reuters:
Israeli official suggests Boehner misled Netanyahu on Congress speech  —  (Reuters) - A senior Israeli official suggested on Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been misled into thinking an invitation to address the U.S. Congress on Iran next month was fully supported by the Democrats.
Gopal Ratnam / Foreign Policy:
White House to Unveil Call for ‘Strategic Patience’  —  Critics accuse the administration of being too slow to act in Syria and Russia.  In a new strategy document, the White House will say that was the plan all along.  —  Critics of President Barack Obama's foreign policy have for years assailed …
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Emmett Rensin / Vox:
The internet is full of men who hate feminism.  Here's what they're like in person.  —  The internet has made everybody audible.  And, as a result, anybody can become a victim of a pitchfork-wielding mob, if you happen to say something online that the mob wants silenced.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Raw Story
David McCabe / The Hill:
Christie facing new criminal probe  —  Federal authorities are investigating New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and his administration in a new criminal probe, according to reports.  —  Bennett Barlyn alleges that he was fired from his job as a Hunterdon County prosecutor in 2010 after objecting …
Discussion: Bloomberg View and Hot Air
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ABC News:
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's Administration Facing New Criminal Investigation
 
 
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Bobby Jindal's Troubles at Home
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Another GOP Lawmaker Wades Into Rape Debate
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Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
S.C. Mayor: Objection To Changing Segregated War Memorial May Be ‘Racism Hiding Behind History’
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
IRS rehires reprimanded ex-staffers
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David Gutman / Charleston Gazette:
W.Va. House panel passes 20-week abortion ban
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Washington Post:
The emerging Iran nuclear deal raises major concerns
Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
As Ukraine Crumbles, U.S. Wonders If Putin Has Asperger's
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Telltale Obama Budget
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B
 
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