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9:55 PM ET, February 8, 2015

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Christopher Booker / Telegraph:
The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever  —  New data shows that the “vanishing” of polar ice is not the result of runaway global warming  —  When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Inside the Global Warming Scandal  —  We have written many times about the fact that the scientific agencies which are keepers of the world's historical temperature data are all, or nearly all, under the control of warmists.  These warmists have systematically altered historic temperature records …
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Fox's Wallace to Ben Carson: After Vaccine Debate, Is GOP the Science Denialism Party?  —  After a week in which vaccinations suddenly exploded from a bipartisan fringe hobby to a wedge issue for the GOP 2016 class, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked Dr. Ben Carson …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Chris Wallace / Fox News:
President Obama's ISIS strategy falling short?  Plus, Dr. Ben Carson on measles outbreak, vaccines  —  Special Guests: Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Dr. Ben Carson, Manny Pacquiao  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” February 8, 2015.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
CNNMoney:
Brian Williams won't keep his date with David Letterman  —  Brian Williams is backing out of his scheduled appearance on CBS's “Late Show with David Letterman,” citing the uncertainty about when he'll be back at his anchor desk.  —  The “NBC Nightly News” anchor is at the center …
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
We shouldn't believe Williams' lie was an innocent mistake
Discussion: BREITBART.COM and The Daily Caller
THV11.com:
Lawmaker sorry for saying having child from rape is ‘beautiful’  —  A West Virginia lawmaker has apologized for saying that while rape is awful, a child that results from a rape is beautiful.  —  The comment from state Rep. Brian Kurcaba was made Thursday when members of the West Virginia House …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
WV Republican ‘Apologizes’ For Saying Having Child From Rape Is ‘Beautiful’  —  Does anyone think he's actually “sorry” about what he said or just sorry about the backlash he's received?  —  Lawmaker sorry for saying having child from rape is ‘beautiful’:
Judith Shulevitz / New York Times:
The Best Way to Address Campus Rape  —  THE campus rape debate took another hairpin turn last week when The Daily Beast published an interview with Paul Nungesser, the Columbia student accused of raping a fellow student, Emma Sulkowicz.  She has been carrying a mattress around the campus …
Discussion: Althouse
Nick Hanauer / The Atlantic Online:
Stock Buybacks Are Killing the American Economy  —  Traders work in a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, July 3, 2012.  (Richard Drew/AP)  —  President Obama should be lauded for using his State of the Union address to champion policies that would benefit …
Discussion: The Mahablog
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Tucker Carlson: 'Christianity Is The Reason We Don't Have Slavery In The World Today'  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday declared that all slavery in the world had been eradicated thanks to the Christian faith.  —  At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, conservatives accused …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Colorado GOP tries to ban ‘welfare for weed’ against Democrats' wishes … DENVER—Everyone in Colorado from Republicans to marijuana moguls wants to stop welfare cash from being used to buy recreational pot, but standing in their way are the state's formidable legislative Democrats.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Hot Air
Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: What Happens If Homeland Security Shuts Down?  —  Spending for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance as Congress fights over immigration matters in the agency's annual funding bill.  Without action by Feb. 27, the department's budget will shut off.
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Economic Plan Is a Quandary for Hillary Clinton's Campaign
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Dangers of Vaccine Denial
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Kent Faulk / al.com:
Alabama probate judges refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples could face sanctions
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Declares How Many Women Should Sit On SCOTUS (VIDEO)
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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Texas NRA Leader: Allow Corporal Punishment In Schools So I Don't Have To Shoot Kids Later
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