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7:25 PM ET, February 9, 2015

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Travis J. Tritten / Stars & Stripes:
In his words: Brian Williams' interview with Stars and Stripes  —  WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Sunday scuttled what would have been his first public appearance to explain his situation when he canceled a planned appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
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Claire Atkinson / Page Six:
Former NBCUniversal boss comes to the defense of Brian Williams  —  Former NBCUniversal boss Bob Wright is sticking his neck out for embattled anchorman Brian Williams.  —  Wright says if NBC News had issues with some of Williams dramatics beyond the newscast, it should have said so when it first learned of them.
Discussion: Liberaland and TVNewser
Mike Allen / Politico:
NBC's outsized Tom Brokaw factor  —  As Brian Williams flounders, his powerful predecessor stays neutral.  —  With America's #1 newscast at stake, NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke held a meeting with NBC News executives at his house yesterday to discuss the next steps in the Brian Williams crisis.
Ken Auletta / New Yorker:
Brian Williams and the God Complex
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Here's the Full Audio of Brian Williams' Apologetic Stars and Stripes Interview
Discussion: FOX News Radio
New York Times:
Same-Sex Marriages Proceed in Alabama as State Judge's Order Is Defied  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Amid conflicting signals from federal courts and the chief justice of Alabama's Supreme Court, some Alabama counties began granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Monday in a legal showdown …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Marriage Equality Is Coming To America This June  —  If there was any doubt left, Justice Clarence Thomas ended it on Monday morning.  —  U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas  —  AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman / Via s3.amazonaws.com  —  WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justice Thomas Objects: Court Shows Support for Gay Marriage
Discussion: abc7.com and Bloomberg Business
BuzzFeed:
New Jeb Bush Chief Technology Officer Deleting Old Tweets About “Sluts”  —  Ethan Czahor's tweets began disappearing today after news broke that he had been hired by Jeb Bush.  A spokesman for Bush told BuzzFeed News: “Governor Bush believes the comments were inappropriate.  They have been deleted at our request.
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Obama prepares for divisive veto  —  President Obama is just days away from issuing the biggest veto of his tenure, with Republicans poised to send him legislation that would authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.  —  Obama's veto — just the third of his presidency and the first since 2010 …
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Luke Baker / Reuters:
Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism  —  (Reuters) - Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furore the Iran-focused speech has already provoked.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Dems skipping Netanyahu speech  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might be giving the most controversial speech to a joint session of Congress ever by an international leader, and Vice President Biden and a number of top Democrats won't be attending.
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
David Brock resigns from Hillary Clinton PAC  —  David Brock on Monday abruptly resigned from the board of the super PAC Priorities USA Action, revealing rifts that threaten the big-money juggernaut being built to support Hillary Clinton's expected presidential campaign.
Vox:
Obama on American politics and economy: the Vox conversation  —  In his 2007 book The Audacity of Hope, then-Sen. Barack Obama laid out his theory of America's political and policy problems as it stood on the eve of his first presidential campaign.  He worried, he said, about …
Sapna Maheshwari / BuzzFeed:
Staples Threatens To Fire Staff For Working More Than 25 Hours A Week  —  In 2015, an Affordable Care Act provision requiring large employers to offer health insurance to staff working more than 30 hours a week kicked into effect.  Now, some part-time staff at Staples say management has become extra vigilant about limiting their hours.
Discussion: Business Insider
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Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Insured, but Not Covered  —  WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan …
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Rebecca Riffkin / Gallup:
Fewest Americans Satisfied With Abortion Policies Since 2001  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2015, 34% of Americans say they are satisfied with current U.S. abortion policies.  This is the lowest percentage since Gallup first asked the question in 2001.
Politico:
Congressman's spending brings Schock and awe  —  His “Downton Abbey” decor fits a pattern of spending on resort hotels, charter flights and a personal photographer.  —  He charters private planes and employs a personal photographer.  In Aspen, Colorado, he stays at the Little Nell, a five-star resort near the ski slopes.
Jonathan Jones / The Charlotte Observer:
Where was Nicole Holder?  Snowmobiling in Colorado, then off to New York City  —  Where in the world is Nicole Holder?  —  It's the question that has rankled district attorney Andrew Murray since November.  Law enforcement interviewed relatives, talked to her former employer …
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host: Christians Have Killed ‘Zero’ People In The Name Of Religion  —  Nearly every conservative television personality has slammed President Barack Obama's National Prayer Breakfast speech at this point.  —  But Fox News host Eric Bolling denied Saturday that Christians …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Rubio, Eye on 2016, Hires a Coveted Former Aide to Romney  —  Senator Marco Rubio has hired a coveted former aide to Mitt Romney to oversee his political activities in the Northeast and probably in a New Hampshire campaign, signaling that he is serious about a presidential bid.
fox4news.com:
Montague County sheriff's deputy killed by Nocona police officer  —  NOCONA, Texas -  —  A Montague County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed by a Nocona police officer who was responding to a disturbance call early Monday morning.  —  Nocona police Chief Kent Holcomb said his officer …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
TV host asks Holder to quack like a duck  —  Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday refused an unusual request during an interview, declining to quack like a duck.  —  At the end of an interview that touched on the Voting Rights Act and use of force by police, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry asked …
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Meet the Unusual Plaintiffs Behind the Supreme Court Case That Could Destroy Obamacare  —  One has called Obama the “anti-Christ.”  Another didn't realize her case might wipe out health coverage for millions.  —  On March 4, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell …
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. Council backs down on marijuana hearing after attorney general warning  —  The D.C. Council abandoned plans to hold a hearing on how to tax and regulate marijuana on Monday after the District's new attorney general warned it could subject city lawmakers and their staff members to fines and even jail time.
Discussion: Hit & Run, BarbWire.com and US News
Marin Cogan / New York Magazine:
David Axelrod Is Trying to Kick the Campaign Habit, But He Has Some Thoughts on 2016  —  This month, Obama’s chief optimist will release <em>Believer</em>, a memoir about his life in politics. <br /><br />  —  “That background is very nice with your hair.
 
 
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
83% Say Measles Vaccine Is Safe for Healthy Children
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Ronald Brownstein / National Journal:
Clinton's Greatest Political Strength May Be Hiding in Plain Sight
Discussion: Politico
National Review:
A Creditable Plan  —  Republicans are making progress …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Katie Valentine / ThinkProgress:
The FBI Is Making House Calls to Keystone XL Opponents
Discussion: Globe and Mail
David Kocieniewski / Bloomberg Business:
Leaked HSBC List Shows Who Was Banking on Swiss Secrecy
David Dayen / American Prospect:
A Needless Default  —  This article appears in the Winter 2015 issue …
Discussion: Eschaton
Jason Russell / Washington Examiner:
Obama now claiming 1 in 5 women in America have experienced rape or attempted rape
Discussion: Power Line
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Daily Mail:
Congresswomen who champion income equality are accused of hypocrisy for attending Grammys with wealthy Hollywood elite
Discussion: The Hill and American Spectator
Gillian Mohney / ABC News:
HPV Vaccine Does Not Increase Likelihood of Unsafe Sex for Girls, Study Says
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Magazine
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Louisiana Congressman: Obama Defended ISIS With “Unpresidential” Prayer Breakfast Speech
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hillary vs. Warren would split Hollywood
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Hot Air
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Federal Appeals Judge Compares People Who Say Bush Lied To Rise Of Nazis
Jon Ward / Yahoo! News:
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal slams Republican party changes to primary system
Discussion: Washington Monthly
John Fund / National Review:
Is Texas ‘Crazy’ or Is It the Real America?
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