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Andrew Kaczynski / 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 spokesperson for Bush told BuzzFeed News: “Governor Bush believes the comments were inappropriate.
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
How Long Will Jeb Bush Hold His Fire on His Republican Rivals? — Jeb Bush has been compared to the pale pastels on the colorwheel and the last three Republican presidential losers. He's was mocked with a fake phone call that made it appear he was conspiring with Hillary Clinton.
James Hohmann / Politico:
Bobby Jindal vs. the world — He says elites can't stand the idea of an Ivy-League-educated pure conservative. — AP Photo — In the past few weeks, Bobby Jindal has been attacked for insisting that Europe allows Muslims to control special “no-go zones,” belittled by the Weekly Standard for offering a …
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Jeb Bush Hires Co-Founder of Hipster.com … Right to Rise PAC
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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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Rasmussen Reports:
Should NBC's Brian Williams Stay or Go? — NBC News has the highest rated evening news program, and anchor Brian Williams is a popular fixture on the program. But now that Williams has been caught in a lie, Americans tend to think he hurts NBC's credibility and needs to go.
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Claire Atkinson / Page Six:
Former NBCUniversal boss comes to the defense of Brian Williams
Former NBCUniversal boss comes to the defense of Brian Williams
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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.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
RNC launching 'Hillary's hiding' campaign
RNC launching 'Hillary's hiding' campaign
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Aides: War powers request this week
Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Axelrod: Obama Misled Nation When He Opposed Gay Marriage In 2008 — A striking admission of political dishonesty from the keeper of the Obama flame — Barack Obama misled Americans for his own political benefit when he claimed in the 2008 election to oppose same sex marriage for religious reasons …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Marriage Equality Is Coming To America This June
Marriage Equality Is Coming To America This June
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Richard Wolf / Associated Press:
First Take: Handwriting on the wall for gay marriage
First Take: Handwriting on the wall for gay marriage
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New York Times:
Gay Marriage in Alabama Begins, but Only in Parts
Gay Marriage in Alabama Begins, but Only in Parts
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The Hill:
Dem boycott of Netanyahu address to Congress grows — More than a dozen congressional Democrats say they plan to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress amid conflicting signals over whether he will pull out from the March 3 address.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Dems skipping Netanyahu speech
WHIP LIST: Dems skipping Netanyahu speech
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Richard Kirsch / The Hill:
Under GOP plan, pay more for junk insurance, leave more uninsured — In the hope that they will give cover to the Supreme Court gutting a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), three prominent Republican members of Congress revealed a plan to replace the ACA last week.
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Meet the Unusual Plaintiffs Behind the Supreme Court Case That Could Destroy Obamacare
Meet the Unusual Plaintiffs Behind the Supreme Court Case That Could Destroy Obamacare
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Daily Kos and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
The Media Guide to Covering Donald Trump — Ain't journalism grand? — Donald Trump is back in the political spotlight, delivering major speeches at Republican events, and dropping rhetorical bombs on talk radio on the hot-button issues of the day, like last week's debate on vaccination.
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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.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Insured, but Not Covered — WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan …
Insured, but Not Covered — WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan …
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Western Illusions Over Ukraine — MUNICH — The most difficult thing for a communist, it has been observed, is to predict the past. I was reminded of this as I listened to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in full Soviet mode at the Munich Security Conference, suggesting …
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Edward C. Baig / USA Today:
Apple Pay takes to the skies via JetBlue — Video by Eli Blumenthal Full story: http://usat.ly/1DdPOYy — NEW YORK — Apple Pay is poised to take off — quite literally. — Starting next week, passengers on select JetBlue Airways flights can use Apple Pay on their iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue say they're ready for Warren — AMES, Iowa — Thirteen Iowa Democrats wearily took their seats here this weekend and discussed among themselves the source of their angst: Hillary Rodham Clinton. — “I'm utterly tired, tired of the Clintons …
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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 …
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