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12:45 AM ET, February 10, 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.
Rasmussen Reports:
Should NBC's Brian Williams Stay or Go?
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Here's the Full Audio of Brian Williams' Apologetic Stars and Stripes Interview
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Ken Auletta / New Yorker:
Brian Williams and the God Complex
Discussion: Ed Driscoll and Gothamist
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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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 …
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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 …
Richard Wolf / Associated Press:
First Take: Handwriting on the wall for gay marriage
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.
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Aides: War powers request this week  —  The White House is expected to send Congress a proposal for the use of military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by Wednesday, according to two congressional aides.  —  The request for authorization for use of military force …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Julie Pace / ABC News:   Democratic Wise Man Splits Loyalties Between Obama, Clinton
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.
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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.
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.
Discussion: American Spectator and Daily Kos
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Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Insured, but Not Covered  —  WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan received notice that her longtime health insurance policy didn't comply with the Affordable Care Act's requirements, she gamely set about shopping for a new policy through the public marketplace.  After all, she'd supported President Obama …
Discussion: RedState and VodkaPundit
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Sapna Maheshwari / BuzzFeed:
Staples Threatens To Fire Staff For Working More Than 25 Hours A Week
Discussion: Business Insider
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 …
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 …
David Kocieniewski / Bloomberg Business:
Leaked HSBC List Shows Who Was Banking on Swiss Secrecy  —  Don't Miss Out — … (Bloomberg) — The private-banking unit of HSBC Holdings Plc made significant profits for years handling secret accounts for an array of criminals, from drug cartels and arms dealers to tax evaders …
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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.
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 …
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.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
All the president's explainers  —  Interviews with the president are always useless.  Vox's was no different.  —  A sit-down interview with the president of the United States must be the most overrated get in all of journalism.  Obviously, few journalists would spurn a chance to touch the hem of his garment if offered the chance.
 
 
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
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Daily Mail:
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
The long view with Russia
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
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