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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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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
David Axelrod: Obama Was ‘Bullshitting’ Opposition To Gay Marriage In 2008 — Barack Obama was “bullshitting” his opposition to gay marriage and support for civil unions during his 2008 presidential campaign, according to a new book authored by former senior White House adviser David Axelrod.
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Axelrod Says Obama Misled on Gay Marriage
Axelrod Says Obama Misled on Gay Marriage
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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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Danika Fears / Page Six:
Brian Williams' account of Israel trip in question — Another of Brian Williams' wild reporting tales is being called into question - this time it's an account of his trip to Israel in 2006. — In a 2007 interview, Williams recalled riding on an Israeli military helicopter that was flying …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Should NBC's Brian Williams Stay or Go?
Should NBC's Brian Williams Stay or Go?
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Tara Parker-Pope / New York Times:
Was Brian Williams a Victim of False Memory?
Was Brian Williams a Victim of False Memory?
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Travis J. Tritten / Stars & Stripes:
In his words: Brian Williams' interview with Stars and Stripes
In his words: Brian Williams' interview with Stars and Stripes
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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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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
How Long Will Jeb Bush Hold His Fire on His Republican Rivals?
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
New Jeb Bush Chief Technology Officer Deleting Old Tweets About “Sluts”
New Jeb Bush Chief Technology Officer Deleting Old Tweets About “Sluts”
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Jeb Bush Hires Co-Founder of Hipster.com
Jeb Bush Hires Co-Founder of Hipster.com
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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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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
RNC launching 'Hillary's hiding' campaign
RNC launching 'Hillary's hiding' campaign
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Axelrod: Obama knew Prayer Breakfast remarks would provoke — President Obama's comments referencing the Crusades and Jim Crow during the National Prayer Breakfast appeared intentionally “provocative,” former adviser David Axelrod said Monday. — Obama has faced heated criticism for the comments …
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Star Parker: Obama's Prayer Breakfast Speech Was ‘Verbal Rape’
Star Parker: Obama's Prayer Breakfast Speech Was ‘Verbal Rape’
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Feds won't release IRS targeting documents — The Obama administration is refusing to publicly release more than 500 documents on the IRS's targeting of Tea Party groups. — Twenty months after the IRS scandal broke, there are still many unanswered questions about who was spearheading …
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Hot Air, The Right Scoop and Washington Free Beacon
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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Ashley Lutz / Business Insider:
Staples threatens to fire employees who work more than 25 hours a week
Staples threatens to fire employees who work more than 25 hours a week
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Sapna Maheshwari / BuzzFeed:
Staples Threatens To Fire Staff For Working More Than 25 Hours A Week
Staples Threatens To Fire Staff For Working More Than 25 Hours A 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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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Targeted GOP senator: ‘I will never vote with my reelection mind’ — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is up for reelection this cycle, but he says he's not changing. Not one bit. — “I'll always tell Wisconsinites the truth, to the best of my ability, and I will never vote with my reelection mind.
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New York Times:
Illinois Governor Acts to Curb Power of Public Sector Unions — CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner, the newly elected Republican who has often criticized public sector unions, took his first step toward curbing their power on Monday by announcing an executive order that would bar unions from requiring …
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Henry Graff / WVIR-TV:
Jesse Matthew Charged with Murdering Hannah Graham — ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va (WVIR) - Two independent sources tell NBC29 that Jesse Matthew has been charged with the first-degree murder of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham. — The Albemarle County Police Department …
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Daily Mail:
Two couples who discovered they had been given the wrong babies TEN YEARS after their daughters were born are awarded 2million euros by French court — Two French couples who discovered they had been given the wrong babies ten years after their daughters were born due to a hospital mix …
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
The Koch Brothers Raised $249 Million at Their Latest Donor Summit — It's a big step toward meeting their $889 million goal for the 2016 cycle. — At their most recent retreat in southern California two weeks ago, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and 450 …
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Nobody Understands Debt — Many economists, including Janet Yellen, view global economic troubles since 2008 largely as a story about “deleveraging” — a simultaneous attempt by debtors almost everywhere to reduce their liabilities. Why is deleveraging a problem?
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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 …
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