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12:20 AM ET, February 11, 2015

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
NBC News: Brian Williams suspended for 6 months without pay  —  NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been suspended for six months without pay following his false claims about an experience he had during the Iraq war, NBC News president Deborah Turness announced Tuesday night.
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Don Kaplan / NY Daily News:
NBC will resolve Brian Williams controversy ‘today or tomorrow’: sources  —  Brian Williams could lose his job, be slapped with a lengthy suspension or even return to the broadcast with a more heartfelt, honest — and specific — apology than the one he offered last week, according to sources.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Following Suspension, Brian Williams Probably Wishes He'd Gotten the Tonight Show Job He Wanted  —  He reportedly lobbied for the hosting gig.  —  Shares  —  Forty seven minutes after the Nightly News - without Brian Williams - ended its broadcast tonight, NBC News president Deborah Turness issued …
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and New York Times
New York Times:
Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay  —  Brian Williams, the embattled NBC news anchor whose credibility plummeted after he acknowledged exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq, was suspended for six months without pay, the network said Tuesday night.
Maggie Steenland / press.nbcnews.com:
A Note from Deborah Turness
Discussion: WOOD-TV, WAVY-TV and CBS New York
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show  —  Jon Stewart, the host of Comedy Central's ‘The Daily Show,’ will step down later this year, the president of the network confirmed in a statement to POLITICO on Tuesday.  —  “For the better part of the last two decades, I have had the incredible honor and privilege of working with Jon Stewart.
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The A.V. Club:
Jon Stewart says he's leaving The Daily Show  —  Ending one of the most venerable and trusted careers in making a complete mockery of the news, Jon Stewart has announced that he is stepping down as host of The Daily Show.  According to sources who were there (some of whom are already passing word along …
Adam Chandler / The Atlantic Online:
Jon Stewart Is Leaving The Daily Show  —  Following a late-afternoon surge of speculation from attendees of Tuesday's taping of The Daily Show, Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless has confirmed that Jon Stewart will be leaving his post as the show's host later this year.  Ganeless wrote:
Discussion: The Last Refuge, Variety and The Verge
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Jon Stewart to sign off ‘Daily Show’
T.C. Sottek / The Verge:
Jeb Bush dumps emails, home addresses, and social security numbers of Florida residents online  —  Jeb Bush, a rumored 2016 Republican presidential candidate, just decided to publish hundreds of thousands of emails sent to him during his time as governor of Florida.
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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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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Axelrod book: Obama lied on same-sex marriage
Wall Street Journal:
New Questions Swirl on an Affordable Care Act Challenger  —  Plaintiff Listed Motel as Her Address, Which Was Basis for Her Legal Grounds  —  One of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case against the Affordable Care Act listed a short-term-stay motel as her address when she joined the lawsuit …
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Key Premise Of Obamacare Lawsuit Contradicted By Email Senate Aide Sent In 2010
pmo.gov.il:
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the following statement:  —  “First, on behalf of the people of Israel, I wish to send condolences to President Obama, the American people and the family of Kayla Mueller.  We stand with you.
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BuzzFeed:
Obama On Kayla Mueller: Telling Families U.S. Won't Pay Ransom Is “As Tough As Anything I Do”
Discussion: Politico and Mediaite
Lisa Zyga / Phys.org:
No Big Bang?  Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning  —  (Phys.org) —The universe may have existed forever, according to a new model that applies quantum correction terms to complement Einstein's theory of general relativity.  The model may also account for dark matter and dark energy …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Glenn Beck
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Axelrod: ‘Patronizing and Disrespectful’ Obama Chewed Out Maureen Dowd  —  When David Axelrod published his memoir he hoped it would be seen as a respectable political memoir.  Naturally, everyone just wants the bitchiest dish.  —  President Obama despises Maureen Dowd …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Hullabaloo
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush Staffer Praised Martin Luther King Jr. For Not Wearing ‘Pants Sagged To His Ankles’  —  WASHINGTON — The new chief technology officer of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's recently formed political action committee, who made headlines this week for previously making inflammatory remarks on Twitter …
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Hillary Clinton fundraising off to slow start  —  The main super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton is struggling in its early efforts to line up cash towards a fundraising goal of as much as $500 million, according to sources with knowledge of its fundraising.  —  The group, Priorities USA Action …
 
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Financial Times:
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