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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NBC's fact-checking of Brian Williams will be finished ‘sooner rather than later’
NBC's fact-checking of Brian Williams will be finished ‘sooner rather than later’
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal Execs Mull Lengthy Suspension for Brian Williams
NBCUniversal Execs Mull Lengthy Suspension for Brian Williams
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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 …
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Jon Stewart Will Leave ‘The Daily Show’ on a Career High Note — Jon Stewart, who turned Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” into a sharp-edged commentary on current events, delivering the news in layers of silliness and mockery, said on Tuesday that he would step down after more than 16 years as its anchor.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Jon Stewart to sign off ‘Daily Show’
Jon Stewart to sign off ‘Daily Show’
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The Hill:
Obama's ISIS war powers request to ban ‘enduring’ troops — The White House will ask Congress to approve military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that bans “enduring offensive ground operations.” — Administration officials briefed lawmakers on Tuesday …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Obama to Seek War Power Bill From Congress, to Fight ISIS
Obama to Seek War Power Bill From Congress, to Fight ISIS
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Obama's War Authorization Limits Ground Forces
Obama's War Authorization Limits Ground Forces
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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.
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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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.
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 …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Anti-Semitic horrors don't exist in Obama's world — At Tuesday's press briefing, White House mouthpiece Josh Earnest said something disgusting — I don't know how else to describe it — about the massacre at the Hyper Casher kosher supermarket in Paris one month ago.
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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
John Kitzhaber controversy: Though he promised answers in ethics review, governor quietly looking to shut down inquiry — Gov. John Kitzhaber declared at a press conference Jan. 30 that he and fiancée Cylvia Hayes would fully cooperate with a review of corruption allegations by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
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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 …
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush's Foreign Policy Seen Leaning Toward His Father's — Naming Meghan O'Sullivan as Top National Security Aide Would Suggest an Approach Different From His Brother's — Jeb Bush faces a unique dilemma as he builds a Republican presidential campaign—whether to follow …
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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 …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Axelrod book: Obama lied on same-sex marriage — W.H. responds to claim that Obama lied on gay marriage 01:45 — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama didn't actually evolve on same-sex marriage, according to one of Obama's closest former top aides. — Obama had actually supported it for years …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Jindal won't ‘evolve’ on same-sex marriage
Jindal won't ‘evolve’ on same-sex marriage
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