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3:55 PM ET, February 13, 2015

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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Governor John Kitzhaber announces his resignation  —  Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned effective next Wednesday, Feb. 18, in a letter submitted to Secretary of State Kate Brown.  —  “I am announcing today that I will resign as Governor of the State of Oregon,” he wrote in a statement released just after noon on Friday.
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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's options fade as allies abandon him  —  In one of the most surreal days in Oregon political history, the state's top Democratic leaders called for Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign, and the governor vanished from public view.  —  With support of even allies evaporating …
KOIN-TV:
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber submits resignation  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber submitted his resignation Friday.  —  He met with his senior staff and administration officials before the official announcement, sources with direct knowledge told KOIN 6 News.
Hunter Schwarz / Washington Post:
This woman will soon become the first openly bisexual governor in American history
Discussion: Oregonian, Business Insider and KGW-TV
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Ginsburg wasn't ‘100 percent sober’ during State of the Union  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admits to sharing some wine with her colleagues and not being “100 percent sober” for President Obama's State of the Union address in January.  —  During Obama's speech …
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Madeleine Morgenstern / TheBlaze.com:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Admits She Wasn't ‘100 Percent Sober’ When She Dozed Off at the State of the Union  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted that she wasn't “100 percent sober” when she dozed off during President Barack Obama's State of the Union this year.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'I Wasn't 100 Percent Sober' At State Of The Union  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's rabid Internet following is sure to go nuts over the admission that she dozed off at the President's State of the Union address after drinking a fine wine.
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
High court's odd couple on parasailing, elephants and not being ‘100% sober’
Discussion: Politico
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Sandy Rios: ‘The Real Experts’ Know Evolution Has Been ‘Disproven’  —  American Family Association governmental affairs director Sandy Rios is upset that media commentators like George Will are mocking Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for refusing to say this week whether he believes in evolution.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Don't Ask Scott Walker About Evolution
Discussion: Pew Internet and AMERICAblog News
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Frustrated Republicans taste limits of majority control  —  Associated Press 3 hrs ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A month into their newfound control of both chambers of Congress, it wasn't supposed to be like this for Republicans.  Instead of advancing a conservative agenda and showing voters they can govern …
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Opposition to Obama war request grows
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Did Chief Justice John Roberts Save the Affordable Care Act?  —  The Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature achievement, will soon face a challenge, in the Supreme Court case known as King v. Burwell, that could conceivably destroy it.  In fact, the Act may survive …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist on Health Care for America's Kids
The New / New York Times:
David Carr, Media Equation Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58  —  David Carr, who wrote about media as it intersects with business, culture and government in his Media Equation column for The New York Times, died at the office on Thursday.  He was 58.  —  For the past 25 years, Mr. Carr wrote about media.
CBS News:
Bombers make it onto Iraq base used by U.S. troops  —  Shares -  —  Eight suicide bombers managed Friday to get onto a sprawling Iraqi military base where hundreds of U.S. Marines are training their Iraqi counterparts, but were killed by an ISF counter attack almost immediately.
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air, Lawfare and BizPac Review
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Washington Post:
Islamic State advances near Iraq base where U.S. advisers are stationed
Discussion: Power Line and Weekly Standard
al.com:
Alabama police fire, arrest the officer who badly injured Indian grandfather during sidewalk stop  —  “Do not jerk away from me again, or I will put you on the ground.  Do you understand?”  —  Madison police officer Eric Parker today turned himself in to face assault charges …
FITSNews:
SC SENATOR: WOMEN ARE “A LESSER CUT OF MEAT”  —  “REPUBLICAN” OFFERS SEXIST COMMENTARY ... DIRECTED AT SOUTH CAROLINA'S ONLY FEMALE SENATOR  —  Corbin's comments - made at a legislative dinner held in downtown Columbia, S.C. - were reportedly directed at S.C. Senator Katrina Shealy …
Discussion: Salon, Addicting Info and Shakesville
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination  —  The Arkansas legislature gave its final thumbs-up Friday to a bill will block cities and counties from enacting antidiscrimination laws that protect LGBT people.  —  The Arkansas House of Representatives voted decisively …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to vote in elections  —  Driver's licenses, social security numbers facilitate improper registration, officials warn
Arizona Republic:
Douglas fires top staff at Arizona Board of Education  —  Douglas fires Board of Education staffers … The state's schools chief abruptly fired the top two administrators for the Arizona State Board of Education Wednesday, with some education leaders questioning whether the firings were politically motivated or legal.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Ian Sample / Guardian:
Google boss warns of ‘forgotten century’ with email and photos at risk
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and The Hill
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Lawmakers offer bill to protect kids from laundry detergent pods
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
London mayor: Jindal needs some ‘gentle education’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
State Department's Jen Psaki Explains Why The U.S. Will Trust Yemeni Rebels Chanting “Death to America”
Josh Verges / TwinCities.com:
Hamline, William Mitchell law schools to merge
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Bob Packwood / Washington Post:
A four-step plan to successful tax reform
For The / Daily Mail:
Outrage as Shirley MacLaine asks: Were Holocaust victims paying for sins in past lives? …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Eric Posner / Slate:
Universities Are Right—and Within Their Rights—to Crack Down on Speech and Behavior
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Contender Walker Draws Wall Street Cash
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Kirthana Ramisetti / NY Daily News:
David Cassidy files for bankruptcy protection
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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