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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
NYT Columnist Blames Scott Walker for Teacher Layoffs That Occurred Before He Was Governor — New York Times columnist Gail Collins writes about Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's recent speech in Iowa: … There are two problems in this section of Collins's column: First …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Scott Walker Needs an Eraser — Lately, the big star in the race for the Republican presidential nomination has been Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin. He gave a rip-roaring speech at a conservative confab in Iowa last month, and it's been his moment ever since.
Caitlin Dickson / Yahoo! News:
Obama adviser John Podesta's biggest regret: Keeping America in dark about UFOs — Yahoo News 14 hrs ago — Outgoing senior Obama adviser John Podesta reflected on his latest White House stint Friday, listing his favorite moments and biggest regrets from the past year.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Barbara Bush: ‘I changed my mind’ about Bush dynasty — BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Two years ago, former first lady Barbara Bush said there had been “enough Bushes” in the White House. — On Friday night here, the family matriarch declared — lest there be any doubt — that she had changed her mind.
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Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Doesn't Want to Talk About Brother-Led Wars
Jeb Bush Doesn't Want to Talk About Brother-Led Wars
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Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Massive FBI investigation targets Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, Cylvia Hayes — U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall's office is overseeing a federal grand jury investigation into Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes. (The Oregonian) — A federal grand jury in Portland …
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
O-Care fans: SCOTUS case ‘unraveling’ — Supporters of ObamaCare think they've found a fatal flaw in the GOP-led legal challenge to the healthcare law at the Supreme Court. — Legal experts in favor of the Affordable Care Act say new information unearthed about the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Naked Came The Class Warriors — Shaila Dewan, in the Upshot, notes that a number of Republican governors are proposing tax increases — but that in every case the tax hike would fall most heavily on those with lower incomes, and many are proposing simultaneous tax cuts for business and/or the wealthy.
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Postscript: David Carr (1956-2015) — In the spring of 1996, I walked into the offices of the Washington City Paper for what turned out to be the most bizarre job interview of my life. It took place in a darkened office—shades drawn, lights off, just a bit of illumination filtering in from the hallway.
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Obama intends to ‘run through the tape’ — President Obama says he is ready to “run through the tape” to promote his agenda during his final two years in office. — “I've only got two years left, but two years is a long time,” the president told Democratic supporters at a fundraiser in San Francisco on Friday.
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Happy Valentine's Day! Now Cut Your Losses — Tomorrow night, at restaurants across the land, men will whip rings out of their pockets and try to find some vaguely original way of asking the woman across the table if she would like to spend the rest of their lives together raising children …
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Jonathan Kaminsky / Reuters:
Two dead in shooting at New Orleans Mardi Gras parade — Reuters 16 hrs ago — NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a shooting during a popular parade in New Orleans, police said on Friday, in an event shaking the city as it prepares for additional revelry culminating in Mardi Gras on Tuesday.
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Senate GOP pushes pro-Netanyahu resolution — If congressional Republican wanted to make the ongoing controversy surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu even more of a partisan food fight, this is clearly the way to do exactly that. … How subtle. — If Cornyn is expecting unanimous support for his resolution …
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