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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Obama Immigration Policy Halted by Federal Judge in Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ordered a halt, at least temporarily, to President Obama's executive actions on immigration, siding with Texas and 25 other states that filed a lawsuit opposing the initiatives.
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama spokesman blasts immigration ruling
Obama spokesman blasts immigration ruling
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Coloradoan Online, Hot Air, Associated Press, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Kos and The Week
Patrick Brennan / National Review:
Federal Judge Blocks Implementation of Obama's Executive Amnesty, For Now
Federal Judge Blocks Implementation of Obama's Executive Amnesty, For Now
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Austin American-Statesman, Hot Air and Patterico's Pontifications
The White House:
Statement by the Press Secretary on State of Texas v. United States of America
Statement by the Press Secretary on State of Texas v. United States of America
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Immigration Impact, Mashable and Latino Rebels
Josh Blackman / Josh Blackman's Blog:
Instant Analysis: Injunction in Texas v. United States
Instant Analysis: Injunction in Texas v. United States
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Washington Post
Houston Chronicle:
Federal judge blocks Obama immigration order
Federal judge blocks Obama immigration order
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The Hill, TheBlaze.com and TPNN
Dara Lind / Vox:
A federal judge just put the brakes on Obama's immigration actions
A federal judge just put the brakes on Obama's immigration actions
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Balloon Juice
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Federal judge in Texas blocks Obama immigration orders
Federal judge in Texas blocks Obama immigration orders
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Lawfare, Politico, ImmigrationProf Blog, Political Wire and CNN
Los Angeles Times:
Judge blocks Obama policy that would shield millions from deportation
Judge blocks Obama policy that would shield millions from deportation
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Washington Post, Colorlines, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Gawker
Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press:
US To Appeal Ruling That Blocked Obama's Executive Action On Immigration
US To Appeal Ruling That Blocked Obama's Executive Action On Immigration
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The Huffington Post, Mediaite and Shakesville
CNN:
Poll: Blame for DHS shutdown would fall to GOP — Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Director of Polling — Boehner tells the Senate to pass DHS funding 00:27 — Washington (CNN)Republicans in Congress would shoulder the blame for a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security if they are unable …
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Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Majority of Americans oppose Netanyahu invite — Should Netanyahu cancel his speech to Congress? — Washington (CNN)A large majority of Americans believe that Republican congressional leaders should not have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak …
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Talking Points Memo and The Week
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Marie Harf explains — Marie Harf trotted out the “root causes” school of thought last night to explain how ISIS will ultimately be defeated. “We cannot win this war by killing them,” according to Harf. “We cannot kill our way out of this war. We need in the medium to longer term …
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Commentary Magazine, Hot Air, Current Events Inquiry, Israel Matzav, RedState, Ed Driscoll, VodkaPundit, Horizons and No More Mister Nice Blog
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The Right Scoop:
State Dept. Spox on ISIS: “We CANNOT win this war by killing them” — State Department Spokesperson Marie Harf told Chris Matthews tonight that we cannot win this war with ISIS by killing them. She said we have to get to the root cause of why people are attracted to Jihad — you know like poverty, jobs, etc...
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TPNN, Israel Matzav and RedState
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mad Matthews: America 'Getting Humiliated, Sounds Like We Can't Stop' ISIS
Mad Matthews: America 'Getting Humiliated, Sounds Like We Can't Stop' ISIS
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Hot Air
CNN:
Why does ISIS keep making enemies? — Story highlights — Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a vice president at the New America Foundation and the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden — From 9/11 to Abbottabad.” — (CNN)Whenever ISIS carries out a new atrocity …
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Jim Michaels / USA Today:
Islamic State expands despite U.S.-led air campaign
Islamic State expands despite U.S.-led air campaign
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Aaron Rupar / myfoxtwincities.com:
Pioneer Press apologizes for calling President Obama an ‘assclown’ — This morning, the Pioneer Press created some waves by calling President Obama an “assclown.” — The off-color remark came in the context of the PiPress's “Loop Ten” feature, which is a slideshow that serves …
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
The Islamophobia Fear Factory And The Billionaires Who Pay For It — With Islamophobia at the front and center of the news day after day, the Center for American Progress updated their 2011 report outlining who buys the Islamophobes and promotes them in order to understand how to tamp it down.
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clickorlando.com:
Vandals set fire at Florida church, write ‘Allahu Akbar’ — Melbourne police investigate possible hate crime — Author: Daniel Dahm, Managing Editor of ClickOrlando.com, ddahm@clickorlando.com … A possible hate crime is under investigation after a fire was set at a Central Florida church and “Allahu Akbar” was written nearby.
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The Gateway Pundit and Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs
David McCabe / The Hill:
Republican mocks DC snow day: ‘Wimps.’ — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee mocked the federal government for closing Tuesday due to snow. — “Wimps,” wrote Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah.) “Snowing in DC and they close the government.
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Bloomberg Business and Washington Post
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz considering 2016 Senate bid — Democratic insiders say the Florida rep. and DNC chair would seek Marco Rubio's seat. — Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chair, is strongly considering a bid for U.S. Senate …
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Political Wire
Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program — (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop …
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
In Jersey, A Flintlock Pistol Can Get You A 10-Year Jail Sentence — Where is there any justice in locking up a 72-year-old man for up to 10 years for having an antique flintlock pistol? I'm sure in the Garden State authorities can find frivolous reasons, but there really isn't any justification for such a prosecutorial overreach.
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Hot Air and Instapundit
John Hawkins / John Hawkins' Right Wing News:
50 Million Down The Tubes: How 17 Conservative PACs Are Spending Their Money — The late, great Eric Hoffer once said that, “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” — Some people have started to wonder whether that's happened …
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Roll Call, National Review, Raw Story and Vox Popoli
Nia-Malika Henderson / Washington Post:
Joe Biden takes ‘being Biden’ to new heights (or depths) — We've been here so many times with Joe Biden, the world's most powerful close talker, that it hardly seems worth commenting on. But we couldn't help noticing this photo from Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony of Ashton Carter, the new Secretary of Defense.
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