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7:30 PM ET, February 17, 2015

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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 …
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.
New York Times:
After Judge's Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions
Discussion: Roll Call and Political Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats won't back down in shutdown fight with GOP, aides say
BBC:
Islamic State militants ‘burn to death 45 in Iraq’  —  Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, the local police chief says.  —  Exactly who these people were and why they were killed is not clear …
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Fox News:
ISIS militants reportedly burn to death 45 people in western Iraqi town
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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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mad Matthews: America 'Getting Humiliated, Sounds Like We Can't Stop' ISIS
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
State Dept Spokeswoman Marie Harf: We Can't Beat ISIS Just by Killing Them
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Twitchy
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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Jon Ralston / Politico:
Harry Reid's Down, But Never Out
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, One on One, Curried Elizabeth Warren's Favor  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton held a private, one-on-one meeting with Senator Elizabeth Warren in December at Mrs. Clinton's Washington home, a move by the Democrats' leading contender in 2016 to cultivate the increasingly influential senator …
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
British Krispy Kreme Discovers That ‘KKK Wednesdays’ Promotion Is a Bad Idea  —  Last week, a Krispy Kreme franchise in Hull, England decided to a hold a promotion for the Krispy Kreme Klub and began advertising “KKK Wednesdays” on Facebook.  Hull residents obviously do not know about the history of American civil rights.
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Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Krispy Kreme store in UK withdraws ‘KKK Wednesdays’ Facebook ad
Discussion: BizPac Review, Mashable and The Week
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Oklahoma Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly To Ban Advanced Placement U.S. History  —  Students protest proposed changes to U.S. history curriculum in Colorado  —  An Oklahoma legislative committee overwhelmingly voted to ban Advanced Placement U.S. History class, persuaded by the argument …
Robert Allen / Detroit Free Press:
Religious hate suspected in Southfield bus stop stabbings  —  A man asked two people whether they were Muslims before stabbing them at a Southfield bus stop on Saturday, the victims told police.  —  A 52-year-old Detroit man was stabbed five times; once in the face, once in the neck …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Police: Muslim man stabs two after discussion about religious beliefs
Discussion: Mediaite
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The most surprising gay marriage poll we've seen in a while  —  Everyone wants to know whether Jeb Bush can survive his support for Common Core and comprehensive immigration reform in today's Republican Party.  —  One deal-breaker that might surprise people, though: His opposition to gay marriage.
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 …
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.
Emily Le Coz / The Clarion Ledger:
Rep. Alday publicly apologizes for race-tinged remarks  —  (Video by C. Todd Sherman / The Clarion-Ledger)  —  State Rep. Gene Alday, R-Walls, publicly apologized Tuesday for controversial statements he made in a Clarion-Ledger article that had sparked outrage among legislators.
John Plunkett / Guardian:
Peter Oborne resigns, saying Telegraph's HSBC coverage a ‘fraud on readers’  —  Ex-chief political commentator launches blistering attack on paper, saying it put bank's interests before readers to save ad contract  —  Peter Oborne, the Daily Telegraph's chief political commentator …
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.
Discussion: ABC News and National Review
Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic Online:
Among the Hillary Haters  —  Can a new, professionalized generation of scandalmongers uncover more dirt on the Clintons—without triggering a backlash?  —  “I don't hate the Clintons,” says R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., the founder and longtime editor of The American Spectator and the father of ... let's call it “Clinton disdain.”
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Althouse
Ryan Parker / Los Angeles Times:
John Oliver targets cigarettes on ‘Last Week Tonight’; Philip Morris reacts  —  John Oliver, host of HBO's “Last Week Tonight,” turned his attention to the tobacco industry in Sunday night's episode, and it wasn't pretty for main target Philip Morris International.
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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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Police Enforce Sledding Ban on Capitol Hill Grounds
Discussion: DCist and Hit & Run
Washington Post:
Millions at risk of losing coverage as justices take up challenge to Obamacare
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Kos
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Eric Holder: I Don't Worry Too Much About Terminology Debate On Islamic Extremism
Jillian Jorgensen / The New York Observer:
Death With Dignity Legislation Inspired by Brittany Maynard Introduced in Albany
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Bloomberg Business:
Snapchat Said to Seek Up to $19 Billion Value in Funding Round
Discussion: Mashable and The Week
Simon Romero / New York Times:
São Paulo Water Crisis Linked to Growth, Pollution and Deforestation
Discussion: The Week
BuzzFeed:
Axelrod: No “Major Scandal” In Six Years Proves Obama Administration's Ethics
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg Business:
Koch Group Claims California Endangers Donors by Demanding Names
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
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Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program
 

 
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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

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

 
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