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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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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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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
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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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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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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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Federal judge in Texas blocks Obama immigration orders
Federal judge in Texas blocks Obama immigration orders
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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 …
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Daily Kos, 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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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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RedState, Moe Lane, TPNN and Israel Matzav
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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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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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS' Message
U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS' Message
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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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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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Weekly Standard and Political Wire
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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Washington Post and Bloomberg Business
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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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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National Review
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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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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Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Glenn Beck's Chilling Warning: World War III Is Coming and ‘Nobody Will Recognize It Yet’ — After the Islamic State purportedly beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians over the weekend, Glenn Beck on Monday reiterated his warning that World War III is on the horizon and “nobody will recognize it yet.”
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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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National Review, Roll Call, Raw Story and Vox Popoli
BuzzFeed:
Axelrod: No “Major Scandal” In Six Years Proves Obama Administration's Ethics — “I'm proud of the fact that basically you have had an administration in this place for six years in which there hasn't been a major scandal. And I think that says a lot about the ethical strictures of this administration.”
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