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New York Times:
A Judge's Assault on Immigration — President Obama surely knew that his recent executive actions to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation would run into trouble as soon as a 26-state lawsuit opposing the actions landed on the desk of Federal District Judge Andrew Hanen, of Brownsville, Tex.
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Immigration Impact, The Week, reverbpress.com, The Progressive Pulse and New York Magazine
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Serena Marshall / ABC News:
Obama Administration Unlikely to Seek Emergency Stay on Immigration Ruling … While President Obama has made it clear his administration will appeal District Court Judge Andrew Hanen's ruling blocking his executive action on immigration, the president's immigration plan will likely be on hold for months or longer.
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ImmigrationProf Blog and ABC News
Washington Post:
Judge's immigration ruling adds to Obama's list of potential legal pitfalls
Judge's immigration ruling adds to Obama's list of potential legal pitfalls
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Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg View, Power Line, Valley Fever and Associated Press
Politico:
Inside Jeb Bush's ‘shock and awe’ launch — While Bush avoided the spotlight last year, aides were making a plan. — NEW YORK — In November 2013, Jeb Bush took to the rostrum at New York's Marriott Marquis for the annual meeting of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association …
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The Times of Israel
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: ‘I love my father and my brother...but I am my own man’
Jeb Bush: ‘I love my father and my brother...but I am my own man’
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The Daily Caller, Hot Air and The Week
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Republican Jeb Bush on foreign policy views: ‘I am my own man’
Republican Jeb Bush on foreign policy views: ‘I am my own man’
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Politico and Washington Post
Peter Oborne / openDemocracy:
Why I have resigned from the Telegraph — The coverage of HSBC in Britain's Daily Telegraph is a fraud on its readers. If major newspapers allow corporations to influence their content for fear of losing advertising revenue, democracy itself is in peril. — Five years ago I was invited …
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Going Back to the Future in 2016? — (CNN)Who among the nascent field of 2016 contenders represents the future? For half of Americans, it's Hillary Clinton. — Asked in a new CNN/ORC poll whether seven possible candidates better represent the future or the past, 50% said Clinton evoked the future …
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Weekly Standard, The Week, Washington Post, Real Clear Politics and Politico
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Emily Greenhouse / Bloomberg Business:
What Warren's Backers Think About Her Meeting With Hillary Clinton
What Warren's Backers Think About Her Meeting With Hillary Clinton
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Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post, New Yorker, msnbc.com and Weekly Standard
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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Hot Air, The Right Scoop, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Center for Security Policy and TPNN
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Fox News:
State Department spokeswoman floats jobs as answer to ISIS
State Department spokeswoman floats jobs as answer to ISIS
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National Review and The Daily Caller
Ruth Sherlock / Telegraph:
Islamic State ‘planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe’
Islamic State ‘planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe’
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Fox News Insider, National Review and Associated Press
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 …
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Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, The Daily Caller and The Huffington Post
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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Police: Muslim man stabs two after discussion about religious beliefs
Police: Muslim man stabs two after discussion about religious beliefs
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Mediaite
Ian Thibodeau / MLive.com:
Police say Muslim man stabbed two others over religious beliefs at a Southfield bus stop
Police say Muslim man stabbed two others over religious beliefs at a Southfield bus stop
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The Gateway Pundit
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Marie Harf to Critics: Maybe My Comments Were ‘Too Nuanced’ for You — “We cannot kill our way out of this war,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told MSNBC's Chris Matthews “We need in the medium to longer term to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it's a lack of opportunity for jobs.”
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HDMJCampbell / Hull Daily Mail:
Krispy Kreme Hull drops ‘KKK Wednesdays’ name over Ku Klux Klan blunder — KKK Wednesday was advertised at Krispy Kreme in Hull. — Krispy Kreme branch st St Stephen's shopping centre in Hull — UPDATED: Doughnuts chain Krispy Kreme has apologised after causing a stir on social media by branding its new kids' club “KKK”.
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Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, Gawker and The Week
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
British Krispy Kreme Discovers That ‘KKK Wednesdays’ Promotion Is a Bad Idea
British Krispy Kreme Discovers That ‘KKK Wednesdays’ Promotion Is a Bad Idea
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Hinterland Gazette and FOX News Radio
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
ObamaCare enrollment beats administration goal — This year's ObamaCare enrollment officially beat expectations with at least 11.4 million Americans signing up in the second year, the White House announced late Tuesday. — The new estimates put the Obama administration ahead of its target …
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Politico, The Daily Caller and Washington Post
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David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
White House Boasts 11.4 Million Now Enrolled in Obamacare
White House Boasts 11.4 Million Now Enrolled in Obamacare
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White House.gov Blog and Politico
Barack Obama / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed President Obama: Our fight against violent extremism — The United States has made significant gains against terrorism. We've decimated the core al Qaeda leadership, strengthened homeland security and worked to prevent another large-scale attack like 9/11. — At the same time, the threat has evolved.
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Associated Press and The Week
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Rand Paul Is Looking to April to Announce Plan to Run for President, Associates Say — WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul is eyeing April 7 as the day he will announce his plans to run for president, people close to him said, a step that would position him ahead of his potential Republican rivals …
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The Week, Political Wire, Politico, Bloomberg Business and New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Government Gifts to Clinton Foundation on the Rise — Donations raise ethical questions as Hillary Clinton ramps up expected 2016 bid — The Clinton Foundation has dropped its self-imposed ban on collecting funds from foreign governments and is winning contributions at an accelerating rate …
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Political Wire, National Review and Fox News
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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“The Lid”, Guardian, Bloomberg View, PoliticusUSA, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and The Week
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Batsheva Sobelman / Los Angeles Times:
Report blasts Israel's Netanyahu for lavish personal spending
Report blasts Israel's Netanyahu for lavish personal spending
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The Week
Byron York / Associated Press:
Joe Biden's woman-touching habit — Vice President Joe Biden left some observers in and out of Washington aghast with his whisper-in-ear embrace of new Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's wife Stephanie at Carter's swearing-in Tuesday. As Carter was delivering his first speech as Pentagon chief …
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Italy Fears ISIS Invasion From Libya — As ISIS makes inroads into Libya, officials in Rome are panicking about an Islamic State just across the sea—but have no idea how to combat the crisis. — ROME — Last weekend in Italy, as the threat of ISIS in Libya hit home with a new video addressed to …
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The Daily Caller, Power Line, National Review and Wall Street Journal
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Holder calls for halt to US executions — Attorney General Eric Holder called Tuesday for a national moratorium on the death penalty until the Supreme Court weighs in on the issue later this year. — “Our system of justice is the best in the world. It is comprised of men and women …
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USA Today, The Huffington Post, Common Dreams and New York Magazine