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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 …
Washington Post:
Judge's immigration ruling adds to Obama's list of potential legal pitfalls
New York Times:
After Judge's Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions
Discussion: Roll Call
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
White House Boasts 11.4 Million Now Enrolled in Obamacare
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Millions at risk of losing coverage as justices take up challenge to Obamacare
Discussion: Power Line and Daily Kos
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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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 …
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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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Police: Muslim man stabs two after discussion about religious beliefs
Discussion: Mediaite
Ian Thibodeau / MLive.com:
Police say Muslim man stabbed two others over religious beliefs at a Southfield bus stop
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
British Krispy Kreme Discovers That ‘KKK Wednesdays’ Promotion Is a Bad Idea
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Krispy Kreme store in UK withdraws ‘KKK Wednesdays’ Facebook ad
Discussion: Mashable
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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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
State Dept Spokeswoman Marie Harf: We Can't Beat ISIS Just by Killing Them
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
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Privately, Seeks the Favor of Elizabeth Warren  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton held a private meeting with Senator Elizabeth Warren in December, seeking to cultivate the increasingly influential senator and to grapple with issues raised by a restive Democratic left, such as income inequality.
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New York Times:
First Draft: Hillary Clinton, Privately, Seeks the Favor of Elizabeth Warren
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
How rich conservatives bilk the rank and file into making them richer  —  In the last few years, political organizations of various kinds have proliferated, as all kinds of people seek to take advantage of the post-Citizens United world in which money can flow in so many directions.
Discussion: RedState and National Review
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Right Wing Scam Machine  —  I've been saying for a while now that too many scammers and opportunists have been taking advantage of the tea party and conservative grassroots.  I said so again a couple weeks ago when guest hosting on Bill Bennett's radio show and I got a lot of grief for it.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Municipal ID law has ‘delete in case of Tea Party’ clause  —  The city's new ID program allows for personal data to be destroyed at the end of 2016 in case a conservative Republican is elected president, the law's co-sponsor told The Post.  —  Get the shredders ready — the Tea Party could be coming.
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Magazine
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.
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Give Some Syria Rebels Ability to Call Airstrikes  —  After training, moderate rebels to get pickups with gear to call for American B-1B bombers  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. has decided to provide pickup trucks equipped with machine guns and radios for calling in U.S. airstrikes …
Discussion: National Review and Telegraph
 
 
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Rupert Shortt / Telegraph:
The Middle East is red with the blood of Christians
Batsheva Sobelman / Los Angeles Times:
Report blasts Israel's Netanyahu for lavish personal spending
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Sam Baker / National Journal:
Will John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy Save Obamacare?
Alex Griswold / The Daily Caller:
Eric Holder Blames Fox News For Concern About ‘Radical Islam’ [VIDEO]
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Police Enforce Sledding Ban on Capitol Hill Grounds
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BuzzFeed:
Axelrod: No “Major Scandal” In Six Years Proves Obama Administration's Ethics
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Koch Group Claims California Endangers Donors by Demanding Names
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Joe Biden takes ‘being Biden’ to new heights (or depths)
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