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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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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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CNN, Valley Fever, Associated Press and New York Times
Reuters:
U.S. judge in Texas blocks Obama's immigration plan
U.S. judge in Texas blocks Obama's immigration plan
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The Hill, Gothamist, Townhall.com, Hot Air, Politico, National Review, USA Today and Facing South
New York Times:
After Judge's Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions
After Judge's Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions
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Roll Call and The Nation
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats won't back down in shutdown fight with GOP, aides say
Democrats won't back down in shutdown fight with GOP, aides say
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CNN, Politico, rubber hose, Salon, Daily Kos, Bloomberg View and Hullabaloo
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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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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Power Line, Washington Free Beacon, Twitchy, Liberaland and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics Videos:
State Dept's Harf: “We Can Not Kill Our Way Out Of This War,” Must Address Root Causes Like Joblessness — MARIE HARF, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: I think there are a few stages here, right now we are trying to take their leaders and their fighters off the battlefield in Iraq & Syria, that is where they really flourish.
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Scared Monkeys and RedState
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
State Dept Spokeswoman Marie Harf: We Can't Beat ISIS Just by Killing Them
State Dept Spokeswoman Marie Harf: We Can't Beat ISIS Just by Killing Them
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The Daily Caller, Twitchy and FOX News Radio
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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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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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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Mediaite
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
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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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 and Gawker
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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
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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Emily Greenhouse / Bloomberg Business:
What Warren's Backers Think About Her Meeting With Hillary Clinton — On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had met for a private meeting in December at Whitehaven, the Clintons' home in Washington …
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Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post, New Yorker, msnbc.com and Weekly Standard
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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 and Talking Points Memo
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Batsheva Sobelman / Los Angeles Times:
Report blasts Israel's Netanyahu for lavish personal spending
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
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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Political Wire, Politico, Bloomberg Business and New York Magazine
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
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.
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Hot Air and New York Magazine