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6:55 AM ET, February 18, 2015

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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’
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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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.
Discussion: RedState and Scared Monkeys
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
State Dept Spokeswoman Marie Harf: We Can't Beat ISIS Just by Killing Them
Washington Post:
Judge's immigration ruling adds to Obama's list of potential legal pitfalls  —  President Obama's new immigration program was supposed to begin accepting applications Wednesday from thousands of illegal immigrants hoping for relief from the threat of sudden deportation.
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New York Times:
After Judge's Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions
Discussion: Roll Call and The Nation
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats won't back down in shutdown fight with GOP, aides say
CNN:
Poll: Blame for DHS shutdown would fall to GOP
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
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New York Times:
First Draft: Hillary Clinton, Privately, Seeks the Favor of Elizabeth Warren
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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Ian Thibodeau / MLive.com:
Police say Muslim man stabbed two others over religious beliefs at a Southfield bus stop  —  Editor's note: The headline has been updated to move the attribution to the beginning of the sentence.  —  SOUTHFIELD, MI - Southfield police have arrested a 39-year-old man who allegedly stabbed …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Police: Muslim man stabs two after discussion about religious beliefs
Discussion: Mediaite
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”.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Gawker
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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: WRIC-TV and Mashable
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:
State Department spokeswoman floats jobs as answer to ISIS
Fox News:
ISIS militants reportedly burn to death 45 people in western Iraqi town
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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Batsheva Sobelman / Los Angeles Times:   Report blasts Israel's Netanyahu for lavish personal spending
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
White House Boasts 11.4 Million Now Enrolled in Obamacare  —  The president touted new enrollment estimates for his healthcare law.  —  To hear the White House tell it, 11.4 million Americans can't be wrong.  —  President Obama trumpeted the success of his signature healthcare law on Tuesday …
Discussion: White House.gov Blog and Politico
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Washington Post:
Millions at risk of losing coverage as justices take up challenge to Obamacare
Discussion: Daily Kos and Power Line
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 …
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.
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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
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
16-Year-Old ROTC Cadet Fatally Shoots Parents, 12-Year-Old Sister After Being Banned From Computer
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Rupert Shortt / Telegraph:
The Middle East is red with the blood of Christians
Alex Griswold / The Daily Caller:
Eric Holder Blames Fox News For Concern About ‘Radical Islam’ [VIDEO]
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Nancy Pelosi leads House delegation to Cuba
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BuzzFeed:
Axelrod: No “Major Scandal” In Six Years Proves Obama Administration's Ethics
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Joe Biden takes ‘being Biden’ to new heights (or depths)
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