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2:40 PM ET, February 18, 2015

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush's foreign policy team is eerily familiar, in one Venn diagram  —  Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will announce his foreign policy vision in a speech Wednesday in Chicago.  Accompanying that speech is a rollout of a slate of experts who will help guide the candidate on foreign policy issues.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
The Same People Who Lied To You About Iraq Are Now In Charge Of Jeb Bush's Foreign Policy  —  President George W. Bush with then-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in 2006.  —  CREDIT: AP  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) will deliver a speech on Wednesday that seeks to distance his foreign policy views …
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 …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: ‘I love my father and my brother...but I am my own man’  —  This item has been updated.  —  CHICAGO — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is considering a 2016 presidential campaign, is seeking to distinguish his views on foreign policy from those of his father and brother, two former presidents.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Politico Makes Case For Just Declaring Jeb Bush President Right Now
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Oklahoma Bill Banning AP US History Would Make Students Study Ten Commandments, 3 Speeches By Reagan  —  An Oklahoma bill banning Advanced Placement U.S. History would also require schools to instruct students in a long list of “foundational documents,” including the Ten Commandments, two sermons and three speeches by Ronald Reagan.
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Oklahoma legislative committee questions legality of Advanced Placement courses in public schools
indiatoday.intoday.in:
Sapling planted by Barack Obama at Raj Ghat on the verge of dying  —  A tree sapling planted by US President Barack Obama at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in New Delhi during his recent visit to India is apparently on the verge of ‘dying’, probably due to lack of proper care.
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Obama tree nearly dead, Indian media reports  —  President Barack Obama may have reiterated Martin Luther King Jr.'s praise of India as “Gandhi's land,” a place that provided inspiration for the American civil rights leader, but a sapling the president planted at the Mahatma's memorial during …
Discussion: National Review
F. W. Burleigh / American Thinker:
Is President Obama a Muslim?  A lot has been written about this, but if photographs speak louder than words, then a photo taken at last August's U.S.-African Leaders' Summit in Washington D.C. might shed considerable light.  —  It shows Barack Hussein Obama flashing the one-finger affirmation …
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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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Is Clinton a liberal Reagan?  —  It is very possible that Hillary Clinton will be elected president by a substantial margin, return the Senate to Democratic control, name Supreme Court justices who will create a liberal court for a generation and help elect enough Democrats to the House …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics Videos:
Harf on Jobs For Terrorists Comment: Argument May Be “Too Nuanced” For Some; Bush Said It Too  —  State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf elaborates on comments she made about potential terrorists and job opportunities on Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's Hardball.
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Marie Harf to Critics: Maybe My Comments Were ‘Too Nuanced’ for You
Edward Morrissey / The Week:
Scott Walker, and the problem with valuing credentials over competence  —  “Whatever you do, make sure you finish college.  You'll regret it if you don't have a degree.”  —  My father offered me this advice once.  Actually, he offered it to me thousands of times (as did my mother) …
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Washington Post
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Hudson Hongo / Gawker:
Alleged Police Brutality Victim Caught on Camera Punching Self in Face  —  In a video released Tuesday, a California man who accused Oregon police of giving him two black eyes is shown to have beaten himself instead, The Register-Guard reports.  —  After getting arrested in January on charges …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Chelsea Gorrow / Register-Guard:
Sheriff: Man who falsely claimed detective assaulted him caught on video punching himself
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
D'Souza On Obama: ‘You Can Take The Boy Out Of The Ghetto...’  —  Conservative activist and convicted felon Dinesh D'Souza on Wednesday raised the bar for his incomprehensible Twitter feed, tweeting a photo of President Obama with the message, “YOU CAN TAKE THE BOY OUT OF THE GHETTO.”
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Banter
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Muslims To Form ‘Peace Ring’ Around Norwegian Synagogue After Copenhagen Attacks  —  A group of Muslims plan on forming a “peace ring” around a synagogue in Oslo, Norway, following the recent attack on a synagogue in Copenhagen.  —  Hajrad Arshad, the 17-year-old organizing the event …
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 …
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 …
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Millennials ditching their TV sets at a record rate  —  Millenials like this couple are watching less TV than ever before.  —  The biggest TV drama among millennials is playing off screen.  —  So far this season, younger viewers, the most important audience for advertisers …
Discussion: FOX News Radio and New York Times
Lawrence Mishel / American Prospect:
Failed Theory Posed by Wall Street Dems Puts Hillary Clinton in a Bind  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin at Columbia University Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, in New York.  —  There was a time where it was plausible to argue that more education …
Antiphon Freeman / If You Only News:
All Hail The Chief: As Many As 6.1 Million Workers About To Earn A Lot More In Overtime Pay  —  The Obama administration is moving forward soon on its plan to provide overtime pay protections for low-salaried workers who don't currently qualify for them.  —  It is a move that was announced personally …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Mike Spies / Vocativ:
Which Congressman Misses The Most Votes?  —  If that government is best that governs least, these chronically absent lawmakers are superstars.  Here are the biggest no-shows in Congress  —  Of the lawmakers currently serving in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is the least likely to show up for work.
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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Austin American-Statesman:
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn't Work Can't Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
In Bid to Allow Guns on Campus, Weapons Are Linked to Fighting Sexual Assault
Discussion: Shakesville
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
No, the VA has not fired 60 people for manipulating wait-time data
Discussion: Mediaite and Truth Revolt
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Obama Chooses Joseph Clancy to Head the Secret Service
Discussion: The Week
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Stephen Kim Spoke to a Reporter. Now He's in Jail. This Is His Story.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Report: Garrett Ventry, who will join NBC News' Election Night coverage as a Republican pundit on election day, registered as an agent of Qatar in September

 
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