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7:50 AM ET, February 18, 2015

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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 …
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
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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
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 and The Nation
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: Scared Monkeys and RedState
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
State Dept Spokeswoman Marie Harf: We Can't Beat ISIS Just by Killing Them
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
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”.
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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
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Batsheva Sobelman / Los Angeles Times:
Report blasts Israel's Netanyahu for lavish personal spending  —  In a scathing report with potential political and criminal repercussions, Israel's state comptroller sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for excessive spending of public funds in his official and private residences.
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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 …
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 …
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: Political Wire and Fox News
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
Jeanna Smialek / Bloomberg Business:
Student-Loan Delinquencies Rise in U.S.  —  Don't Miss Out — … (Bloomberg) — Student-loan delinquencies increased at the end of 2014, a troubling sign that Americans are failing to keep up with payments as education debt climbs, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Discussion: Common Dreams
 
 
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Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
16-Year-Old ROTC Cadet Fatally Shoots Parents, 12-Year-Old Sister After Being Banned From Computer
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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]
Discussion: Mediaite, Power Line, US News and Hot Air
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Lauren French / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi leads House delegation to Cuba
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Mediaite
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Police Enforce Sledding Ban on Capitol Hill Grounds
Discussion: DCist, Hit & Run and Hot Air
Washington Post:
Millions at risk of losing coverage as justices take up challenge to Obamacare
Discussion: Daily Kos and Power Line
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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