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9:35 AM ET, February 20, 2015

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Mother Jones:
Bill O'Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem  —  The Fox News host has said he was in a “war zone” that apparently no American correspondent reached.  —  After NBC News suspended anchor Brian Williams for erroneously claiming that he was nearly shot down in a helicopter while covering …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bill O'Reilly: Mother Jones report ‘garbage’  —  Bill O'Reilly says a new Mother Jones report alleging that the Fox News host made false claims about his Falklands War experience is “a piece of garbage” and that its principal author, David Corn, is “a liar.”
Discussion: Mediaite
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Debbie's damage control  —  Wasserman Schultz's office said she'd switch positions on medical pot if a donor took back his criticism, emails show.  —  Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office offered to change her position on medical marijuana if a major Florida donor recanted …
New York Times:
Critics in G.O.P. Say Chris Christie Is in a ‘Bubble’  —  He does not return phone calls.  He does not ask for support.  He arrives late for meetings.  And he acts as if he has all the time in the world.  —  The complaints have piled up for weeks, dismaying many longtime supporters …
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Washington Post:
Chris Christie losing home-state donors as Jeb Bush makes inroads  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is rapidly losing support among some of his most prominent home-state donors and power brokers, who are either hesitant to back him or shifting allegiance to former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Complex Corporate Ties  —  Family charities collected donations from companies she promoted as secretary of state  —  Among recent secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton was one of the most aggressive global cheerleaders for American companies, pushing governments to sign deals …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Should Ban Foreign Donors to the Clinton Global Initiative  —  The Clinton Foundation has become one of the world's major generators of charity, mobilizing global efforts to confront issues like health, climate change, economic development and equality for women and girls.
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton to Headline United Nations Women's Conference
Discussion: OnPolitics
Wayne Barrett / NY Daily News:
What Rudy Giuliani knows about love — a response to his 'doesn't love America' critique of Obama  —  Rudy Giuliani knows a lot about love.  —  Ask Regina Peruggi, the second cousin he grew up with and married, who was “offended” when Rudy later engineered an annulment from the priest …
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Giuliani questions Obama's love of US; Democrats cry foul
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Giuliani stands by, explains Obama ‘America’ remarks
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
After MSNBC Axes Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid's Shows, Is Chris Hayes Next?  —  As its afternoon shows hosted by Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid are canceled due to poor ratings, MSNBC is reportedly planning to replace Chris Hayes with Rachel Maddow.  —  It was hardly a surprise Thursday …
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Penny Starr / CNSNews:
White House Summit on Violent Extremism Opens With Muslim Prayer - No Other Faiths Represented  —  (CNSNews.com) - A Muslim prayer was recited at the start of the second day of the White House summit on “Countering Violent Extremism,” but no other religious text was presented during the portion of the event that was open to the press.
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Obama doubles down in extremism debate
Max Fisher / Vox:
Obama should stop pretending Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Cranking Up for 2016  —  Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, is said to be a rising contender for the Republican presidential nomination.  So, on Wednesday, he did what, these days, any ambitious Republican must, and pledged allegiance to charlatans and cranks.
Tim Higgins / Bloomberg Business:
Apple Wants to Start Producing Cars as Soon as 2020  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic Online:
Why Walmart Raised Its Wages  —  The CEO of Walmart announced earlier today that all of the company's employees will, starting in April, be paid at least $9 an hour, nearly $2 more than the federal minimum wage.  That's still far short of the $15 per hour pushed for by OUR Walmart, a union-like group of Walmart workers.
Discussion: Guardian and Reuters
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Michael Allen / OpposingViews.com:
North Carolina Woman Calls Police For Help, Gets Killed By Cop (Video)  —  Betty Sexton was fatally shot by a police officer at her home in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Feb. 17.  —  Sexton reportedly called the police to remove two unwanted guests from her home (video below).
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept:
How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle  —  AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe …
Martin Matishak / The Hill:
White House: Israel ‘cherry-picking’ intel that distorts Iran talks  —  The White House is accusing Israel of “cherry-picking” information that distorts the U.S. position in nuclear talks with Iran.  —  “There's no question that some of the things that the Israelis have said in characterizing …
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Judge To Anti-Gay Florist: Religion Is Not An Excuse To Defy Anti-Discrimination Laws  —  CREDIT: YouTube/Alliance Defending Freedom  —  A Washington state judge has ruled that florist Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers, broke state law when she refused to provide flowers for the wedding of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed.
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LGBTQ Nation:
Judge: Washington florist who refused services for same-sex wedding broke law
Discussion: Daily Kos and adfmedia.org
David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
The Tea Party's Own World Star Hip-Hop  —  Two and a half years after the Tea Party News Network launched to give voice to the revolution, it's trolling party stalwarts with stories that 'wouldn't have made the cut at TMZ.'  —  When the Tea Party News Network went live on the eve …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Politico
 
 
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The Cost of a Decline in Unions
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Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Limited airborne transmission of Ebola is ‘very likely,’ new study says
Discussion: Washington Times
Tony Lee / BREITBART.COM:
Luis Gutierrez Predicts Unprecedented ‘Militancy’ Among Immigrants After Amnesty Injunction
Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Android malware spies on you even after phone is shut down
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Associated Press:
Obama picks State Department spokeswoman to head White House communications …
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Host: 'There Really Shouldn't Be Public Schools' Anymore
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Dems gloat over ObamaCare numbers
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS seeks the US government's views in the $1B copyright fight between Cox Communications and Sony, Warner Music, Universal Music, and other music companies

 
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