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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Rudy Giuliani: President Obama doesn't love America — The former New York mayor makes his remarks at a Scott Walker event. — NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani went straight for the jugular Wednesday night during a private group dinner here featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker …
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Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani claims Obama 'doesn't love America' while Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker goes after Mitt Romney — The political figures expressed their disdain while attending a Manhattan dinner party Wednesday. — Obama doesn't love America — and Mitt's not much better.
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The Week and The Right Scoop
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Says Obama Doesn't ‘Love America’
Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Says Obama Doesn't ‘Love America’
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Politico, Shakesville and The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Scott Walker to attend private dinner with supply-siders in New York
Scott Walker to attend private dinner with supply-siders in New York
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Washington Monthly, Politico, New York Times and Althouse
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Faulted for Avoiding ‘Islamic’ Labels to Describe Terrorism, White House Cites a Strategic Logic — WASHINGTON — President Obama chooses his words with particular care when he addresses the volatile connections between religion and terrorism. He and his aides have avoided labeling acts …
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
Obama refuses to acknowledge ‘Muslim terrorists’ at summit — WASHINGTON — They're burning and beheading victims in the name of Islam, but President Obama delivered a major speech Wednesday on combating violent extremism — while refusing to use the words “Muslim terrorists.”
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The White House:
Remarks by the President in Closing of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. — Well, thank you, Lisa, for the introduction. Lisa is an example of the countless dedicated public servants across …
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Jonathan S. Tobin / New York Post:
Obama dances around reality as ISIS plays the tune — President Barack Obama speaks during keynote remarks of the White House Summit on Feb. 18. — After months of taking flak for his lack of a coherent strategy to combat ISIS, President Obama came up with an answer. Unfortunately, it's “let's pretend.”
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Dan Roberts / Guardian:
Chapel Hill ‘hate crime’ response criticised by Muslim lawmaker
Chapel Hill ‘hate crime’ response criticised by Muslim lawmaker
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Common Dreams and Shakesville
Oliver Sacks / New York Times:
Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has Terminal Cancer — A MONTH ago, I felt that I was in good health, even robust health. At 81, I still swim a mile a day. But my luck has run out — a few weeks ago I learned that I have multiple metastases in the liver. Nine years ago it was discovered …
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Political Wire, Whatever and Althouse
Tim Jones / Bloomberg Business:
Wisconsin to Skip Debt Payments to Make Up for Walker's Tax Cuts — (Bloomberg) — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, facing a $283 million deficit that needs to be closed by the end of June, will skip more than $100 million in debt payments to balance the books thrown into disarray by his tax cuts.
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New York Times:
When One Penalty Is Enough — Millions of Americans may be in for a shock when they file tax returns and learn that they have to pay a fine for failing to enroll in health insurance in 2014 and an even bigger fine for failing to enroll in 2015 before the enrollment period ended on Feb. 15.
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Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Won't Back Egypt's Attacks on ISIS — Two long-time allies are attacking ISIS—and growing frustrated with one another. That's good news for the so-called Islamic State. — The Obama administration was given multiple chances Wednesday to endorse a long-time ally's airstrikes …
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Walid Shoebat, VodkaPundit, The Right Scoop and Friendly Atheist
CBS News:
Do Americans want to send ground troops to fight ISIS? — Shares - — Amid more executions by the militant group ISIS, Americans increasingly see the group as a threat to the U.S. Now, 65 percent of Americans view ISIS as a major threat - up from 58 percent in October - while another 18 percent view it as a minor threat.
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Hot Air, Washington Post and CBS DC
Isaac Latterell:
Planned Parenthood worse than ISIS and lying about it — Most states including South Dakota allow for the death penalty for murderers. There are certain revolting methods of execution, such as beheading, that no state would ever permit, even against murderers who use this method on their victims.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
South Dakota Lawmaker: ‘Planned Parenthood Worse Than ISIS’
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:
Jeb Bush's Attack On Obama Over Iran Goes Horribly Wrong
Jeb Bush's Attack On Obama Over Iran Goes Horribly Wrong
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Reuters:
Greece submits request for loan extension from skeptical euro zone — (Reuters) - Greece formally requested a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement on Thursday as it races to avoid running out of cash within weeks and overcome resistance from skeptical partners led by Germany.
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adfmedia.org:
Ingersoll v. Arlene's Flowers, State of Washington v. Arlene's Flowers, and Arlene's Flowers v. Ferguson — To book an interview, click on the “Book an Interview” button on any page at ADFmedia.org. — Description: Barronelle Stutzman, the sole owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland …
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ThinkProgress, LGBTQ Nation, The Gateway Pundit, RedState and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Clinton foundation's global network overlaps with family's political base — Since its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign governments …
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Lawrence Mishel / American Prospect:
Failed Theory Posed by Wall Street Dems Puts Hillary Clinton in a Bind
Failed Theory Posed by Wall Street Dems Puts Hillary Clinton in a Bind
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Hullabaloo, Washington Monthly and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
CNN:
Justice Dept. could sue Ferguson for racial discrimination — Will the Attorney General sue Ferguson's police? — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring a lawsuit against the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics used by officers …
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Swing-State Voters Not Feeling Community College Plan or Obama In General, Poll Says — In Iowa, Virginia, and Colorado, voters say they are ready for a change. — Iowa voters oppose President Barack Obama's free community college plan by a 15-percentage-point margin, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Thursday.
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Nick Budnick / Oregonian:
John Kitzhaber controversy: Cylvia Hayes fighting order to release her emails — Former Oregon first lady Cylvia Hayes declared Wednesday that she will go to court to block a state order requiring her to turn over emails related to her public service. — Portland attorney Whitney Boise …
USA Today:
Electric car benefits? Just myths … It is time to stop our green worship of the electric car. It costs us a fortune, cuts little CO2 and surprisingly kills almost twice the number of people compared with regular gasoline cars. — Electric cars' global-warming benefits are small.