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4:40 AM ET, February 19, 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:
Jeb Bush's Attack On Obama Over Iran Goes Horribly Wrong  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb.  Bush answers questions after speaking to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.  —  CREDIT: AP  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) called on Congress to pass legislation that would trigger sanctions …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush Makes Vague First Foray Into Foreign Policy  —  His prescription: Hit ISIS, arm the Ukrainians, keep NSA surveillance, chuck the original justification for getting into Iraq in 2003.  Broad strokes, but few details.  —  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush listens to a question during …
Washington Post:
Jeb Bush vows to set his own course while tapping longtime family advisers  —  CHICAGO — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush on Wednesday promised to chart his own course on foreign policy — even as he announced a campaign brain trust associated, in part, with the most contentious policies of his brother's and father's presidencies.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Politico Makes Case For Just Declaring Jeb Bush President Right Now
David E. Sanger / New York Times:   Fear of Israeli Leaks Fuels Distrust Over U.S. Talks With Iran
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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Dan Roberts / Guardian:
Chapel Hill ‘hate crime’ response criticised by Muslim lawmaker
Discussion: Common Dreams and Shakesville
ABC News:
Transcript for White House Convenes Summit on Violent Extremism
Discussion: Politico
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
South Dakota Lawmaker: ‘Planned Parenthood Worse Than ISIS’  —  A Republican South Dakota lawmaker on Monday compared Planned Parenthood to the Islamic State in a blog post about his bill banning a surgical abortion procedure.  —  In a blog post titled “Planned Parenthood worse than ISIS and lying about it …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.
Discussion: RH Reality Check and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
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  —  It's the Heritage Foundation.  We are dealing with morons here.  —  Obamacare has increased enrollment in its health care exchanges to more than 11 million, and the conservative response …
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
DEAR CONSERVATIVES: ALL OF YOUR HEROES ARE AGENTS OF JIHAD  —  You may have seen this at American Thinker: … It's been noted that other prominent figures have revealed themselves to be secret Muslim jihadists in this way, but the American right has no idea how profoundly we've been infiltrated.
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F. W. Burleigh / American Thinker:
Is President Obama a Muslim?  A lot has been written about this …
Discussion: alicublog and Raw Story
Maria Puente / USA Today:
Dr. Seuss returns with newly discovered book  —  Dr. Seuss long ago passed from the scene but old manuscripts by the beloved children's author keep turning up.  —  Random House Children's Books said Wednesday it will publish a recently discovered manuscript with Dr. Seuss sketches, called What Pet Should I Get, on July 28.
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Guantánamo Conviction of Australian Is Overturned  —  WASHINGTON — A military appeals court on Wednesday overturned the terrorism conviction of an Australian whose guilty plea was once hailed as a sign that the tribunal system at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, prison would be swift and effective.
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Monster Hunter Nation:
BOOK BOMB!  Novellas from the Sad Puppies Slate!  —  Today we are Book Bombing the three suggested novellas from the Sad Puppies slate.  These are novellas that the Evil Legion of Evil thinks are great, and should be considered for fancy awards.  No gimmicks, no BS, just awesome stuff.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Kevin Rothrock / Global Voices:
Trolling Russia's Hearts and Minds  —  Images edited by Kevin Rothrock.  —  Wars are fought at the front lines, but winning a nation's hearts and minds comes at the home front.  In Russia, the conflict in eastern Ukraine is a hotly contested political subject, and nothing counts more than rhetoric about the people who have died.
Discussion: NBC News
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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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Obama Changed His Party, Not the Country
Discussion: Speaker.gov
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Moe Lane
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil Rights Act Of 1964  —  After decades of failed attempts to pass LGBT job protections through Congress, change could be coming instead through the historic civil rights law.  A new memorandum from the Equal Employment …
Daniel Taylor / Guardian:
Chelsea condemn fans who pushed black man off Paris Métro  —  Chelsea have strongly condemned a group of their supporters who have been caught on video singing a racist song and preventing a black man from boarding the Paris Métro.  —  The footage, obtained exclusively by the Guardian …
 
 
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Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
Gutierrez Warns of Unprecedented Immigrant ‘Militancy’ After Anti-Amnesty Ruling
Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
ABC News:
Possible American Accent Detected in ISIS Horror Video
Discussion: TPNN
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Convicted Conservative Felon D'Souza Shows His Ass Again
Russ Choma / OpenSecrets.org:
Final Tally: 2014's Midterm Was Most Expensive, With Fewer Donors
Discussion: NPR and Washington Post
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Trey Gowdy: Time for a Select Committee to Investigate the IRS Scandal
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
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Michael Lind / Salon:
Doomed by the South: Why the emerging Democratic majority may never happen
Austin American-Statesman:
Travis judge rules Texas gay-marriage ban unconstitutional
Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
A Bid for Guns on Campuses to Deter Rape
Lawrence Mishel / American Prospect:
Failed Theory Posed by Wall Street Dems Puts Hillary Clinton in a Bind
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
No, the VA has not fired 60 people for manipulating wait-time data
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Truth Revolt