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3:45 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 …
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Giuliani questions Obama's love of US; Democrats cry foul  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Thursday assailed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for questioning President Barack Obama's love of country, and urged the potential field of Republican presidential candidates to rebuke him for his comments.
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
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
Max Fisher / Vox:
Obama should stop pretending Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam  —  President Obama does not have an easy line to walk when it comes to discussing Islamist extremism.  —  On the one hand, the US is at war with ISIS, an Islamist extremist group, which has murdered American citizens …
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Obama doubles down in extremism debate
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Why a Reporter's ‘Epic Rant’ on Twitter Gets No Argument Here  —  On Twitter this week, James Risen laid out his plan for the future: … He also wrote: “My son is a reporter.  I don't want him to have to live in a country where there is less press freedom than when I started as a journalist.”
Amy Lange / Fox 2 News in Detroit:
Doctor refuses treatment of same-sex couple's baby  —  Bay Windsor Contreras is 4 months old and she's the apple of her mothers' eye.  —  Both of her mothers, Krista and Jami Contreras were married in Vermont in 2012.  —  In October 2014 they welcomed a beautiful baby bay into the world …
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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: Mediaite, Politico and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: ABC, Hit & Run, Mashable, Gigaom and The Verge
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 …
Laura Borchers / WBNS-TV:
Woman Shoots And Kills Suspected Burglar  —  A man was shot while reportedly breaking into homes in a west Columbus neighborhood.  —  It happened Thursday around 5 a.m. on North Guilford Avenue.  —  Columbus Police at the scene tell 10TV a widow heard someone breaking in, grabbed her gun and shot the intruder.
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Limited airborne transmission of Ebola is ‘very likely,’ new study says  —  A team of prominent researchers suggested Thursday that limited airborne transmission of the Ebola virus is “very likely,” a hypothesis that could reignite the debate that started last fall after one of the scientists offered the same opinion.
Discussion: Washington Times
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.
Discussion: VentureBeat and The Verge
Associated Press:
Obama picks State Department spokeswoman to head White House communications - but her ‘jobs for jihadis’ deputy will NOT be promoted, insider says  — White House will move State Dept. spokeswoman Jen Psaki in when its communications director joins Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
abc13.com:
HPD: MURDERED WOMAN FILED HARASSMENT REPORT 3 HOURS BEFORE DEATH  —  EMS workers were directed to the clubhouse, where they found the woman's body.  She had been shot once.  The man was unconscious  —  Embed  —  A woman was killed on the job Wednesday at a Medical Center-area apartment complex where she worked.
Alex Roarty / National Journal:
Meet The Democratic Senate Candidate Who Drives Democrats Crazy  —  With his impressive biography and political experience, Joe Sestak could be the party's Senate majority-maker.  So why doesn't anyone want him to run?  —  Anxious about a candidate considered to be an unreliable maverick …
Angela Fritz / Washington Post:
Arctic outbreak shatters records in eastern U.S., coldest yet to come  —  Records are falling along with the temperature across the eastern U.S. on Thursday, as the coldest air of the season surges south.  Friday morning's cold promises to be even more icy, taking aim at the Eastern Seaboard from Boston to Miami.
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Mediaite Sources: Joy Reid's MSNBC Show Canceled  —  According to two internal sources, MSNBC has canceled The Reid Report.  The daytime show, airing weekdays at 2 p.m. ET and hosted by Joy Reid, has long been rumored to be on the chopping block.  —  Our sources at the network say Reid …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Dems gloat over ObamaCare numbers  —  Democrats are touting the latest ObamaCare enrollment numbers as proof that the law is working.  —  The administration announced on Tuesday that 11.4 million people had signed up ahead of Sunday's deadline, a figure that puts the administration on track to beat its goal of 9.1 million enrollees.
Discussion: Liberal Values and Weekly Standard
travel.state.gov:
Israel, The West Bank and Gaza Travel Warning  —  The security environment remains complex in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and U.S. citizens need to be aware of the continuing risks of travel to these areas, particularly to areas described in this Travel Warning where there are heightened tensions and security risks.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A Supreme Court decision against Obamacare could cost states billions and billions of dollars  —  If you want a sense of just how far-reaching the impact of a Supreme Court decision gutting Obamacare subsidies could prove, new data on health care signups released this week provide a fresh way to game out such a ruling's consequences.
 
 
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Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Android malware spies on you even after phone is shut down
Discussion: VentureBeat and FOX2now.com
Ronald Brownstein / National Journal:
The Most Valuable Voters of 2016  —  The election may come …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Politico:
After stumbles, Chicago on course to host Obama library
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RAF scrambles jets after Russian bombers spotted near Cornwall coast
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Bruce Rauner is Scott Walker on steroids. But is that bad?
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