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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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Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, New Yorker and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
First Draft: Giuliani: Obama Had a White Mother, So I'm Not a Racist
First Draft: Giuliani: Obama Had a White Mother, So I'm Not a Racist
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Politico, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg Business, Fox News Insider and New York Magazine
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Giuliani questions Obama's love of US; Democrats cry foul
Giuliani questions Obama's love of US; Democrats cry foul
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PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Giuliani stands by, explains Obama ‘America’ remarks
Giuliani stands by, explains Obama ‘America’ remarks
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Power Line, PoliticusUSA, CBS Boston, reverbpress.com and Little Green Footballs
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.”
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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 and New York Magazine
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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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US News, Truth Revolt, Mediaite, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and TVbytheNumbers
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Health Exchange Sign-Up Period Extended Through Tax Season — Obama administration gives more time to avoid tax penalties under health law — The Obama administration said it would allow people to sign up for plans on HealthCare.gov through April to avoid tax penalties for going uncovered in 2015.
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — About 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers got the wrong tax information from the government, the Obama administration said Friday, and officials are asking those affected to delay filing their 2014 returns.
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Hot Air and Business Insider
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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Fox News, Politico, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Ghosts of Tom Joad and Common Dreams
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Fire Bell in the Night — Dozing off as we pored through a raft of mostly meaningless polls this week, we were startled awake by one set of findings. The CNN/ORC survey released February 18 was The Weekly Standard's own little fire bell in the night. — What, you surely ask, alarmed us so?
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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.
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and Politico
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
The GOP Strategy To Pave The Way For The Supreme Court To Gut Obamacare — WASHINGTON — For Republicans, winning the potentially decisive vote of Chief Justice John Roberts to gut a centerpiece of Obamacare could hinge on persuading him that the health care system won't descend into chaos if he grants them their wish.
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Washington Monthly and ACS Blog
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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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Weekly Standard, The Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run, “The Lid” and Washington Times
Joe Tacopino / Page Six:
Prince Charles ‘exploited’ sons & Diana to ‘boost’ image: doc — Prince Charles gave out information about his sons, William (left) and Harry, in order to boost his image, according to a new BBC documentary. — Prince Charles employed a ruthless p.r. man who callously threw his sons under …
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New York Post:
NYPD's idea of reform included breath mints and baby oil — Reform czar Michael Julian's odd ideas like breath mints for officers on the verge of cursing, got him reassigned after only two months. — Mayor de Blasio ordered sweeping reforms for the NYPD after the Eric Garner death …
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Fox News Insider and Washington Times
Reuters:
Germany softens tone ahead of crunch Greek debt talks — (Reuters) - European Union paymaster Germany softened its tone on Friday as euro zone finance ministers raced to break a deadlock over Athens' debts. — Hours ahead of the crunch talks in Brussels, a senior Greek official said a deal was close.
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KVNF Public Radio, New York Times and NPR
Julie Driscoll / FreakOutNation:
South Dakota Lawmaker Says Planned Parenthood Is Worse Than ISIS — It's an honest mistake to confuse a terrorist group that specializes in public, televised, brutal beheadings with a health organization that provides millions of men, women and young people with affordable, high quality healthcare.
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FOX News Radio, ThinkProgress, Slate and Shakesville
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.
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9to5Mac, The Week, VentureBeat, Truth Revolt and The Verge
S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Attacks on Koch brothers contributed to Democrats' midterms losses, party officials say … Democratic officials are second-guessing the party's obsession with attacking the Koch brothers, saying it bears some of the blame for last year's devastating election losses as the focus …
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).
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