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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.”
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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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James Hohmann / Politico:
The POLITICO Caucus: Christie slips from first tier — In other findings, GOP insiders say a pro-immigration reform candidate can win, and Carly Fiorina impresses. — Twice as many early state insiders believe that New Jersey's credit downgrades are a bigger problem for Chris Christie's presidential hopes …
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The Week
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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Politico, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Fox News, Ghosts of Tom Joad and Common Dreams
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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.
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Fox News, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg Business and Wall Street Journal
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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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
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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Hot Air, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, New Yorker and reverbpress.com
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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, Politico, Business Insider, CBS Boston and Little Green Footballs
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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Truth Revolt, Hot Air, Mediaite, TVbytheNumbers and The Daily Caller
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Mediaite Sources: Joy Reid's MSNBC Show Canceled
Mediaite Sources: Joy Reid's MSNBC Show Canceled
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA and The Huffington Post
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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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
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
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
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, Truth Revolt, VentureBeat and The Verge
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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The Gateway Pundit and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Martin Matishak / The Hill:
Obama doubles down in extremism debate
Obama doubles down in extremism debate
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Wall Street Journal and The White House
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 …
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, ABC, Hit & Run, Mashable, Gigaom and The Verge
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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Daily Signal, LGBTQ Nation, Advocate, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
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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.
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Doug McMillon / Walmart Corporate:
In Letter to Associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Announces Higher Pay
In Letter to Associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Announces Higher Pay
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The Week, Gawker, The PJ Tatler, Daily Kos and New York Times