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Walker says he is unaware whether Obama is a Christian — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a prospective Republican presidential contender, said Saturday he does not know whether President Obama is a Christian. — “I don't know,” Walker said in an interview at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Walker feeling the heat — He says he's ready for 2016 but the Wisconsin governor hasn't faced anything like this. — Scott Walker likes to say that the recall election he survived three years ago, when national media descended on Madison to cover his showdown with Big Labor, prepared him for the rigors of a presidential campaign.
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani's Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind
Rudy Giuliani's Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind
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Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Ed Driscoll, Balloon Juice and JSOnline
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Dems cash in with Oscar noms — Democrats are the biggest winners when it comes to raking in political donations from Academy Award nominees. — Some of the Oscars' most famous contenders — including this year's hopefuls Reese Witherspoon, Edward Norton, Mark Ruffalo, Bradley Cooper …
Juan Williams / Wall Street Journal:
America's Most Influential Thinker on Race — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's insights are reshaping law and policy for the better. — In his office hangs a copy of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in America. When his critics, and he has many, call him names …
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Balloon Juice and Cafe Hayek
Serajul Quadir / Reuters:
Bangladesh ferry capsizes after collision, at least 33 dead — (Reuters) - At least 33 people died in Bangladesh on Sunday when a passenger ferry capsized after colliding with a trawler on the river Padma with more than 100 people aboard, police said. — Rescuers managed to save …
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New York Times:
Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher — For years, politicians wanting to block legislation on climate change have bolstered their arguments by pointing to the work of a handful of scientists who claim that greenhouse gases pose little risk to humanity.
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Gawker, Guardian, Common Dreams, Little Green Footballs, Liberaland, Greg Laden's Blog and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Eric Jon Engberg / Facebook:
Did Fox News bloviater Bill O'Reilly commit Brian Williams type fabrications when he claimed he had been in a “combat situation” while working as a reporter for CBS News during the Falklands War in 1982? Did he pad his resume' as he was laying claim to personal knowledge about what happens in war?
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TVNewser, Mediaite, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Washington Post and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
Turkish Military Enters Syria to Evacuate Soldiers and Move Tomb's Remains, Reports Say — ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army launched an operation into Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, which has been besieged by Islamic State militants, and move the tomb's remains …
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KVNF Public Radio
Washington Post:
The making of Hillary 5.0: Marketing wizards help re-imagine Clinton brand — Is Hillary Rodham Clinton a McDonald's Big Mac or a Chipotle burrito bowl? A can of Bud or a bottle of Blue Moon? JCPenney or J. Crew? — As she readies her second presidential campaign …
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Power Line
New York Times:
Bush Spouse Backs Jeb, but Is Wary of Family Business — CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For 20 years, Columba Bush anticipated the day she would have to answer one big question: Would she support her husband, Jeb Bush, if he decided to run for president? — Last summer and fall …
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FOX News Radio and Liberaland
lohud.com:
Retired officer killed 2 daughters, self, sources say — Sources say former White Plains Police Officer Glen Hochman killed two of his daughters Saturday before killing himself. — CONNECT — HARRISON A retired White Plains police officer killed his two daughters Saturday before killing himself, officials said.
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Hinterland Gazette and New York Times
David Moran / Hartford Courant:
Police Arrest Stamford Man Enraged By Bad Haircut — STAMFORD — A 47-year old Stamford man flew into a rage and began yelling and throwing things around a local salon because he did not like his haircut, according to police. The man became even more upset when he discovered the haircut was going to cost him $50.
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FOX News Radio and Liberaland
New York Post:
Giuliani: Obama influenced by communists since youth — Rudy Giuliani doubled down on his claims that President Obama doesn't “love America” in an interview with The Post Friday — claiming the commander-in-chief has been influenced by communists since his youth.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani's fall from America's Mayor
Rudy Giuliani's fall from America's Mayor
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit and No More Mister Nice Blog
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Here's What the DNC Thinks Will Help Democrats Win More Elections — Four months after losing the 2012 presidential election, the GOP released a 100-page ‘autopsy’ report, an analysis of what went wrong and how to fix it. Among other things, the autopsy said that the Republican Party …
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TIME and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Dems: This is why we lost in 2014 — The Democratic Party lacks a …
Dems: This is why we lost in 2014 — The Democratic Party lacks a …
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