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Kimberlee Kruesi / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Idaho lawmaker asks if woman can swallow camera for gynecological exam before medical abortion — BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.
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Kara Brown / Jezebel:
Male Politician Thinks that Your Vagina and Stomach are Connected
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The Hill:
McConnell moves to prevent Homeland Security shutdown — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took steps Monday to prevent a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by splitting off legislation attacking President Obama's immigration actions from the funding fight.
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Congress inches closer to cliff — For the fourth time, Democrats block a bill that seeks to reverse Obama's immigration order. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to discuss the length of a short-term resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security with GOP senators in a closed-door lunch Tuesday.
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Concerns Mount as Homeland Security Shutdown Looks Likely
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Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Leaked cables show Netanyahu's Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad — Gulf between Israeli secret service and PM revealed in documents shared with the Guardian along with other secrets including CIA bids to contact Hamas — Binyamin Netanyahu's dramatic declaration to world leaders …
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Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
CIA attempted to contact Hamas despite official US ban, spy cables reveal
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Associated Press:
Historic US-Iran nuclear deal could be taking shape
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Al Jazeera English:
The Spy Cables: A glimpse into the world of espionage
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Will Jordan / Al Jazeera English:
Mossad contradicted Netanyahu on Iran nuclear programme
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
We Don't Have A Wage Gap Problem, But Hollywood And The White House Do — Last night at the Oscars, the lovely Patricia Arquette won a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role in Boyhood. There's something delightful and quirky about all members of the Arquette clan, and Patricia is no exception.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Bashes Patricia Arquette For Advocating Wage Equality: ‘I Was Appalled’
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Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
The Problem With Patricia Arquette's Oscar Speech
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Patricia Arquette's Badass Oscar Acceptance Speech Demanding Equality for Women
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Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
Glenn Greenwald Thought NPH's Snowden Oscars Joke Was “Stupid And Irresponsible” — The journalist had some strong words for the 87th Academy Awards' host, who said, “Edward Snowden couldn't be [there] for some treason.” — Dirk Wilutzky, Laura Poitras, and Glenn Greenwald …
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Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
Why “Citizenfour” Deserved Its Oscar — “Thank you to Edward Snowden for his courage,” Laura Poitras, the director of “Citizenfour,” said as she accepted the Oscar for best documentary. Neil Patrick Harris, the award show's host, noted that Snowden couldn't be there “for some treason.”
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Walker fundraises off ‘gotcha’ questions — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is fundraising off what he describes as “gotcha” questions from the media. — Walker's campaign sent an email requesting donations Sunday night. The email from Friends of Scott Walker, which runs his reelection campaign …
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Palestine Groups Are Found Liable at Manhattan Terror Trial — The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization were found liable on Monday by a jury in Manhattan for their role in knowingly supporting six terrorist attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004 in which Americans were killed and injured.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Seven in 10 Americans Continue to View Israel Favorably
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Steve Schmadeke / Chicago Tribune:
Sex assault charges tied to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie — A University of Illinois at Chicago student leader was charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old female student in what Cook County prosecutors said Monday was part of a re-enactment of scenes from the film “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
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Erica Demarest / DNAinfo Chicago:
Alleged Rapist Tells Police He Was Acting Out ‘50 Shades of Grey’
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Why the Bill O'Reilly charges aren't sticking — Fox News host Bill O'Reilly almost certainly exaggerated his experiences during the Falklands War and its aftermath in 1982, as several CBS News staffers who were with him at the time attest. He wasn't actually in a “war zone” or “combat situation …
Associated Press:
Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast, Al Sharpton Hit With $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit — The National Association of African-American Owned Media alleges that Sharpton and other advocates have been bought off. — Al Sharpton — Even though the FCC hasn't yet ruled on the proposed merger between Comcast …
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Walker Ties Cruz; Clinton Soaring … UT/TT Poll - February 2015 - Summary UT/TT Poll - February 2015 - Methodology — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has erased U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's strong lead among Texas Republicans in the volatile and still-developing race …
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NBC News:
As Controversy Swirls, Scott Walker Plays With Fire — Few issues fire up a good chunk of conservatives more than personal attacks against President Obama. At the same time, these attacks also turn off swing vote...
The Advocate:
Baton Rouge man returning home to check on kids, accidentally shoots, kills 13-year-old baby-sitter — A Baton Rouge man was working on his handgun Saturday night when it accidentally discharged, killing a 13-year-old boy who was baby-sitting his kids. — The incident began …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Obama Derangement Syndrome — In 2003, the conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer diagnosed a new affliction in some of George W. Bush's fiercest critics. He described the condition as “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency …
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Chris Fusco / Chicago:
Rev. Jeremiah Wright's daughter heading to jail after an alleged theft violates her bail — Jeri L. Wright, the daughter of President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, was headed to jail Monday after a judge revoked a deal that allowed her to remain free as she awaits sentencing on a money-laundering conviction.
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