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9:50 AM ET, February 27, 2015

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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Scott Walker's Awful Answer on ISIS  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker received a lot of completely undeserved grief from the national news media in the past weeks.  But he may have made a genuine unforced error in one of his remarks today.  —  Asked about ISIS, Walker responded …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Walker: If I Can Take On Union Protesters, I Can Take On ISIL (VIDEO)  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Thursday said that his experience with protests over his law eliminating collective bargaining rights for public employees has prepared him to confront terrorists.
New York Times:
Wisconsin, Workers and the 2016 Election  —  The Republican-dominated Senate in Wisconsin passed a bill this week to weaken the state's private-sector unions.  Similar to “right-to-work” laws in 24 other states, the bill would prevent unions from requiring dues or other fees from workers …
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Walker: I took on unions, I can take on ISIS
The White House:
This is net neutrality:  —  More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago.  And here's a big reason we've seen such incredible growth and innovation: Most Internet providers have treated Internet traffic equally.
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Politico:
The new GOP split on net neutrality  —  Some want to use every tactic to fight the FCC; others are seeking a bipartisan effort to weaken the rules.  —  Republicans have always insisted that the federal government keep its hands off the Internet.  —  But the FCC's landmark vote Thursday …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Scott Wong / The Hill:
House GOP floats three-week funding bill to stave off shutdown  —  The House will try to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security this week by passing a stopgap bill that funds the agency for three weeks.  —  The measure is meant to buy time for Republicans to figure …
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The Hill:
House will vote Friday to prevent Homeland Security shutdown  —  The House will vote Friday on a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for three weeks in an attempt to avert a shutdown slated for Saturday at the massive agency.  —  If the bill is approved by the House …
Politico:
Uncompromising Reid still in command  —  ‘He is controlling the agenda,’ one Republican senator complains.  —  He only controls 46 seats, but Harry Reid is acting like he has 60.  —  Reid's uncompromising posture during the flap over homeland security funding and his emerging plans …
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Inhofe hurls snowball on Senate floor  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) threw a snowball on the Senate floor Thursday in an effort to disprove what he sees as alarmist conclusions about man-made climate change.  —  Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works …
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Jason Plautz / National Journal:
Watch Jim Inhofe Throw a Snowball on the Senate Floor  —  Aide confirms the underhand toss was caught by a page.  —  The debate over funding for the Homeland Security Department wasn't the only thing that froze over in the Senate Thursday  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe, who chairs the Environment …
Discussion: The Week
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Senate Snowball Toss a Message From Climate Change Denier
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
BuzzFeed:
What Colors Are This Dress?  —  There's a lot of debate on Tumblr about this right now, and we need to settle it.  This is important because I think I'm going insane.  —  Cates Holderness  —  5 hours ago  —  1671 responses
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Adam Rogers / Wired:
The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress
Wes Johnson / Springfield News-Leader:
Proposal: Banning armor piercing bullets for the public  —  Surplus armor piercing ammunition — the same kind used by U.S. troops — might soon be much harder for the public to buy under a proposal being floated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Tom Schweich, Missouri auditor and candidate for governor, dies in apparent suicide  —  ST. LOUIS  • Tom Schweich, Missouri's Republican state auditor and a leading contender for the governor's office in next year's election, has died, according to his office.
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Politico:
Missouri gubernatorial candidate dead in apparent suicide
Discussion: PoliticMo and The Hill
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Why Did Boehner Make This Awkward Kiss Face at a Reporter?  —  Now that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has said he will present the House with a clean CR bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security open without the added measure that would block President Barack Obama executive action …
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Bill O'Reilly's LA riots ‘bombardment’ stories disputed by former colleagues  —  Fox News host, whose stories of past reporting exploits are under renewed scrutiny, claimed ‘we were attacked by protesters’ when covering the 1992 riots  —  Former colleagues of Bill O'Reilly …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Uninsured Ex-Sheriff Who Fought O-care Struggles To Pay Medical Bills  —  Former Arizona county sheriff Richard Mack, a fierce opponent of Obamacare and a leader in the “constitutional sheriff” movement, is struggling to pay his medical bills after he and his wife each faced serious illnesses.
Discussion: FreakOutNation and Balloon Juice
Abbe R. Gluck / Politico:
King v. Burwell Isn't About Obamacare  —  It's all about states' rights—but the plaintiffs would rather you didn't know that.  —  King v. Burwell—the challenge to the Affordable Care Act that the Supreme Court will hear on March 4th—is about more than health care.
 
 
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Kareem Shaheen / Guardian:
Isis fighters destroy ancient artefacts at Mosul museum
Emma Green / The Atlantic Online:
When Your Religion Makes You Too Uncool to Work at Abercrombie
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Democrats Have More Positive Image, But GOP Runs Even or Ahead on Key Issues
Discussion: Commentary Magazine and Hot Air
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Mort Zuckerman exploring sale of Daily News
Dana Liebelson / The Huffington Post:
Inside The Conservative Campaign To Stop Cops From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws
Discussion: Daily Kos
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Speakers Fling Scorn and Sarcasm at Hillary Clinton
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
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Oliver Laughland / Guardian:
‘Gestapo’ tactics at US police ‘black site’ ring alarm from Chicago to Washington
Politico:
Democrats might skip Benjamin Netanyahu speech
 

 
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