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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
House chaos on DHS funding leaves GOP senators fuming — Senate Republicans are fuming over the House GOP's decision to extend the standoff over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a move that they say uses up political oxygen and burns precious time on the legislative calendar.
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Politico, Firedoglake and RedState
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Shutdown of Homeland Security averted as Pelosi comes to rescue — A partial government shutdown was narrowly avoided late Friday evening as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made a surprise move to back legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for one week.
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Washington Examiner, Outside the Beltway, PoliticusUSA and NPR
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
House Passes One-Week Funding Extension for Homeland Security
House Passes One-Week Funding Extension for Homeland Security
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Washington Monthly, Gawker and Power Line
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Peter King: 'I've Had It with This Self-Righteous, Delusional Wing' of the GOP — Republican Congressman Peter King said today that he's incredibly frustrated with the “self-righteous, delusional” wing of his party that may shut down the Department of Homeland Security because they're …
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Politico, PoliticusUSA, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and FOX News Radio
New York Times:
White House Offers Rebuttal Before Netanyahu's Speech — WASHINGTON — Just four days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress, the Obama administration sought on Friday to refute the Israeli leader's expected critique, arguing that he has failed …
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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Black pastors urge CBC not to skip Netanyahu speech — The message from a dozen prominent black pastors this week to the Congressional Black Caucus was loud and clear: Don't skip out on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyuhu's speech. — About two dozen House and Senate Democrats …
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BizPac Review and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
USA Today:
Husband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years married — Duranord and Jeanne Veillard were married in 1932. Together they have 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. What's their secret? — SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — A husband and wife thought to be Rockland County's oldest married couple …
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Atlanta Daily World, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and ABC News
Taylor Maycan / USA TODAY College:
U. of Wisconsin asks Walker to remove redundant sexual assault report requirement — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin requested that Gov. Scott Walker remove a requirement that all 26 campuses report allegations of sexual assaults to the state every year …
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The Daily Beast, Mediaite, protein wisdom, The Week and Jezebel
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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Sheriff Who Fought To Nullify The ACA Raising Money Online For Medical Bills — Hello, chickens coming home to roost! Long-time readers of C&L should be pretty familiar with Richard Mack, crazy Arizona sheriff who was last seen in public visiting the White House, while supporters outside called for President Obama's lynching.
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Addicting Info, Balloon Juice, PoliticusUSA and Talking Points Memo
Al Jazeera English:
Egyptian court declares Hamas a ‘terrorist’ group — Palestinian organisation accused of aiding armed groups who have waged string of deadly attacks in Egypt's Sinai region. — An Egyptian court has declared Hamas a “terrorist” organisation, weeks after the Palestinian movement's armed wing …
Sky News:
First Photo Of ‘Jihadi John’ As Adult Revealed — The first known photograph has emerged of Mohammed Emwazi - the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” - as an adult. — Showing him with a goatee beard and wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap, the image is revealed …
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Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller, Deadspin and ABC News
NASA:
The Shuttle Enterprise — In 1976, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the ‘Star Trek’ television series. — From left to right they are: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher …
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Daily Kos, KRQE-TV, WBAY-TV, CBS New York, Mashable, Business Insider, New York Times and Jezebel
Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
Missouri's Constitution Now Allows Felons To Possess Firearms — It was inevitable that this would happen when the Constitution is slanted in order to fit an extreme agenda. — It all started in 2014, when the Missouri General Assembly asked voters to approve a constitutional amendment that said …
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FOX News Radio