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8:30 PM ET, February 11, 2016

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Mother Jones:
Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Slams Bernie Sanders  —  Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the progressive icon who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement, on Thursday dismissed Sen. Bernie Sanders' participation in that movement.
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Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
Sanders: Obama Hasn't Closed ‘Presidential Leadership Gap’  —  NEW YORK, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders says the aim of his political revolution is to bring more people into the political process than President Barack Obama, arguing that he can close a presidential leadership gap that's persisted …
Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders campaign touts another endorsement that didn't happen
Discussion: Shakesville
ABC News:
The Note: Democratic Fight Night in Wisconsin
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Rubio Eyes Brokered Convention After NH Setback  —  The best hope of the Republican establishment just a week ago, Marco Rubio suddenly faces a path to his party's presidential nomination that could require a brokered national convention.  —  That's according to Rubio's campaign manager …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: New Cruz ad hits Trump's character, accuses him of ‘sleaze’  —  (CNN)Ted Cruz will launch his most forceful attack yet against Donald Trump in a TV ad that accuses Trump of buying political influence “in a pattern of sleaze stretching back decades.”
Discussion: Breitbart, The Right Scoop and Mediaite
NBC News:
The Bernie-Barack Relationship: It's Complicated  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama — it's complicated  —  As the two Democratic …
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Politics:
Stephen Colbert offers Bernie Sanders advice on how to win South Carolina
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP doubts grow about Rubio
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Pulls a Negative Ad on Ted Cruz
Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Meet the Man Who Helps Trump Be Trump
Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators  —  Investigators with the State Department issued a subpoena to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation last fall seeking documents about the charity's projects that may have required approval …
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Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy arrested by FBI in Portland  —  Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who touched off one armed showdown with federal authorities and applauded another started in Oregon by his sons, was arrested late Wednesday at Portland International Airport and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch.
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Beth Anne Steele / FBI:
FBI Arrests All Remaining Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge … At approximately 9:40 a.m. (Pacific) on Thursday, February 11, 2016, the FBI brought three of the remaining Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers into custody without incident.
Beth Anne Steele / FBI:
Statement by FBI Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing on the Situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and NPR
Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein's Theory  —  A team of physicists who can now count themselves as astronomers announced on Thursday that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prophecy …
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Tim Radford / Guardian:
Gravitational waves: discovery hailed as breakthrough of the century
Matthew Francis / The Atlantic:   The Dawn of a New Era in Science
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Iranian Official Says GOPers Tried To Stall Prisoner Swap For 2016 Election  —  An Iranian official said “Republican rivals of the current US administration” attempted to stall last month's Iranian-U.S. prisoner swap until the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Tasnim News Agency reported.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
SC Poll: Trump 32, Cruz 26, Rubio 20, Bush 10  —  I've just heard from a political operative whom I've known a long time and whose integrity I trust.  This person is working with an organization—not one of the campaigns—that was in the field (using a very reputable pollster) Wednesday night in South Carolina.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Alan Grayson's Double Life: Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager  —  WASHINGTON — The hedge fund manager boasted that he had traveled to “every country” in the world, studying overseas stock markets as he fine-tuned an investment strategy to capitalize on global companies' suffering because of economic or political turmoil.
Ktvtdeborah / CBS Dallas:
Sources: Jim Webb May Announce Presidential Candidacy Again  —  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Is he ready to run, again?  Former presidential candidate Jim Webb may be ready to get back in the race.  He's expected to discuss the possibility right here in North Texas today.
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Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Sanders's Secret Service code name revealed  —  Bernie Sanders's Secret Service code name is “Intrepid,” according to The Bill Press Show.  —  Press, a liberal talk show host and columnist for The Hill, revealed the code name, citing an undisclosed source and stating that it was an “absolute fact.”
Discussion: Mediaite, RT, Yahoo Politics and The Week
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
Team Clinton tries to lower Nevada expectations with incredible (i.e. false) claims  —  After setting up an impressive team of Nevada veterans, including some noteworthy Hispanic operatives, Hillary Clinton arrived in May to lay down a marker on immigration reform.  —  She met with DREAMERs, who endorsed her last week.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Heidi Cruz Bizarrely Rants About How Ted Will Show America ‘The Face of God’  —  Seeing as how Ted Cruz's father Rafael is a preacher and that the candidate has a solid base of evangelical supporters, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Cruz's wife Heidi has been lobbying the religious influence …
Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
Obama interview: ‘Maybe I could have done ... a little better’  —  President Barack Obama speaks about partisanship and race Feb. 10, 2016, with colleagues from his time in the Illinois Senate.  (Brian Nguyen and Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune)  —  He had just given an hourlong speech calling …
Associated Press:
Berlin Film Festival jury questioned over diversity  —  BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival became embroiled in the debate about diversity in the movie industry Thursday, with jury president Meryl Streep dismissing questions about the all-white panel by telling reporters that “we're all Africans really.”
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
After Cracking Under Pressure, Marco Rubio's Molar Gets a Campaign Trail Fix  —  Twix bar is the culprit; S.C. dentist fills in until Florida senator can return home  —  OKATIE, S.C. — The fierce contest for the Republican presidential nomination has claimed its latest casualty: Marco Rubio's back tooth.
CNN:
First on CNN: Harry Reid says contested Democratic convention possible  —  (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that the Democratic race for president could drag on for months — and possibly to the Democratic National Convention in July.  —  In an interview with CNN …
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
 
 
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Pennsylvania to Start Impeachment Proceedings for Attorney General
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Yellen on negative rates: 'We wouldn't take those off the table'
Ben Howe / RedState:
Donald Trump Financed The Gang of 8
Scott Thistle / Bangor Daily News:
LePage names himself state education commissioner
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas lawyer Dick Cheney shot 10 years ago goes quail hunting for the first time …
Discussion: Mediaite, Bearing Arms and The Week
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hispanic celebs rip GOP field in open letter
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Climate confusion among U.S. teachers
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