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Gary Martin / MySanAntonio.com:
Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch — Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said. — Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch …
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Darren Hunt / KVIA-TV:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies during hunting trip in Marfa — EL PASO - — EL PASO — An El Paso source close to Justice Antonin Scalia tells ABC-7 that the 79-year-old died in his sleep last night after a day of quail hunting at Cibolo Creek Ranch outside of Marfa, Texas.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Antonin Scalia, Who Led a Conservative Renaissance on the Supreme Court, Is Dead at 79 — Justice Scalia, whose legal theories and vivid writing made him a leader of a conservative movement, was found dead on Saturday morning. The cause of death was not immediately released. — Comments
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79 — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79, leaving the nation's highest court split between Republican and Democratic appointees, with little chance of a replacement in a presidential election year.
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CNN:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79 — (CNN)U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79, a government source and family friend told CNN on Saturday. — Scalia died in his sleep during a visit to Texas. — The first Italian-American to sit …
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Julie Fancher / The Scoop Blog:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia reported dead — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks to the State Bar of Texas at its annual meeting in Dallas in a June 2009 file image. Scalia died on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. (Mona Reeder/Dallas Morning News/TNS)
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead At 79 — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead Saturday at a ranch in West Texas where had been hunting, according to local outlets in Texas. — Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed his death in a statement Saturday …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79 — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the intellectual cornerstone of the court's modern conservative wing, whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a movement of legal thinkers and ignited liberal critics, died Feb. 13 on a ranch near Marfa, Tex. He was 79.
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Office Of The Governor:
[Press Release] Governor Abbott Statement On The Passing Of Justice Scalia — Governor Abbott Statement On The Passing Of Justice Scalia — Following the news of Justice Scalia's passing, Governor Abbott released the following statement: … Friday, February 12, 2016 • Austin, Texas
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
McConnell: Don't replace Scalia until after election — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia should not be replaced until after the presidential election. — Since McConnell sets the Senate's schedule, his remarks signal the GOP's intent …
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Ted Cruz / CBS News:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead in Texas
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead in Texas
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Eileen AJ Connelly / New York Post:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Moves To Block Obama From Naming Scalia Successor
Sam Levine / The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
First reactions on the passing of Justice Scalia (UPDATED)
First reactions on the passing of Justice Scalia (UPDATED)
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Justice Antonin Scalia dead
Justice Antonin Scalia dead
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
He's Beatable — We seem to be at a point in the election season where, to quote George Orwell, “restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” So to restate the obvious: Choosing Donald Trump as the Republican party's nominee would be a mistake.
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Steve Chaggaris / CBS News:
Five things to watch for in the CBS Republican debate
Five things to watch for in the CBS Republican debate
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Cruz and Trump poised for the ugliest debate yet
Cruz and Trump poised for the ugliest debate yet
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How Cruz rescued Carson
How Cruz rescued Carson
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New York Daily News:
KING: Peyton Manning's squeaky-clean image was built on lies, as detailed in explosive court documents showing ugly smear campaign against his alleged sex assault victim — Thirteen years ago, USA Today obtained 74 pages of explosive court documents on Peyton Manning, Archie Manning …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
15 percent of latest Clinton emails marked classified; 551 released Saturday — More than 15 percent of the latest batch of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails released Saturday contain classified information, with three of the messages being labeled “secret” …
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Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Former Obama intel official: Hillary Clinton should drop out
Former Obama intel official: Hillary Clinton should drop out
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Lawmaker Challenges Men To Accept Health Restrictions Like They Propose For Women — What it would it look like if the law imposed as many restrictions on men's access to healthcare as it does women's? One state lawmaker is hoping to start just such a conversation.
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Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
Want Viagra? Not without a note from the wife
Want Viagra? Not without a note from the wife
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Cornel West / Politico:
Why Brother Bernie Is Better for Black People Than Sister Hillary — The future of American democracy depends on our response to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. And that legacy is not just about defending civil rights; it's also about fighting to fix our rigged economy …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Cornel West: Sanders is better for black people than Clinton
Cornel West: Sanders is better for black people than Clinton
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Laurie Mason Schroeder / Morning Call:
Jamie Silvonek: ‘I was a monster’ — PHOTO GALLERY: It was one of the most shocking homicides the Lehigh Valley has ever seen; 14-year-old eighth-grader Jamie Silvonek plotted her mother's death. Her 20-year-old soldier boyfriend was charged with helping her carry out the brutal slaying.
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Keith BieryGolick / USA Today:
Regulating sex: Uncharted waters in the suburbs … WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The chairman of West Chester Township's Board of Zoning Appeals cleared his throat. He asked anyone leaving the January zoning meeting to do so quietly. — Melissa Warren stood up. She didn't say a word.
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
DNC rolls back restrictions on lobbyist donations — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has dismantled the last of its prohibitions on receiving donations from lobbyists and political action committees. — The ban has been in place since 2008, when President Obama became the party's presumptive nominee.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Super PAC moves to ramp up financial firepower for Clinton
Super PAC moves to ramp up financial firepower for Clinton
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