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The Daily 202: Why blocking Obama's pick to replace Scalia could cost Republicans their Senate majority — THE BIG IDEA: — Mitch McConnell has decided to wager the Republican majority in the Senate on blocking Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court. — It's a bold and understandable …
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CNN, Townhall.com, Guardian, The Huffington Post, Liberal Values, Daily Kos, RedState, Outside the Beltway and New York Times
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How America Was Lost — Once upon a time, the death of a Supreme Court justice wouldn't have brought America to the edge of constitutional crisis. But that was a different country, with a very different Republican Party. In today's America, with today's G.O.P., the passing of Antonin Scalia has opened the doors to chaos.
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Prairie Weather, The Grumpy Economist, The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo

The battle over replacing Justice Scalia is just the start of a war over the Supreme Court — Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at University of California, Irvine, is the author of Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections.
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AOL, The Daily Caller, Off the Kuff, Joanne Jacobs, NPR, New York Times and Daily Kos


The GOP's Worst Nightmare SCOTUS Nominee — Tino Cuellar. California judge. Mexican-American. Harvard. Yale. Stanford. How many Latino votes you think the GOP'd get if they block him? — Here's a name you need to get to know: Tino Cuellar. Who is Tino Cuellar?
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Washington Monthly, Feministing and Politico


Who could replace Scalia? Here are 10 names — WASHINGTON — Who could replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia if Republicans don't block all of President Obama's nominees, as appears likely? Here are 10 possibilities: — Sri Srinivasan: The 48-year-old federal appeals court judge …
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The Week, Infowars, theGrio, New York Times and NPR


Mitch McConnell's Stance in Confirmation Fight Could Help and Hurt G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell's strategy to maintain the Republican majority has been clear: trying to prove that his party can govern. But by saying he will block a Supreme Court nominee who has not even been named …


Bush: 'There shouldn't be deference' on nominee
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Politico and Washington Post

The Note: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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ThinkProgress, abc11.com and The Daily Signal


Debate rips open GOP wounds, and party risks tearing itself apart — GREENVILLE, S.C. — In an election that Republicans have long seen as a chance to put forward new stars with a fresh and broadly appealing conservative vision, the GOP is instead at risk of tearing itself apart over its past …
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Code Pink praises Donald Trump after debate — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is being praised by Code Pink, a group working to end U.S. wars and militarism that has protested the Iraq War. — Trump garnered support from the organization during the GOP debate Saturday night …
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Infowars and The Gateway Pundit


Cruz: Trump will get rid of the Second Amendment — Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Sunday said primary rival Donald Trump will erase the Second Amendment if he is elected. — “And if Donald Trump becomes president, the Second Amendment will be written out of the Constitution …
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ThinkProgress, The Slot and CBS News

Trump: RNC breaking pledge, calls Cruz a ‘liar’ — GOP front-runner criticized rivals who came after him at debate Saturday — Trump said RNC stacked debate audience with foes who booed him — S.C Republican primary takes place Saturday — MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.
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GOP Iraq battle shines new spotlight on Jeb Bush weakness — It's entirely reasonable to say the war in Iraq was a disaster. Maybe you disagree, or maybe you think that's too harsh, but it's an arguable proposition. — To Jeb Bush, though, it's an attack on his family, and therefore out of bounds.


Graham calls Trump the GOP's ‘Michael Moore candidate’
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MU chancellor to confer with Board of Curators about body camera footage of Melissa Click — COLUMBIA — MU assistant professor of communication Melissa Click's interaction with a Columbia police officer during the university's Homecoming Parade on Oct. 10 warrants a conversation with the University …
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Mizzou's Melissa Click told police ‘get your f**king hand off me’ at previous racial protest
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Hot Air and Power Line

New video shows MU professor Click allegedly cursing at, confronting officers
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The Gateway Pundit, Campus Reform and The Daily Caller

Melissa Click says she'll fight to restore her reputation, keep job
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Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Slantpoint and FOX2now.com

Harry Reid allies to Team Clinton: Don't slam Nevada's caucus — With five days to go until the Nevada caucuses — once viewed as Hillary Clinton's Western firewall — Sen. Harry Reid and his allies are incensed at the wounded Democratic front-runner. — The reason: the Clinton campaign's attempt …
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Reno Gazette-Journal and Hot Air
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Sanders supporters revolt against superdelegates
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Common Dreams, naked capitalism, Salon and Power Line


Kanye West claims to be $53m in debt, and asks Mark Zuckerberg for help — West says tech entrepreneurs Zuckerberg and Larry Page listen to hip-hop, but are more interested in opening schools in Africa than helping celebrity rappers — It was a busy weekend for Kanye West …
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Frustrated female senators say Clinton is victim of sexism — Women serving in the Senate say Hillary Clinton is being subjected to an unfair, sexist double standard on the campaign trail. — Criticisms of Clinton's tone of voice have become prominent in recent weeks …
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RedState


23 dead as missiles hit three hospitals, school in Syrian towns — At least 23 civilians were killed when missiles hit three hospitals and a school in rebel-held Syrian towns on Monday, residents said, as Russian-backed Syrian troops intensified their push toward the rebel stronghold of Aleppo.
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The Atlantic, ThinkProgress, Médecins Sans …, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, NPR and Yahoo! News