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4:20 PM ET, February 15, 2016

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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.
Richard L. Hasen / Washington Post:
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.
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
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?
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
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 …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
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 …
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Bush: 'There shouldn't be deference' on nominee
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
How the politics of the next nomination will play out
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: Infowars and The Gateway Pundit
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Slot and CBS News
Andrew Shain / The State:
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.
Discussion: Hot Air
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump trashes Cruz as a liar and a ‘nut’
Discussion: Washington Post
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Graham calls Trump the GOP's ‘Michael Moore candidate’
Discussion: Raw Story
Columbia Missourian:
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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William Schmitt / Columbia Missourian:
Melissa Click says she'll fight to restore her reputation, keep job
Annie Karni / Politico:
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 …
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal and Hot Air
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The Hill:
Clinton has superdelegate edge in Nevada and South Carolina
Discussion: TPNN and Politicus USA
Guardian:
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
Deborah Danan / Breitbart:
TEL AVIV - A new Israeli study shows that artificial light at night (ALAN) can cause weight gain …
Discussion: Infowars
Nicholas Schmidle / New Yorker:
The Digital Dirt  —  In the early-morning hours of February 15 …
Discussion: AOL, more at Mediagazer »
Alfred Ng / New York Daily News:
Upstate New York mountain reaches minus 114 wind chill at its summit
Discussion: AOL
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press:
ANTI-MIGRANT FORCE BUILDS IN EUROPE, HURTING MERKEL'S QUEST
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office: Michael Moore's ‘Where to Invade Next’ Marks Career Low
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Mark Zuckerberg is flanked by 16 bodyguards — at home