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9:50 PM ET, February 15, 2016

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Adam J. White / Weekly Standard:
The Constitution Does Not Require the Senate to Vote on a Nomination  —  Let ambition counteract ambition.  —  Senator Schumer appeared Sunday on ABC's This Week and responded to suggestions that the Senate might not confirm the lame-duck President's nomination to replace the late Justice Scalia …
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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 …
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Okay, the Scalia Assassination Conspiracy Theories are Getting Out of Hand  —  Generally, when a 79 year old man who was known to be in poor health is found dead in his bed with no signs of a struggle, reasonable people do not immediately include “assassination” even if the deceased happened …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
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 …
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Conspiracy theories swirl around the death of Antonin Scalia  —  Two days after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly in remote West Texas, a former D.C. homicide commander is raising questions about how the death was handled by local and federal authorities.
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Eight Thoughts On Scalia  —  I'm still a little stunned by the news that Justice Antonin Scalia, perhaps the living public official I've most respected and admired in my adult life, has died.  I respected Scalia for all the obvious reasons.  As a legal thinker few could hold a candle to him …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz skewers Trump's sister in Supreme Court debate  —  AIKEN, S.C. —Ted Cruz on Monday pledged to make the presidential election a “referendum” on the U.S. Supreme Court, ramping up efforts to make that issue one more increasingly personal point of contention with Donald Trump …
Los Angeles Times:   Editorial Nominating Supreme Court justices is Obama's job. Let him do it.
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Bush: 'There shouldn't be deference' on nominee
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The GOP's Worst Nightmare SCOTUS Nominee
Discussion: Feministing and Washington Monthly
Jamie Self / The State:
FIRST ON BUZZ: After debate, Trump still tops SC GOP presidential race  —  Poll: Donald Trump at 35%; Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio follow with 18% each  —  Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 21-point margin  —  Sanders making gains among critical African-American voters, but still trails by 40 points
Discussion: RedState, Political Wire and Hullabaloo
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Andrew Shain / The State:
Trump: Haley must do more to protect SC, RNC breaking neutrality pledge  —  GOP front-runner says governor must stop Syrian refugees, Gitmo relocation  —  Trump says RNC stacked debate audience with foes who booed him  —  Did not rule out third-party run after GOP broke promise
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Secret Army Stumping for Ted Cruz
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
S.C. Congressman Calls Trump “Truther” For Criticism Of George W. Bush And War In Iraq
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Ad Goes After Donald Trump's Stance on Planned Parenthood
Discussion: RedState
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   GOP Iraq battle shines new spotlight on Jeb Bush weakness
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Committeewoman Says Cruz, Rubio Both Ineligible For Presidency  —  A Republican National committeewoman from Nevada said Monday that she believes both Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are ineligible to run for President.  —  Diana Orrock tweeted that “Rubio and Cruz are ineligible …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Devvy / NewsWithViews:   TRUMP SHOULD MOVE ON THIS: CRUZ, RUBIO AND SECRETARIES OF STATE
Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP RESPONDS TO THE LIES OF SENATOR CRUZ AND WARNS OF LEGAL ACTION  —  Ted Cruz is a totally unstable individual.  He is the single biggest liar I've ever come across, in politics or otherwise, and I have seen some of the best of them.  His statements are totally untrue and completely outrageous.
Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air and Althouse
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Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:
Opening Shot In Rubio's “Morning Again In America” Ad Appears To Be Canada  —  (Ted Cruz plot?)  —  youtube.com  —  “It's morning again in America,” a calm narrator says as an idyllic scene of a boat crossing a harbor plays in Marco Rubio's latest ad — a darker riff on the classic Ronald Reagan ad.
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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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Left-Leaning Economists Question Cost of Bernie Sanders's Plans  —  WASHINGTON — With his expansive plans to increase the size and role of government, Senator Bernie Sanders has provoked a debate not only with his Democratic rival for president, Hillary Clinton, but also with liberal-leaning economists …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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Alex Jaffe / NBC News:
Rubio: Gang of 8 Bill Never Intended to Become Law  —  ROCK HILL, SC — Marco Rubio on Monday insisted the immigration reform bill he helped spearhead through the Senate was never intended to become law and that the authors of the bill expected conservatives in the House to make it “even better.”
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
 
 
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Melissa Pamer / KTLA:
Suspected Mother Arrested After Newborn Boy Found Abandoned in Toilet at West Covina Subway
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Frustrated female senators say Clinton is victim of sexism
Discussion: RedState
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Stephen King Talks JFK, Oscars Diversity, and ‘Bulletproof’ Donald Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Kelleigh Nelson / NewsWithViews:
PROOF: JEB BUSH UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN TOOK A DISABLED VETERAN'S PROPERTY
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World's Most Expensive African Buffalo Valued at $11.1 Million
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Post wins two Polk Awards, for series on ‘settlements’ industry and police shootings
Phyllis Korkki / New York Times:
Fired for Cursing on the Job, Testing the Limits of Labor Law
Discussion: Eater
Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Arab states are seeking nuclear weapons to counter Iran, Israel warns
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