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9:30 AM ET, February 15, 2016

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John MacCormack / MySanAntonio.com:
Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia's last hours in Texas  —  MARFA — A first-time guest to the Cibolo Creek Creek Ranch, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was animated and engaged during dinner Friday night, as one of three dozen invitees to an event that had nothing to do with law or politics …
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford is the most likely nominee to replace Antonin Scalia (superseded)  —  This post has been revised and superseded here.  —  In thinking about how to respond to the vacancy on the Supreme Court, the administration has two priorities.  First, fill the Scalia seat by getting a nominee confirmed.
Washington Post:
The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports  —  MARFA, Tex. — In the cloistered chambers of the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia's days were highly regulated and predictable.  He met with clerks, wrote opinions and appeared for arguments in the august courtroom on a schedule set months in advance.
CNN:
David Axelrod: A surprising request from Justice Scalia  —  David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.”  He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
Discussion: Slantpoint and Althouse
Richard L. Hasen / Politico:
How Scalia's Death Could Shake Up Campaign Finance
CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION
Discussion: Politicus USA, Guardian and USA Today
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ayotte opposes Supreme Court nomination as Dems pounce
Discussion: RedState
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Bill Clinton: I always kind of liked Scalia
Discussion: Cato Institute and EconLog
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump forces GOP to take uncomfortable look at Iraq War
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Supreme Court vacancies in presidential election years
Jimmy Lasalvia / Salon:
Trump and Drudge for the win, again: Matt Drudge's army is bigger than the RNC's  —  Yes, Trump got booed by GOP loyalists at the debate.  But the reaction that matters, again, was afterwards on Drudge  —  Well, that was brutal.  Wasn't it?  The Republican presidential debate in South Carolina …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Ted Cruz Preaches at South Carolina Church: “There Is a Spirit of Awakening, A Spirit of Revival... Sweeping This Country”  —  Ted Cruz preached at the Community Bible Church in Beaufort, South Carolina on Sunday. … Senator Cruz spoke for an hour from the pulpit.  —  News Channel 6 reported on the senator's visit.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Debate rips open GOP wounds, and party risks tearing itself apart
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
RNC Under Fire Over Debate Audience Stacking-Local GOP Chairman Confirms Party Donors Get Debate Tickets
Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
The ‘You Lie’ Debate: Republicans Running Out of Time to Stop Trump in South Carolina
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Mark Zuckerberg is flanked by 16 bodyguards — at home  —  More On:  —  One booming business in Silicon Valley is security — but not the digital kind.  —  Insiders tell Page Six that the young tech billionaires are forced to hire armies of guards after threats from unstable users.
Luciana Lopez / Reuters:
Foreclosure crisis snarls Clinton, Sanders' efforts to reach Nevada voters  —  (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are flooding Nevada with volunteers ahead of this week's key nominating contest but they face a problem - the addresses …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton confronts Nevada blowback
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders supporters revolt against superdelegates  —  Bernie Sanders lost by a hair in Iowa and won by a landslide in New Hampshire.  Yet Hillary Clinton has amassed an enormous 350-delegate advantage over the Vermont senator after just two states.  —  Outraged by that disconnect …
Discussion: Power Line
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office: Michael Moore's ‘Where to Invade Next’ Marks Career Low  —  EMAIL ME  —  The documentary's opening per-theater average comes in behind any of Moore's previous films.  —  Michael Moore's Where to Invade Next wasn't greeted by a victory march at the box office …
New York Post:
Eliot Spitzer investigated over alleged choking incident  —  The NYPD is investigating allegations that disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer choked a woman during an encounter inside a room at the swanky Plaza Hotel, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Sunday.
Discussion: NBC News and Mediaite
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press:
ANTI-MIGRANT FORCE BUILDS IN EUROPE, HURTING MERKEL'S QUEST  —  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — So where should the next impenetrable razor-wire border fence in Europe be built?  —  Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban thinks he knows the best place - on Macedonia's and Bulgaria's borders with Greece …
Faith Karimi / CNN:
Saudi Arabia launches military exercise with 20 nations  —  (CNN)Saudi Arabia launched a massive military exercise that will include troops from 20 nations, state media reported Monday.  —  The drill, dubbed North Thunder, involves Arab and Muslim countries, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
A Quick Thought on Presidential Recess Appointments  —  Nothing lasts forever.  Even the longest, the most glittering reign must come to an end someday.  —  The unexpected death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia leaves a great gulf in the intellectual life of the nation.  I know he will be missed by many.
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Farewell, Jim Gilmore: the hopeless Republican presidential hopeful  —  He dropped out, but he had already wasted everyone's time  —  Jim Gilmore has finally dropped out of the presidential campaign - and American democracy is better for it.  —  The one-term governor of Virginia ran a narcissistic …
CBS News:
Face the Nation transcripts February 14, 2016: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio,  —  JOHN DICKERSON, CBS HOST: Today on FACE THE NATION: We're in Greenville, South Carolina, the morning after what turned into a very raucous Republican debate.  —  DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Let me just tell you this.
Discussion: New York Times and Politicus USA
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CBS Republican debate: Highest rating this year
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Father of child murdered by illegal immigrant: Trump ‘sent from God’
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
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