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11:40 AM ET, February 16, 2016

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Harry Reid / Washington Post:
Reid to GOP: For the good of the country, stop your nakedly partisan obstruction  —  Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, is Senate minority leader.  —  We are entering uncharted waters in the history of the U.S. system of checks and balances, with potentially momentous consequences.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Scalia's death could doom McDonnell and hurt Menendez  —  Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell could wind up one of the biggest losers as a result of Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death and the potentially protracted battle shaping up over his replacement.
John Boehner / Independent Journal Review Opinion:
The Time I Tried To Persuade Antonin Scalia To Run For Vice President  —  JOIN THE TEAM FOR ADDED BENEFITS:  —  Create an Account OR Log In  —  FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:  —  Submit  —  x  —  Views  —  ShareTweetEmail +  —  Independent Journal Opinion is an opinion platform …
Ari Melber / NBC News:
Obama Could Win SCOTUS Battle in This 17-Day Window  —  Senate Republicans are pledging to block any Supreme Court nomination by President Barack Obama until after November, hoping a Republican will replace him and fill the vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia.
Timothy S. Huebner / New York Times:
In Election Years, a History of Confirming Court Nominees
Discussion: Prairie Weather
New York Times:
More Republicans Say They'll Block Supreme Court Nominee
Chuck Schumer:
Republicans' Apples to Oranges Comparison on Supreme Court Nominees
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Des Moines Register:
Grassley's Supreme Court stance is all about politics
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNN:   Top Democrats to White House: Take Supreme Court fight to GOP
Lee Liberman Otis / New York Post:   The true meaning of Justice Scalia
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump, Clinton Still Have Big SC Leads  —  PPP's new South Carolina poll continues to find Donald Trump with a wide lead in the state.  He's at 35% to 18% each for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, 10% for John Kasich, and 7% each for Jeb Bush and Ben Carson.  —  What's striking about Trump's support …
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Jamie Self / The State:
FIRST ON BUZZ: After debate, Trump still tops SC GOP presidential race  —  Poll: Trump at 35%; Cruz and Rubio follow with 18% each  —  Democratic frontrunner Clinton leads Sanders by 21-point margin  —  Sanders making gains among critical African-American voters, but still trails by 40 points
Jamie Self / The State:
Marco Rubio hoping for breakout performance in SC primary  —  Third-place finish would be strong, U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy says  —  New poll shows Rubio tying Ted Cruz for a distant second behind Donald Trump  —  Rubio says he is the only candidate ‘who can unite the party’  —  BLYTHEWOOD
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Donald Trump leaves supporters cold as he accuses Rubio of ‘excess sweating’
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jon Ralston / Washington Post:
Nevada is no longer a ‘lock’ for Hillary Clinton
Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
Nick Gass / Politico:
National poll: Sanders closing the gap with Clinton
Discussion: The Week
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
How the war in Iraq is haunting the 2016 presidential contest
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Bush Brothers Swipe at Donald Trump
Discussion: CBS News
Dan Merica / CNN:
Hillary Clinton barks like a dog to slam Republicans  —  Reno, Nevada (CNN)Hillary Clinton's stump speech has gone to the dogs.  —  Not really.  But Clinton told a colorful story on Monday in Reno that ended with the former secretary of state barking like a dog.
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Fox News:
Hillary Clinton plays literal attack dog in effort to shore up Nevada
Scott Brown / Now - Vancouver Sun:
Vancouver skyline featured in Marco Rubio's ‘Morning again in America’ campaign ad  —  Marco Rubio, currently running third in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, must be hoping that scenic Vancouver can give him a push past frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
German ‘bail-in’ plan for government bonds risks blowing up the euro  —  'If I were a politician in Italy, I'd want my own currency as fast as possible: that is the only way to avoid going bankrupt,' said German ‘Wise Man’  —  A new German plan to impose “haircuts” on holders …
Discussion: naked capitalism and Vox Popoli
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Campaigns secretly prep for brokered GOP convention  —  Mysterious outside groups are asking state parties for personal data on potential delegates, Republican campaigns are drawing up plans to send loyal representatives to obscure local conventions, and party officials are dusting off rule books …
Dan Riehl / Breitbart:
Ben Carson: Trump ‘Could Easily Collapse’  —  Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson tells Breitbart News Daily host Stephen K. Bannon he's in the race for the long haul, adding, “We have a situation in our party where people at the front could easily collapse.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
The Hill:
Republicans stand down for FBI investigation of Clinton server  —  Republicans are refusing to use the Benghazi playbook to go after Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  Instead of launching formal investigations or propping up a new special committee to investigate the emails …
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
It's time to kill the $100 bill  —  It's time to go after big money … Harvard's Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government, which I am privileged to direct, has just issued an important paper by senior fellow Peter Sands and a group of student collaborators.
Donald J. Trump / USA Today:
Donald Trump: I will do whatever it takes  —  Support the use of enhanced interrogation techniques if the use of these methods would enhance the protection of the nation.  —  The first responsibility of any government is to protect its people.  In recent years, we have engaged in a discussion …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Elle Hunt / Guardian:
Eagles of Death Metal frontman: ‘Everybody has to have guns’  —  Vocalist-guitarist Jesse Hughes, a long-time advocate for access to gun ownership, says he is more convinced than ever after Bataclan attack  —  The frontman of the Eagles of Death Metal, the band that was performing …
 
 
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Ben Hirschler / Reuters:
Genes, bugs and radiation: WHO backs new weapons in Zika fight
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Associated Press:
Lawyer: 4 US journalists charged in Bahrain leave country
Discussion: New York Magazine
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / American Prospect:
The New Moral Panic Over Drug-Dependent Babies
Discussion: Raw Story
James Pheby / Agence France-Presse:
John Paul II had ‘intense’ friendship with married woman: BBC
Discussion: abc11.com
Steve Birr / The Daily Caller:
Marine Allegedly Assaulted Mid-Burger At McDonald's, As Gang Yelled ‘Do You Believe Black Lives Matter?’
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VIDEO: Chelsea campaigns to empty seats in Cleveland
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Left-Leaning Economists Question Cost of Bernie Sanders's Plans
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