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4:50 PM ET, February 16, 2016

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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.
Discussion: ABC News
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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.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Carson: Republicans Wouldn't Wait To Replace Scalia If We Held The White House  —  “Then again, recognize that the two picks that the president has selected are ideologues, so there's really no reason to believe that his next pick wouldn't be an ideologue also.”  —  Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
GOP Senator Breaks Ranks, Calls Party's Supreme Court Strategy ‘Obstructionist’  —  Senate Republicans' widespread vow to automatically block any Supreme Court nominee President Obama puts forth may be wavering.  —  Within minutes of Justice Antonin Scalia passing away on Saturday …
Chuck Schumer:
Republicans' Apples to Oranges Comparison on Supreme Court Nominees  —  Over the last couple of days, some Republicans, embarrassed by their partisan overreach in attempting to prevent the President from nominating a Supreme Court justice, have tried to use a 2007 speech I gave to justify their current obstruction.
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump: ‘Pretty Unusual’ Scalia Was Found With ‘Pillow on His Face’  —  During a Tuesday interview with talk show host Michael Savage, Donald Trump seemed to lend some credence to the conspiracy theories that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was murdered, saying it was “pretty unusual” they found a pillow on his face.
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 …
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Grassley hasn't decided whether to hold hearing on Obama's Supreme Court pick (AUDIO)  —  Republican Senator Chuck Grassley isn't ready to say whether he'll convene a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on President Obama's nominee to fill the opening on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Harry Reid / Washington Post:
Reid to GOP: For the good of the country, stop your nakedly partisan obstruction
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Reid warns GOP it will rue blocking Obama on court
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Post:
Detectives question lack of autopsy in Scalia death
Des Moines Register:
Grassley's Supreme Court stance is all about politics
Discussion: Daily Kos
Timothy S. Huebner / New York Times:
In Election Years, a History of Confirming Court Nominees
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Trump Schedules Competing MSNBC Town Hall Opposite Cruz, Rubio CNN Town Hall  —  In yet another aggressive move that will thrill Trump supporters, late Tuesday morning, Jesse Rodriguez, Senior Producer of MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” announced a town hall event with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump …
CNN:
In South Carolina, big leads on both sides
Discussion: Political Wire and The Right Scoop
Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz campaign asks stations to stop airing anti-Cruz ad
Discussion: RedState
Jon Ralston / Washington Post:
Nevada is no longer a ‘lock’ for Hillary Clinton
Discussion: RedState
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
CNN announces back-to-back GOP town halls
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Rubio Is Too Sweaty To Negotiate With A Leader Like Putin
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
Lydia Mulvany / Bloomberg Business:
The Parmesan Cheese You Sprinkle on Your Penne Could Be Wood  —  Some brands promising 100 percent purity contained no Parmesan at all.  —  The cheese police are on the case.  —  Acting on a tip, agents of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration paid a surprise visit to a cheese factory …
Discussion: The Week, Eater and Gothamist
Isiah Carey / KRIV:
US Marshals arresting people for not paying their federal student loans  —  HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Believe it or not, the US Marshals Service in Houston is arresting people for not paying their outstanding federal student loans.  —  Paul Aker says he was arrested at his home last week for a $1500 federal student loan he received in 1987.
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.
Discussion: Infowars
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 …
Discussion: Vox, Hot Air and New York Magazine
Daily Mail:
SCROLL DOWN TO HEAR SALLY MILLER  —  Sally Miller tells Daily Mail Online she met Clinton at parties and political functions in 1974 when she was a senate aide at the Arkansas State Capitol and he was preparing for his run for the House of Representatives.  But their affair began when he was Governor of Arkansas
Samtata / New York's PIX11:
Man caught in subway doors dragged to his death  —  KEW GARDENS, Queens — A commuter trying to get onto an F train just as its doors were closing became caught in those doors and was dragged to his death in Queens, an MTA official said Tuesday.  —  It happened about 6:45 p.m. Monday …
Discussion: KTLA, FOX2now.com and FOX5 San Diego
Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Rennie: Kudlow Will Not Run for U.S. Senate Against Blumenthal  —  CNBC financial commentator Larry Kudlow, who recently spoke to The Courant at a Fairfield diner, is reportedly not running for the U.S. Senate, according to a supporter's email.  —  Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Why a Vote for Bernie Sanders Is a Vote for Donald Trump  —  Primaries don't elect presidents; they elect candidates who have to beat the other guys.  A socialist who wants to raise taxes on everyone cannot beat any Republican, period.  —  Dear Bernie Voter,
Discussion: Shadowproof, Hot Air and Instapundit
Karen Langley / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Kathleen Kane will not seek re-election for attorney general  —  Today also marks the day that nomination petitions are due for a re-election bid.  —  State Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she will not be running for re-election, saying, “You have to think about your family.”
 
 
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
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Vincent Fort flips from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders
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