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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Obama to skip Scalia's funeral — President Barack Obama is preparing for a fierce battle with the Senate over the Supreme Court vacancy, but he's not planning to attend Justice Antonin Scalia's funeral — a decision that puzzled even some of his allies and incensed conservative media.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: Obama ‘regrets’ his filibuster of Supreme Court nominee — President Obama “regrets” filibustering the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in 2006, his top spokesman said Wednesday, though he maintains that the Republican opposition to his effort to replace Justice Antonin Scalia is unprecedented.
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Kate Hudson / CBS News:
Ranch owner clarifies how he found Scalia amid conspiracy theories — For the second time this week, Donald Trump expressed skepticism about how Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, alluding to conspiracy theories suggesting he was the victim of foul play.
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Jamiles Lartey / Guardian:
Call for Obama to delay supreme court nomination is ‘absurd’, say legal scholars
Call for Obama to delay supreme court nomination is ‘absurd’, say legal scholars
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Literal Holy Crap: Glenn Beck Says Scalia's Death Part of God's Plan to Elect Ted Cruz
Literal Holy Crap: Glenn Beck Says Scalia's Death Part of God's Plan to Elect Ted Cruz
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David Lat / Above the Law:
Controversy Erupts At A T14 Law School Over How (Or Even Whether) To Mourn Justice Scalia
Controversy Erupts At A T14 Law School Over How (Or Even Whether) To Mourn Justice Scalia
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Summing Up Scalia — Getting right to the point:
Summing Up Scalia — Getting right to the point:
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Scott Greer / The Daily Caller:
Glenn Beck: God Brought About Scalia's Death So America Would Vote For Ted Cruz
Glenn Beck: God Brought About Scalia's Death So America Would Vote For Ted Cruz
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The Last Refuge
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Scalia's absence could shape election rules
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Sandra Day O'Connor: Obama should name Scalia's replacement
Sandra Day O'Connor: Obama should name Scalia's replacement
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Donald Trump Falls Behind Ted Cruz in National NBC/WSJ Poll — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. — In the poll, Cruz is the first choice of 28 percent …
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: Trump maintains commanding lead over GOP field — Donald Trump (35 percent) continues to hold a commanding lead over the rest of the field, with a 17 point lead over his closest rival, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (18 percent). John Kasich (11 percent) has now risen to a virtual third-place tie with Marco Rubio (12 percent).
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: The next Supreme Court justice, Obama, and the economy — The U.S. Supreme Court — With an unexpected vacancy on the Supreme Court as a result of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, it's unclear if he will be replaced before the November election.
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Andrew Shain / The State:
Haley endorses Rubio for president — U.S. senator from Florida wins support of S.C. governor — Haley is state's most popular GOP politician after handling of Charleston shooting — Jeb Bush was Haley's other likely endorsement choice — S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Mainstream G.O.P. Field of Three Faces Brutal Delegate Math — If the Republican Party remains divided for much longer, it will start getting more difficult for a mainstream candidate to win the nomination. — Yet Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and John Kasich all have incentives to stay in the race …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Bush struggles to mask mounting frustration
Bush struggles to mask mounting frustration
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Ted Cruz Overtakes Donald Trump in Latest Republican Presidential Poll
Ted Cruz Overtakes Donald Trump in Latest Republican Presidential Poll
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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
DeRay Mckesson, civil rights leaders to meet with Obama
DeRay Mckesson, civil rights leaders to meet with Obama
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The Gateway Pundit
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House rips Schumer's ‘credibility’ on national security
White House rips Schumer's ‘credibility’ on national security
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Weasel Zippers, ABC News and Moe Lane
Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Obama to travel to Cuba in March
Obama to travel to Cuba in March
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Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
MSNBC's Town Hall With Donald Trump Was Disgraceful — The media's coverage of Trump has been soft, insufficient, and without substance. — Is Donald Trump in trouble? After facing hostile questions from Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Wednesday night—they comprehensively laid out his flip-flops …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll be ‘neutral’ on Israel and Palestine — GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to pick sides in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. — “You know, I don't want to get into it,” he told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski during a MSNBC town hall in Charleston, S.C.
Mike Zapler / Politico:
Rubio holds ‘town halls’ — with no audience questions
Rubio holds ‘town halls’ — with no audience questions
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Dan Guido / Trail of Bits Blog:
Apple can comply with the FBI court order — Earlier today, a federal judge ordered Apple to comply with the FBI's request for technical assistance in the recovery of the San Bernadino gunmen's iPhone 5C. Since then, many have argued whether these requests from the FBI are technically feasible given …
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Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
Apple Unlocked iPhones for the Feds 70 Times Before
Apple Unlocked iPhones for the Feds 70 Times Before
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say
Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Graham: GOP will get ‘slaughtered’ if Trump nominee — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) argued Wednesday that if Donald Trump is the GOP nominee, Republicans will get “slaughtered” in the November election. — Lambasting the outspoken Republican front-runner as an “opportunist,” …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: Lindsey Graham a ‘disgrace,’ ‘nut job,’ ‘one of the dumbest human beings’
Trump: Lindsey Graham a ‘disgrace,’ ‘nut job,’ ‘one of the dumbest human beings’
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
'Don't f-k with me': Hear Kanye's uncensored ‘SNL’ meltdown — Kanye West blasted Taylor Swift as a “fake ass” and called NBC staffers “white m— s” during his epic meltdown backstage at “Saturday Night Live. In an audio clip exclusively obtained by Page Six, Kanye can be heard repeatedly yelling at …
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CNN:
Cliven Bundy indicted by federal grand jury — (CNN)Cliven Bundy and four others — including his sons Ryan and Ammon, who led the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon — were indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday, according to the U.S. attorney for Nevada.
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Ad Makes an Emotional Pitch to Hispanics — With days to go before Nevada caucuses, the Hillary Clinton campaign has released an advertisement, titled “Brave,” that features a single, poignant moment from the campaign trail to highlight the candidate's position on immigration.
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