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10:15 AM ET, February 8, 2013

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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Audacious Hack Exposes Bush Family Pix, E-Mail  —  Hacker breached AOL account of ex-president's sister, other victims  —  The apparent hack of several e-mail accounts has exposed personal photos and correspondence from members of the Bush family, including both former U.S. presidents, The Smoking Gun has learned.
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Mike Glenn / Houston Chronicle:
Probe launched after Bushes' email hacked  —  A hacker apparently gained access to a score of confidential emails and other electronic correspondence between members of the Bush family and friends, prompting a criminal investigation.  —  A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush confirmed …
Discussion: NPR
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Ex-President Bush Gets Hacked  —  Former President George W. Bush walks with his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)  —  Former president George H.W. Bush was the victim of a computer hacker who gained access to confidential emails …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:
Bush family e-mails hacked  —  Several e-mail accounts owned by members of the Bush family or their close friends have been hacked, a family spokesman confirms.  A criminal investigation into the hack is underway.  —  The e-mails, posted by the Smoking Gun Web site, include a picture …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Daily Breeze:
Search for Christopher Dorner, suspect in 3 killings, leads to Big Bear  —  Authorities have confirmed a truck found burning in the San Bernardino Mountains belongs to Christopher Dorner.  —  A local law enforcement source said the truck, found near Big Bear Lake, is the one police across California have been searching for.
Discussion: Guardian
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Michelle Malkin:
The Blame Righty mob falls silent
Discussion: Twitchy and Hit & Run
Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
Christopher Dorner Manhunt: Police Search For Ex-Los Angeles Officer In Alleged Murder, Cop Killing
Discussion: Firedoglake and Truthdig
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Kick That Can  —  John Boehner, the speaker of the House, claims to be exasperated.  “At some point, Washington has to deal with its spending problem,” he said Wednesday.  “I've watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years since I've been here.  I've had enough of it.  It's time to act.”
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Sequester cuts a time bomb for GOP?  —  Republicans open to letting billions in sequester cuts go through figure they can blame the president if the economy goes south.  —  But Democrats are betting they can shift that blame right back to the GOP.  —  They're so confident, in fact …
Discussion: The Plum Line and New York Times
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Some in GOP want sequester deal
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Eight Reasons Why Marco Rubio Is Not ‘The Republican Savior’  —  Since Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) abandoned his opposition to providing undocumented immigrants with a pathway to citizenship and embraced a bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration, political pundits and Republican leaders …
Washington Post:
Brennan defends drone strike policies  —  Watch live video  —  John O. Brennan, testifying at a confirmation hearing Thursday as President Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency during his second term, defended drone strikes against terrorist targets but insisted that it was better to detain terrorists than kill them.
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Dem. Senator To CIA Head Nominee: Should Obama Let Americans ‘Surrender Before Killing Them?’
Discussion: Associated Press and Hot Air
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Eight Programs That Have Already Faced Devastating Budget Cuts (And Could Be In For More)  —  Even without the spending cuts included in the so-called “sequester,” America's domestic spending levels are scheduled to hit historic lows in the coming years.  That's because the Budget Control Act …
Discussion: jobsanger and Hullabaloo
Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Panetta can't explain why Obama never called back during Benghazi attack [VIDEO]  —  Under questioning from South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta could not explain why President Barack Obama spoke with him only once on September 11 …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Chris Christie struggles with politics of his weight … After years of questions about his girth, Chris Christie seemed to settle on a strategy - leave them laughing.  —  The overweight New Jersey governor took to Dave Letterman's couch, donut in hand, on Monday night …
Discussion: msnbc.com
New York Post:
Harry, Henry & Hagel  —  'Give the guy a break.  " That was Sen. Harry Reid's answer to ABC this week when asked about Chuck Hagel's incoherent performance at his confirmation hearing for defense secretary.  —  Now an Armed Services Committee vote on Hagel has been delayed after 25 Republicans sent …
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Europe consuming more coal  —  JAENSCHWALDE, Germany — Green-friendly Europe has a dirty secret: It is burning a lot more coal.  —  Europe's use of the fossil fuel spiked last year after a long decline, powered by a surge of cheap U.S. coal on global markets and by the unintended consequences …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Cardinal Dolan: Obamacare Still Forces Americans to Provide ‘Illicit Coverage,’ Even for Their Children  —  Last week, the Obama administration rolled out what it calls an “accommodation” for religious institutions subjected to the Obamacare mandate that forces American employers to provide …
Discussion: CNN and nation.foxnews.com
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Nick Gillespie / Reason:
You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way Journalists Blow
Discussion: Hot Air and Hit & Run
Justin Peters / Slate:
Aaron Swartz wanted to save the world. Why couldn't he save himself?
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
New York Times:
White House Tensions Over Syria Exposed in Hearing
rci.rutgers.edu:
RUTGERS-EAGLETON POLL: GOV. CHRISTIE RATINGS REMAIN SKY-HIGH, BUT APPROVAL ON HANDLING ECONOMY AND TAXES LOWER
Discussion: msnbc.com and CNN
Investor's Business Daily:
F-16s To Egypt, But Not To Taiwan?
Discussion: americanthinker.com and Doug Ross
New York Times:
Hewlett Directs Its Suppliers in China to Limit Student Labor
Discussion: IHT Rendezvous, The Verge and Engadget
New York Times:
U.S. Official Faults F.A.A. for Missing 787 Battery Risk
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and NPR
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP, Dems call for repeal of $30 billion medical device tax
 Earlier Items: 
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Brennan ‘Unaware’ Of Any Evidence That Torture Led To Bin Laden
Discussion: alan.com
Juana Summers / Politico:
Richard Burr jokes about waterboarding at Brennan hearing
Benjamin R. Freed / DCist:
Occupy D.C., Thy Damage Is Nearly Undone
Will Rahn / The Daily Caller:
A group of conservative leaders has signed an irate letter demanding …
Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
Profound Weight of Layoffs Is Seen in Work Trends Survey
Discussion: Economix and NPR
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Reagan-Appointed Judge On Race: ‘Eleanor Roosevelt Said Staffs Of One Color Always Work Better’
 

 
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