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10:55 AM ET, January 10, 2014

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msnbc.com:
An alternate theory of the Christie scandal  —  Rachel Maddow presents a new possibility of what the induced Ft. Lee traffic jam was retribution for if it wasn't over the mayor's gubernatorial endorsement.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
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Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
At the heart of the scandal  —  It's no longer in dispute that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) administration crippled the community of Fort Lee last September on purpose.  It's also no longer in dispute that the governor's team did so as an act of political retaliation.
CNN:
Christie's choice: Be seen as a crook or a schnook?  —  Scandal is unfolding around New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over lane closures on the George Washington Bridge as part of a political vendetta to punish a local mayor who wouldn't support him at the polls.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Chris Christie's damage control  —  Chris Christie did about as well as he could, given the circumstances.  All he can do now is wait, and hope it passes without many more revelations.  —  That was the sentiment coming from people who wanted to offer support to the Republican governor of New Jersey …
Discussion: Guardian
Rush Limbaugh:
RINOs Stampede Away from Christie
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Taylor Marsh and Politico
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Kean: Christie questions remain
Discussion: The Fix and CNN
John Dickerson / Slate:
His press conference was bold, but if anything he said turns out to be false, he could be finished.
Nate Schweber / New York Times:
Woman Says Lane Closings Were Not to Blame for Her Mother's Death
First Read / NBCNews:   Graham: Bridge controversy reinforces ‘troublesome’ rap on Christie
The Hill:
Christie tries to stop the bleeding
Discussion: Politico
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Liberal Self-Identification Edges Up to New High in 2013  —  Fifteen-percentage-point conservative advantage ties as smallest to date  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans continue to be more likely to identify as conservatives (38%) than as liberals (23%).  But the conservative advantage …
WSAZ-TV:
W.Va. Gov. Issues State of Emergency for 9 Counties, Water Ban for 100,000+  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — West Virginia American Water hopes a test Friday morning will give them a better idea about the situation following a chemical leak in Charleston.  —  Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared …
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Josh Hicks / Washington Post:
Obama donor leading Justice Department's IRS investigation  —  Two Republican lawmakers and a conservative legal group are questioning the Justice Department's selection of a Democratic donor to lead the agency's probe into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of certain advocacy groups during the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
The Kids Are Alright: Another Obamacare Lesson from Massachusetts  —  Last month, everybody wanted to know how many people were signing up for Obamacare.  This month, everybody wants to know how many healthy people are signing up for Obamacare.  —  It's a reasonable question.
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
A health industry expert on ‘the fundamental problem with Obamacare’
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
How Millennials Have Already Reshaped Politics  —  Political parties are taking young people's policy preferences into account, but that doesn't mean they're getting everything they want.  —  Almost every week provides more evidence of the political system bending toward the cultural preferences of the massive millennial generation.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Reid's Uncompromising Power Play in Senate Rankles Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — With his strong-armed change to the filibuster rule and an iron-fisted control of the Senate floor, Senator Harry Reid has engaged in the greatest consolidation of congressional power since Newt Gingrich ruled the House …
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
The Parties Have Already Devised Their Midterm Messages  —  Democrats and Republicans are ready for November, but it's not clear that either of their story lines will resonate across the spectrum.  —  The gavel has been struck on what has been widely judged to be the least productive session …
Communications / OpenSecrets.org:
Millionaires' Club: For First Time, Most Lawmakers are Worth $1 Million-Plus  —  For the first time in history, most members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new analysis of personal financial disclosure data by the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Half of Congress Members Are Millionaires, Report Says
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. job growth weakest in three years  —  (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired the fewest workers in almost three years in December, but the setback was likely to be temporary amid signs that cold weather conditions might have had an impact.  —  Nonfarm payrolls rose only 74,000 last month …
Steven Russolillo / MoneyBeat:
Live From New York!  It's Jobs Friday! … Yes, it's that time again, folks.  The time when for one ever-so-brief moment the interests of Wall Street, Washington and Main Street are all aligned on one thing: Jobs.  —  The Labor Department said U.S. payrolls rose by 74,000 last month and the unemployment rate fell to 6.7% from 7%.
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Begich misses jobless vote for speech in Hawaii  —  Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) missed a procedural vote on extending unemployment benefits to deliver a speech to a lobby group in Hawaii, The Hill has learned.  —  Begich delivered a keynote speech Wednesday morning to the American Aviation Issues conference …
Discussion: Roll Call
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
How to fight academic bigotry  —  For decades, the American Studies Association labored in well-deserved obscurity.  No longer.  It has now made a name for itself by voting to boycott Israeli universities, accusing them of denying academic and human rights to Palestinians.
 
 
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