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11:40 PM ET, January 21, 2014

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Politico:
Why the Post passed on Ezra Klein  —  The Washington Post would do anything for Ezra Klein.  Well, almost anything.  —  For nearly five years, the Post has steered a bounty of financial resources to its star economics columnist and blogger.  It has allowed him to have a contributor deal with MSNBC …
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WashPost PR:
The Volokh Conspiracy joins The Washington Post  —  The Washington Post today announced a partnership with The Volokh Conspiracy, a blog that covers law, public policy, politics, culture and other topics.  —  Eugene Volokh, a law professor at UCLA, founded the blog in April 2002 …
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
In Brazil, you can always find the Amazon — in America, the Amazon finds you  —  We began this blog in April 2002, when it was just the Volokh Brothers.  That's almost 12 years of blogging.  (How can it have been that long?)  —  In the course of these years, we've tried various experiments.
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Top Wonkblog Columnist to Leave Washington Post
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Ezra Klein out at Washington Post
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Former Va. Gov. McDonnell and wife charged in gifts case  —  View Photo Gallery — McDonnell's time in office comes to a close: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell was supposed to be in the thick of the race to succeed him.  Instead, the Republican found himself relegated to the role of passive observer …
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Wendy Davis / Wendy Davis for Texas:
An Open Letter from Wendy Davis  —  As our campaign has gained momentum, our opponents have gotten more and more desperate.  But now they've stooped to a new low by attacking my family, my education, and my personal story - playing politics with the journey that has been my life.
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neo-neocon:
Wendy Davis: “empowerment” and the poor little woman; “struggle” and the man  —  There's a lot in the Wendy Davis story besides Davis and her constructed and false “narrative.”  Here is one of Davis' most recent official statements on the matter, a little masterpiece of accusing the accusers:
Andrew Stiles / National Review:
Wendy Davis Slams Paraplegic Opponent: 'Hasn't Walked a Day in My Shoes'  —  Wendy Davis is under fire following a Dallas Morning News report that found a number of factual discrepancies in the personal narrative she has made a centerpiece of her long-shot campaign for Texas governor.
Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Accused of Blurring Facts of Stirring Life Story, Texas Lawmaker Offers Chronology
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
Attacks On Wendy Davis' Life Story Follow Classic Sexist Playbook
Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Ken Cuccinelli: Chris Christie should quit RGA gig  —  Former Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli said Tuesday that it “makes sense” for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to step down from his role as chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
Discussion: CNN
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Cuccinelli: Christie Should Step Down As RGA Chair (VIDEO)
Discussion: Yahoo! News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Democrats hope to derail Chris Christie campaign
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
Amy Wallace / GQ Magazine Online:
The GQ Cover Story: Katy Perry  —  Not very long ago, she was strumming a guitar on the street and getting paid in avocados.  Today she's the most cartoonishly ubiquitous pop star on Earth.  Katy Perry gives Amy Wallace an earful about aliens (real), her world-famous body (real), her …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THE JACKBOOT OF ANDREW CUOMO … The conservative capacity for driving nails into their own palms may well be limitless.  The latest dictator to place these stout yeopersons under the heel of his nicely cobbled boots is Andrew Cuomo, prince regent of New York.
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Florida Man Claims Self-Defense After Hopping A Fence To Shoot, Kill 21-Year-Old In A Hoodie  —  On Thursday, an Orlando man shot and killed a 21-year-old who was fleeing his yard.  He didn't appear to be stealing anything, according to witness accounts.  He didn't appear to be threatening anybody.
Julie Strietelmeier / The Gadgeteer:
AMC movie theater calls “federal agents” to arrest a Google Glass user  —  A long time Gadgeteer reader contacted me today through Google Hangouts to tell me that he had a story that he thought I'd be interested in reading.  He then forwarded me a long email with a story from a very good friend of his.
Julee Wilson / The Huffington Post:
Garage Magazine Editor-In-Chief Dasha Zhukova Sits On A ‘Black Woman’ Chair In Shocking Editorial (PHOTO)  —  How's this for a happy MLK Day?  —  The online magazine Buro 247 has published a story about Dasha Zhukova, the Russian editor-in-chief of Garage magazine, which shows …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
How Bad Does the GOP Need Chris Christie?  Really Bad.  —  Without the scandal-engulfed New Jersey governor, Republicans don't have a candidate who could even come close to the votes needed to win the presidency in 2016.  —  Well, well, well, today is an interesting day: it's Chris Christie's re-inauguration day.
Ben Kamisar / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Gohmert drops health coverage, blames Obamacare  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler, criticizing the Affordable Care Act in 2012, has pointed to a jump in the cost of his policy.  —  WASHINGTON — Lots of conservative lawmakers hate Obamacare.  Rep. Louie Gohmert is putting his money where his mouth is.
CNN:
Shooting reported at Purdue University  —  (CNN) — A suspect was in custody after a reported shooting on the campus of Purdue University, a spokeswoman for the Indiana school said Tuesday afternoon.  —  The shooting was reported around noon ET at an electrical engineering building …
Mark Puente / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida House candidate Joshua Black calls for hanging of President Obama  —  ST. PETERSBURG — As Americans honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, a Republican candidate for Florida House District 68 said President Barack Obama should be hanged for war crimes.
Toronto Star:
Rob Ford: New video shows mayor rambling, slurring his words  —  Mayor Rob Ford is seen speaking incoherently in a new video apparently taken at a Rexdale restaurant early Tuesday morning. … A video titled “New video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford drunk, swearing in Jamaican Patois?” surfaced on YouTube January 21, 2014.
Dave Ress / Hampton Roads Daily Press:
Roanoke College poll shows Warner with commanding lead in Senate race  —  The first poll out after GOP heavy hitter Ed Gillespie formally announced he will challenge Sen Mark Warner's bid for re-election gives Warner a nearly 30 percentage point lead.  —  The Roanoke College poll …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obamacare in Red and Blue America: Two Charts Tell the Story  —  Everybody knows that red state officials aren't enthusiastic about Obamacare.  Some of them are even trying to undermine it.  But are they succeeding?  Are they actually holding back the law?
Discussion: Liberal Values and The Dish
Peter Hamby / CNN:
First on CNN: GOP urges candidates to stand ground on abortion  —  Washington (CNN) - A faction of conservatives will introduce a resolution at this week's meeting of the Republican National Committee urging GOP candidates to speak up about abortion and respond forcefully against Democratic efforts …
NASA GISS:
NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend  —  NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.  —  With the exception of 1998, the 10 warmest years in the 134-year record …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, ABC News and NBCNews
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Bill Gates Backs Marijuana Legalization In His State  —  “An experiment” in Washington state.  —  Tobias Schwarz / Reuters  —  Bill Gates voted “yes” on the 2012 referendum that legalized marijuana in his home state, he told BuzzFeed in an interview Tuesday.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Pastor Tells O'Reilly How Obama Is Laying the Groundwork for the Anti-Christ  —  Pastor Robert Jeffress sat down with Bill O'Reilly Monday night to argue that President Obama is laying the groundwork for the rise of the Anti-Christ because he is “conditioning” people to rely on government support.
 
 
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Teen employment and the minimum wage: sixty years of experience
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Kyle Trygstad / Roll Call:
David Vitter Announces Run for Governor
Discussion: Mediaite, CNN and Hullabaloo
Moshe Z. Marvit / Washington Post:
The fight for homecare workers
Discussion: Hot Air
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ASU fraternity suspended after ‘offensive’ MLK party
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Conservative Reformers Need To Make DC Listen
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It should be game over for the Olympics
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court Says Jurors Can't Be Excluded Because They Are Gay
Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love a Kosher Prison Meal
Discussion: National Review
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Cuomo Backtracks: ‘It Is Fine’ to Be Anti-Gun Control, Anti-Choice
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