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6:50 PM ET, February 6, 2014

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CNN:
CNN Poll: Is Bush still to blame for economy?  —  Washington (CNN) - Although nearly two-thirds of Americans still give the nation's economy a thumbs down, the percentage who rate the current economic conditions as good now stands at its highest level in six years, according to a new national poll.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
O'Reilly reporter confronts Pelosi  —  A reporter from Bill O'Reilly's television program attended House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's weekly press conference to confront her about why she won't sit for an interview with the Fox News anchor.  —  “Bill O'Reilly has a quick question for you …
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Cantor takes mission impossible  —  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is taking the lead on crafting the GOP's Obama-Care replacement proposal.  —  The extraordinarily tough task faces many obstacles and is complicated by election-year politics and an unruly GOP conference.
Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Boehner signals immigration unlikely this year
Discussion: Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP buoyant about midterms
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Officials Fire Back at Olympic Critics  —  One Sochi Defender Claims Only 103 Registered Complaints; ‘Surveillance Video’ in Hotel Rooms  —  SOCHI, Russia—Rooms without doorknobs, locks or heat, dysfunctional toilets, surprise early-morning fire alarms and a Welcome Wagon of stray dogs …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Racing to Save the Stray Dogs of Sochi
Discussion: Voices
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Senate fails to advance unemployment bill  —  Washington (CNN) - A Democratic proposal to continue long term unemployment benefits failed Thursday to get the 60 votes needed to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate despite support from some Republicans.  —  It was defeated 58 to 40.
Discussion: Liberaland
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Senate rejects jobless benefits  —  Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked Democrats' third attempt to pass an extension of federal unemployment benefits.  —  The Senate voted 58-40 Thursday on a proposal that would have continued unemployment insurance for three months, just short of the 60 votes needed to end debate.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Senate Fails to Pass 3-Month Extension of Jobless Benefits
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama official: ‘F—k the EU’  —  President Obama's top diplomat to Europe has been caught on tape saying “F—k the EU.”  —  The conversation between Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt was anonymously leaked on YouTube.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Christopher J. Miller / kyivpost.com:
‘F**k the EU,’ frustrated Nuland says to Pyatt, in alleged leaked phone call (UPDATED)  —  In a conversation leaked online and posted to YouTube on Feb. 4, voices closely resembling those of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland discuss loosely …
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
New Bogus GOP Obamacare Attack Debuts In 2014 Political Ad (VIDEO)  —  Despite the consistent refutation of their claim that the Congressional Budget Office said Obamacare would cost the country 2 million jobs — even from within their own party — Republicans are now putting the attack in congressional ads.
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Chicago Tribune:
Obamacare and the incentive to work
Froma Harrop / Real Clear Politics:
Obamacare Bad-News Report Not So Bad
Discussion: Mediaite and VodkaPundit
USA Today:
Texas candidate keeping distance from Christie  —  ASBURY, N.J. — Not even a trip to the Lone Star State is allowing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to get away from the George Washington Bridge scandal.  —  Christie, as chairman of the Republican Governors Association …
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Romney floats Martinez, others for 2016
Discussion: Politico
Cheryl Hurd / nbcbayarea.com:
Controversy Surrounds Lunch Menu at Concord High School  —  Administrators at a Northern California private school are facing tough questions and offering a big apology after a menu controversy.  —  Students at Carondelet High School for Girls in Concord wanted to come up with ways …
ThinkProgress:
Taliban Fighters Claim To Have Captured U.S. Military Dog  —  The Taliban this week released a video that may well be the first of its kind — one that shows a dog they claim to be a U.S. military service dog, still wearing its gear, and that they say was captured after a lengthy firefight with American troops.
Discussion: Washington Post and Liberaland
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BBC:
Afghan Taliban capture British military dog
Discussion: Mediaite and Telegraph
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Paul Ryan Is the Odds-On Favorite to Win the Republican Nomination in 2016  —  There's been a lot of blathering about who the front-runner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination is, and so far I've resisted taking part.  But I guess I'm kind of curious: Is there much of a case to be made for anyone other than Paul Ryan?
Discussion: Hot Air and CANNONFIRE
Bloomberg:
Jails Enroll Inmates in Obamacare to Pass Hospital Costs to U.S.  —  Being arrested in Chicago for, say, drug possession or assault gets you sent to the Cook County Jail to be fingerprinted, photographed and X-rayed.  You'll also get help applying for health insurance.
Mother Jones:
The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Last Donor Conference—Read It Here  —  A list of one-on-one meetings between VIP donors and the Kochs and their operatives offers a revealing look into their mighty political machine.  —  Charles Koch: Bo Rader/ZUMA; David Koch: Sonia Moskowitz/ZUMA
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
At Executive Mansion, McAuliffe puts out the welcome mat  —  RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe has added a potent weapon to his bipartisan charm offensive: better booze.  —  Desperately in need of Republican friends to get his agenda through a divided General Assembly, McAuliffe (D) …
Seth Masket / Washington Monthly:
Are People Already Tired of Hillary?  —  Kevin Drum highlights a potential problem for Hillary Clinton: … Is there any evidence that voters “get tired” of politicians?  I don't want to get into the whole literature on what governs presidential elections, but the simple answer …
ThinkProgress:
AOL Chairman Slashes 401K Benefits, Blames Two Women Who Gave Birth To Sick Babies  —  AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong blamed the babies of two employees for increasing the company's benefit costs on Thursday, explaining in a conference call that AOL had to pay millions out in medical bills and alter its entire benefits package.
 
 
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Russell Brand / Guardian:
Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid drug laws
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Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
The Most Divided Congress Ever, At Least Until Next Year
Discussion: Capitol Alert and Firedoglake
Wall Street Journal:
More than one in six men ages 25 to 54, prime working years, don't have jobs.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Boehner Doubts Immigration Overhaul Will Pass This Year
Dean Baker / American Prospect:
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Politico:
GOP Conference chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers faces possible ethics inquiry
Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Democrats Aim to Make 2014 More Like 2012 and 2008
ctvnews.ca:
Vancouver band demands compensation after learning music used for Guantanamo Bay torture
Discussion: The Verge, Politico and Washington Wire
James Carville / The Hill:
Days ahead for Dems not so dark
Politico:
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