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9:15 PM ET, February 10, 2014

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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Welcome to The Intercept  —  We are very excited to welcome everyone to The Intercept, a publication of First Look Media (FLM).  The Intercept, which the three of us created, is the first of what will be numerous digital magazines published by FLM.  —  As soon as we resolved to build The Intercept …
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Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept:
The NSA's Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program  —  The National Security Agency is using complex analysis of electronic surveillance, rather than human intelligence, as the primary method to locate targets for lethal drone strikes - an unreliable tactic that results in the deaths of innocent or unidentified people.
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Reince Priebus: ‘Truckload’ against Hillary Clinton  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Monday that when it comes to Hillary Clinton, Republicans will have a “truckload” of material to use against her, and it's all fair game.  —  Priebus said recent …
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Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Hoyer predicts Democrats positioned to win back the House in 2014  —  Washington (CNN) - The second ranking House Democrat predicted his party was in good position to retake control of the House of Representatives in the 2014 midterm election.  —  House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer pointed …
Discussion: Liberaland and Politico
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for February 10, 2014
Discussion: Politico, TBO.com and The Root
Washington Post:
White House delays health insurance mandate for medium-sized employers until 2016  —  The Obama administration announced Monday it would give medium-sized employers an extra year, until 2016, before they must offer health insurance to their full-time workers.
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
The White House is relaxing the employer mandate again  —  The Treasury Department on Monday rolled out more tweaks to the health-care law's requirement that all large employers—those with 50 or more workers—provide insurance coverage to their workers.  This is the part of Obamacare …
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Joe Scarborough believed to be taking idea of 2016 presidential bid seriously  —  Sources close to MSNBC host Joe Scarborough think he is seriously considering the prospect of leaving morning television to run for president in 2016.  —  Last week, Scarborough was all smiles …
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New York Post:
Bridgegate probe to check Christie chopper rides
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Democrats Have Christie 'Buyer's Remorse,' Buono Says
Duraid Adnan / New York Times:
Suicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Kills Iraqi Pupils  —  BAGHDAD — A group of Sunni militants attending a suicide bombing training class at a camp north of Baghdad were killed on Monday when their commander unwittingly conducted a demonstration with a belt that was packed with explosives, army and police officials said.
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Correction: Scott Walker Didn't Say He Voted For Reagan  —  Last month, I did an interview with Scott Walker.  Here's an excerpt from that interview which seemed insignificant at the time that has gotten a lot of attention from liberal blogs today.  I remember, I was a teenager …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
HOLDER V. ROBERTS … - ARCHIVE - OLYMPICS - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS - DAILY COMMENT - AMY DAVIDSON - JOHN CASSIDY - ANDY BOROWITZ - SHOP
Discussion: News Desk and The Huffington Post
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Disputes Report That Holder Will Resign
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Attorney General Formalizes “Broad” Federal Recognition Of Same-Sex Couples' Marriages
Discussion: Advocate
Brandon Wade / The Atlantic Online:
The NFL Will Never Be ‘Ready’ for an Openly Gay Player  —  It doesn't matter whether the NFL wants to accept an openly gay player like Missouri defensive end Michael Sam.  He's arrived, and the league will have to adjust accordingly.  —  NFL prospect Michael Sam announced on Sunday that he was gay.
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Sports Illustrated:
How will news that Michael Sam is gay affect his NFL draft stock?
Barry Yeoman / American Prospect:
A Mighty Shout in North Carolina  —  Geoffrey Zeger didn't attend last year's Moral Mondays, the series of civil-disobedience events at which more than 900 people were arrested at the North Carolina legislature.  The weekday occupations, coordinated by the North Carolina NAACP to protest …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obamacare's $70 billion pay cut  —  In his State of the Union address, President Obama urged Congress to “give America a raise.”  Well, it turns out that Obama is giving America a $70 billion annual pay cut, courtesy of Obamacare.  —  That is the overlooked nugget in the new Congressional …
Doug Elmendorf / CBO's Publications:
Frequently Asked Questions About CBO's Estimates of the Labor Market Effects of the Affordable Care Act  —  Last week CBO released its latest report on the outlook for the budget and the economy; we also released a companion report that takes a closer look at the slow recovery of the labor market.
Dodai Stewart / Jezebel:
French Media Convinced Beyoncé and President Obama Are Having Affair  —  Today in WHAT?????!!!!, a French photographer named Pascal Rostain claims that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, is embroiled in a love affair with internationally famous pop star Beyoncé.
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
GOP Rep.: Give Our Nominees 'Duct Tape to Put Over Their Mouths So They Don't Say Stupid Things'  —  Speaking at a Heritage Foundation event on Monday about conservative alternatives to the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) told the audience that among the ways in which the GOP …
Discussion: The Raw Story
 
 
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Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Meretricious Meets Meddlesome
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Patty Murray to seek fifth Senate term in 2016
Discussion: Post Politics, OnPolitics and Politico
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Rand Paul Struggles To Explain Why He's Supporting McConnell (AUDIO)
Ryan Cooper / The Plum Line:
Should progressives support tax cuts as economic stimulus?
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
An economic school has led to gridlock in Washington
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Democrats pushing poetry over jobs?
Discussion: American Prospect and Hullabaloo
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Chuck Schumer: No Urgency on Immigration
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Dish
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Inside a Mental Hospital Called Jail
Discussion: Liberaland and The Huffington Post
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CNN:
Michael Smerconish Joins CNN
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A Winning Alternative to Obamacare
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Writing Off the Unemployed
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid again eyes Senate rulebook
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Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
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