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8:50 PM ET, February 13, 2014

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CNN:
Kansas House passes bill allowing refusal of service to same-sex couples  —  (CNN) — Denying services to same-sex couples may soon become legal in Kansas.  —  House Bill 2453 explicitly protects religious individuals, groups and businesses that refuse services to same-sex couples, particularly those looking to tie the knot.
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James Hohmann / Politico:   Bobby Jindal to warn of ‘silent war’ on religion
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Yep, The Supreme Court Lit A Fuse To End Gay Marriage Bans Across USA
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
How the Case of an Amish Farmer Could Doom Hobby Lobby in Court
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Wall Street Journal:
The Minority Maker  —  Ted Cruz hurts his party by forcing a meaningless debt-ceiling vote.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Hypocrite's Corner
Alex Pareene / Salon:
Sad fake “millennial” anti-debt group completely broke and confused  —  The Can Kicks Back is confronting both funding and identity crises  —  Everyone is having a bit of a laugh today at the expense of “The Can Kicks Back,” the youth-oriented affiliate of the group known as “Fix the Debt …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Eschaton
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Anti-debt group finds itself in red
Alec Macgillis / The New Republic:
Chris Christie's Entire Career Reeks  —  It's not just the bridge  —  Has there ever been a political reversal of fortune as rapid and as absolute as the one just experienced by Chris Christie?  At warp speed, the governor of New Jersey has gone from the most popular politician in the country …
Associated Press:
Facebook adds FIFTY new options for users to describe their gender  — Site has also updated its setting to allow users to select a neutral pronoun referring to them as they, their or them  — Facebook came up with its range of terms after consulting with leading gay and transgender activists
Discussion: Liberaland and The Daily Caller
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David Weigel / Slate:
James O'Keefe Sued for “Wrongful Termination,” “Defamation”  —  February started off quite well for James O'Keefe and Project Veritas.  The New York Department of Labor had been requesting information from PV, the hidden-camera investigation outfit founded by the conservative undercover journalist.
Jim Romenesko:
Brent Bozell urges liberal media to ‘tell the truth,’ while he fibs about writing a column  —  that appears under his byline.  —  Brent Bozell (pictured here) wants the media to tell the truth  —  It is longtime MRC media analysis director Tim Graham who writes “almost everything published under …
NBC News:
Exclusive: Snowden Swiped Password From NSA Coworker - NBC News  —  A civilian NSA employee recently resigned after being stripped of his security clearance for allowing former agency contractor Edward Snowden to use his pers...
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Ninth Circuit holds Second Amendment secures a right to carry a gun  —  So holds today's Peruta v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. Feb. 13, 2014) (2-1 vote).  The court concludes that California's broad limits on both open and concealed carry of loaded guns — with no “shall-issue” …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and National Review
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Latest Obamacare Delay Is Probably Illegal  —  The Barack Obama administration recently announced that it is going to delay the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's employer mandate for medium-size companies and reduce the requirements for larger businesses.  Again?  What does it all mean?!
Politicker:
Teachers' Union and Elected Officials Blast de Blasio's School Day Call  —  A man attempts to brave the snow in Manhattan Thursday.  (Photo: John Moore/Getty)  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to keep schools open during today's blizzard received a cold response from the city's teachers' union and elected officials.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Maddow Defends Bridge Coverage Following ‘Morning Joe’ Criticism (VIDEO)  —  Rachel Maddow kicked off her show Wednesday evening with what seemed like a repudiation to what was said on her own network several hours earlier.  —  “It has been a big day today in the biggest political story …
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Iowa welcome mat awaits Christie, but not Jersey swagger
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
USA Today:
Some snow is on the ground at the highest elevations of the Big Island of Hawaii.  —  Snow is on the ground in 49 out of the 50 states — only the Sunshine State of Florida is completely snow-free, according to a map produced Thursday morning by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Politico:
Icy blast heats up coal debate  —  As another snowstorm socks the East Coast, the coal industry has a message for the nation's electricity customers: We told you so.  —  Signs of growing pains have abounded in the past few weeks of frigid weather, which struck a U.S. electrical grid that's …
Discussion: Hot Air
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2014 House Forecast Update: No Wave in Sight  —  The results of a simple but extremely accurate midterm election forecasting model indicate that the 2014 U.S. House elections are likely to result in minimal change in the party balance of power.  The forecasting model uses three predictors …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Why the Republican Push for Black Voters Is (Mostly) Doomed to Fail  —  As long as the GOP is pushing voter-ID laws that make it harder for African Americans to vote, the party's appeal to identity politics will come up short.  —  The GOP has a new strategy for turning African Americans into Republicans.
Cassandra Sweet / Wall Street Journal:
The $2.2 Billion Bird-Scorching Solar Project  —  At California's Ivanpah Plant, Mirrors Produce Heat and Electricity—And Kill Wildlife  —  A giant solar-power project officially opening this week in the California desert is the first of its kind, and may be among the last …
Discussion: Power Line and The Verge
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Another senior House Republican announces retirement  —  Washington (CNN) - Republican Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state announced Thursday that he'll retire at the end of this year rather than run for re-election in November.  —  Hastings, who currently serves as the chairman …
Discussion: Politico
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
President Obama to raise money for House Democrats
Discussion: CNN
Damon Linker / The Week:
Is opposing gay marriage the same as being a racist?  —  Conservative opposition to same sex marriage is deeply rooted in religious belief  —  W  —  riting at The New Republic, Isaac Chotiner doesn't much appreciate my argument about the growing cockiness of secular liberals.
Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
U.S. senator drops bombshell during VW plant union vote  —  (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee said on Wednesday he has been “assured” that if workers at the Volkswagen AG plant in his hometown of Chattanooga reject United Auto Worker representation, the company will reward the plant with a new product to build.
 
 
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Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Eight Police Officers Fire 103 Times At Two Unarmed Women Delivering Newspapers …
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William Galston / American Prospect:
Kuttner, Galston, and the Debate Over the Social Safety Net
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Thomas Speaks ... Blindly About Race
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Seth Barron / City Journal:
Progressive Values in Action?
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Obama's Newspeak  —  The nightmare societies portrayed …
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When did faith start to fade?
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ThinkProgress:
Why The Senate STILL Isn't Able To Get Anything Done Even After The ‘Nuclear Option’
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
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