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10:45 AM ET, January 22, 2015

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers  —  This item has been updated.  —  House Republican leaders abruptly dropped plans late Wednesday to vote on an anti-abortion bill amid a revolt by female GOP lawmakers concerned that the legislation's restrictive language …
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Daniel Doherty / Townhall.com:
Surprise: White House Unlikely to Sign Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Into Law
National Journal:
GOP Leaders Pull Abortion Bill After Revolt by Women, Moderates
Jake Sherman / Politico:
GOP stumbles over abortion bill
Discussion: The Hill, Jezebel and ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest on Corruption Charges  —  Federal authorities are expected to arrest Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, on corruption charges on Thursday, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a case that is likely to throw Albany into disarray.
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New York Times:
Sheldon Silver, Speaker of New York Assembly, Is Arrested in Corruption Case  —  The powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday, sending shock waves through the political establishment and upending the new legislative session.
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Romney and Jeb Bush to Meet in Utah  —  WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are scheduled to meet privately this week in Utah, raising the possibility that the two former governors will find a way to avoid competing presidential campaigns that would split the Republican establishment next year …
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Curtis Skinner / Reuters:
Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush set to meet privately in Utah: New York Times
Discussion: FOX News Radio
New York Times:
U.S. Not Expected to Fault Officer in Ferguson Case  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no civil rights charges be brought against the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., after an F.B.I. investigation found no evidence to support charges …
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CNN:
Federal charges unlikely for Darren Wilson in Ferguson case, officials say  —  Will Darren WIlson face charges for Ferguson shooting?  —  Story highlights  —  (CNN)A federal investigation has not found enough evidence to charge Darren Wilson with the federal crime of depriving Michael Brown …
Discussion: Liberaland and Hot Air
David Edwards / Raw Story:
White ‘vigilante’ puts 62-year-old black man in chokehold for legally carrying gun in Florida Walmart  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has asked vigilantes to please be careful about which gun owners they choose to attack …
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SayUncle:
Why are anti-gun activists so violent?
Discussion: RedState
Katie Mettler / Tampa Bay Times:
Man shopping for coffee creamer at Walmart attacked by vigilante for carrying gun he was legally permitted to have
Discussion: BizPac Review and FreakOutNation
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Israeli Mossad Goes Rogue, Warns U.S. on Iran Sanctions  —  The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has broken ranks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling U.S. officials and lawmakers that a new Iran sanctions bill in the U.S. Congress would tank the Iran nuclear negotiations.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
White House: Boehner invite to Netanyahu breach of protocol  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House says House Speaker John Boehner's invitation for Israel's prime minister to come to Washington is a breach of normal diplomatic protocol.  —  President Barack Obama's press secretary …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Democrats Always Talk About Latino Voters, So Why Are They Snubbing Their Most Prominent Latino Leader?  —  Antonio Villaraigosa has the resume and name recognition for a strong California Senate run, but national party leaders are looking right past him.  —  In Texas, no matter the year …
Discussion: Power Line
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New York Times:
Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies
Discussion: The Verge and Eschaton
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Joni Ernst's Family Got Hundreds Of Thousands In Farm Subsidies  —  I put Joni's SOTU response up there so you can listen to her little anecdote at the beginning again, but this time with a little more transparency and truth around her “bread bag” story.  —  Please be still, my beating heart …
Nick Hanauer / Politico:
The Pitchforks Are Coming... For Us Plutocrats  —  To: My Fellow Zillionaires  —  You probably don't know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist.  I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries …
Elana Schor / Politico:
US Senate votes that climate change is real but Republicans stop short of attributing that to human activity  —  Republicans outfox Democrats on climate votes  —  The GOP accepts the notion of climate change - but not the way Democrats wanted them to.  —  Senate Republicans head-faked Democrats …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
A Debt-Free State of the Union  —  Want to understand why President Obama sounded so exuberant last night and the Republicans who responded to him sounded so cautious?  The answer lies in the sudden disappearance of two all-important words from America's political lexicon: deficit and debt.
Discussion: Washington Post, TIME and NPR
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis officers fatally shoot armed passenger in stolen car  —  ST. LOUIS  • A 19-year-old passenger in a stolen car was fatally shot when he got out holding a gun and confronted two officers late Wednesday, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said.  —  Dotson said the red Chevrolet Monte Carlo …
Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
‘American Sniper’ Is Almost Too Dumb to Criticize  —  I saw American Sniper last night, and hated it slightly less than I expected to.  Like most Clint Eastwood movies - and I like Clint Eastwood movies for the most part - it's a simple, well-lit little fairy tale with the nutritional value …
Discussion: CNN, Vox Popoli and RedState
 
 
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Joe Klein / TIME:
Barack Obama Is Ready to Rejoin the Battle
Discussion: Slate
New York Times:
Argentine Phone Calls Detail Efforts to Shield Iran
Discussion: Israpundit, BuzzFeed and Daily Signal
Jon Ward / Yahoo! News:
Orrin Hatch is the happiest senator in Washington
Discussion: Political Wire
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Forget What He Said, Joe Biden Is Not Running for President
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
David Keohane / FT Alphaville:
ECB QE guesswork, cut out and keep edition
Discussion: Washington Center …
Glenn Hubbard / New York Times:
Obama's Bad Economic Ideas
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Matthew G. Miller / Bloomberg:
Billionaire Greene, Who Bet Against Subprime, Goes Long on U.S. While Bemoaning Jobs Crisis
Pauline Repard / U-T San Diego stories:
Racist cartoon leads SD cop to sue city
Discussion: theGrio
DeWayne Wickham / USA Today:
‘Charlie Hebdo’ crosses the line
Discussion: Hot Air
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
BREAST IMPLANT LEAK DELAYS CONGRESSMAN'S WIFE'S BIGAMY TRIAL
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How struggling Americans reacted to Obama's speech — in real time
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo