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1:15 PM ET, January 23, 2015

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Haaretz:
Obama to Netanyahu: Stop pushing Congress toward new sanctions on Iran - Diplomacy and Defense  —  Obama, Biden and Kerry would shun Israeli prime minister during his visit to Washington on March; ‘Netanyahu spat in our face.  There will be a price,’ U.S. official says.
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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu ‘spat in our face,’ White House officials say  —  Incensed diplo-speak makes way for anger over PM's uncoordinated Congress address, as Washington promises premier will pay a price  —  The White House's outrage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to speak before Congress in March …
Discussion: Truth Revolt and The PJ Tatler
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Republic of Disrespect  —  America's partisan divisions spread to international relations.  —  It's odd in Washington now.  There's a lot of claiming of authority and no taking of responsibility.  —  The president gave his State of the Union address, and of course the TV ratings were bad …
Russell Berman / The Atlantic Online:
Will Democrats Spoil Obama's Trade Initiatives?
Discussion: New York Times and msnbc.com
Julie Pace / ABC News:
Obama to Pass on Meeting Netanyahu During Washington Visit
Discussion: The Hill
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
GOP strategist with Iowa ties joins Team Scott Walker  —  The team that is building Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's political organization for a possible presidential campaign has brought on a GOP strategist with Iowa ties: David Polyansky.  —  Polyansky, a Texan who played senior roles …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Steve King for a day  —  Democrats seize on an event being hosted by immigration lightning rod Steve King.  —  Democrats are looking to turn a weekend event in Iowa being hosted by immigration lightning rod Steve King into a spectacle that sets the GOP further back with Latinos ahead of the 2016 campaign.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Benjy Sarlin / msnbc.com:
Steve King, once a GOP pariah, emerges as critical 2016 player
New York Times:
Conservative Gathering in Iowa Offers Platform to Several Possible 2016 Contenders
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Marco Rubio Moves Toward 2016 Presidential Bid … Sen. Marco Rubio has begun taking concrete steps toward launching a presidential bid, asking his top advisors to prepare for a campaign, signing on a leading Republican fundraiser, and planning extensive travel to early-voting states in the coming weeks, ABC News has learned.
New York Times:
A Scorsese Documentary on Bill Clinton Is Stalled  —  Martin Scorsese has tackled the mob, the Dalai Lama and the real-life Wolf of Wall Street.  —  But Mr. Scorsese appears to have met his match in Bill Clinton.  —  The filmmaker's partly finished documentary about Mr. Clinton …
New York Times:
King Abdullah, a Shrewd Force Who Reshaped Saudi Arabia, Dies at 90  —  King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who came to the throne in old age and earned a reputation as a cautious reformer even as the Arab Spring revolts toppled heads of state and Islamic State militants threatened the Muslim establishment …
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Associated Press:
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dead at 90
Nick Bryant / Gawker:
Flight Logs Put Clinton, Dershowitz on Pedophile Billionaire's Sex Jet  —  Bill Clinton took repeated trips on the “Lolita Express”—the private passenger jet owned by billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—with an actress in softcore porn movies whose name appears in Epstein's address book under an entry for …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
People Are Talking About Michael Bloomberg Buying the New York Times, Including Michael Bloomberg  —  If the former mayor tries, it won't be without its challenges.  —  Shares  —  For years now, it has been speculated in media circles that Mike Bloomberg could be a white knight and save the New York Times.
5NEWSOnline.com:
Cedarville 2nd Graders Shown Racial Slur-Laced Martin Luther King Video … CEDARVILLE (KFSM) - Cedarville school administrators say they are trying to figure out what to do after second-graders were shown an inappropriate video about Martin Luther King, Jr., that includes several instances of racial slurs and inappropriate language.
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
The ‘American Sniper’ Freakout  —  Why the left can't tolerate this movie.  —  “So-called ‘sand movies,’ the term Hollywood sometimes uses for films set in Afghanistan and Iraq, have a terrible box office track record,” noted the New York Times.  Or rather, they had a terrible box office track record.
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Governor: Legalizing pot was bad idea  —  Colorado's decision to legalize marijuana was a bad idea, the state's governor said Friday.  —  Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who opposed the 2012 decision by voters to make pot legal, said the state still doesn't fully know what the unintended consequences of the move will be.
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Sarah Palin on New GOP Majority: 'It's Not Just the New England Patriots Who Are Dealing with Deflated Balls'  —  Editor's Note:  —  TheBlaze's coverage of the SHOT Show is sponsored by CDNN Sports and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association.  —  LAS VEGAS — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin declined …
Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck To Pope Francis: I Need To Teach You About Capitalism  —  Conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck said Thursday that he wants to give Pope Francis a lesson in free-market economics.  —  Speaking on “The Glenn Beck Program” on his own network The Blaze, Beck said the pope's experiences …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox's Kurtz: Obama YouTube Interview Was ‘Beneath the Dignity of the Office’  —  President Obama did an interview earlier today with three very popular YouTube celebrities.  The press corps was somewhat flabbergasted by this, given the president's reticence to engage with them more.
Brendan Nyhan / New York Times:
Matching G.O.P. Presidential Candidates With Those Who Tried Before  —  It's audition time for presidential candidates in the “invisible primary” — the critical period before the state primaries and caucuses in which party elites help choose the eventual nominees.
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Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton has double-digit leads over potential GOP presidential rivals, poll shows
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Senator Explains Why The Supreme Court Challenge To Obamacare Is Garbage  —  Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is one of six Republican senators who joined an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to gut one of the core provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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Helena Smith / Guardian:
Syriza stretches poll lead as Greek election campaign ends
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Will Kasich's Balanced Budget Tour Lead Him to White House?
Discussion: Political Wire
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Releases 2014 Travel and Trade Statistics
Discussion: Politico, The TSA Blog and NPR
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin governor touts drug testing for aid recipients
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
The Daily Show Asks When There'll Be a Huge Rally for Boko Haram Victims
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Objections by Women Open Rift in G.O.P.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Dish
Reuters:
U.S. pulls more staff from Yemen embassy amid deepening crisis
Discussion: Hot Air, CBS News and The PJ Tatler
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Rape controversies return to haunt GOP
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
House Passes Bill to Completely Ban Taxpayer Funding of Abortions
New York Times:
After Arrest, New York Speaker Sheldon Silver Should Step Down
Discussion: Gothamist
Associated Press:
Alec Baldwin confronts his ‘demons’ in new memoir
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Detroit man who murdered two white teens declares ‘black lives matter’ during sentencing
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and VodkaPundit
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
New Senate Environment Chair Gets His Gavel, Goes On Rant Arguing Climate Science Is A Hoax
Discussion: Guardian
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Finally Obtained: David Gregory Arrest Warrant Affidavit
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite