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2:55 PM ET, January 27, 2015

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David Weigel / Bloomberg Politics:
Louie Gohmert, the Bibi Whisperer  —  The Texas congressman who's wanted Netanyahu to take it to Obama for years.  —  Before it was an international incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress was just a twinkle in Louie Gohmert's eye.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:   John Boehner: House moving toward suit on Obama's immigration steps
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:   The Netanyahu Disaster  —  Benjamin Netanyahu, making friends …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner: House had a ‘right’ to invite Benjamin Netanyahu
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joel Greenbergmcclatchy / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:   Criticism of Netanyahu's planned US speech mounts in Israel
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Louie Gohmert: God Will Punish America For Obama's Tense Relationship With Netanyahu
Discussion: FOX News Radio
ABC News:
House Speaker John Boehner Threatens Second Lawsuit Against Obama on Immigration
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
As in 2012, Romney Can Do No Right in Murdoch's Eyes  —  The usually grim-faced media mogul practically swooned in his seat.  Moments after Jeb Bush delivered what many in the audience described as an unremarkable talk at a conference in Washington, Rupert Murdoch turned to his seatmate …
Discussion: Gawker, Business Insider and Althouse
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: I hope Romney is the GOP nominee  —  Mitt Romney has attracted an unlikely supporter in his possible 2016 White House bid: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).  —  Asked if Romney has any shot at defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, Pelosi told The Hill, “No, no. I mean, he might be a nice person …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say  —  How the language police are perverting liberalism.  —  Around 2 a.m. on December 12, four students approached the apartment of Omar Mahmood, a Muslim student at the University of Michigan, who had recently published a column in a school newspaper about his perspective as a minority on campus.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Obama: We need more drone regulations  —  Obama responds to drone landing at White House 01:54  —  (CNN)One day after a drone crashed at the White House, President Barack Obama reiterated the need to regulate the industry as the recreational and commercial use of drones expands.
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
White House gives a boost to Kamala Harris
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
Deploy the White House Laser!
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Army Times:
Army: Bergdahl reports are untrue, no decision made
Discussion: Addicting Info, Fox News and Mediaite
Susan Heavey / Reuters:
Bowe Bergdahl to face desertion charges: NBC
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney, ahead of 2016 run, now calls Utah home, talks openly about Mormon influence  —  HOLLADAY, Utah — After losing two straight presidential races, Mitt Romney packed up his home in Massachusetts and journeyed west to Utah, building a mansion here in the foothills of the Wasatch Range that has served as his sanctuary from defeat.
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Daniel Burke / CNN:
Mormon church backs LGBT rights — with one condition  —  CNN Explains: Mormonism 04:41  —  (CNN)In at least one big and bruising culture-war battle, the Mormon church wants to call a partial truce.  —  Convening a rare press conference on Tuesday at church headquarters in Salt Lake City …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
New York Times:
New York City Is Spared Worst Effects of Snowstorm  —  New York City was spared from the worst of a snowstorm that hit the Northeast early Tuesday, with the dire warnings that it could be one of the worst blizzards in the city's history failing to materialize.
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Nathan Tempey / The Brooklyn Paper:
TRANSIT: EXCLUSIVE: Subways will run empty overnight during snowstorm, source says  —  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.  —  The Brooklyn Paper  —  Ghost trains are running under Brooklyn tonight.  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's move to shut off …
Benjamin Kabak / Second Ave. Sagas:
After Cuomo's surprise, overnight subway service continues without passengers  —  It's 11:45 p.m. Do you know where you subway is?  —  Four years ago, when a huge winter storm socked New York City, the MTA and then-Gov. David Paterson, in the final few days of his tenure, got unlucky.
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Spies on Millions of Cars  —  DEA Uses License-Plate Readers to Build Database for Federal, Local Authorities  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has been building a national database to track in real time the movement of vehicles around the U.S., a secret domestic intelligence-gathering program …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Scott Walker forms committee in preparation for 2016 presidential bid  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who's speech to activists in Iowa last weekend drew strong reviews, has taken the first formal step toward a presidential candidacy in 2016, establishing a committee that will help spread …
cms.gov:
CMS and Indiana Agree on Medicaid Expansion … CMS and Indiana Agree on Medicaid Expansion  —  CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell issued the following statement today after Indiana became the 28th state - plus the District of Columbia - to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
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Walt Bonner / Fox News:
Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time  —  File photo - The Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Gulf Coast at sunset is shown in this image from the International Space Station and posted to social media on Dec. 14, 2014.  (REUTERS/Terry Virts/NASA/Handout)
Daily Mail:
Obamacare program costs $50,000 in taxpayer money for every American who gets health insurance, says bombshell budget report  — Stunning figure comes from Congressional Budget Office report that revised cost estimates for the next 10 years  — Government will spend $1.993 TRILLION …
 
 
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Leslie Albrecht / DNAinfo New York:
Dozens of Rabbits From Gowanus Yard Seized by Authorities During Snowstorm
Brendan Kirby / al.com:
Second Alabama gay couple wins same-sex marriage challenge
John Marzulli / NY Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy McMillan of ‘The Rent Is Too Damn High’ receives eviction notice
Elana Schor / Politico:
Keystone votes fail in Senate
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Kos
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Hunter Walker / Business Insider:
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 Earlier Items: 
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Judge: You cannot name your baby ‘Nutella’
Discussion: US News and Truth Revolt
Associated Press:
Saudi Arabia's New King Refused to Intervene in a Controversial Beheading
Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Politics:
Exclusive: Rubio Says 2016 Decision Coming By Spring
Discussion: The Week
Eileen Sullivan / Associated Press:
LAW ENFORCEMENT WANTS POPULAR POLICE-TRACKING APP DISABLED
Discussion: Hit & Run, ThinkProgress and The Verge
New York Post:
Russians charged with plotting to recruit NYC co-eds as spies
Katie Pavlich / The Hill:
Will the next attorney general stand for the rule of law?
 

 
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Rolling Stone:
Ex-AMI CEO David Pecker testifies about agreeing to be Trump's “eyes and ears” and how the National Enquirer used Michael Cohen's prompts to bash Trump rivals

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox's Tubi partners with DAZN to launch FAST channels DAZN Women's Football and DAZN Ringside, which features boxing and MMA, in the US

 
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