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3:00 AM ET, January 30, 2015

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Romney remains top of GOP field, Clinton leads Democrats  —  Shown above: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (right).  (AP)  —  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Rand Paul ‘secret tape’ dings Jeb, Hillary on dynasty  —  A fake phone call between Bush and Hillary Clinton is aimed at social media.  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the 2016 field's most prolific adopter of social media, has posted what aides wryly call a “secret tape” of a fake phone call between Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.
Washington Times:
Exclusive: Secret tapes undermine Hillary Clinton on Libyan war  —  Joint Chiefs, key lawmaker held own talks with Moammar Gadhafi regime
Discussion: Gretawire, Fox News and TheBlaze.com
Jonathan Allen / Bloomberg Business:   Hillary Clinton Faces Scrutiny for Use of Private Jets
Mike Allen / Politico:
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton may delay campaign
The Texas Tribune:
Rep to Staff: Ask Muslim Visitors to Pledge Allegiance … *Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.  —  Freshman state Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, is not in Austin today to celebrate Texas Muslim Capitol Day.  But she left instructions for the staff in her Capitol office …
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John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Anti-Muslim Protesters Shout Islamophobic Insults At Muslims In Texas Capitol  —  Texas Muslim Capitol Day is a good thing and has been going on since 2003.  Its function is to have Muslims in the community meet lawmakers and learn about the political process.
Discussion: Raw Story
splcenter.org:
American Family Association repudiates chief spokesman's racist and anti-LGBT statements before hosting Israel trip for RNC members  —  In a letter to SPLC officials, the American Family Association (AFA) has disavowed a series of racist and bigoted statements made by its chief spokesman in recent years.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Justice Department's IG report disputes Attkisson's computer-intrusion allegations  —  Many of the allegations made by former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson regarding alleged computer intrusions by the U.S. government are disputed in a report by the Justice Department's inspector general.
Discussion: The Hill
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Politico:
Sharyl Attkisson's full statement at Lynch hearing
Discussion: Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House defends decision to ditch college tax proposal  —  The White House said Wednesday it believes that President Obama's unpopular proposal to tax college savings accounts makes sense as part of a broader education plan.  —  The decision to jettison the proposal …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Why Obama's Tuition Proposal Got Torched
Discussion: Hot Air and Betsy's Page
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
WATCH: Cop Pepper-Sprays Teacher Who Was Talking On A Cell Phone  —  A Seattle teacher is suing the city after a police officer allegedly pepper-sprayed him while he was walking by and talking to his mother on the phone, KOMO reported on Thursday.  —  Teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Stranger …
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Lindsay Cohen / KOMO News:
Seattle teacher suing city after being pepper sprayed at MLK rally
Discussion: Addicting Info
Lauren McGaughy / Texas Politics:
Bill would allow Texas teachers to use deadly force against students  —  AUSTIN - Teachers would be able to use deadly force against students, and would be safe from prosecution, under legislation filed last week in the state House.  —  The Teacher's Protection Act by Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van …
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Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Bill Would Allow Texas Teachers To Kill Students
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Eric Bradner / CNN:
McCain boots ‘low-life scum’ from hearing  —  McCain calls protester ‘low life scum’ 02:17  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain had harsh words for protesters who shouted criticism at 91-year-old Henry Kissinger at a hearing Thursday.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Senator John McCain Calls Out Protesters Who Swarmed Henry Kissinger
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Rand Paul Wins Support in Cruz, Perry Backyard  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is stealing political support from his rivals' backyard.  —  Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri is set to announce Friday that he is resigning his party post in early March and joining Mr. Paul's team of advisers for a possible 2016 presidential campaign.
Discussion: Politico
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Officials: Detainee swapped for Bergdahl suspected of militant activities  —  Qataris open up about Bergdahl deal 04:01  —  Washington (CNN) The U.S. military and intelligence community now suspect that one of the five Taliban detainees released from Guantanamo Bay in return for Sgt Bowe Bergdahl …
TMZ.com:
Suge Knight — Hit And Run In Compton ... Victim Dead  —  HIT AND RUN IN COMPTON  —  Victim Dead  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:30 PM PT — Cops found Suge's truck abandoned in a parking lot in the Westwood section of L.A. It's been impounded, but still no sign or word from Suge or his attorney.
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Iowa's David Kochel goes all in for Jeb Bush  —  “I'd encourage Gov. Bush to take his record of accomplishment and dynamic, conservative ideas to the whole nation,” Kochel tells The Des Moines Register in an exclusive interview  —  Jeb Bush has successfully recruited a key political strategist …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
David Kochel, Romney's Iowa Strategist, Jumps to Bush
Christopher Elliott / Elliott:
Comcast thinks my husband is an a**hole - and they put it in writing  —  Warning: This post contains language that may not be appropriate for a family audience.  —  It's no secret that employees sometimes feel their customers are jerks.  But I've never seen one put it in writing — until now.
New York Times:
Netanyahu Is Talking to Leading Democrats to Little Effect So Far  —  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been reaching out to leading Capitol Hill Democrats to try to ease criticism over his coming address to Congress, but has made little progress.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Senator Slams GOP For Using AG Hearings As ‘Soundbite Factory For Fox’  —  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) accused his Republican colleagues on Thursday of turning the confirmation hearings for the next attorney general into “a soundbite factory for Fox News and conspiracy theorists everywhere.”
Discussion: Addicting Info
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Lindsey Graham 2016: Now John McCain-Approved  —  The dark horse has a herd.  —  Arizona Senator John McCain looked overjoyed to see reporters blocking his path to Thursday's Republican lunch.  —  “I know what you're going to ask about!” said McCain.  Indeed: The press wanted to talk …
Lauren French / Politico:
President Obama: Mitt Romney cares about poverty?  'That's great ... Let's do something about it.'  —  PHILADELPHIA — The mocker-in-chief is back, and once again his target was Mitt Romney.  —  President Barack Obama broadly took swipes at Republicans on Thursday night for …
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
 
 
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Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
Eric Cantor Plans Stint at Harvard as Visiting Fellow
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Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society
Discussion: NPR and The Atlantic Online
Howard Gleckman / TaxVox:
How Obama's Tax Plan Will Redistribute Income from the Very Rich To The Poor
Discussion: VodkaPundit and Washington Post
Chris Vanderveen / KUSA-TV:
Witness to cop shooting tells her story
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
William La Jeunesse / Fox News:
Federal judge blasts DOJ lawyers in case of ATF whistle-blower
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Senate Passes Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Bill
Discussion: Hit & Run and Daily Kos
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6abc.com:
PA State Treasurer Rob McCord under federal investigation
The Fiscal Times:
Obama's Enemies List Targets Red State Voters
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Oklahoma worries over swarm of earthquakes and connection to oil industry
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Shakesville
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
What If No One Wins the GOP Presidential Nomination?
 

 
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Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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