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2:40 PM ET, February 13, 2015

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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Ginsburg wasn't ‘100 percent sober’ during State of the Union  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admits to sharing some wine with her colleagues and not being “100 percent sober” for President Obama's State of the Union address in January.  —  During Obama's speech …
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Madeleine Morgenstern / TheBlaze.com:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Admits She Wasn't ‘100 Percent Sober’ When She Dozed Off at the State of the Union  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted that she wasn't “100 percent sober” when she dozed off during President Barack Obama's State of the Union this year.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'I Wasn't 100 Percent Sober' At State Of The Union
Discussion: US News and Balloon Juice
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
High court's odd couple on parasailing, elephants and not being ‘100% sober’
Discussion: Politico
Laura Gunderson / Oregonian:
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's options fade as allies abandon him  —  In one of the most surreal days in Oregon political history, the state's top Democratic leaders called for Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign, and the governor vanished from public view.  —  With support of even allies evaporating …
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KOIN-TV:
Sources: Gov. Kitzhaber expected to resign Friday  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is expected to resign Friday, perhaps in the early afternoon, multiple sources told KOIN 6 News.  —  The decision came after intense debate among the governor and those close to him.
The New / New York Times:
David Carr, Media Equation Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58  —  David Carr, who wrote about media as it intersects with business, culture and government in his Media Equation column for The New York Times, died at the office on Thursday.  He was 58.  —  For the past 25 years, Mr. Carr wrote about media.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Did Chief Justice John Roberts Save the Affordable Care Act?  —  The Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature achievement, will soon face a challenge, in the Supreme Court case known as King v. Burwell, that could conceivably destroy it.  In fact, the Act may survive …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist on Health Care for America's Kids
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Frustrated Republicans taste limits of majority control  —  Associated Press 3 hrs ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A month into their newfound control of both chambers of Congress, it wasn't supposed to be like this for Republicans.  Instead of advancing a conservative agenda and showing voters they can govern …
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Don't Ask Scott Walker About Evolution  —  Even if he does answer, it won't tell you anything.  —  Someone needs to keep Republican presidential candidates out of London.  —  Last week, during his trip to the city, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caused a stir with a now-infamous comment in defense of vaccine “choice.”
Discussion: Pew Internet and AMERICAblog News
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Contender Walker Draws Wall Street Cash
Discussion: Washington Monthly
al.com:
Alabama police fire, arrest the officer who badly injured Indian grandfather during sidewalk stop  —  “Do not jerk away from me again, or I will put you on the ground.  Do you understand?”  —  Madison police officer Eric Parker today turned himself in to face assault charges …
FITSNews:
SC SENATOR: WOMEN ARE “A LESSER CUT OF MEAT”  —  “REPUBLICAN” OFFERS SEXIST COMMENTARY ... DIRECTED AT SOUTH CAROLINA'S ONLY FEMALE SENATOR  —  Corbin's comments - made at a legislative dinner held in downtown Columbia, S.C. - were reportedly directed at S.C. Senator Katrina Shealy …
Discussion: Salon and Shakesville
BuzzFeed:
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination  —  The Arkansas legislature gave its final thumbs up Friday to a bill that would block cities and counties from enacting anti-discrimination laws that protect LGBT people.  —  The Arkansas House of Representatives voted decisively …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to vote in elections  —  Driver's licenses, social security numbers facilitate improper registration, officials warn
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
What else has NBC News dug up on Brian WIlliams?  —  Brian Williams' future at NBC News may hinge on just how many other examples of exaggerations and fibs are found.  —  The network's internal fact-checking investigation is “nowhere near done,” a senior NBC source said Thursday.
Eric Posner / Slate:
Universities Are Right—and Within Their Rights—to Crack Down on Speech and Behavior  —  Students today are more like children than adults and need protection.  —  Lately, a moral panic about speech and sexual activity in universities has reached a crescendo.
Washington Post:
Islamic State advances near Iraq base where U.S. advisers are stationed  —  BAGHDAD — Islamic State militants seized parts of a town in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Thursday, sparking fierce fighting within miles of a military base where hundreds of U.S. advisers are stationed.
Discussion: Power Line and Weekly Standard
For The / Daily Mail:
Outrage as Shirley MacLaine asks: Were Holocaust victims paying for sins in past lives? (and did ‘her friend’ Stephen Hawking bring his devastating disease on himself?)  —  Her bizarre New Age views on topics such as reincarnation and UFOs have often left the public baffled.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
FIRE:
U. of Tulsa Suspends Student for Someone Else's Facebook Post  —  In a triple blow to free speech, due process, and freedom of the press, the University of Tulsa (TU) arbitrarily banned a student from campus until 2016 for Facebook posts that someone else admitted to writing and then attempted …
Aaron Wilson / Baltimore Sun:
Ray Rice issues statement thanking Baltimore, apologizing for domestic-violence incident  —  As the one-year anniversary of his high-profile domestic-violence incident approaches this weekend, former Ravens star running back Ray Rice issued a statement Friday morning to The Baltimore Sun.
 
 
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Emma Roller / National Journal:
Rand Paul Preaches to Techno-Libertarians and the ‘Leave Me Alone’ Coalition
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Jerusalem Post:
US lawmaker calls for amendment after Obama ISIS resolution omits the word ‘Jews’
Bob Packwood / Washington Post:
A four-step plan to successful tax reform
Annie Lowrey / New York Magazine:
Washington's Boom Goes Bust
Robin De Peyer / London Evening Standard:
Fifty Shades of Grey: Firefighters braced for calls over bondage mishaps
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Asbury Park Press:
Poll: 53 percent of N.J. voters give Christie an unfavorable rating, an all time low
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 Earlier Items: 
Seth Mandel / Commentary Magazine:
We Have to Talk About Obama's Ignorance
Discussion: VodkaPundit and Ed Driscoll
John Podesta / Politico:
On his final day in the White House, President Obama's counselor explains …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
What Did Obama Really Say About the Crusades?
Kirthana Ramisetti / NY Daily News:
David Cassidy files for bankruptcy protection
Daily Mail:
Transgender former Navy SEAL plans to challenge second-ranking House Democrat in Maryland …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The war on Jeb Bush
Discussion: FOX News Radio