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12:30 PM ET, February 20, 2015

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Fire Bell in the Night  —  Dozing off as we pored through a raft of mostly meaningless polls this week, we were startled awake by one set of findings.  The CNN/ORC survey released February 18 was The Weekly Standard's own little fire bell in the night.  —  What, you surely ask, alarmed us so?
Discussion: alicublog
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Big hire for Jeb: Tim Miller as comms director  —  Jeb Bush plans to name Tim Miller, executive director of America Rising PAC, as his top communications aide, Republican sources told POLITICO on Friday.  —  Miller initially will be a senior adviser to Bush's Right to Rise PAC …
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Opposition Research Hand Tim Miller Joins Jeb Bush Team  —  Tim Miller, who helps run one of the most prominent Republican attack machines in national politics, is joining Jeb Bush's political committee as a senior adviser.  —  If the former Florida governor runs for president …
Wayne Barrett / NY Daily News:
What Rudy Giuliani knows about love — a response to his 'doesn't love America' critique of Obama  —  Rudy Giuliani knows a lot about love.  —  Ask Regina Peruggi, the second cousin he grew up with and married, who was “offended” when Rudy later engineered an annulment from the priest …
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Giuliani questions Obama's love of US; Democrats cry foul
Mother Jones:
Bill O'Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem  —  The Fox News host has said he was in a “war zone” that apparently no American correspondent reached.  —  After NBC News suspended anchor Brian Williams for erroneously claiming that he was nearly shot down in a helicopter while covering …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bill O'Reilly: Mother Jones report ‘garbage’
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Critics in G.O.P. Say Chris Christie Is in a ‘Bubble’  —  He does not return phone calls.  He does not ask for support.  He arrives late for meetings.  And he acts as if he has all the time in the world.  —  The complaints have piled up for weeks, dismaying many longtime supporters …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
The POLITICO Caucus: Christie slips from first tier
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and The Week
Washington Post:
Chris Christie losing home-state donors as Jeb Bush makes inroads
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Health Exchange Sign-Up Period Extended Through Tax Season  —  Obama administration gives more time to avoid tax penalties under health law  —  The Obama administration said it would allow people to sign up for plans on HealthCare.gov through April to avoid tax penalties for going uncovered in 2015.
Discussion: Liberal Values and Twitchy
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
After MSNBC Axes Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid's Shows, Is Chris Hayes Next?  —  As its afternoon shows hosted by Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid are canceled due to poor ratings, MSNBC is reportedly planning to replace Chris Hayes with Rachel Maddow.  —  It was hardly a surprise Thursday …
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Complex Corporate Ties  —  Family charities collected donations from companies she promoted as secretary of state  —  Among recent secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton was one of the most aggressive global cheerleaders for American companies, pushing governments to sign deals …
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S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Attacks on Koch brothers contributed to Democrats' midterms losses, party officials say … Democratic officials are second-guessing the party's obsession with attacking the Koch brothers, saying it bears some of the blame for last year's devastating election losses as the focus …
CNN:
DHS intelligence report warns of domestic right-wing terror threat  —  Hunter: Terrorists crossed U.S. border  —  Story highlights  — Intelligence assessment focuses on domestic terror threat from right-wing sovereign citizen extremists  — Some law enforcement groups view domestic terror threat …
Discussion: FreakOutNation and Raw Story
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Cranking Up for 2016  —  Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, is said to be a rising contender for the Republican presidential nomination.  So, on Wednesday, he did what, these days, any ambitious Republican must, and pledged allegiance to charlatans and cranks.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Debbie's damage control  —  Wasserman Schultz's office said she'd switch positions on medical pot if a donor took back his criticism, emails show.  —  Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office offered to change her position on medical marijuana if a major Florida donor recanted …
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
The GOP Strategy To Pave The Way For The Supreme Court To Gut Obamacare  —  WASHINGTON — For Republicans, winning the potentially decisive vote of Chief Justice John Roberts to gut a centerpiece of Obamacare could hinge on persuading him that the health care system won't descend into chaos if he grants them their wish.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and ACS Blog
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Mike Nowatzki / INFORUM:
ND House Republicans cancel opening prayer from Muslim on Ash Wednesday  —  BISMARCK - Republican leaders in the North Dakota House of Representatives said they canceled the opening prayer by a Muslim on Ash Wednesday because some members thought it was more appropriate to have a Christian deliver the invocation.
Discussion: Watchdog.org and Political Wire
Paul Singer / Associated Press:
Rep. Schock's flights may violate House rules  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., has repeatedly spent taxpayer and campaign funds to rent aircraft that are not certified charter services, despite House rules and federal law that generally prohibit the use of private aircraft for official and campaign use.
Discussion: Political Wire
BBC:
Ukraine: UK and EU ‘badly misread’ Russia  —  The UK and the EU have been accused of a “catastrophic misreading” of the mood in the Kremlin in the run-up to the crisis in Ukraine.  —  The House of Lords EU committee claimed Europe “sleepwalked” into the crisis.
Discussion: The Agonist, NPR and New York Times
New York Post:
NYPD's idea of reform included breath mints and baby oil  —  Reform czar Michael Julian's odd ideas like breath mints for officers on the verge of cursing, got him reassigned after only two months.  —  Mayor de Blasio ordered sweeping reforms for the NYPD after the Eric Garner death …
Joe Tacopino / Page Six:
Prince Charles ‘exploited’ sons & Diana to ‘boost’ image: doc  —  Prince Charles gave out information about his sons, William (left) and Harry, in order to boost his image, according to a new BBC documentary.  —  Prince Charles employed a ruthless p.r. man who callously threw his sons under …
Discussion: Liberaland
 
 
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Amanda Taub / Vox:
Kim Jong Un has an amazing new haircut. We have many, many questions.
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Julie Driscoll / FreakOutNation:
South Dakota Lawmaker Says Planned Parenthood Is Worse Than ISIS
Reuters:
Germany softens tone ahead of crunch Greek debt talks
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Cost of a Decline in Unions
Laura Borchers / WBNS-TV:
Woman Shoots And Kills Suspected Burglar
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Limited airborne transmission of Ebola is ‘very likely,’ new study says
Tim Higgins / Bloomberg Business:
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David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
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Michael Allen / OpposingViews.com:
North Carolina Woman Calls Police For Help, Gets Killed By Cop (Video)
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
White House Summit on Violent Extremism Opens With Muslim Prayer - No Other Faiths Represented