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2:40 AM ET, February 22, 2015

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Washington Post:
Walker says he is unaware whether Obama is a Christian  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a prospective Republican presidential contender, said Saturday he does not know whether President Obama is a Christian.  —  “I don't know,” Walker said in an interview at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington …
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Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani's Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind  —  14 things President Obama loves 01:01  —  Washington (CNN)Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments that he doesn't think President Barack Obama “loves America” have put potential Republican presidential contenders in a bind …
Craig Gilbert / JSOnline:
Scott Walker won't criticize Giuliani, won't opine on Obama and love of country
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani clarifies Obama comments by claiming the President has been influenced by communism, socialism
Discussion: Gothamist and CANNONFIRE
Eric Jon Engberg / Facebook:
Did Fox News bloviater Bill O'Reilly commit Brian Williams type fabrications when he claimed he had been in a “combat situation” while working as a reporter for CBS News during the Falklands War in 1982?  Did he pad his resume' as he was laying claim to personal knowledge about what happens in war?
David Moran / Hartford Courant:
Police Arrest Stamford Man Enraged By Bad Haircut  —  STAMFORD — A 47-year old Stamford man flew into a rage and began yelling and throwing things around a local salon because he did not like his haircut, according to police.  The man became even more upset when he discovered the haircut was going to cost him $50.
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Liberaland
Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
Here's What the DNC Thinks Will Help Democrats Win More Elections  —  Four months after losing the 2012 presidential election, the GOP released a 100-page ‘autopsy’ report, an analysis of what went wrong and how to fix it.  Among other things, the autopsy said that the Republican Party …
Discussion: TIME and Twitchy
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Dems: This is why we lost in 2014  —  The Democratic Party lacks a “single narrative” and must tighten its pitch to voters in order to compete in future elections, an interim report from the Democratic National Committee found.  —  The report released at the party's winter meeting recommended forming …
New York Times:
Bush Spouse Backs Jeb, but Is Wary of Family Business  —  CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For 20 years, Columba Bush anticipated the day she would have to answer one big question: Would she support her husband, Jeb Bush, if he decided to run for president?  —  Last summer and fall …
Discussion: Liberaland and FOX News Radio
Nicole Garcia / FOX 10 News:
Prank call leads to heavy destruction of Circle K store  —  Windows broken, merchandise destroyed; a Circle K store was left so damaged it was forced to close.  —  It wasn't the work of vandals; it was done by store employees.  —  Police say the employees thought they were following instructions …
Discussion: NY Daily News and Raw Story
Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
13-Year-Old Arrested For Making Second Amendment Threat Against Middle School  —  The mother of the first student received a startling warning which resulted in a phone call to the authorities and the subsequent arrest of a 13-year-old Texas boy.  —  Using social media, the boy allegedly made a threat against other students.
Discussion: WFAA-TV and FOX News Radio
Des Moines Register:
Last Slide  —  Bernie Sanders laid out his vision for a potential presidential campaign in an address at Drake University on Friday afternoon, a bid he stressed hinges on young voters and grass-roots support.  —  Sanders, a stout liberal and U.S. senator from Vermont, was on day two of a three …
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Week in Pictures: Harfing Biden Edition  —  Oh my goodness, after a week like this, we almost need two photo/cartoon/meme spreads.  This week's is without doubt the biggest and most politically incorrect Week in Pictures ever, and that's before you get to the special video bonus …
 
 
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Politico:
Mike Pence still considering presidential race
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
New U.S. defense chief: withdrawal from Afghanistan under review
Discussion: The Week
Agence France-Presse:
Ukraine prisoner swap under way on frontline
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Associated Press
Wendy Kaminer / Washington Post:
The progressive ideas behind the lack of free speech on campus
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Erica Ritz / TheBlaze.com:
Historian David Barton Takes Apart Obama's Claim That 'Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pressure builds on GOP as deadline to fund DHS nears
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Patrick Marley / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Female inmate in Wisconsin ordered to do jumping jacks during strip search
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Cesar Vargas / The Hill:
Mr. President, don't back down on immigration
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Defendant allegedly asked about hit man to kill child witnesses
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

 
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