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7:45 PM ET, February 26, 2015

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Fox News:
FCC approves sweeping Internet regulation plan, Obama accused of meddling  —  The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted sweeping new regulations sought by President Obama for how Americans use and do business on the Internet, in a party-line vote that is sure to be challenged by the broadband industry.
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Tim Wu / New Yorker:
Why Everyone Was Wrong About Net Neutrality  —  Today, the Federal Communications Commission, by a vote of three to two, enacted its strongest-ever rules on net neutrality, preserving an open Internet by prohibiting broadband providers from blocking or slowing content that flows across their pipes.
New York Times:
In Net Neutrality Victory, F.C.C. Classifies Broadband Internet Service as a Public Utility  —  WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to regulate broadband Internet service as a public utility, a milestone in regulating high-speed Internet service into American homes.
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Landmark Internet rules approved
Discussion: FOX2now.com and Washington Post
Washington Post:
‘Jihadi John:’ Islamic State killer is identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi  —  LONDON — The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked man with a British accent who has beheaded several hostages held by the Islamic State and who taunts audiences in videos circulated widely online.
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Politico:
Missouri gubernatorial candidate dead in apparent suicide  —  Missouri state Auditor Tom Schweich, a leading Republican candidate for governor in 2016, died Thursday in “an apparent suicide,” police said.  —  Schweich, 54, was hospitalized earlier Thursday following a single self-inflicted gunshot wound …
Discussion: PoliticMo and The Hill
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Tom Schweich, Missouri auditor and candidate for governor, dies in apparent suicide  —  ST. LOUIS  • Tom Schweich, Missouri's Republican state auditor and a leading contender for the governor's office in next year's election, has died, according to his office.
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Walker: I took on unions, I can take on ISIS  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) argued his fight with unions has prepared him to be commander-in-chief during his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  “If I can take on 100,000 protestors I can do the same across the world …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Ben Carson kicks off CPAC
New York Times:
Scott Walker Is Set to Deliver New Blow to Labor in Wisconsin
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Jeb Bush, 2016's Gay-Friendly Republican  —  Shortly after the 2012 election ended, David Kochel, the top-flight Iowa Republican strategist who had run Mitt Romney's campaign in the state, decided to stop keeping his opinion of marriage equality to himself.  He had spent years helping …
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Christie Emerges as Bush Basher of the Right
Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
A First Step on the Way Out of ObamaCare  —  Cobra-like insurance could bridge the gap for people losing coverage if King v. Burwell goes the GOP's way.  —  By  —  The Supreme Court case King v. Burwell being argued March 4 is one of profound national importance.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg Business:
Is Washington Ready for the Death of Obamacare?
Discussion: Bloomberg View and neo-neocon
Politico:
Supreme Court ruling could upend Obamacare politics
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Republicans suspect the White House is hiding ObamaCare fallback plan
Discussion: Politico
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Obama to ban bullets by executive action, threatens top-selling AR-15 rifle  —  It's starting.  —  As promised, President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country, the AR-15 style semi-automatic …
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Senate Snowball Toss a Message From Climate Change Denier … This may be a congressional first.  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe, a devoted climate change denier, tossed a snowball at someone on the Senate floor today as he tried to debunk climate change.  —  “In case we had forgotten because we keep hearing …
Discussion: Politico
Mike Allen / Politico:
Jay Carney to Amazon  —  Mike Allen's Politico Playbook will report: “Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney joins Amazon on Monday as senior vice president for Worldwide Corporate Affairs.  —  The new position brings the e-commerce giant's worldwide public relations and public policy shops into one department under Carney.
Joe Klein / TIME:
Jeb Bush's Sense and Sensibility  —  Joe Klein is TIME's political columnist and author of six books, most recently Politics Lost.  His weekly TIME column, “In the Arena,” covers national and international affairs.  —  The candidate's grown-up tone is a breath of fresh air amid so many strident conservative voices
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Speakers Fling Scorn and Sarcasm at Hillary Clinton  —  The presumed Democratic front-runner isn't far from Republican minds.  —  Hillary Clinton wasn't in attendance Thursday, but she wasn't far from the minds of Republicans at the Conservative Political Action Conference who are hoping to impede her path to the White House.
Politico:
Boehner vs. McConnell  —  As shutdown looms, tensions are just below the surface as the two operate on separate tracks.  —  Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid are ready to put an end to Capitol Hill's latest drama and fund the Department of Homeland Security.  —  There's just one problem: Speaker John Boehner.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans divided on Williams return  —  PPP's annual TV News poll finds that Brian Williams' recent problems haven't had any impact on overall perceptions of NBC News.  Voters are evenly divided, with 40% saying they trust NBC News and 40% saying they don't.
Discussion: Strange Bedfellows and The Week
Leon Wolf / Townhall.com:
Welcome to the Brave New World of White Shaming  —  In a fascinating article that provides an invaluable glimpse into the liberal psyche, the New Republic - long recognized (even by itself) as the whitest publication in America - announced on Monday that it has decided to forgive Hollywood for its whiteness.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Ann Coulter / WND:
FOR DEATH BY ISIS YOU HAVE TO GO OUT, BUT ILLEGALS DELIVER!  —  Ann Coulter: Border crossers are murdering more Americans than Islamists ever will  —  Ann Coulter, well-known for her TV appearances as a political analyst, is an attorney and author.  Her latest book is “Demonic.”  —  Receive author alerts
 
 
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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Byron Allen Goes To War With Sharpton, Obama, Comcast For Future Of Black Media
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Oliver Laughland / Guardian:
‘Gestapo’ tactics at US police ‘black site’ ring alarm from Chicago to Washington
Nichola Groom / Reuters:
Google invests $300 million in U.S. residential solar projects
Discussion: Mashable and The Verge
Politico:
Democrats might skip Benjamin Netanyahu speech
Discussion: BuzzFeed and New York Times
Andrew Cline / UnionLeader.com:
The New Hampshire primary to come, if current journalism is a clue
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Politifact and Me  —  Intellectual dishonesty among the ‘fact-checkers’
Discussion: Maggie's Farm
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
More Than 1 Million People Pick New Health-Law Plans
 Earlier Items: 
Kelly Dudzik / WGRZ-TV:
Carl Paladino Accuses Board Members of Slander
Discussion: Raw Story and FreakOutNation
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
China submarines outnumber U.S. fleet: U.S. admiral
Nick Budnick / Oregonian:
With IRS, FBI investigating Kitzhaber, Oregon manager denies punishing managers for preserving evidence
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Politico:
The resurrection of Eric Cantor
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Andrew Wolfson / Courier-Journal:
Chris Jones charged with rape, sodomy
Discussion: abc30.com, SI.com, Deadspin and The Week
Amanda Andrade-... / OpposingViews.com:
Man Burns Down A Sex Offender's Would-Be Home
Discussion: The Smoking Gun and FOX News Radio
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Adieu, Chris Christie, Adieu