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4:25 PM ET, February 11, 2016

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Mother Jones:
Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Slams Bernie Sanders  —  Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the progressive icon who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement, on Thursday dismissed Sen. Bernie Sanders' participation in that movement.
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Sanders now a threat  —  In what now seems a mandatory part of any Clinton campaign, panic has set in.  Tied in the Iowa caucuses and decimated in the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's presidential juggernaut has once again veered into a ditch, just like it did eight years ago.
Kasie Hunt / NBC News:
Sanders: Obama Hasn't Closed ‘Presidential Leadership Gap’  —  NEW YORK, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders says the aim of his political revolution is to bring more people into the political process than President Barack Obama, arguing that he can close a presidential leadership gap that's persisted …
ABC News:
The Note: Democratic Fight Night in Wisconsin
Discussion: NBC News and Politico
Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Asks Black Pastors for Salvation
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and Vox
Susan Page / USA Today:
Rep. Clyburn: On Clinton's firewall and McGovern's lessons
Discussion: Politico
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Stop Bernie-Splaining to Black Voters
Associated Press:
Rubio Eyes Brokered Convention After NH Setback  —  The best hope of the Republican establishment just a week ago, Marco Rubio suddenly faces a path to his party's presidential nomination that could require a brokered national convention.  —  That's according to Rubio's campaign manager …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
SC Poll: Trump 32, Cruz 26, Rubio 20, Bush 10  —  I've just heard from a political operative whom I've known a long time and whose integrity I trust.  This person is working with an organization—not one of the campaigns—that was in the field (using a very reputable pollster) Wednesday night in South Carolina.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP doubts grow about Rubio  —  Congressional Republicans are re-evaluating Marco Rubio's presidential campaign in the wake of his dismal showing in New Hampshire and disastrous debate performance over the weekend.  —  The GOP establishment rallied around the freshman Florida senator last week …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo Politics:
Stephen Colbert offers Bernie Sanders advice on how to win South Carolina
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Eliza Collins / Politico:
A wounded Rubio goes on the attack against Trump
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy arrested by FBI in Portland  —  Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who touched off one armed showdown with federal authorities and applauded another started in Oregon by his sons, was arrested late Wednesday at Portland International Airport and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch.
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Beth Anne Steele / FBI:
FBI Arrests All Remaining Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Washington Post:
Cliven Bundy arrested as Oregon refuge occupation nears possible ending
OPB:
Live Updates: Oregon Standoff Escalating
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Oregon Occupiers Delay Surrendering
Discussion: News, Indy Week
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators  —  Investigators with the State Department issued a subpoena to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation last fall seeking documents about the charity's projects that may have required approval …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders four more Hillary Clinton email releases
Discussion: Fox News, LawNewz and The Right Scoop
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Hispanic celebs rip GOP field in open letter  —  More than 20 Hispanic celebrities — including “Law & Order's” Benjamin Bratt, comedian George Lopez and “Avatar” actress Zoe Saldana — are slamming the entire GOP presidential field for “capitalizing on negative stereotypes and inaccurate information about our community.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ktvtdeborah / CBS Dallas:
Sources: Jim Webb May Announce Presidential Candidacy Again  —  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Is he ready to run, again?  Former presidential candidate Jim Webb may be ready to get back in the race.  He's expected to discuss the possibility right here in North Texas today.
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Gromer Jeffers Jr / Trail Blazers Blog:
Jim Webb opts against independent bid for White House
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Alan Grayson's Double Life: Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager  —  WASHINGTON — The hedge fund manager boasted that he had traveled to “every country” in the world, studying overseas stock markets as he fine-tuned an investment strategy to capitalize on global companies' suffering because of economic or political turmoil.
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
After Cracking Under Pressure, Marco Rubio's Molar Gets a Campaign Trail Fix  —  Twix bar is the culprit; S.C. dentist fills in until Florida senator can return home  —  OKATIE, S.C. — The fierce contest for the Republican presidential nomination has claimed its latest casualty: Marco Rubio's back tooth.
Discussion: The Week
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Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Goes After Trump on Experience, Vulgarities
Discussion: RedState
Associated Press:
Berlin Film Festival jury questioned over diversity  —  BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival became embroiled in the debate about diversity in the movie industry Thursday, with jury president Meryl Streep dismissing questions about the all-white panel by telling reporters that “we're all Africans really.”
Matthew Francis / The Atlantic:
The Dawn of a New Era in Science  —  More than a billion years ago, in a galaxy that sits more than a billion light-years away, two black holes spiraled together and collided.  We can't see this collision, but we know it happened because, as Albert Einstein predicted a century ago …
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Dennis Overbye / New York Times:
Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein's Theory
Discussion: NPR and Radio Boston
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
Team Clinton tries to lower Nevada expectations with incredible (i.e. false) claims  —  After setting up an impressive team of Nevada veterans, including some noteworthy Hispanic operatives, Hillary Clinton arrived in May to lay down a marker on immigration reform.  —  She met with DREAMERs, who endorsed her last week.
Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
Obama interview: ‘Maybe I could have done ... a little better’  —  President Barack Obama speaks about partisanship and race Feb. 10, 2016, with colleagues from his time in the Illinois Senate.  (Brian Nguyen and Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune)  —  He had just given an hourlong speech calling …
Meg Wagner / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Texas lawyer Dick Cheney shot 10 years ago goes quail hunting for the first time since accident — but he still hasn't gotten an apology from the former VP  —  The Texas lawyer Dick Cheney sprayed with birdshot during a traumatic 2006 hunting trip recently bagged his first quail since …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Camille Paglia / Salon:
“Sexism has nothing to do with it”: Camille Paglia on Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem — and why New Hampshire women broke for Bernie Sanders  —  Camille Paglia's incisive and iconoclastic writing on politics and pop culture has been part of Salon's fabric from the beginning.
 
 
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Heidi Cruz Bizarrely Rants About How Ted Will Show America ‘The Face of God’
Jack Torry / The Columbus Dispatch:
Kasich responds to Bush's attacks on Medicaid expansion
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Jeb On His Debate Strategy: “Don't Let Trump Bully Me”
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Los Angeles Times:
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