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7:45 PM ET, February 14, 2016

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CNN:
David Axelrod: A surprising request from Justice Scalia  —  David Axelrod is CNN's senior political commentator and host of the podcast “The Axe Files.”  He was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
Discussion: Slantpoint and Althouse
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford is the most likely nominee to replace Antonin Scalia (superseded)  —  This post has been revised and superseded here.  —  In thinking about how to respond to the vacancy on the Supreme Court, the administration has two priorities.  First, fill the Scalia seat by getting a nominee confirmed.
Elizabeth Price Foley / Instapundit:
COULD OBAMA MAKE A RECESS APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE SCALIA?:  The answer appears to be “yes,” because (once again), the GOP-controlled Senate voluntarily has left itself vulnerable to the exercise of such presidential power.  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution gives the President power to fill vacancies …
Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:
Justice Scalia Died of Heart Attack, No Autopsy Planned, Breitbart Freaking Out  —  WFAA TV in Dallas reports that Justice Antonin Scalia's death was due to a heart attack; there are still conflicting reports about whether an autopsy will be performed, but the Washington Post says Scalia's family declined an autopsy.
Discussion: Breitbart and Hullabaloo
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Supreme Court vacancies in presidential election years  —  In the wake of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, questions have arisen about whether there is a standard practice of not nominating and confirming Supreme Court Justices during a presidential election year.
Lana Straub / Washington Post:
The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports  —  MARFA, Tex. — Inside the cloistered chambers of the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia's days were highly regulated and predictable.  He met with clerks, wrote opinions and appeared for arguments in the august courtroom on a schedule set months in advance.
Jason Whitely / USA Today:
Official: Scalia died of heart attack  —  MARFA, Texas — The death certificate for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will list myocardial infarction — a heart attack — as the official cause of death, Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara told WFAA on Sunday.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Next Supreme Court Nominee
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Scalia's Body at Texas Funeral Home After 3-Hour Procession
Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
FLASHBACK: In 2007, Schumer Called For Blocking All Bush Supreme Court Nominations
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Scalia's death to be ruled a heart attack
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Is a recess appointment to the Court an option? (UPDATED)
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Battle Begins Over Naming Next Justice
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Conservatives Quickly Refuse Any Obama Court Replacement After Antonin Scalia's Death
New York Times:
Justice Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court Legacy
CBS News:
Poll: South Carolina still solidly for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton  —  The CBS News Battleground Tracker poll Donald Trump keeps a large lead in South Carolina, bolstered by support from conservatives and also from evangelical voters, who make up a large share of the electorate here.
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Jimmy Lasalvia / Salon:
Trump and Drudge for the win, again: Matt Drudge's army is bigger than the RNC's  —  Yes, Trump got booed by GOP loyalists at the debate.  But the reaction that matters, again, was afterwards on Drudge  —  Well, that was brutal.  Wasn't it?  The Republican presidential debate in South Carolina …
Discussion: Slantpoint
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
RNC Under Fire Over Debate Audience Stacking-Local GOP Chairman Confirms Party Donors Get Debate Tickets  —  GREENVILLE, South Carolina — The chairman of the local Republican Party here confirmed to local television that 2016 frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump's concerns …
Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
The ‘You Lie’ Debate: Republicans Running Out of Time to Stop Trump in South Carolina  —  A Republican slugfest in South Carolina Saturday night pitted Marco Rubio against Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush against John Kasich and Donald Trump against just about all of them.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump finally went too far for Republicans  —  Donald Trump finally made some bold and provocative claims that were largely true, and the Republican Party finally closed ranks to attack him.  —  Saying Mexican immigrants are rapists didn't do it.  Calling for a return of torture didn't do it.
Discussion: Washington Post
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Trump was out of control in South Carolina debate
Discussion: Marco Rubio
Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Transcript: The Donald Trump - Jeb Bush - Marco Rubio Showdown
Discussion: Gothamist
Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Online poll: Trump up by 22 points in SC
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
The Ego Has Landed: Why Trump Damaged Himself Tonight  —  Apologies.  I have no idea why I indulged myself to write so long to make such a simple point.  Long story short: You can't tell people they've been flat wrong about everything for 17 years, without giving the slightest reason …
Streiff / RedState:
Donald Trump Is So Dumb He Doesn't Know WMD WERE Found In Iraq  —  Ever since last night's debate, Donald Trump has been running about frothing about his prescience in opposing the war in Iraq and claiming that the war was wrong (really? was he even conscious when the UN voted on the subject? …
 
 
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