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10:50 AM ET, February 15, 2016

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John MacCormack / MySanAntonio.com:
Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia's last hours in Texas  —  MARFA — A first-time guest to the Cibolo Creek Creek Ranch, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was animated and engaged during dinner Friday night, as one of three dozen invitees to an event that had nothing to do with law or politics …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Debate rips open GOP wounds, and party risks tearing itself apart  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. — In an election that Republicans have long seen as a chance to put forward new stars with a fresh and broadly appealing conservative vision, the GOP is instead at risk of tearing itself apart over its past …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Political Wire
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ayotte opposes Supreme Court nomination as Dems pounce
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Vox and RedState
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
How America Was Lost  —  Once upon a time, the death …
Richard L. Hasen / Politico:
How Scalia's Death Could Shake Up Campaign Finance
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford is the most likely nominee to replace Antonin Scalia (superseded)
Washington Post:
The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump forces GOP to take uncomfortable look at Iraq War
Discussion: Truth Revolt
CNN:
David Axelrod: A surprising request from Justice Scalia
Discussion: Slantpoint and Althouse
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Bill Clinton: I always kind of liked Scalia
Discussion: Cato Institute and EconLog
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton confronts Nevada blowback  —  With five days to go until the Nevada caucuses — once viewed as Hillary Clinton's Western firewall — Sen. Harry Reid and his allies are incensed at the wounded Democratic frontrunner.  —  The reason: The Clinton campaign's attempt to downgrade expectations …
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal
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Luciana Lopez / Reuters:
Foreclosure crisis snarls Clinton, Sanders' efforts to reach Nevada voters
Discussion: Instapundit
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Ted Cruz Preaches at South Carolina Church: “There Is a Spirit of Awakening, A Spirit of Revival... Sweeping This Country”  —  Ted Cruz preached at the Community Bible Church in Beaufort, South Carolina on Sunday. … Senator Cruz spoke for an hour from the pulpit.  —  News Channel 6 reported on the senator's visit.
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Michael C. Bender / Bloomberg Business:
The ‘You Lie’ Debate: Republicans Running Out of Time to Stop Trump in South Carolina
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
RNC Under Fire Over Debate Audience Stacking-Local GOP Chairman Confirms Party Donors Get Debate Tickets
Alfred Ng / New York Daily News:
Upstate New York mountain reaches minus 114 wind chill at its summit  —  While New York City had its coldest start to Valentine's Day in 100 years on Sunday, it would seem balmy compared with the wicked wind chill at upstate Whiteface Mountain.  —  As temperatures dropped across the Northeast …
Discussion: AOL
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Mark Zuckerberg is flanked by 16 bodyguards — at home  —  More On:  —  One booming business in Silicon Valley is security — but not the digital kind.  —  Insiders tell Page Six that the young tech billionaires are forced to hire armies of guards after threats from unstable users.
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders supporters revolt against superdelegates  —  Bernie Sanders lost by a hair in Iowa and won by a landslide in New Hampshire.  Yet Hillary Clinton has amassed an enormous 350-delegate advantage over the Vermont senator after just two states.  —  Outraged by that disconnect …
Discussion: Power Line
Vanessa Gera / Associated Press:
ANTI-MIGRANT FORCE BUILDS IN EUROPE, HURTING MERKEL'S QUEST  —  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — So where should the next impenetrable razor-wire border fence in Europe be built?  —  Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban thinks he knows the best place - on Macedonia's and Bulgaria's borders with Greece …
New York Post:
Eliot Spitzer investigated over alleged choking incident  —  The NYPD is investigating allegations that disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer choked a woman during an encounter inside a room at the swanky Plaza Hotel, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Sunday.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office: Michael Moore's ‘Where to Invade Next’ Marks Career Low  —  EMAIL ME  —  The documentary's opening per-theater average comes in behind any of Moore's previous films.  —  Michael Moore's Where to Invade Next wasn't greeted by a victory march at the box office …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The GOP's Worst Nightmare SCOTUS Nominee  —  Tino Cuellar.  California judge.  Mexican-American.  Harvard.  Yale.  Stanford.  How many Latino votes you think the GOP'd get if they block him?  —  Here's a name you need to get to know: Tino Cuellar.  Who is Tino Cuellar?
Discussion: Feministing
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Farewell, Jim Gilmore: the hopeless Republican presidential hopeful  —  He dropped out, but he had already wasted everyone's time  —  Jim Gilmore has finally dropped out of the presidential campaign - and American democracy is better for it.  —  The one-term governor of Virginia ran a narcissistic …
Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:
A Quick Thought on Presidential Recess Appointments  —  Nothing lasts forever.  Even the longest, the most glittering reign must come to an end someday.  —  The unexpected death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia leaves a great gulf in the intellectual life of the nation.  I know he will be missed by many.
Dan Greenwald / KMOV-TV:
New video shows MU professor Click allegedly cursing at, confronting officers  —  A video of University of Missouri communications professor Melissa Click confronting police officers during the school's homecoming parade has surfaced.  —  In the video, Click is allegedly seen confronting …
 
 
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Nicholas Schmidle / New Yorker:
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Jeb Bush Adds a Weapon (His Brother) Despite Worries It Could Misfire
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
Saudi Arabia launches military exercise with 20 nations
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Father of child murdered by illegal immigrant: Trump ‘sent from God’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CBS News:
Face the Nation transcripts February 14, 2016: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio,
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Ben Carson's Joseph Stalin quote distraction
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Aaron Short / New York Post:
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Jonathan R. Cole / The Atlantic:
Why Elite-College Admissions Need an Overhaul
 

 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple Q2: revenue from Services, which includes Apple TV+ and Apple Music, rose 14% YoY to $23.9B, vs. $23.27B estimated, an all-time record

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball this season, in what would be Roku's first major live rights deal

 
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