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2:40 PM ET, February 15, 2016

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why blocking Obama's pick to replace Scalia could cost Republicans their Senate majority  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  Mitch McConnell has decided to wager the Republican majority in the Senate on blocking Barack Obama's pick for the Supreme Court.  —  It's a bold and understandable …
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos and RedState
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
How America Was Lost  —  Once upon a time, the death of a Supreme Court justice wouldn't have brought America to the edge of constitutional crisis.  But that was a different country, with a very different Republican Party.  In today's America, with today's G.O.P., the passing of Antonin Scalia has opened the doors to chaos.
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?
Richard L. Hasen / Washington Post:
The battle over replacing Justice Scalia is just the start of a war over the Supreme Court  —  Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at University of California, Irvine, is the author of Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections.
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 …
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Bush: 'There shouldn't be deference' on nominee
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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 …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Code Pink praises Donald Trump after debate  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is being praised by Code Pink, a group working to end U.S. wars and militarism that has protested the Iraq War.  —  Trump garnered support from the organization during the GOP debate Saturday night …
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Graham calls Trump the GOP's ‘Michael Moore candidate’
Discussion: Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump forces GOP to take uncomfortable look at Iraq War
Discussion: Truth Revolt
Annie Karni / Politico:
Harry Reid allies to Team Clinton: Don't slam Nevada's caucus  —  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 front-runner.  —  The reason: the Clinton campaign's attempt …
Discussion: Reno Gazette-Journal and Hot Air
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The Hill:
Clinton has superdelegate edge in Nevada and South Carolina
Discussion: TPNN and Politicus USA
Luciana Lopez / Reuters:
Foreclosure crisis snarls Clinton, Sanders' efforts to reach Nevada voters
Discussion: Instapundit
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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The College Fix:
Mizzou's Melissa Click told police ‘get your f**king hand off me’ at previous racial protest
Discussion: Power Line
William Schmitt / Columbia Missourian:
Melissa Click says she'll fight to restore her reputation, keep job
Phyllis Korkki / New York Times:
Fired for Cursing on the Job, Testing the Limits of Labor Law  —  Little did the managers of a Hooters restaurant realize that a bikini contest they sponsored in 2013 would end up testing the limits of labor law.  —  When a group of waitresses participated in the contest, held at a Hooters in Ontario …
Discussion: Eater
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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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Jeb Bush Adds a Weapon (His Brother) Despite Worries It Could Misfire
Discussion: Washington Post
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Post wins two Polk Awards, for series on ‘settlements’ industry and police shootings  —  Washington Post reporter Terrence McCoy was looking into the troubled life and premature death of Freddie Gray last year when he noticed something curious: Before his death, Gray …
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
Kevin Crowley / Bloomberg Business:
World's Most Expensive African Buffalo Valued at $11.1 Million  —  Businessman buys 25 percent stake in animal for $2.8 million  —  Africa's biggest-horned disease-free buffalo is named Horizon  —  Africa's biggest-horned and disease-free buffalo was valued at a record amount on Saturday …
 
 
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Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Arab states are seeking nuclear weapons to counter Iran, Israel warns
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Father of Son Murdered by Illegal Immigrant: Trump Was “Sent From God”
Deborah Danan / Breitbart:
TEL AVIV - A new Israeli study shows that artificial light at night (ALAN) can cause weight gain …
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The Digital Dirt  —  In the early-morning hours of February 15 …
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