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11:15 AM ET, February 16, 2016

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Harry Reid / Washington Post:
Reid to GOP: For the good of the country, stop your nakedly partisan obstruction  —  Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, is Senate minority leader.  —  We are entering uncharted waters in the history of the U.S. system of checks and balances, with potentially momentous consequences.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Scalia's death could doom McDonnell and hurt Menendez  —  Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell could wind up one of the biggest losers as a result of Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death and the potentially protracted battle shaping up over his replacement.
John Boehner / Independent Journal Review Opinion:
The Time I Tried To Persuade Antonin Scalia To Run For Vice President  —  JOIN THE TEAM FOR ADDED BENEFITS:  —  Create an Account OR Log In  —  FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:  —  Submit  —  x  —  Views  —  ShareTweetEmail +  —  Independent Journal Opinion is an opinion platform …
Timothy S. Huebner / New York Times:
In Election Years, a History of Confirming Court Nominees  —  MEMPHIS — “THE American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice,” Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican majority leader, announced after news of Justice Antonin Scalia's death.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Des Moines Register:
Grassley's Supreme Court stance is all about politics
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNN:   Top Democrats to White House: Take Supreme Court fight to GOP
Lee Liberman Otis / New York Post:   The true meaning of Justice Scalia
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump, Clinton Still Have Big SC Leads  —  PPP's new South Carolina poll continues to find Donald Trump with a wide lead in the state.  He's at 35% to 18% each for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, 10% for John Kasich, and 7% each for Jeb Bush and Ben Carson.  —  What's striking about Trump's support …
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Jamie Self / The State:
FIRST ON BUZZ: After debate, Trump still tops SC GOP presidential race  —  Poll: Trump at 35%; Cruz and Rubio follow with 18% each  —  Democratic frontrunner Clinton leads Sanders by 21-point margin  —  Sanders making gains among critical African-American voters, but still trails by 40 points
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Donald Trump leaves supporters cold as he accuses Rubio of ‘excess sweating’  —  Republican frontrunner makes bizarre claim that rival's perspiration would affect America's ability to conduct foreign policy effectively  —  Donald Trump has upped his attacks on his Republican rivals at a rally …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jon Ralston / Washington Post:
Nevada is no longer a ‘lock’ for Hillary Clinton
Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Trump Takes On — Everybody
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Nick Gass / Politico:
National poll: Sanders closing the gap with Clinton
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
How the war in Iraq is haunting the 2016 presidential contest
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Bush Brothers Swipe at Donald Trump
Discussion: CBS News
Dan Merica / CNN:
Hillary Clinton barks like a dog to slam Republicans  —  Reno, Nevada (CNN)Hillary Clinton's stump speech has gone to the dogs.  —  Not really.  But Clinton told a colorful story on Monday in Reno that ended with the former secretary of state barking like a dog.
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Fox News:
Hillary Clinton plays literal attack dog in effort to shore up Nevada
Scott Brown / Now - Vancouver Sun:
Vancouver skyline featured in Marco Rubio's ‘Morning again in America’ campaign ad  —  Marco Rubio, currently running third in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, must be hoping that scenic Vancouver can give him a push past frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
German ‘bail-in’ plan for government bonds risks blowing up the euro  —  'If I were a politician in Italy, I'd want my own currency as fast as possible: that is the only way to avoid going bankrupt,' said German ‘Wise Man’  —  A new German plan to impose “haircuts” on holders …
Discussion: naked capitalism and Vox Popoli
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Campaigns secretly prep for brokered GOP convention  —  Mysterious outside groups are asking state parties for personal data on potential delegates, Republican campaigns are drawing up plans to send loyal representatives to obscure local conventions, and party officials are dusting off rule books …
The Hill:
Republicans stand down for FBI investigation of Clinton server  —  Republicans are refusing to use the Benghazi playbook to go after Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  Instead of launching formal investigations or propping up a new special committee to investigate the emails …
Discussion: Hot Air
Donald J. Trump / USA Today:
Donald Trump: I will do whatever it takes  —  Support the use of enhanced interrogation techniques if the use of these methods would enhance the protection of the nation.  —  The first responsibility of any government is to protect its people.  In recent years, we have engaged in a discussion …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / American Prospect:
The New Moral Panic Over Drug-Dependent Babies  —  As with the hyped-up crack-baby crisis, fears about neonatal abstinence syndrome appear to be overblown.  But that won't stop states from punishing pregnant women.  —  Last month, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill that would allow state authorities …
Discussion: Raw Story
Elle Hunt / Guardian:
Eagles of Death Metal frontman: ‘Everybody has to have guns’  —  Vocalist-guitarist Jesse Hughes, a long-time advocate for access to gun ownership, says he is more convinced than ever after Bataclan attack  —  The frontman of the Eagles of Death Metal, the band that was performing …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Lawyer: 4 US journalists charged in Bahrain leave country
Discussion: New York Magazine
James Pheby / Agence France-Presse:
John Paul II had ‘intense’ friendship with married woman: BBC
Discussion: abc11.com
Steve Birr / The Daily Caller:
Marine Allegedly Assaulted Mid-Burger At McDonald's, As Gang Yelled ‘Do You Believe Black Lives Matter?’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Michael Bloomberg Could Run for President and Win
Joel Kotkin / The Daily Beast:
We Now Join the U.S. Class War Already in Progress
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Character of Modern Liberalism in One Paragraph
Discussion: Maggie's Farm
Olaf Ekberg / The American Mirror:
VIDEO: Chelsea campaigns to empty seats in Cleveland
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Left-Leaning Economists Question Cost of Bernie Sanders's Plans
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Balloon Juice
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Okay, the Scalia Assassination Conspiracy Theories are Getting Out of Hand
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and New York Times