Morning Round-Up 2-21

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Morning Headlines

Domestic                                                          

Associated Press

1. Colorado, Utah Move to Hike Smoking Age to 21
2. Judge: Spying on NJ Muslims By NYPD Was Legal
3. AG Census Shows Boom in Farm Sales

Politico

1. Painting Dixie Blue: Can Democrats retake the South? Yes, and here’s how
2. Obama to drop entitlement cuts from 2015 budget
3. Election landscape boosts GOP govs

Reuters

1. Zimbabwe court orders deportation of former congressman
2. Illinois leads multistate probe of Sallie Mae’s student loan practices
3. Arizona lawmakers pass bill to allow faith-based refusal of services

Wall Street Journal

1. Fannie Mae Reports $84 Billion Annual Profit
2. College Uses Test Data to Show Value
3. Mortgage Troubles Near Prerecession Levels

Washington Post

1. Negotiators reach deal to end Ukraine crisis
2. With 2015 budget request, Obama will call for an end to era of austerity
3. Anti-testing groups form alliance to bring sanity to education policy

Washington Times

1. Cover-up? Army historian says report on deadly Afghan battle was altered to absolve faulty gun
2. Water under the bridge? Big money haul keeps Christie’s leadership role at RGA safe
3. Foreign policy critics want Obama to be more proactive; Putin rising in power

Top Conservative Stories of the Day:

The American Conservative

1. Shooting at Sochi to Hit Syria
2. Why Play Cold War Games in Ukraine?

Breitbart

1. RNC Honors Black Veterans
2. Obama’s Syrian Red Line Failure Encouraged Putin Over Ukraine

 The Daily Caller     

1. Obama enlists companies in minimum wage campaign
2. Civil rights commissioners condemn Holder’s decision to discipline students based on race

CNSNews.com

1. NYC: More Black Babies Killed by Abortion Than Born
2. Workers on Disability Decrease for First Time in 17 Years

National Review

1. The Myth of ‘Settled Science’
2. Attacking Diversity of Thought

Washington Free Beacon

1. Report: Taliban Insurgency to Grow After Troop Drawdown
2. Rand Paul, Jack Hunter to Speak At Same Libertarian Conference

Top Liberal Stories of the Day:

The Daily Beast

1. My Life Behind Kiev’s Barricades
2. Christie Finally Finds a Crowd That Doesn’t Care About Bridgegate

Talking Points Memo

1. You Won’t Believe What It’s Taken to Save Obamacare in Arkansas
2. How Tea Party Absolutism Cost the GOP A Huge Win on Entitlements

ThinkProgress

    1. Everything You Need To Know About the Growing Crisis in Ukraine