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The Hill's E-news: February 17, 2015


The Hill's E-news
 February 17, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
Judge blocks Obama order on immigration
By Kyle Balluck
A federal judge late Monday temporarily blocked President Obama’s executive action designed to shield millions of immigrants from deportation, according to multiple reports.
Axelrod quips irritate Clintonland
By Amie Parnes
David Axelrod, the former top strategist to President Obama, has been annoying Hillary Clinton allies with his rash of recent comments about the would-be presidential candidate and her potential campaign.
Bill Clinton ‘burst a gasket’ over pro-Hillary group’s comments
By Laura Barron-Lopez
The episode, according to "HRC," emphasizes a significant danger for Hillary Clinton.
Joe Walsh eyes comeback bid
By Cameron Joseph
Controversial former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) is talking up a Tea Party challenge to Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.).
GOP cools on Loretta Lynch
By Tim Devaney
Lynch’s confirmation was pushed back by two weeks amid “anonymous" objections from some Republicans.
Lawmakers push for Obama to break seal on 9/11 pages
By Martin Matishak and Julian Hattem
President Obama is coming under pressure from lawmakers to declassify 28 pages of the 9/11 report that were blacked out.
Where's the respect for Santorum?
By Ben Kamisar
In the crowded 2016 Republican primary, there’s one name that isn't gaining steam yet.
Sanders puts brave face on single-payer troubles
By Peter Sullivan
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says that single-payer healthcare did not fail in Vermont and could be revived.
Fate of 'Audit the Fed' rests in Dem hands
By Peter Schroeder
The Republican majority, if united, could at least muscle a Fed audit through the Senate Banking Committee.
Poll: Most support vote for war against ISIS
By David McCabe
Half of adults said that they oppose using ground troops against ISIS.
The West cannot abandon Ukraine now
By Anna Borshchevskaya, contributor
It cannot afford to let Ukraine remain destabilized.
Energy-efficient buildings unite left and right 
By Roger Platt, contributor
Energy efficient green buildings are a model of bipartisan consensus.
The Associated Press: Push to boost defense spending puts GOP in budget bind
By Andrew Taylor
Pressing Pentagon demands in a time of terror threats and Islamic State militants have put newly empowered congressional Republicans in a bind. Defense hawks want to wipe out previous spending cuts to steer more money to the military, but the GOP is divided over how to do it without piling billions onto the deficit.
USA Today: Key Senate Democrat says ISIL force request too broad
By Nicole Gaudiano
President Obama's proposal for legislation to fight the Islamic State contains "largely undefined" wording that could be interpreted as license to wage open-ended war, according to the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The New York Times: 2016 ambitions seen in Walker’s push for university cuts in Wisconsin
By Julie Bosman
Critics of Gov. Scott Walker say he is capitalizing on a view that is popular among conservatives like those in the Iowa caucuses: that state universities are elite bastions of liberal academics.
The Wall Street Journal: The case for, and against, Rubio as GOP candidate 
By Gerald F. Seib
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has quietly moved into the upper tier of the long list of potential Republican presidential candidates. What does he bring to the table?
Bloomberg: Rick Perry and vaccines: A complicated love story 
By David Knowles
The former Texas governor is back talking up his support of vaccines.

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