Chris Christie approval rating at 74 percent in new Quinnipiac poll
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Feb.
20: 74 percent of New Jersey voters approve of the job Gov. Chris Christie is doing, a new Quinnipiac poll shows. Yet, when it comes to a potential 2016 race between Christie and Hillary Clinton, 49 percent of voters prefer Clinton while 45 percent prefer Christie. However, Christie tops NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a similar match up.
'Paper cuts to the economy': Washington and the sequester showdown
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Feb.
20: Should it happen, how damaging would the $85B sequester be for the country's economy? MSNBC's Richard Wolffe and Bloomberg View's Simon Johnson join a conversation on the looming sequester, why Washington can't seem to avert it despite the president publicly stating his door was open to the GOP.
Sen. McCain faces tough immigration questions at Ariz. town hall
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Feb.
20: Top Talkers: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., experienced some criticism on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 during a town hall meeting in his home state. His constituents expressed their frustration over illegal immigration. McCain responded by expressing his unwillingness to deport immigrants who have been in the country for decades.
Bloomberg superPAC has Ill. congressional candidate on the defensive
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Feb.
19: Former Illinois Rep. Debbie Halvorson, a Democrat, is accusing a pro-gun reform superPAC funded by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg of targeting her because of her "A" rating with the National Rifle Association. Halvorson is running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
"Escape from Planet Earth" producer on the film's success
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Feb.
20: Marvin Peart, one of the executive producers of the new animated film "Escape from Planet Earth" joins Morning Joe to talk about the movie's box office success, the continued popularity of reality television, and how he got his start in the entertainment industry.
Witnesses describe 'non-stop' argument night of shooting in Pistorius' home
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Feb.
20: Top Talkers: Witnesses describing the night Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius allegedly shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp say the couple had a "non-stop" argument before the shooting. The Morning Joe panel -- including the Council on Foreign Relations' Dan Senor, Fortune's Leigh Gallagher, Mike Barnicle and economic analyst Steve Rattner -- discusses Pistorius and reports that Apple was hit by hackers.
How Koch brothers are recalibrating after 2012 loss
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Feb.
20: Politico Playbook: "The Koch brothers' political network spent hundreds of millions to win the White House and the Senate -- and came up empty. So they did what any smart business executives would do: ordered up an audit," writes Politico's Kenneth Vogel. John Harris joins Morning Joe to discuss.
Barnicle: White House press corps making too big a deal of golf game
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Feb.
20: Top Talkers: The White House press corps is fuming over being denied access to photographing or reporting on a golf game between President Obama and golfing legend Tiger Woods. Is it a big deal? Mike Barnicle breaks it down.
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Feb.
19: What Did We Learn: Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Jon Heilemann, Mark Halperin and Madeleine Albright tell us what they learned today.
'Bullycide' as a worrisome concept and technology's role in bullying
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Feb.
20: Writer Emily Bazelon joins Morning Joe to discuss her book "Sticks and Stones," which focuses on the causes and effects of bullying, why she finds fault with the term "bullycide," and why younger kids can help prevent bullying by learning to stand up for their peers.
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Feb.
20: NBC’s Chuck Todd joins the Morning Joe panel to talk about the difference in budget politics between the Democrats and the Republicans.
Rattner's charts: Share of income changes going to top 1 percent
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Feb.
20: Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner joins Morning Joe with his infamous charts. This time he's looking at incomes for the country's top one percent and the bottom 99 percent.
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Feb.
19: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses her family heritage, the president’s use of drones, whether the U.S. should be more aggressive in Syria and shares advice for John Kerry.