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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
McChrystal to Administration Official: 'I've Compromised the Mission' — During his round of phone calls to top officials of the Obama administration whom he and his team disparaged to a Rolling Stone reporter, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said, “I've compromised the mission,” a senior administration source tells ABC News.
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New York Times:
McChrystal's Fate Unclear After Brief Meeting With Obama — WASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal left the White House after meeting with President Obama for about 20 minutes, departing ahead of a meeting on the war in Afghanistan later Wednesday morning, but there was no immediate word …
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Eliot A. Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
Why McChrystal Has to Go — It is intolerable for military officers to mock senior political officials, including ambassadors and the vice president. — Gen. Stanley McChrystal is a hero—a selfless, fearless and inspiring soldier. He is also something of a military genius.
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msnbc.com:
Obama relieves McChrystal of command — Gen. David Petraeus replaces him as top Afghan commander — General Stanley McChrystal arrives at the White House in Washington on Wednesday. — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Wednesday relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his command …
ABCNEWS:
Gen. Petraeus Will Replace Embattled Gen. McChrystal in Afghanistan — The Embattled General Will No Longer Be Leading U.S. Counterinsurgency Efforts — President Obama today relieved embattled Gen. Stanley McChrystal from his position as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan …
Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
Gen. McChrystal's Firing Offense — Blogs and Stories — The press is turning a story about policy into a story about penises. What matters isn't what McChrystal said about Obama—it's what he believes about Afghanistan. — It's not the insubordination, stupid. It's the war.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
What's Second Prize? — Gen. Stanley McChrystal's trashing of his civilian colleagues was unprofessional and may cost him his job. If so, it will be a sad end to a fine career. But no general is indispensable. What is indispensable is that when taking America surging deeper into war in Afghanistan …
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama relieves McChrystal, replaces him with Petraeus: AP
Obama relieves McChrystal, replaces him with Petraeus: AP
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Washington Post:
Obama relieves McChrystal of his duties
Obama relieves McChrystal of his duties
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David Weigel / Right Now:
‘Joe Barton was right,’ Joe Barton tweets — Hours after getting a respite from House Republicans, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) has cheekily responded to criticism over his “apology to BP” by tweeting a link to an American Spectator article titled “Joe Barton was right.”
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Texans Down on Barton — Texans think that Barack Obama's right …
Texans Down on Barton — Texans think that Barack Obama's right …
WDSU-TV:
Federal Gov't Halts Sand Berm Dredging — Nungesser Pleads With President To Allow Work To Continue — NEW ORLEANS — The federal government is shutting down the dredging that was being done to create protective sand berms in the Gulf of Mexico. — The berms are meant to protect the Louisiana coastline from oil.
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ABCNews.com:
Vitter Aide Resigns After ABC News Disclosures About Past — Drunk Driving, Attack on Girlfriend, Open Warrant Detailed in ABC News Report — A trusted aide to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter resigned Wednesday morning after ABC News reported that he had been arrested for attacking his ex-girlfriend …
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CNN:
Spitzer, Parker to host primetime CNN show — CNN announced Wednesday that Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer will host its new 8 p.m. program. — Washington (CNN) - Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Kathleen Parker will co-host …
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David Freddoso / Beltway Confidential:
Last night's elections: A good night for conservatives — Last night's primaries had a theme, it was a theme of victory for conservative candidates. It was also a night in which establishment endorsements and old party names were no help. — In Utah, Mike Lee narrowly won the GOP nomination …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Nikki Haley wins South Carolina primary, Rep. Bob Inglis loses
Nikki Haley wins South Carolina primary, Rep. Bob Inglis loses
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Michelle Malkin:
The threat of illegal alien amnesty-by-executive order — NumbersUSA posted a letter on Monday from GOP Sen. Grassley and seven other Republican Senators challenging the White House on rumors of illegal alien-amnesty-by-executive order. The gist of it:
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Ezra Klein:
Health-care reform getting more, not less, popular — I got an e-mail from the House minority leader's office this morning linking me to their new report, “Obamacare: Three Months of Broken Promises.” “Three things are abundantly clear about President Obama's new health care law three months …
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Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu / Arutz Sheva:
Reports: IAF Landed at Saudi Base, US Troops near Iran Border — Follow Israel news on and . — The Israeli Air Force recently unloaded military equipment at a Saudi Arabia base, a semi-official Iranian news agency claimed Wednesday, while a large American force has massed in Azerbaijan, which is on the northwest border of Iran.
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Reza Kahlili / Forbes:
There Will Be War — Last week, Iran's opposition leaders Mir …
There Will Be War — Last week, Iran's opposition leaders Mir …
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John / Power Line:
Sharia Comes to Michigan — Under Sharia law, it is forbidden to proselytize to Muslims, and no Muslim can leave the faith. Dearborn, Michigan, is home to a substantial Muslim population, and there is strong evidence that local authorities now enforce sharia in preference to the Constitution of the United States.
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Sean J. Miller / The Hill:
Arizona Democrats urge Obama not to sue over controversial immigration law — Arizona Democrats facing tough reelection races are distancing themselves from the Obama administration as it prepares to file a lawsuit against the state over its controversial immigration law.
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Associated Press:
More Oil Gushing Into Gulf After Problem With Cap — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says BP has been forced to remove a cap that was containing some of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. — Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says an underwater robot bumped into the venting system.
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Graphic Sex Ed Class Under Fire — Parents are outraged after young teenagers were instructed on graphic sexual acts during a Planned Parenthood sex education class at the local high school in Shenandoah, Iowa. — “It was horribly inappropriate,” Colleen Dostal told Fox News Radio.