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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Richard Holbrooke dies: Veteran U.S. diplomat brokered Dayton peace accords — Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke, whose relentless prodding and deft maneuvering yielded the 1995 Dayton peace accords that ended the war in Bosnia - a success he hoped to repeat as President Obama's chief envoy …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Strong American Voice in Diplomacy and Crisis — Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2009 and a diplomatic troubleshooter who worked for every Democratic president since the late 1960s and oversaw the negotiations that ended …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
STEELE STUNS, RUNS: ‘The job is fun’ — ROMNEY SPLITS WITH HOUSE GOP, BLASTS TAX DEAL — Michael Moore offers servers to WikiLeaks — Remembering Richard Holbrooke — Grace Gallo b'day — Good Tuesday morning. EXCLUSIVE: This morning, Rep. Eric Cantor will announce the senior staff …
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ABCNEWS:
Family members said his last words before he headed into surgery were: “You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan,” according to the Washington Post. — President Obama was at a dinner in the East Room of the White House when the news came, said a senior administration official.
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Richard Holbrooke Has Died
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Joe Sterling / CNN:
Holbrooke dies days after aorta tear
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Washington Post:
Health reform will survive its legal fight — In March, New Hampshire preschool teacher Gail O'Brien, who was unable to obtain health insurance through her employer, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma. Her subsequent applications for health insurance were rejected because of her condition.
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The Note:
The Note: Michael Steele's In, But Can He Win? — Even as they stood by over the last month and watched five other candidates jump in the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee, the staunchest backers of current chair, Michael Steele, insisted that reports of his political demise were greatly exaggerated.
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Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Years of Wrangling Lie Ahead for Health Care Law
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The unpredictable Michael Steele
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Embattled G.O.P. Chief Is Seeking a Second Term
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Steele stuns by running for reelection
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Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Judge Voids Key Element of Obama Health Care Law
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Nick Baumann / Mother Jones:
The Radicalism of Judge Hudson's Health Care Law Decision
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CHEERING A VICTORY OVER THEIR OWN IDEA.... Many on the right are …
Ezra Klein:
Is the Hudson ruling good news for health reform?
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Matthew Weaver / Guardian:
Julian Assange granted bail with conditions — • Assange granted bail to cheers from supporters — • Assange criticises Visa, MasterCard and Paypal from cell — • Police worked case against Madeleine McCann's parents — • Full coverage of the WikiLeaks cables
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Michael Moore / Open Mike:
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange — Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail Mr. Assange out of jail.
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Mike In / Michael Moore:
WITNESS STATEMENT OF MICHAEL MOORE — WITNESS STATEMENT — (CJ Act 1967, s.9 MC Act 1980, ss.5A(3)(a) and 5B; — Criminal Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 27) — This statement (consisting of 2 pages each signed by me) is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that …
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Kat Stoeffel / New York Observer:
No Labels and Other Ripped Off Designs — Brooklyn-based artist Thomas Porostocky's friends and fans have been tipping off NY media that his art has been used without permission by the bi-partisan political group No Labels. — Porostocky designed star-spangled giraffes …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Designer: No Labels lifted penguins of bipartisanship
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Andy Newman / City Room:
In ‘a New Way of Looking,’ Something Familiar
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John Del Signore / Gothamist:
Did No Labels Rip Off Design From More Party Animals?
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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Atheist Ads on Buses Rattle Fort Worth — FORT WORTH — Stand on a corner in this city and you might get a case of theological whiplash. — A public bus rolls by with an atheist message on its side: “Millions of people are good without God.” Seconds later, a van follows bearing a riposte: “I still love you.
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Washington Post:
Tax-cut package clears procedural hurdle in Senate — Republicans and Democrats joined forces in the Senate on Monday to deliver the most significant bipartisan vote since President Obama took office, advancing a plan to extend tax cuts for virtually every American and to boost the economic recovery.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Top Dems confident of final passage on tax deal this week
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
‘No Labels’ rally: Bipartisan with Democratic tinge — NEW YORK-The people who attended the “No Labels” conference here on the campus of Columbia University really, really want the government to get things done. “So much partisanship, and not enough getting things done,” said Antonio Villaraigosa …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
New nonpartisan “No Labels” group has its own “anthem” by Akon for some reason
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
No Labels: No Specifics, No Coherence, No Point.
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Hoyer expected to file 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal bill Tuesday — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) are expected to introduce standalone “don't ask, don't tell” repeal legislation on Tuesday, three sources actively involved in repeal discussions told POLITICO Monday.
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Steve Peoples / Roll Call:
Linda McMahon Plans Meeting With NRSC — In case there was any doubt, Linda McMahon's political career may not be over. — The former wrestling executive turned Connecticut GOP Senate candidate has scheduled a personal meeting with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) on Capitol Hill.
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
The Nixon tapes remind us what a vile creature Henry Kissinger is. — Over the last few weeks, this modest little column of mine has been acquiring an almost eerie prescience and potency. I called for the death sentence on Tariq Aziz to be commuted, and it was only a matter of days …
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Tim McGinnis / Carolina Live:
Governor Mark Sanford talks about future — Governor Mark Sanford will be out of job next month. He's served as South Carolina's head of state since 2003. — NewsChannel 15's Tim McGinnis interviewed Sanford on Monday. Sanford spoke about his tenure, including the effect the admission …
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