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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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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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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 …
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
Richard Holbrooke Has Died
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Joe Sterling / CNN:
Holbrooke dies days after aorta tear
Holbrooke dies days after aorta tear
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Matthew Weaver / News: News blog:
Julian Assange granted bail: live updates — • 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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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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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Significant Error in Judge Hudson's Opinion — I've had a chance to read Judge Hudson's opinion, and it seems to me it has a fairly obvious and quite significant error. Judge Hudson assumes that the power granted to Congress by the Necessary and Proper Clause — “To make all Laws …
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New York Times:
A Noxious Commandment — Randy Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse …
A Noxious Commandment — Randy Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse …
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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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Matt Bai / New York Times:
As Electoral Ground Shifts, Bloomberg Could Skip the Party
As Electoral Ground Shifts, Bloomberg Could Skip the Party
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
New nonpartisan “No Labels” group has its own “anthem” by Akon for some reason
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.
No Labels: No Specifics, No Coherence, No Point.
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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
Designer: No Labels lifted penguins of bipartisanship
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Andy Newman / City Room:
In ‘a New Way of Looking,’ Something Familiar
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?
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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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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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Steele stuns by running for reelection
Steele stuns by running for reelection
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Embattled G.O.P. Chief Is Seeking a Second Term
Embattled G.O.P. Chief Is Seeking a Second Term
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
The unpredictable Michael Steele
The unpredictable Michael Steele
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Huge Senate majority votes to advance $858B tax package — President Obama's $858 billion tax package won a huge bipartisan majority in the Senate Monday evening, setting it up for a contentious debate in the House. — In a 83-15 vote, the Senate quashed a filibuster by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Va.).
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Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
House Dems tinkering with estate tax
House Dems tinkering with estate tax
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Washington Post:
Tax-cut package clears procedural hurdle in Senate
Tax-cut package clears procedural hurdle in Senate
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Top Dems confident of final passage on tax deal this week
Top Dems confident of final passage on tax deal this week
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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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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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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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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 …