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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Obama hits Fox News — Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama used an immigration speech Tuesday to take a jab at News Corporation CEO, Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox News Channel. — Obama quoted the CEO, an Australian native, who said “Immigrants have made America great as the world leader in business …
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Democrats to reintroduce DREAM Act — Senate Democrats will re-introduce the long-stalled DREAM Act, hoping to tap into momentum from President Barack Obama's speech along the border Tuesday about America's need to pass comprehensive immigration reform. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Southern border is more secure, but not thanks to Obama, says Cornyn — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) conceded this week that security on the Mexican border has improved under the Obama administration - but not, he said, because of the president's policies. — “We are better than we were …
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Washington Wire:
Text of Obama's Speech on Immigration — Here is the White House transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks on immigration as delivered Tuesday in El Paso, Texas. (This post was updated from the text, as prepared for delivery.) — REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT — ON COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
The Huffington Post:
Reid To Boehner: If You Want $2 Trillion In Cuts, Start With Oil And Gas Tax Breaks
Reid To Boehner: If You Want $2 Trillion In Cuts, Start With Oil And Gas Tax Breaks
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Jim DeMint / National Review:
Speeches and Summits Won't Secure the Border
Speeches and Summits Won't Secure the Border
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New York Times:
Statement From the Family of Osama bin Laden — Statement from the family of Sheikh Osama bin Laden — I Omar Ossama Binladin and my brothers the lawful children and heirs of the Ossama Binladin (OBL) have noted wide coverage of the news of the death of our father, but we are not convinced …
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Bin Laden death now part of Obama's re-elect message — President Obama speaks at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Austin, Tex. Tuesday. (Jim Young/Reuters) — Reporting from Austin, Tex.— Osama bin Laden, mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, is now an applause line in a presidential campaign speech.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Bin Laden Sons Say U.S. Broke International Law — WASHINGTON — The adult sons of Osama bin Laden have lashed out at President Obama in their first public reaction to their father's death, accusing the United States of violating its basic legal principles by killing an unarmed man …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama at fundraiser: Killing Bin Laden should inspire us to finish what we started — by reelecting me
Obama at fundraiser: Killing Bin Laden should inspire us to finish what we started — by reelecting me
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Pam Benson / CNN:
Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress
Bin Laden death photos to be shown to some members of Congress
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich's route: Leave no state behind — For Newt Gingrich, who will announce his candidacy Wednesday, the road to the Republican nomination runs through Iowa. — And New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada and Florida. — Unlike some of his likely rivals, who are looking to downplay …
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Jim McNerney / Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Is Pro-Growth, Not Anti-Union — Washington's actions have assaulted the capitalist principles that have sustained America's competitiveness since it became the world's largest economy nearly 140 years ago. — Deep into the recent recession, Boeing decided to invest more than $1 billion in a new factory in South Carolina.
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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Rand Paul Suggests Conspiracy In Labor Fight: ‘Mr. President, Do You Have An Enemies List?’
Rand Paul Suggests Conspiracy In Labor Fight: ‘Mr. President, Do You Have An Enemies List?’
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Kevin Lamarque / The Atlantic Online:
How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology — Since the last realist president, George H.W. Bush, left office, two groups— neoconservatives and liberal interventionists—have overtaken American foreign policy — The United States has found itself in a seemingly endless series of wars over the past two decades.
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kff.org:
House Republican Budget Plan: State-By-State Impact of Changes in Medicaid Financing — This analysis projects the state-by-state impact of converting Medicaid into a block grant and eliminating the planned expansion of the program by repealing the health reform law, as called for under the House Budget Plan.
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Aluf Benn / Haaretz:
Netanyahu waited too long to strike Iran — Aluf Benn reflects on developments in Israel's policies toward Iran, claiming Netanyahu makes ‘hollow threats’. — 1. Barack Obama's achievement: From the day he assumed office, the president of the United States made preventing an Israeli military strike …
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Wall Street Journal:
President to Renew Muslim Outreach — WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death and embrace a new era of relations with the U.S.
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Christian Heinze / Ballot Box:
Palin and Trump: It's complicated — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and businessman Donald Trump have formed a political bond, one united by their populist ideology and contempt for the mainstream media. — Their kinship grew during the height of the birther controversy.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Ryan: GOP faces messaging challenge in selling 2012 budget — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that Republicans are running into a “communications challenge” in selling their 2012 budget proposal to Americans. — Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee who authored the 2012 budget …
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ABCNEWS:
Osama Bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Hints China Wants a Peek at Secret Helicopter — Pakistani officials said today they're interested in studying the remains of the U.S.'s secret stealth-modified helicopter abandoned during the Navy SEAL raid of Osama bin Laden's compound, and suggest the Chinese are as well.
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The Politico:
Obama fundraises in Austin, Texas — President Obama's take from his Austin, Texas, fundraisers is $2 million, a Democratic source said Tuesday. — More than 50 attendees paid $35,800 - the maximum legal limit - to dine with the president at a private residence.
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Neo-Nazi Father Is Killed; Son, 10, Steeped in Beliefs, Is Accused — RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The day before he allegedly shot his father, the sandy-haired 10-year-old boy showed off a prized possession to a visitor. It was a thin leather belt emblazoned with a silver insignia of the Nazi SS.
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The Business Insider:
Irish Bombshell: Government Raids PRIVATE Pensions To Pay For Spending — The Irish government plans to institute a tax on private pensions to drive jobs growth, according to its jobs program strategy, delivered today. — Without the ability sell debt due to soaring interest rates …
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New York Times:
After Bin Laden, U.S. Reassesses Afghan Strategy — WASHINGTON — The killing of Osama bin Laden has set off a reassessment of the war in Afghanistan and the broader effort to combat terrorism, with Congress, the military and the Obama administration weighing the goals, strategies …
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Rudy Giuliani warns of convention terror risk — Rudy Giuliani warned that the major party national conventions are obvious terrorist targets during a stop in Charlotte on Tuesday. — The former New York mayor, who's contemplating another presidential run in 2012 and who has made national security …
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Lindsey Boerma / NationalJournal.com:
Trump Stumped: No Big Announcement on Celebrity Apprentice Finale — Reset your DVRs! You can make that Sunday night dinner with mom after all: Contrary to his own personally advanced hype, Donald Trump will not be making any kind of announcement about his presidential plans on the Celebrity Apprentice season finale.
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Patrick Caldwell / American Prospect:
Republican Electoral Strategy: Don't Let the Democrats Vote — The Texas Legislature passed two bills yesterday that on the surface look like good governance measures but are actually efforts to discourage the Democratic base from voting. The state Senate approved a bill requiring voters …
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Hannah Hess / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ill. lawmaker says raising obese kids should cost parents at tax time — • An Illinois lawmaker says parents who have obese children should lose their state tax deduction. — “It's the parents' responsibility that have obese kids,” said state Sen. Shane Cultra, R-Onarga.
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