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New York Times:
Obama Backs Deal Based on 1967 Lines — WASHINGTON — Seeking to harness the seismic political change still unfolding in the Arab world, President Obama for the first time on Thursday publicly called for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would create a non-militarized Palestinian state …
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NationalJournal.com:
Obama: ‘The Status Quo is Not Sustainable’ — Following is President Obama's Middle East speech, as prepared for delivery: — I want to thank Hillary Clinton, who has traveled so much these last six months that she is approaching a new landmark - one million frequent flyer miles.
Jonathan Ferziger / Bloomberg:
Arab Spring Spurs Israel to Ice Peace Plan Before Obama Meeting — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been preparing to greet President Barack Obama at the White House tomorrow with a proposal to resurrect Middle East peace talks, advisers said. — That was until Palestinian …
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The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh and The Agonist
Fox News:
Netanyahu Rejects Obama Call for Palestinian State Based on 1967 Borders — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly rejected President Obama's call Thursday for Israel to pull back to the borders that existed before the 1967 Six-Day War, calling those lines militarily “indefensible.”
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The Jawa Report, Daled Amos, Freedom's Lighthouse, RedState and Wall Street Journal
Associated Press:
Obama says Palestine must be based in 1967 borders — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is endorsing the Palestinians' demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war, in a move that will likely infuriate Israel.
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Little Green Footballs and Pajamas Media
Alexander Marquardt / ABCNEWS:
Obama Mideast Speech Faces Disappointed and Disillusioned Arab World
Obama Mideast Speech Faces Disappointed and Disillusioned Arab World
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The Politico, Washington Post, CNN, Guardian, New York Magazine and Political Punch
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Now this is change — Previewing Obama's speech …
First Thoughts: Now this is change — Previewing Obama's speech …
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The Politico, Washington Post and The Moderate Voice
Gerry Mullany / New York Times:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns From I.M.F. — Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned Wednesday as head of the International Monetary Fund after explosive allegations that he had sexually attacked a cleaning lady in a midtown Manhattan hotel room. — “It is with infinite sadness that I feel compelled today …
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New York Times:
A Favorite Emerges for Helm of I.M.F. — PARIS — The French finance minister, Christine Lagarde, was on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos this January when her usual smile turned into a frown. Next to her, Robert E. Diamond Jr., chief executive of Barclays and one of the most powerful bankers …
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Telegraph:
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: IMF head ‘hired prostitutes from Manhattan madam’ — Dominique Strauss-Kahn hired prostitutes from the “Manhattan Madam” who infamously also served Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former Governor of New York, she claimed on Wednesday night.
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Bruce Crumley / Time:
Smoke and Fire: Why France Was Silent About Strauss-Kahn's Womanizing
Smoke and Fire: Why France Was Silent About Strauss-Kahn's Womanizing
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ECHIDNE of the snakes, Hot Air, ABCNEWS, Washington Post, Don Surber, American Spectator, Sky Dancing, Pajamas Media, The Huffington Post and Instapundit
Harold Hongju Koh / Opinio Juris:
The Lawfulness of the U.S. Operation Against Osama bin Laden — [Harold Hongju Koh is the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.] — I write in response to those who have raised questions regarding the lawfulness of the recent United States operation against Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Don't repeat Osama raid, says Feinstein
Don't repeat Osama raid, says Feinstein
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ABCNEWS, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and FrumForum
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi: 'We have a plan. It's called Medicare.' — “It is a flag we've planted that we will protect and defend. We have a plan. It's called Medicare.” — That's from Nancy Pelosi, who called me from Wisconsin, where she's holding events today defending Medicare in Paul Ryan's back yard.
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TalkLeft, Hullabaloo and Eschaton
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Sen. Mitch McConnell / Judicial:
Why the Senate should reject Goodwin Liu — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Thursday regarding the nomination of Goodwin Liu to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: — Over the past two years, our nation has been engaged …
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The Note and The Politico
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Sen. Grassley Accuses Asian-American Judicial Nominee Of Holding ‘Communist’ Chinese Worldview — Six years ago, Ninth Circuit judicial nominee Goodwin Liu published an op-ed in which he made the utterly banal point that a conservative interest group used the terms “free enterprise,"' …
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The Politico, TalkLeft, Daily Kos and Wonk Room
Wall Street Journal:
Stephen Colbert's Free Speech Problem — The comedian runs up against campaign-finance law in an attempt to lampoon the Supreme Court. — Comedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert, like most of his friends and allies on the left, thinks that last year's Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC is, literally, ridiculous.
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Human Events, Ben Smith's Blog, Hot Air, Patterico's Pontifications, Michelle Malkin and Election Law
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Romney, Daniels feel ‘death hug’ on their healthcare records — President Obama and his liberal allies tried to kill some of the Republicans' top presidential candidates with kindness on Thursday. — The president had fun at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) …
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Comments on, Washington Monthly, CNN, Left Coast Rebel, GOP 12 and The Daily Caller
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Year of Living Adulterously
The Year of Living Adulterously
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The Note, Prairie Weather and Washington Monthly
Michael Scherer / Time:
Plouffe, second from left, is looking for new ways to pierce the media clutter — DOUG MILLS / NEW YORK TIMES / REDUX — When Barack Obama traveled to Texas this month to talk immigration, David Plouffe, his top message guru, decided to stay home and watch Twitter instead.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senator McConnell leaves House Republican budget twisting in the wind — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is leaving Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget plan to its own fate in the Senate by not whipping his GOP colleagues on the vote. — Republican senators say McConnell …
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Amazon.com:
Amazon.com Now Selling More Kindle Books Than Print Books — Kindle with Special Offers for only $114 is already the bestselling member of the Kindle family — (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon began selling hardcover and paperback books in July 1995. Twelve years later in November 2007 …
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Guardian, L.A. Times Tech Blog and Harry's Place, more at Mediagazer »
Alan S. Blinder / Wall Street Journal:
The Debt Ceiling Fiasco — Fights over the budget are normal and proper in a democracy. But threatening to default could have dire consequences for the dollar, interest rates and the economy. — The debt ceiling “crisis” started on Monday when the U.S. government reached the legal limit …
Julie Mason / The Politico:
Rogue tweet by Secret Service! — How embarrassing, Secret Service! (Gawker image) — Courtesy — Oh, the dangers of social media! Those instant, regrettable outbursts of unvarnished truth and scantily clad photos. Today's victim: the Secret Service!
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Don Surber, Gawker, Big Journalism, Carol's Closet, Political Punch, FrumForum and National Review
Michael Crowley / Time:
Mr. Nice Guy — It was after 8 p.m. at the public library in the quiet town of Adel, Iowa, and staffers were folding up the metal chairs. Tim Pawlenty's question-and-answer session had wrapped up some 30 minutes earlier, but a handful of voters were still here, and therefore so was Pawlenty …
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AMERICAblog Elections, The Blotter, FrumForum and Indecision Forever
TMZ.com:
Botox Mom: I MADE IT ALL UP FOR MONEY! — The woman who went on “Good Morning America,” claiming she injected her 8-year-old daughter with Botox, now swears under oath ... she made the entire story up for a few hundred bucks. — TMZ has obtained a sworn declaration written by Sheena Upton …
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Runnin' Scared, Gawker, TVNewser, Wizbang and Jezebel
Ken Lee / People.com:
Maria Shriver Hires a Divorce Attorney — Maria Shriver, who has split from husband Arnold Schwarzenegger amid a love-child scandal, has hired a divorce lawyer, sources tell PEOPLE. — Prominent Los Angeles family law attorney Laura Wasser is now representing California's former first lady, according to sources close to Shriver.
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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Husband in Space, Giffords Undergoes Surgery to Repair Skull — HOUSTON — Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman who was shot in the head in Tucson in January, was resting in an intensive care unit on Thursday morning after undergoing surgery to restore a large piece of her cranium …
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The Politico:
GOP isn't buying Barack Obama's debt limit pitch — In Richmond, Cantor took the same tack as Nunes in an interview with several reporters following his job summit. — “The markets are looking to see credible progress on changing the fiscal trajectory in Washington.
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Derek Wallbank / MinnPost:
What Bachmann is thinking about as she considers a run for president — Michele Bachmann at the 2011 Time 100 Gala ceremony in April. — WASHINGTON — As she mulls over a run for the White House, Rep. Michele Bachmann says she is spending time reading books about presidential campaigns …
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GOP 12, Derek Wallbank and A plain blog about politics
Dave McNary / Variety:
Cannes condemns Lars von Trier — Danish helmer banned, ‘Melancholia’ still eligible for Palme d'Or — The Cannes Film Festival has kicked Lars von Trier out of the festival, banning him from all events and declaring him a “persona non grata” in the wake of the Danish director calling himself …
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National Review and Hollywood Reporter