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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.
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, POWIP, Freedom's Lighthouse, RedState and Wall Street Journal
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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Associated Press:
Obama says Palestine must be based in 1967 borders
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama ‘disrespected’ Israel, threw it ‘under the bus,’ says Romney
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Ben Smith's Blog
Alexander Marquardt / ABCNEWS:
Obama Mideast Speech Faces Disappointed and Disillusioned Arab World
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
After Obama speech, Israel rejects return to 1967 borders
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Obama's Speech on the Middle East
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First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Now this is change — Previewing Obama's speech …
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The Politico, Washington Post and The Moderate Voice
Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Senate GOP filibusters Goodwin Liu — Senate Republicans staged the first successful filibuster of a judicial nominee since 2005 on Thursday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration on the long-stalled nomination of Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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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
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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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Sen. Grassley Accuses Asian-American Judicial Nominee Of Holding ‘Communist’ Chinese Worldview
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
After Calling Judicial Filibusters Unconstitutional, Republican Senators Line Up Behind Judicial Filibuster
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The Note:
In First Judicial Setback For Obama, Liu Nomination Blocked by Senate Republicans' Filibuster
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate hands Obama his first defeat on a judicial nominee
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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’
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Wall Street Journal:
IMF Director Resigns, Denying Allegations
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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Palin: Pelosi telling ‘tight-faced lie’ on healthcare reform law waivers — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Wednesday accused House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of telling a “tight-faced lie” in saying she had nothing to do with healthcare reform waivers granted to companies in her district.
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The Politico, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Media Matters for America, Speaker and The Gavel
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, Betsy's Page 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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Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Year of Living Adulterously
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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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The Hill, SWJ Blog, Lawfare and The Volokh Conspiracy
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Giffords undergoes successful surgery — Doctors overseeing the recovery of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) said Thursday that an operation to replace part of her skull “went very well.” — Dr. Dong Kim, the director of Neuroscience at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital …
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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Husband in Space, Giffords Undergoes Surgery to Repair Skull
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TVNewser
Steve / Teapot Party Blog:
Willie Nelson Changes His Tune — The Teapot Party began two days after Willie Nelson was arrested for marijuana possession in Texas on Nov. 28. He sent me an email suggesting the need for an alternative to the Tea Party - the “Teapot” Party. I started the Facebook page and and within 48 hours …
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Daily Caller, TPMDC, Hit & Run and Hotline On Call
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Trump's For-Profit School Said to Be Under Investigation — The New York attorney general's office is investigating whether a for-profit school founded by Donald J. Trump, which charges students up to $35,000 a course, has engaged in illegal business practices, according to people briefed on the inquiry.
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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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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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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 …
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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