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The Atlantic Online:
Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don't Speak to My President That Way — For whatever reason, I tend to react strongly when a foreign leader disrespects the United States, and its President. I didn't like it when Hugo Chavez of Venezuela insulted President Bush; I don't like listening to Hamid Karzai …
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Ynetnews:
Behind the scenes: Obama snubs Netanyahu — Sources privy to political atmosphere prior to US president's Mideast policy speech say tension between White House, Jerusalem hit new high — Ynet — The cold relationship between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama and Netanyahu, Distrustful Allies, Meet — WASHINGTON — As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel heads to the White House on Friday for the seventh meeting since President Obama took office, the two men are facing a turning point in a relationship that has never been warm.
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Jeff Dunetz / YID With LID:
SLAM!! Bibi Diplomatically “Slaps” Obama During White House Press Op
SLAM!! Bibi Diplomatically “Slaps” Obama During White House Press Op
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Verum Serum
Reuters:
Divisions Clear as Netanyahu and Obama Discuss Peace
Divisions Clear as Netanyahu and Obama Discuss Peace
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Maggie's Farm and Althouse
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Carney downplays tension between Obama, Netanyahu
Carney downplays tension between Obama, Netanyahu
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The Politico, The Hill and Weasel Zippers
Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
In Oval Office, Bibi Offers History Lessons to Obama
In Oval Office, Bibi Offers History Lessons to Obama
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ABCNEWS, Power Line, Yahoo! News, Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Hatch condemns Obama's stance on Israel border, plans disapproval measure
Hatch condemns Obama's stance on Israel border, plans disapproval measure
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Ynetnews:
Netanyahu associate: Obama detached from reality
Netanyahu associate: Obama detached from reality
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National Review, The Lede, Weasel Zippers and Pajamas Media
Nathan Diament / The Politico:
Don't just talk about Israel
Don't just talk about Israel
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CNN, Wonkette and Crooks and Liars
The Atlantic Online:
The Rapture Is Not Saturday — It's Tonight — Doomsday prophet Harold Camping tells The Atlantic what to expect when the end of the world begins — LOS ANGELES — In his relentless study of the Bible, 89-year-old Oakland-based Harold Camping has seen the signs. You may have also seen them recently.
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Make My Bed? But You Say the World's Ending — The Haddad children of Middletown, Md., have a lot on their minds: school projects, SATs, weekend parties. And parents who believe the earth will begin to self-destruct on Saturday. — The three teenagers have been struggling to make sense …
CourierPostOnline.com:
Cherry Hill student's challenge to Tea Party champion Michele Bachmann prompts ‘threats’ — A Cherry Hill High School East sophomore who challenged Tea Party champion Michele Bachmann to a constitutional debate says she is concerned for her personal safety.
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Mark Joyella / Mediaite:
Orbitz Snubs Media Matters' ‘Drop Fox’ Campaign: 'We Aren't Going To Engage In That Fight' — The effort by liberal media watchdog group Media Matters to convince half a dozen leading national advertisers to pull their dollars from the Fox News Channel got a high-profile snub Thursday when Orbitz …
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Orbitz Backs Fox News Channel Amid Media Matters' ‘Smear Campaign’
Orbitz Backs Fox News Channel Amid Media Matters' ‘Smear Campaign’
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Big Journalism
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mitch Daniels knocked in head at gym — An accident at the gym left Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels with 16 stitches on his forehead on Friday, his office announced. — Daniels, who is weighing a run for the White House, was standing near a door at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
For First Time, Majority of Americans Favor Legal Gay Marriage — Republicans and older Americans remain opposed — PRINCETON, NJ — For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages.
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New York Times:
At I.M.F., Men on Prowl and Women on Guard — WASHINGTON — It is an international island in the midst of the American capital, a sharp-elbowed place ruled by alpha male economists. The days are long, and employees are regularly pressed together for weeks on end during overseas “missions.”
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John Eligon / New York Times:
Strauss-Kahn Is Released from Jail
Strauss-Kahn Is Released from Jail
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News Desk, Law Blog and New York Magazine
TMZ.com:
Macho Man Randy Savage Dies In Car Accident — Macho Man Randy Savage — one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time — died today in a car accident in Seminole, Florida ... TMZ has learned. — TMZ spoke with Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo, who tells us the wrestling legend suffered a heart attack …
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line:
Transcript: Exclusive Interview With Jon Huntsman — I sat down for an exclusive interview with Jon Huntsman yesterday. Here is the full transcript and CLICK HERE for the full story. — George Stephanopoulos: Governor, thanks for doing this. — Jon Huntsman: It's an honor.
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The Politico:
Jon Huntsman's moves trouble Utah
Jon Huntsman's moves trouble Utah
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CNN, Salon, Ben Smith's Blog and The Daily Caller
Dana Bash / CNN:
Washington (CNN) — President Obama may be on the brink of breaking the law. — At issue: The 1973 War Powers Act, which says if the president does not get congressional authorization 60 days after military action, the mission must stop within 30 days. — The president formally notified Congress …
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Roger Ailes responds to Chris Matthews' ‘Pathetic’ comment about Sarah Palin — Fox News Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes is responding to a shot Chris Matthews fired his way on his show last night. — After playing a clip of Sarah Palin discussing Newt Gingrich on Fox News, Matthews said, “This is so pathetic, watching her on television.
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Mediaite
JSOnline:
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds life without parole for young teen — By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel — Omer Ninham was just 14 when he was part of a gang that threw a 13-year-old Hmong boy to his death from the top of a Green Bay parking garage in 1998.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Palin: ‘I do have the fire in my belly’ — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) hasn't decided whether to run for president, but she insisted Thursday she has the “fire in my belly” to do it. — Fox News's Greta van Susteren asked Palin, who has provided few hints about her decision-making process …
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Inside Higher Ed:
Comments on Red Grader, Blue Grader — The article doesn't say whether or not the researchers controlled for differences across departments. I'm sure there are some departments with greater percentages of Republican-leaning professors than others, and perhaps classes in those departments tend …
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Gawker and Unqualified Offerings
Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:
Newt Gingrich's ringtone: ‘Dancing Queen’ — Ames, Ia. - Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich briefly stopped a campaign event here to shut off his phone as his ringtone sounded ABBA's “Dancing Queen.” — Gingrich today in Ames. — The song is from the musical “Mamma Mia.”
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Salon, Left Coast Rebel, Outside the Beltway, First Draft, TPMDC and Mediaite
Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Steele in talks to join MSNBC — Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele is in negotiations with MSNBC to be a political analyst, according to sources. — Steele would be a prominent Republican voice on a network known for its liberal television hosts.
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