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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama ‘disrespected’ Israel, threw it ‘under the bus,’ says Romney — President Obama “disrespected” Israel and threw it “under the bus” in a wide-ranging speech on the Middle East on Thursday, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney charged. — Romney strongly criticized Obama, who …
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The White House:
Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa State Department, Washington, DC — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, have a seat. Thank you very much. I want to begin by thanking Hillary Clinton …
The Atlantic Online:
Nothing New in the Idea That '67 Borders Should Guide Peace Talks (UPDATED) — I'm amazed at the amount of insta-commentary out there suggesting that the President has proposed something radical and new by declaring that Israel's 1967 borders should define — with land-swaps — the borders of a Palestinian state.
John / Power Line:
Barack Obama, Neocon? — President Obama delivered a speech on the Middle East at the State Department today. If one takes it seriously, it signified—with one key exception—Obama's transformation into a virtual clone of his predecessor. President Bush's democracy agenda …
New York Times:
Obama Sees '67 Borders as Starting Point for Peace Deal — WASHINGTON — Seeking to harness the seismic political change still unfolding in the Arab world, President Obama on Thursday publicly called for the borders prevailing before the 1967 Israeli-Arab war to be the starting point for talks …
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PMO Announcement following President Obama's speech — Israel appreciates President Obama's commitment to peace. Israel believes that for peace to endure between Israelis and Palestinians, the viability of a Palestinian state cannot come at the expense of the viability of the one and only Jewish state.
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BBC:
Obama insists 1967 ‘basis’ for Israel-Palestinian peace — Barack Obama: “Let's get started on a conversation about territory and about security” — US President Barack Obama has insisted that the “1967 border” must be the “basis for negotiations” to set up a future Palestinian state.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama and Netanyahu, Distrustful Allies, to Meet
Obama and Netanyahu, Distrustful Allies, to Meet
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Netanyahu Responds Icily to Obama Remarks
Netanyahu Responds Icily to Obama Remarks
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Obama alters U.S. policy, tells Israel to start with '67 borders
Obama alters U.S. policy, tells Israel to start with '67 borders
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Pawlenty: Obama's Israel proposal a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
Pawlenty: Obama's Israel proposal a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
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Simon Wiesenthal Center:
SWC: Israel Should Reject a Return to 1967 ‘Auschwitz’ Borders
SWC: Israel Should Reject a Return to 1967 ‘Auschwitz’ Borders
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama's Cairo II speech: Cheering democratization ... in general; Update: No, Obama didn't …
Obama's Cairo II speech: Cheering democratization ... in general; Update: No, Obama didn't …
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
Obama Embraces His Inner Bush
Obama Embraces His Inner Bush
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The Atlantic Online:
Willie Nelson Endorses Gary Johnson for President — Country music legend and avid pot smoker Willie Nelson has a horse in the 2012 race: former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson (R), the most prominent marijuana-legalization candidate in the field. — From a press release put out Tuesday by Nelson's Teapot Party:
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People.com:
Sarah Palin's Son Track Gets Married! — Duane and Elizabeth Hanson, Britta Hanson, Track Palin, Sarah and Todd Palin — The Palin family is growing! — Sarah Palin's eldest son, Track, 22, recently married his high school sweetheart, Britta Hanson, 21, in a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, Alaska.
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich fell into ‘lamestream media’ trap
Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich fell into ‘lamestream media’ trap
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The Atlantic Online:
Gingrich: I Wasn't Talking About Ryan's Plan on ‘Meet the Press’ — Newt Gingrich said today that he wasn't referring to Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) Medicare plan when he uttered the words “right-wing social engineering” last Sunday — a comment that has earned the former House speaker …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Tells Limbaugh That His Phrase ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’ Was Not A Reference To Ryan Plan
Gingrich Tells Limbaugh That His Phrase ‘Right-Wing Social Engineering’ Was Not A Reference To Ryan Plan
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi: 'We have a plan. It's called Medicare.'
Nancy Pelosi: 'We have a plan. It's called Medicare.'
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Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Gingrich: ‘And By The Way, It Was Not A Reference To Paul Ryan’ (AUDIO)
Gingrich: ‘And By The Way, It Was Not A Reference To Paul Ryan’ (AUDIO)
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Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Armstrong Accused of Drug Use by Ex-Teammate — The cyclist Tyler Hamilton, one of Lance Armstrong's former teammates on the United States Postal Service team, said he saw Armstrong inject himself with the banned performance-enhancing drug EPO “many, many times” to win the Tour de France …
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Ryan J. Reilly / TPMDC:
Cornyn: Democrats To Blame For Republican Filibuster Of Goodwin Liu — Republicans just filibustered President Barack Obama's judicial nominee Goodwin Liu, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says Democrats should take the blame. — “I argued that everyone should get an up-or-down vote but we lost that battle …
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Meredith Shiner / The Politico:
Senate GOP filibusters Goodwin Liu
Senate GOP filibusters Goodwin Liu
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Kasie Hunt / The Politico:
Huntsman thronged in N.H. debut — HANOVER, N.H. — Jon Huntsman's first stop on the New Hampshire campaign trail Thursday was billed as a cozy meet-and-greet at a small-town restaurant. — It ended up as a big media circus. — TV cameras and dozens of writers and photographers …
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Wall Street Journal:
No Pink Slip for Ronald McDonald — McDonald's Corp. is standing by its clown. — The 48-year-old, red-haired mascot has come under fire from health-care professionals and consumer groups who, in recent days, have asked the fast-food chain to retire Ronald McDonald.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Deal Reached on Extension of Patriot Act — WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders on Thursday reached a deal to extend by four years several statutes that expanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation's counterterrorism and surveillance powers after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, aides said.
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
DeMint won't rule out backing Romney — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) isn't ready yet to cut Mitt Romney loose following the Republican presidential candidate's defense of his Massachusetts healthcare plan last week. — DeMint, the conservative kingmaker who had endorsed Romney for the nomination in 2008 …
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Jane Perlez / New York Times:
China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — China has agreed to immediately provide 50 JF-17 fighter jets to Pakistan, a major outcome of a visit by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to Beijing this week, Pakistani officials said Thursday.
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Judge overturns Miller decision on open special election … CARSON CITY — A District Court judge on Thursday overruled a decision by Secretary of State Ross Miller to allow any qualified candidate to run in a Sept. 13 special election to fill a U.S. House vacancy in Nevada.
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Ynetnews:
Palestinian Facebook group urges rushing of Israel's borders — New pro-Palestinian group on social media site urges Arabs to march on Israel's borders following coming Friday's prayers — Pro-Palestinian activists have formed a new Facebook group calling for mass marches on Israel's borders this coming Friday.
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