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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Obama and Netanyahu, Distrustful Allies, to 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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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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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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Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa State Department, Washington, DC
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama ‘disrespected’ Israel, threw it ‘under the bus,’ says Romney
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The Atlantic Online:
Nothing New in the Idea That '67 Borders Should Guide Peace Talks (UPDATED)
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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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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
A first: Majority of Americans now supports same-sex marriage, Gallup finds
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Conservative Party Is Obstacle to Gay Marriage
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Dem group attacks Romney ahead of South Carolina visit — An independent Democratic group led by former aides to President Obama launched the first ad of the 2012 cycle with an attack Friday on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R). — Priorities USA Action, the liberal group founded …
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Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Romney's Evangelical Problem — Mike Huckabee's exit from the race makes it more imperative for Mitt Romney to increase his appeal among evangelicals. — Mike Huckabee, judging by the early opinion polls, would have been among the most formidable challengers to Mitt Romney …
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Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Group Unleashes Early Ad Against Romney — The new political group co-founded last month by two former aides to President Obama is unleashing its first television broadside against Republicans today, attacking former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts on health care and needling former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the process.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
DeMint won't rule out backing Romney
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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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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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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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Benjy Sarlin / TPMDC:
Newt: Campaigns Like Mine Are But Once A Century
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O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Gingrich: voters will decide election, not “Washington news media”
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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 …
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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee — TAGS: - Barack Obama - Byron York - Gang of 14 - George W. Bush - goodwin liu - Harry Reid - john cornyn - Miguel Estrada - ninth circuit court of appeals - patrick leahy - Politics - Priscilla Owen - Robert Bennett - robert bork - samuel alito - Ted Kennedy - tom coburn
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Ryan J. Reilly / TPMDC:
Cornyn: Democrats To Blame For Republican Filibuster Of Goodwin Liu
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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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People.com:
Sarah Palin's Son Track Gets Married!
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Republicans Face No-Win Situation in New York — Republican strategists are now praying that they never, ever have another special election in New York state. — First they failed to win a 2009 special election to take back Democrat Kirsten's Gillibrand's open seat (which they won back last year).
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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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Cy Ryan / Las Vegas Sun:
Judge sides with GOP, rules against free-for-all special election
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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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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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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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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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David Weigel / Weigel:
Willie Nelson Retracts Gary Johnson Endorsement
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