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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mitch Daniels won't run in 2012 — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told supporters in a midnight email early Sunday that he is opting against a 2012 presidential run, a decision that he said ultimately came down to family concerns. — The decision by the former political operative and favorite …
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Associated Press:
Indiana's Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels rules out run for the White House — View Photo Gallery — Who's in and who's out?: Republicans are beginning to announce who will pursue a bid for the presidency. — WASHINGTON — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said early Sunday that he won't run …
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Daniels Decides Against Republican Presidential Bid — Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana has decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination, telling supporters in an e-mail message early Sunday that he decided against entering the race because of family considerations.
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Mitch Daniels hurt, gets 16 stitches to forehead
Mitch Daniels hurt, gets 16 stitches to forehead
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Daniel Leblanc / Globe and Mail:
Ottawa won't back Obama's Mideast peace proposal — The Harper government is refusing to join the United States in calling for a return to 1967 borders as a starting point for Mideast peace, a position that has drawn sharp criticism from Canada's staunch ally Israel.
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Eric Johnson / Reuters:
Top Jewish Americans ponder support for Obama — (Reuters) - Some prominent Jewish Americans are rethinking their support for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election bid after he effectively called on Israel to give back territory it has occupied since 1967 to Palestinians.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Bibi-Barack Chess Game — Rick Hertzberg offers us a graceful, if pessimistic, guide. Money quote: … It has indeed been a remarkable week, and as the blog has shown, one that took me by surprise. I saw nothing that new in the president's speech on Israel-Palestine …
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Dore Gold / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's 1967 Borders Aren't Defensible — Fair observers have never considered the old armistice line as a non-negotiable starting point for peace talks. — It's no secret that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to lobby the U.N. General Assembly this September …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House lawmakers push back against Obama's stand on 1967 borders
House lawmakers push back against Obama's stand on 1967 borders
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New York Times:
Obama's Peace Tack Contrasts With Key Aide, Friend of Israel
Obama's Peace Tack Contrasts With Key Aide, Friend of Israel
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Borderline Treachery — Would that the president of the United States …
Borderline Treachery — Would that the president of the United States …
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Fox News:
Tea Party Favorite Herman Cain Joins 2012 GOP Race — Tea Party favorite Herman Cain announced his long-shot presidential candidacy to a raucous crowd in Atlanta Saturday, yelling, “I'm running for president of the United States and I'm not running for second.”
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Aharding / CNN:
Herman Cain officially announces presidential bid
Ryan Creed / ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain, Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Announces His Candidacy
Herman Cain, Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Announces His Candidacy
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Andrew Restuccia / Ballot Box:
Cain announces candidacy for GOP presidential nomination
Cain announces candidacy for GOP presidential nomination
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Horton's ghost haunts GOP field — It's still early in the presidential race, so the opposition research dumps haven't really begun. But when the skeletons in the closets of 2012 GOP hopefuls begin to be revealed, the unique shape of the field — which will almost certainly feature a handful …
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Dr. Milton R. Wolf / Washington Times:
Obamacare waiver corruption must stop — If some Americans deserve exemption from a bad law, then all Americans do — Selective enforcement of the law is the first sign of tyranny. A government empowered to determine arbitrarily who may operate outside the rule of law invariably embraces favoritism …
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Gabrielle Saveri / Reuters:
Broadcaster silent as “Judgment Day” hours tick by — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With no sign of Judgment Day arriving as he had forecast, the 89-year-old California evangelical broadcaster and former civil engineer behind the pronouncement seemed to have gone silent on Saturday.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
At Apocalypse Central, Preparing for What Happens, or Doesn't
At Apocalypse Central, Preparing for What Happens, or Doesn't
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David Batty / Guardian:
Apocalypse not now: The Rapture fails to materialise
Apocalypse not now: The Rapture fails to materialise
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Aharding / CNN:
New poll shows Democrat ahead in NY special election — (CNN) - A new poll released Saturday shows the Democratic candidate now has a slight lead - a four point advantage among likely voters - over the Republican in a special congressional election in Western New York that has attracted the national spotlight.
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