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Wall Street Journal:
An Anti-Israel President — The president's peace proposal is a formula for war. — Say what you will about President Obama's approach to Israel—or of his relationship with American Jews—he sure has mastered the concept of chutzpah. — On Thursday at the State Department …
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theblogprof, Israel Matzav, Betsy's Page, Confederate Yankee and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Harry Reid rebukes Barack Obama's Israel speech — The most powerful Democrat in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), on Monday night publicly rejected President Barack Obama's decision to use a recent speech to lay out aspects of a potential peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Ben Smith's Blog, Hot Air, The Daily Dish, Pajamas Media, RealClearPolitics Video Log, White House Dossier and FrumForum
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Reid breaks with Obama on Israel
Reid breaks with Obama on Israel
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Haaretz, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Israpundit
Maen Rashid Areikat / The Politico:
A Palestinian perspective — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
A Palestinian perspective — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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Right Wing News
Move Over / MOVEOVERAIPAC:
Protesters Confront Netanyahu Inside AIPAC Gala
Protesters Confront Netanyahu Inside AIPAC Gala
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL — King: Giuliani ‘very close’ to joining GOP presidential race — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, whose presidential campaign fizzled in 2008, is leaning toward another race for the White House, according to a close associate. New York Republican Rep. Peter King …
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The Note, WMUR, GOP 12, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, The Raw Story, Pundit Press, Weasel Zippers, Shakesville, Betsy's Page, Iowa Caucuses and ABCNEWS
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Marc Ambinder / NationalJournal.com:
What Obama's Political Team Thinks of the Republican Field — Romney seems the most formidable, they think, while relieved that Daniels got out. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, shown here in 2010, is the most likely GOP opponent and one of the toughest, according to those close to the president.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
For Republican Hopefuls, the Bush Primary Is Well Under Way — Former President George Bush gives a smile to crowd after he was on the video screen during an Astros game in Houston in April. — For Republicans who want to be president, one of the most crucial primaries is well under way: the Bush primary.
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Daily Kos
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Republican Field: Is This It? — How's this for an impressive Republican lineup?
The Republican Field: Is This It? — How's this for an impressive Republican lineup?
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Ben Smith's Blog and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Poll: Romney way ahead of GOP field in New Hampshire
Poll: Romney way ahead of GOP field in New Hampshire
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The Other McCain, Hot Air, CNN, Indecision Forever, Instapundit, HotAirPundit, FrumForum and Weekly Standard
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
What a top aide to Sarah Palin really thinks about Mitt Romney, Bristol Palin, Erick Erickson and more — A series of messages forwarded to The Daily Caller show a top aide to former Alaska Gov. and possible presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocking top political figures and even her boss's own daughter, Bristol Palin.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Don't talk to strangers, Palin edition — There's no more dangerous place for a political staffer than the anonymous wilds of online comments sections. And while much of Sarah Palin's political infrastructure grew up online at Conservatives4Palin, one of her top aides, Rebecca Mansour …
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Pajamas Media, The Other McCain, Riehl World View and The Note
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
5 things to watch in the NY-26 vote — Tuesday's special election for a western New York congressional seat is positioned to become the first political measuring stick of the national debate over the Republican plan to rewrite Medicare. Democrat Kathy Hochul is narrowly leading the race …
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Taegan Goddard's …, CNN, Outside the Beltway, Hotline On Call, The Mahablog and FiveThirtyEight
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
All eyes on New York's special
All eyes on New York's special
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The Moderate Voice, Roll Call, Taylor Marsh, FrumForum and The Hill
New York Post:
Strauss-Kahn's pals bid to pay off woman's kin — By ORON DAN in Tel Aviv and LAURA ITALIANO and BOB FREDERICKS in NY — Friends of alleged hotel sex fiend Dominique Strauss-Kahn secretly contacted the accusing maid's impoverished family, offering them money to make the case go away since …
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Wall Street Journal, Pundit & Pundette, New York Times, City Room, Law Blog, JammieWearingFool and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »
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Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Strauss-Kahn Told Maid 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' During Alleged Sex Attack
EXCLUSIVE: Strauss-Kahn Told Maid 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' During Alleged Sex Attack
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Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Scared Monkeys, Telegraph, Gawker and Pajamas Media
Richard Eden / Telegraph:
Cannes 2011: Peter Fonda encourages his grandchildren to take up arms against President Barack Obama — Peter Fonda, the star of Easy Rider, says he is training his grandchildren to use rifles for a conflict with President Barack Obama. — Lars von Trier, who was banned from Cannes for praising Hitler …
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The Moderate Voice, Maggie's Notebook and Moe Lane
Dean Schabner / ABCNEWS:
New Doomsday: Preacher Says It's Still Coming — Harold Camping, the radio evangelist who predicted the apocalypse would begin Saturday, May 21, 2011, said today his understanding of God's plan was just a little off. — Speaking outside the headquarters of his media empire near the Oakland …
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Elizabeth Tenety / Washington Post:
Harold Camping says May 21, 2011 was ‘invisible judgment day,’ world will end October 21, 2011
Harold Camping says May 21, 2011 was ‘invisible judgment day,’ world will end October 21, 2011
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Pharyngula
David Brooks / New York Times:
Britain Is Working — In 1920, Winston Churchill's mother held a dinner for M. Paul Cambon to celebrate the end of his 20 years as the French ambassador to Britain. One of the guests asked Cambon what he had seen in his two decades in London. — “I have witnessed an English revolution …
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Yglesias, Los Angeles Times, Marbury, Washington Post, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Guardian and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
‘Rock and roll dude’ eyes W.H. run — Another Republican is eyeing a late entrance into the presidential primary, and his name is not Jeb, Chris, Paul or Rick. — It's Thaddeus. — In an interview Monday with POLITICO, Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter said he's seriously considering …
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Washington Wire, The Daley Gator and The Daily Caller
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Supreme Court orders massive inmate release to relieve California's crowded prisons — Justice Kennedy cites inhumane conditions, while dissenters fear a crime rampage. Gov. Jerry Brown seeks tax hike to fund transfers to county jails as prison officials hope to avoid freeing anyone.
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New York Times, Booman Tribune, TalkLeft and The Monkey Cage
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myfoxny.com:
Teens Riot In Manhattan Businesses — MYFOXNY.COM - It's like a flash mob gone bad. Security footage from a Manhattan Dunkin' Donuts shows a group of youths climbing on counters, throwing chairs and throwing tables in a violent attack on workers. — It happened at the Dunkin' Donuts on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village.
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The Daley Gator, alicublog, UrbanGrounds, The Gateway Pundit and Pat Dollard
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY:
White House Adds New Position to Deal with Unfavorable Online Media — The White House has named Jesse Lee to a new position within its communications department titled Director of Progressive Media & Online Response. According to The Huffington Post, Lee will essentially be responsible …
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The Jawa Report, Nice Deb, Moonbattery, iOwnTheWorld.com, BLACKFIVE, FishbowlDC, The Right Sphere, Ace of Spades HQ, The Huffington Post, REPUBLICAN REDEFINED, Outside the Beltway, Marathon Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Pirate's Cove, The Lonely Conservative, Fox Nation, TVNewser, UrbanGrounds, The Daily Caller and JammieWearingFool, more at Mediagazer »
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts — The number of violent crimes in the United States dropped significantly last year, to what appeared to be the lowest rate in nearly 40 years, a development that was considered puzzling partly because it ran counter to the prevailing expectation …
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The Atlantic Online, Modeled Behavior, Chicago Boyz, Marginal Revolution and The Awl
New York Times:
Democrats Try to Woo Consumer Advocate to Run — WASHINGTON — Officials in the Democratic Party are wooing Elizabeth Warren to run for the Senate against the Massachusetts Republican Scott P. Brown rather than have her continue to set up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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msnbc.com, CNN, Guardian, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, The Caucus, TPMDC, Blue Mass Group, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Prairie Weather
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Cantor Says Congress Won't Pay For Missouri Disaster Relief Unless Spending Is Cut Elsewhere — Firefighters and rescue workers who arrived in Joplin, MO, found that the deadly tornado that hit the state Sunday had left a “barren, smoky wasteland” in its path.
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Washington Times, AmeriCares News …, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and CNN
Paul Walsh / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Muslim rights group cries foul over MSP security drill — Last week's security test reinforced negative stereotypes, CAIR said in a complaint to the head of Homeland Security. — A national Muslim civil rights group is asking the head of Homeland Security to investigate the use of stereotypes …
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch