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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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Betsy's Page, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Confederate Yankee
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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Reid rebukes Obama on Israel — 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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The Daily Dish
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Reid breaks with Obama on Israel — Breaking with President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday urged a renewal of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks without preconditions regarding borders. — Obama, in recent days, has proposed that Israel's 1967 boundaries be the …
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Ben Smith's Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, White House Dossier and FrumForum
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Netanyahu repeats: No to '67 borders — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday once again rejected President Obama's call to base the borders of a Palestinian state on those existing in 1967. — Addressing delegates of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) …
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Weasel Zippers
Maen Rashid Areikat / The Politico:
A Palestinian perspective — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted House Speaker John Boehner's invitation to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The speaker says his invitation is a chance to promote freedom, security and peace in the Middle East.
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Right Wing News
Scott / Power Line:
Netanyahu at AIPAC — Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the AIPAC policy conference yesterday and previewed his speech to the joint session of Congress today. The text of his AIPAC speech is posted here; the video is below. At the heart of Netanyahu's speech is this set of propositions:
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Algemeiner.com
Move Over / MOVEOVERAIPAC:
Protesters Confront Netanyahu Inside AIPAC Gala
Protesters Confront Netanyahu Inside AIPAC Gala
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The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and Weasel Zippers
Natasha Mozgovaya / Haaretz:
AIPAC chief: Obama should not be even-handed toward Israel and Palestinians
AIPAC chief: Obama should not be even-handed toward Israel and Palestinians
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Israpundit
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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GOP 12, Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers, Shakesville, The Raw Story, 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
The Politico:
GOP insiders: 2012 field is set
GOP insiders: 2012 field is set
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Hot Air, CNN, Washington Post and White House Dossier
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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Instapundit, HotAirPundit, FrumForum and Weekly Standard
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, City Room, New York Times, 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 — Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a New York City hotel maid, “Don't you know who I am! Don't you know who I am?” while pinning her down during the alleged sexual assault, law enforcement sources close to the investigation told FoxNews.com.
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Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Scared Monkeys, Gawker and Pajamas Media
Jacob Tomsky / New York Times:
Behind Closed, Sequentially Numbered Doors
Behind Closed, Sequentially Numbered Doors
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Guardian, Balloon Juice and Mother Jones
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Who Will Play Strauss-Kahn?
Who Will Play Strauss-Kahn?
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Telegraph, Connecting.the.Dots, Firedoglake, A Spork in the Drawer and Shakesville
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
All eyes on New York's special — All of Washington will be watching New York on Tuesday, where a Democratic win in the special election could have national implications for the Republican Party. — The special election for former Rep. Chris Lee's (R) seat has been cast as a referendum …
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Roll Call, The Hill, Taylor Marsh and FrumForum
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker says Sen. Scott Brown ‘should be ashamed of himself’
GOP lawmaker says Sen. Scott Brown ‘should be ashamed of himself’
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ThinkProgress, Firedoglake, Boston Globe, Politifact.com Truth …, Weasel Zippers, Balloon Juice and The New Republic
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
5 things to watch in the NY-26 vote
5 things to watch in the NY-26 vote
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Taegan Goddard's …, CNN, Outside the Beltway and Hotline On Call
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, The Monkey Cage and TalkLeft
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Wall Street Journal:
Pawlenty on Ethanol — The GOP candidate takes on King Corn in Iowa, of all places. — One of the immutable laws of modern American politics is that no candidate who wants to win the Iowa Presidential caucuses can afford to oppose subsidies for ethanol. So it's notable …
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CNN, The Note, GOP 12 and New York Times
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Associated Press:
FACT CHECK: Not the whole truth in Pawlenty claims
FACT CHECK: Not the whole truth in Pawlenty claims
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Washington Monthly, Don Surber, msnbc.com, Washington Post and Wonk Room
Kase Wickman / The Raw Story:
Tim Pawlenty wiped a serial child molester's record clean in 2008
Tim Pawlenty wiped a serial child molester's record clean in 2008
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Shakesville
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's Blog, The Politico, GOP 12, RedState, Hot Air and Moe Lane
Elizabeth Tenety / Washington Post:
Harold Camping says May 21, 2011 was ‘invisible judgment day,’ world will end October 21, 2011 — You've been warned. — Radio evangelist Harold Camping said in a special broadcast Monday night on his radio program Open Forum that his predicted May 21, 2011 Rapture was “an invisible judgment day” …
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Pharyngula and The Daily Dish
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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, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, TPMDC, The Caucus, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Prairie Weather
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
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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The Daily Caller
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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UrbanGrounds, The Gateway Pundit and Pat Dollard
The Hill:
Sessions threatens to block budget votes, Memorial Day recess — Senate Budget Committee ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) threatened on Monday to derail planned budget resolution votes this week — as well as the Memorial Day recess — to protest Democrats' lack of a budget plan.
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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 …