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Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today:
Airline to Jewish rumor: ‘Delta does not discriminate.’ — Earlier today some Jewish and Christian readers in the blogosphere were fired up about stories that Delta Airlines, in its new alliance with Saudi Arabian Airlines, might wind up enforcing a Saudi policy of not admitting Iraelis …
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Israel Matzav, National Review, Hot Air, Jihad Watch, The Volokh Conspiracy and AmSpecBlog
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Michele Chabin / USA Today:
U.S. Jews not able to fly on Delta flights to Saudi Arabia — JERUSALEM — Jews and Israelis, or passengers carrying any non-Islamic article of faith, will not be able to fly Delta Air Lines flights from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia under Delta's new partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines.
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The Sundries Shack, Weasel Zippers, Runnin' Scared, YID With LID, Pajamas Media and Doug Ross
Bob Unruh / WorldNetDaily:
Delta adopts Saudi ‘no-Jew’ fly policy
Delta adopts Saudi ‘no-Jew’ fly policy
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The Huffington Post, Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
McConnell: GOP Would Not Voice Opposition To Libya Campaign If Obama Was A Republican — The NATO-led air campaign in Libya is causing a significant rift within the GOP. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), and House Republicans have said the U.S. involvement violates …
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Los Angeles Times and TPMDC
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Why Eric Cantor won't make the budget deal
Why Eric Cantor won't make the budget deal
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The Mahablog, TPMDC, Washington Wire, Balloon Juice, The Atlantic Online, Washington Monthly, The Politico, National Review and Blue Virginia
Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
How To (Temporarily) Survive a Debtpocalypse
How To (Temporarily) Survive a Debtpocalypse
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The Caucus, Washington Monthly, National Review and TalkLeft
John R. Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Top Republicans Walk Out of VP Biden's Debt Talks
Top Republicans Walk Out of VP Biden's Debt Talks
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Big Peace, The Politico and The Note
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Budget Talks Near Collapse as G.O.P. Leader Quits
Budget Talks Near Collapse as G.O.P. Leader Quits
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New York Times, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, The Hill and Jared Bernstein
The Note:
Mystery Candidate Leads to Walk Out at Ames Straw Poll Land Auction — ABC News' Russell Goldman (@GoldmanRussell) and Arlette Saenz (@ArletteSaenz) report: — A little bit of intrigue at the Ames straw poll land auction... Representatives of Republican candidates are meeting today in Ames …
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Balloon Juice, USA Today and Ben Smith's Blog
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Michael O'Brien / Ballot Box:
Gingrich: I won't drop out of the presidential race before Iowa caucuses
Gingrich: I won't drop out of the presidential race before Iowa caucuses
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The Politico
Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
Thaddeus McCotter Creates Chaos At Straw Poll Auction
Thaddeus McCotter Creates Chaos At Straw Poll Auction
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The Politico
New York Times:
Seized Phone Offers Clues to Bin Laden's Pakistani Links — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The cellphone of Osama bin Laden's trusted courier, which was recovered in the raid that killed both men in Pakistan last month, contained contacts to a militant group that is a longtime asset …
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The Politico, The Page and Verum Serum
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
‘Mission accomplished,’ Obama style
‘Mission accomplished,’ Obama style
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New York Times and Weekly Standard
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Obama Addresses New York Marriage Equality Bill At LGBT Fundraiser: Issue Best Left To States — President Obama spoke at an LGBT fundraiser this evening in New York City, just as the New York Senate prepares to take up marriage equality legislation. Obama addressed the measure directly …
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The New Civil Rights Movement, AMERICAblog Gay, Pam's House Blend and Back2Stonewall.com
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Speech Is Interrupted by Gay Marriage Supporters — President Obama said he expected some heckling and he got it. More than 600 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people paid $1,250 each to attend a Democratic fund-raising dinner in Manhattan on Thursday and …
Discussion:
Capital Tonight and American Power
Andrew Harmon / Advocate:
Senators to Obama: Time to Evolve
Senators to Obama: Time to Evolve
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Prop 8 Trial Tracker and Lynn Sweet
Dana Ritter / White House Wrap:
Commander In Chief Misspeaks About Soldier Killed in Afghanistan — During his remarks to troops at Fort Drum today, the President was reminiscing about the times he has spent with the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, when he got something wrong. … The problem is, Jared Monti was killed in action in Afghanistan, on June 21, 2006.
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Pundit & Pundette, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
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Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
President Obama's Terrible Mistake
President Obama's Terrible Mistake
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JustOneMinute, Verum Serum and American Power
Associated Press:
Reps. Barney Frank, Ron Paul want to end federal ban on marijuana, cede enforcement to states — WASHINGTON — Two House members introduced a bill Thursday that would remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances and cede to the states enforcement of laws governing pot.
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Denver Post, MPP Blog, The Conversation, The Volokh Conspiracy and TalkLeft
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Is Rick Running? — A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President, though the official word from Team Perry is still a definite maybe. — A Republican campaign veteran tells us that Texas Governor Rick Perry has decided to run for President …
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Geithner: Taxes on ‘Small Business’ Must Rise So Government Doesn't ‘Shrink’ — (CNSNews.com) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the House Small Business Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration believes taxes on small business must increase so the administration does not have to …
Discussion:
The Right Scoop and The Lonely Conservative
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Benefits Rollback for Work Force — TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday approved a broad rollback of benefits for 750,000 government workers and retirees, the deepest cut in state and local costs in memory, in a major victory for Gov. Chris Christie …
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New Jersey Online, JammieWearingFool and NewsBusters.org blogs
CNN:
President Obama backs rights for gay couples in New York fundraiser — (CNN) — President Barack Obama took his act to New York on Thursday as the featured attraction at three back-to-back fundraisers, where he touted his progressive credentials, including support for equal rights for gay couples.
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In the Arena, The Page, LGBTQ Nation and JammieWearingFool
Chris Tomlinson / MiamiHerald.com:
Perry gets tepid response at Latino convention — Gov. Rick Perry received a tepid response when he addressed the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials on Thursday, joking about the pronunciation of a Hispanic appointee's last name and frequently staring blankly …
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24Ahead and The Daily Caller
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Military leaders know Obama's decision is a disaster — The press is reporting that the top military leaders have “endorsed” President Obama's Afghan troop withdrawal decision. With all due respect to the fine reporters, that is not the news. Under our Constitution …
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American Thinker, Guardian, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Pajamas Media, Arizona Republic, National Review, New York Times and Swampland
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Obama, as suspected, disregarded the Afghan troop drawdown recommendation of Gen. Petraeus — Testifying before a Senate committee today, the commander of allied forces in Afghanistan confirmed under oath what many had suspected: — In his speech Wednesday evening, President Obama disregarded …
New York Times:
Politicians Who Fear the Public Light — As we wrote this editorial on Thursday evening, we were still waiting for the New York State Senate to do what it should have done long ago — end a basic inequality under the law by allowing same-sex couples the full right to marry.
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The Gist and Good As You
Ashton Elijah / LGBTQ Nation:
Legislator warns of HIV epidemic in New York if marriage equality becomes law — While the debate over marriage equality continues to rage in Albany, one legislator from Clinton County, New York, fears that an HIV epidemic will break out in the Empire State if gay couples are allowed to marry.
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ThinkProgress, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Back2Stonewall.com and Daily Kos
Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog:
Gingrich: ‘Strategic Blunder’ for Palin to Mock Obama as ‘Community Organizer’ — Republicans, including Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani, made a “strategic blunder” by making a joke of Barack Obama's work as a community organizer, Newt Gingrich says in a new book about the radical ACORN group.
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Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and The Other McCain
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Explaining ‘Penny Wise, Pound Foolish’ to Rand Paul — A Senate subcommittee held a hearing this week on funding the existing Older Americans Act, including a $2 billion investment to prevent senior hunger. The panel, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), explored how the government can actually save money through these investments.
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Crooks and Liars, Booman Tribune and Daily Kos