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Yossi Verter / Haaretz:
Romney cancels on Yacimovich after meeting with Netanyahu — Circles close to former opposition leader Yacimovich say meeting cancelled over disagreements surrounding the economic measures the Netanyahu government is about to adopt. — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney …
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Firedoglake, Reuters, Balloon Juice and The Moderate Voice
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Daniel Pipes:
Romney's Remarkable Speech in Jerusalem — Mitt Romney, the all-but-official Republican presidential candidate, delivered a stem-winder of a speech to the Jerusalem Foundation today, packing emotional support with frank policy statements. The contrast with Obama could hardly be more dramatic.
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Power Line
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Romney to allow press into Israel fundraiser after all
Romney to allow press into Israel fundraiser after all
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Little Green Footballs, Taylor Marsh, New York Magazine and Washington Post
Fox News Insider:
Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Speech From Israel
Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Speech From Israel
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The Times of Israel and Hot Air
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Romney: You bet Jerusalem is the capital
Romney: You bet Jerusalem is the capital
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The Jawa Report, The Gateway Pundit, Algemeiner.com and Nice Deb
Associated Press:
In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital
In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital
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Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
Gopal Ratnam / Bloomberg:
Panetta Heads to Middle East as Iran Dominates Israel Talks
Panetta Heads to Middle East as Iran Dominates Israel Talks
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The Times of Israel
Washington Post:
Romney would ‘respect the decision’ of Israel to attack Iran to stop nuclear weapon capability, adviser says
Romney would ‘respect the decision’ of Israel to attack Iran to stop nuclear weapon capability, adviser says
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The Caucus, Politico, Algemeiner.com, The Glittering Eye and Booman Tribune
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Dick Cheney: Picking Sarah Palin for VP Was ‘A Mistake’ — Dick Cheney has some advice for Mitt Romney on choosing a running mate: Don't pick another Sarah Palin. — In his first interview since receiving a heart transplant in March, Cheney told ABC News, that John McCain's decision …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Mitt Romney: A Candidate With a Serious Wimp Problem — Dodging reporters, fearing his base, hiding his taxes—is Mitt Romney just too insecure to be president? In Newsweek, Michael Tomasky surveys a history of presidential manliness and asks just where Mitt would fit amid the studly swagger of Dubya and Reagan.
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BuzzFeed:
Newsweek Calls Romney A “Wimp” — The magazine revives the cover line it famously used to needle George H.W. Bush in 1987. “Is he just too insecure to be president?” UPDATE: Romney reacts. — McKay Coppins — an hour ago — 22 responses
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The Gateway Pundit, Ed Driscoll, The PJ Tatler and Lean Forward
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment — This morning on Fox News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated just how extremely his Constitutional originalism can be applied. Referring to the recent shooting in Aurora, CO, host Chris Wallace asked …
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Firedoglake, The Political Carnival, PoliticusUSA, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and DownWithTyranny!
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Scalia: ‘Handheld rocket launchers’ could be constitutional
Scalia: ‘Handheld rocket launchers’ could be constitutional
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Applesauce
John Aloysius Farrell / NationalJournal.com:
Scalia: Guns May be Regulated
Scalia: Guns May be Regulated
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protein wisdom
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Justice Antonin Scalia on issues facing SCOTUS and the country
Justice Antonin Scalia on issues facing SCOTUS and the country
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Althouse and Outside the Beltway
Thomas M. Burton / Washington Wire:
Justice Scalia: 'I'm Not Cantankerous'
Justice Scalia: 'I'm Not Cantankerous'
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USA Today and New York Magazine
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Temple Mount Tackiness — Today is Tisha b'Av, the ninth of Av, a Jewish day of fasting and mourning. It is on this day that the First and Second Temples were destroyed. The Western Wall, in Jerusalem, is a retaining wall of the Second Temple. It is, especially on this day, a locus of prayer and reflection.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Israel Matzav
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Bill Keller / The New York Times:
WikiLeaks, A Post Postscript — AS rumors build about the potential financial blockade against the New York Times by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express for hosting U.S. government cables published by WikiLeaks, I find myself in the awkward position of having to defend WikiLeaks.
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Richard A. Muller / New York Times:
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic — CALL me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence of global warming. Last year, following an intensive research effort involving a dozen scientists …
BuzzFeed:
Romney Gets Date Wrong In Netanyahu Guestbook Message — Jet lag takes its toll on the presumptive Republican nominee.
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The Political Carnival
Andrew Hacker / New York Times:
Is Algebra Necessary? — A TYPICAL American school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra. In both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail. Why do we subject American students to this ordeal?
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Washington Monthly
ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Robert Gibbs and Kevin Madden — DOWD (voice-over): Good morning, and welcome to “This Week.” A hundred days to go, and both candidates are on the defensive. — ROMNEY: There were a few things that were disconcerting. — DOWD: Governor Romney offends U.S. allies overseas.
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Crooks and Liars
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
R.I.P. Inkblot — I hate to write this post, but all of you have been part of Inkblot's life for so long that I can hardly not do it. One of our neighbors saw the flyers we posted around the neighborhood and called a few minutes ago to tell us that she had seen the body of a cat nearby.
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Outside the Beltway and The Reality-Based Community
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Mayor Bloomberg pushing NYC hospitals to hide baby formula so more new moms will breast-feed — The nanny state is going after moms. — Mayor Bloomberg is pushing hospitals to hide their baby formula behind locked doors so more new mothers will breast-feed.
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Wizbang, Weasel Zippers, Sister Toldjah, Gothamist and Jammie Wearing Fools