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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Romney: You bet Jerusalem is the capital — Without specifically criticizing President Obama in his speech in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney delivered a blow to the Obama campaign's frantic efforts to defend the president's hostile stance toward the Jewish state simply by saying …
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Key Pro-Israel Obama Ally Splits — Dennis Ross, who had worked with the Obama team since 2008, had the ear of the pro-Israel lobby. Now he's bowing out of politics, Eli Lake reports, just when Obama needs him most. — As Republican donors are financing multimillion-dollar campaigns …
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Via Meadia and Newsy
Daniel Pipes:
Romney's Remarkable Speech in Jerusalem
Romney's Remarkable Speech in Jerusalem
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Israpundit, Power Line and The Right Scoop
Fox News Insider:
Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Speech From Israel
Mitt Romney Delivers Foreign Policy Speech From Israel
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Power Line, The Times of Israel, BuzzFeed, Hot Air and Seeing the Forest
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
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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Newsweek Calls Romney A “Wimp”
Newsweek Calls Romney A “Wimp”
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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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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Bill Clinton to Have Key Convention Role — WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton is set to play a central part in the Democratic convention, aides said, and will formally place President Obama's name into nomination by delivering a prime-time speech designed to present …
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Taylor Marsh and New York Magazine
Anthony Watts / Watts Up With That?:
PRESS RELEASE - July 29th, 2012 12PM PDT - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — A reanalysis of U.S. surface station temperatures has been performed using the recently WMO-approved Siting Classification System devised by METEO-France's Michel Leroy. The new siting classification more accurately characterizes …
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VICTORIA TAFT, Power Line, JustOneMinute and Instapundit
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Mitt Romney: No more ‘diplomatic distance’ from Israel — JERUSALEM - Taking his campaign to the Holy Land, Mitt Romney Sunday made the case to Israelis and Jewish voters in America that he would take a harder line with Iran and be a more steadfast ally to Israel than President Barack Obama.
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Yossi Verter / Haaretz:
Minutes before Netanyahu meeting, Romney cancels on Yacimovich
Minutes before Netanyahu meeting, Romney cancels on Yacimovich
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PoliticusUSA, Reuters, NO QUARTER, Firedoglake and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Associated Press:
In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital
In Israel, Romney Declares Jerusalem to Be Capital
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The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Swampland and World
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
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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Liberal Values, New York Magazine, Taylor Marsh and The Hill
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Upset brewing in Texas runoff? PPP says Cruz up big — The Dewhurst campaign released an internal poll earlier today showing Dewhurst up: … But the only independent poll, from PPP, shows Cruz up by 10, with full results to be released soon: … While not a perfect analogy …
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Power Line, Politico and Hotline On Call
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Cruz leads going into Tuesday — PPP's final poll of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas finds Ted Cruz opening up a 52-42 lead, an increase from our survey two weeks ago that found him ahead 49-44. — Cruz's victory is driven by 4 things: the Tea Party, the enthusiasm of his supporters …
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National Review
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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The Reaction, PoliticusUSA, Firedoglake, The Political Carnival 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
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Not Sure If He's Paid Less Than 13.9% in Taxes — JERUSALEM - Mitt Romney could not say today whether he had ever paid a tax rate lower than 13.9 percent, saying he would have to “go back and check.” — In an exclusive interview with ABC News' David Muir to air tonight on World News …
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New York Magazine and ABCNEWS
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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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Dem lawmakers to announce bill limiting online ammo sales — Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday will announce new legislation to regulate the online and mail-order sale of ammunition. — Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (N.Y.) said the new law would make the sale of ammunition …
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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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The Glittering Eye and Washington Monthly
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Defining Religious Liberty Down — THE words “freedom of belief” do not appear in the First Amendment. Nor do the words “freedom of worship.” Instead, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans something that its authors called “the free exercise” of religion.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, This Just In, American Spectator and The Heritage Foundation