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John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
A Map of Muslim Protests Around the World — If you can't keep track of all the Muslim protests erupting across the globe, you're not alone. The uproar over a 14-minute anti-Islam YouTube video has sparked furious protests from Somalia to Egypt to Sudan to Tunisia to Libya to Bangladesh to Indonesia to Pakistan.
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BBC, The Atlantic Online, Hot Air, American Power, Independent Journal Review, emptywheel, Via Meadia and The Daily Caller
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Juan / Informed Comment:
Obama Plays Hardball and Egypt's Morsi Folds — The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi happened because the Libyan government is still weak, rebuilding after its revolution against Muammar Qaddafi. But there was no doubt that the new government was a friend of the US ambassador who was killed …
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, CNSNews, Libya Herald and The Reality-Based Community
David Gordon Smith / Spiegel Online:
'Obama's Middle East Policy Is in Ruins'
'Obama's Middle East Policy Is in Ruins'
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Hot Air, UrbanGrounds, American Power, Shot in the Dark and Atlas Shrugs
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to Nearly 20 Countries
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to Nearly 20 Countries
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Reuters, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, BBC, The Atlantic Online, Outside the Beltway, Boing Boing, The Stranger …, American Spectator, The Long War Journal, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, The Daily Beast, Michael J. Totten's blog, Riehl World News, The Week and Associated Press
Adrian Chen / Gawker:
Confirmed: The Director of Innocence of Muslims Is a Schlocky Softcore Porn Director Named Alan Roberts — The anti-Islam film that's set off a firestorm in the Middle East was directed by a 65-year-old schlock director named Alan Roberts, we've confirmed. He's the creative vision behind …
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Los Angeles Times:
Christian charity, ex-con linked to film on Islam — Joseph Nassralla Abdelmasih of Media for Christ in Duarte and Nakoula Basseley Nakoula of Cerritos emerge as forces behind ‘Innocence of Muslims,’ the film whose trailer has incited violence across the Arab world.
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
US GOVERNMENT NOW ACTING AS CENSORSHIP ARM OF ISLAMISTS
US GOVERNMENT NOW ACTING AS CENSORSHIP ARM OF ISLAMISTS
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Ed Driscoll, Zombie, The Jawa Report, L.A. NOW and NewsBusters.org
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Film maker behind anti-Muslim video ‘could be sent back to jail’
Film maker behind anti-Muslim video ‘could be sent back to jail’
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Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Michelle Quinn / Reuters:
Google decides to leave video on YouTube — Google will leave a controversial video clip about the Islamic prophet Muhammad on YouTube despite a White House request that the company review it under its own policies, the company said Friday. — The White House confirmed Friday that it asked Google …
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Gerry Shih / Reuters:
Google rejects White House request to pull Mohammad film clip — (Reuters) - Google Inc rejected a request by the White House on Friday to reconsider its decision to keep online a controversial YouTube movie clip that has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East.
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Weasel Zippers, Betabeat, Marketing Land and Jihad Watch
Byron Tau / Politico:
W.H. asks YouTube to ‘review’ film
W.H. asks YouTube to ‘review’ film
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AllThingsD, more at Mediagazer »
Jason Stein / JSOnline:
Judge throws out Walker's union bargaining law — By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's law repealing most collective bargaining for local and school employees was struck down by a Dane County judge Friday, yet another dramatic twist in a year and a half saga …
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Politico, Hot Air, The Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Maddow Blog and Diane Ravitch's blog
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Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Wisconsin law limiting union rights — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. — It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended.
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CNN, Associated Press, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daily Kos and Diane Ravitch's blog
ABCNEWS:
Is President Obama ‘Skipping’ Intelligence Briefings? — Conservative critics of President Obama are accusing him of “skipping” daily intelligence briefings throughout his first term and in the days leading up to this week's deadly attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Caucus, Naked Politics, Weekly Standard and Atlas Shrugs
Matt Blake / Daily Mail:
Black flag of Islam flies over U.S. embassy in Tunisia as America is targeted by angry mobs across the globe in day of chaos — 10,000 Muslims stage a noisy protest in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, burning and trampling American flags while chanting anti-US slogans
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Riehl World News and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Tarek Amara / Reuters:
Three dead as protesters attack U.S. embassy in Tunisia
Three dead as protesters attack U.S. embassy in Tunisia
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New York Magazine and Tablet Magazine
Fox News:
Marines arrive in Yemen after embassy attack, protests spread
Marines arrive in Yemen after embassy attack, protests spread
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CNN, Pat Dollard, Newsy, American Power, Fox News Insider and Pundit & Pundette
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Al Qaeda Flag Flies Over U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
Al Qaeda Flag Flies Over U.S. Embassy In Tunisia
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Cleveland Leader and American Glob
Frank Gardner / BBC:
US consulate in Benghazi ‘did not have enough security’ — The attackers used heavy weapons including rocket-propelled grenades, prompting suspicions that the strike was pre-planned — The US consulate in Benghazi, where the US ambassador to Libya died in an attack on Tuesday …
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The PJ Tatler and Riehl World News
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
State Department: Stop asking us about the Benghazi attack
State Department: Stop asking us about the Benghazi attack
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ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
State Department sets up 24-hour monitoring team for embassy crisis
State Department sets up 24-hour monitoring team for embassy crisis
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CNN, The Right Scoop, Taylor Marsh, Jammie Wearing Fools and Riehl World News
Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
Full Transcript: George Stephanopoulos and Mitt Romney — The following is a full transcript of my interview with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Governor, thank you for doing this. — MITT ROMNEY: Thank you, George. — STEPHANOPOULOS: Boy …
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American Prospect, US News, New York Magazine, The Caucus, US Politics, The New Republic, Economix, Close Read, PoliticusUSA, DownWithTyranny!, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, ECHIDNE of the snakes, Talking Points Memo, FP Passport, Mother Jones, No More Mister Nice Blog, Wonkette, Business Insider, National Review, Washington Wire, New York Times, Newsy, Crooks and Liars, The New Civil Rights Movement, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, NewsBusters.org blogs, Dave Winer, The Maddow Blog, Washington Post, emptywheel, The Right Scoop, The Daily Dish and First Read
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Martin H. Simon / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE - Romney on Debates: Obama Will 'Say Things That Aren't True'
EXCLUSIVE - Romney on Debates: Obama Will 'Say Things That Aren't True'
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The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post, The Maddow Blog, Salon, Liberal Values, Little Green Footballs, Gothamist, Business Insider, The Caucus, Scared Monkeys, The Agonist, BBC, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos, The Political Carnival, William K. Wolfrum Chronicles, Balloon Juice, Marist Poll and Towleroad News #gay
Katie Glueck / Reuters:
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates
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Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, PoliticusUSA and The Maddow Blog
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Matthews: Romney's Decision To Run For President Showed ‘Arrogance,’ ‘Disdain’ For Obama — MSNBC host Chris Matthews said on his program that he thought Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was displaying a suspicious level of arrogance by thinking that he could run for president against Barack Obama.
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The Right Scoop, Hot Air and The Other McCain
Detroit Free Press:
Granholm gets a laugh out of 1978 video of her ‘Dating Game’ appearance — The buzz surrounding former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm about her enthusiastic speech to the Democratic National Convention may shift this week as a long-lost copy of her 1978 appearance on “The Dating Game” surfaced on YouTube.
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Reuters:
The GOP's foreign policy muddle — This week's political uproar over bloodshed in Libya and Egypt was a sharp reminder to Republicans: It's tough to be the opposition party when it comes to matters of national defense. — And for Republicans, the challenge is actually deeper than being out of power.
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The American Conservative and The Moderate Voice
The Numbers / ABCNEWS:
THOUSAND — Campaign sources say they had expected between 2,000 and 4,000 volunteers to dial into the video conference from around the country, but ended up with 6,000 . Most of them were “team leaders” in the Obama organization, tasked with organizing volunteers and building the organization, an official said.
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Mediaite and nation.foxnews.com
BREITBART.COM:
OBAMA FLASHBACK: THE DAY I'M INAUGURATED MUSLIM HOSTILITY WILL EASE — Then-Senator Barack Obama makes the case for an Obama Presidency on November 21, 2007 by saying he is uniquely qualified to bring stability to America's relationships in the Muslim world because he lived in an Islamic country during …
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Riehl World News and The PJ Tatler
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Gary Bauer: Obama's Votes Come From Welfare Checks And Voter Fraud — Conservative pundit Gary Bauer, the former president of the Family Research Council, which puts on the Values Voter Summit each year, told the crowd at the 2012 conference Friday that it needs to turn out in great numbers …
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Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Bryan Fischer: Today's GOP Will Be ‘Dead’ If Romney Loses — A Barack Obama win in November will lead to a meltdown within the Republican Party, said Bryan Fischer, an influential official at the American Family Association. And he isn't too optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances.
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The Hinterland Gazette, Taylor Marsh and Hullabaloo
Sean Rainey / The Daily Caller:
Rep. Sherman: 12 million illegals ‘need documents’ to be able to unionize [VIDEO] — WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman said at a press conference on immigration outside the Capitol Friday afternoon that America needs immigration reform to help those here illegally while also allowing them unionize for better wages.