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Ted Barrett / CNN:
McCain skips Benghazi briefing, gets testy when questioned by CNN — (CNN) - Most of the Republican members of a Senate committee investigating the terrorist attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, skipped a classified briefing by administration officials on the incident Wednesday, CNN has learned.
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
What Benghazi Is about: Scandal Envy — If you're looking at the Republican harumphing over Benghazi and asking yourself, “Why are we supposed to be so mad about this again?” you're not alone. Let's review: There was an attack on our consulate that killed four Americans, including our ambassador.
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CBS News:
CIA talking points for Susan Rice called Benghazi attack “spontaneously inspired” by protests — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) WASHINGTON - CBS News has obtained the CIA talking points given to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice on Sept. 15 regarding the fatal attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, four days earlier.
Kirsten Powers / Fox News:
President Obama's silly, sexist defense of Susan Rice — Nov. 14, 2012: President Obama answers a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington.AP — Don't pick on the little lady. — Wednesday, President Obama bizarrely cast the U.N. Ambassador …
Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Republicans skip Benghazi hearing; complain about lack of information on Benghazi
Republicans skip Benghazi hearing; complain about lack of information on Benghazi
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
John McCain Supported Condi Rice After Massive Intelligence Failure
John McCain Supported Condi Rice After Massive Intelligence Failure
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Washington Post, NewsBusters.org, PERRspectives, Daniel W. Drezner and Twitchy
David Weigel / Slate:
McCain Missed Private Benghazi Hearing Because of “Scheduling Error”
McCain Missed Private Benghazi Hearing Because of “Scheduling Error”
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:
Respected agent in Seattle terror probe leaked Petraeus case — The FBI agent who started the email inquiry that eventually led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus is known for his work in Seattle leading the investigation into millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam.
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Eric Russell / Portland Press-Herald:
Maine Republican chairman questions black voters — Charlie Webster causes a stir with claims that hundreds of unknown black people cast ballots in rural Maine towns. — Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster is once again alleging possible voting irregularities …
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Ryan J. Reilly / Talking Points Memo:
Maine GOP Chair: ‘Unusual’ To See Black People Voting
Maine GOP Chair: ‘Unusual’ To See Black People Voting
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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Maine GOP Head Suspects Voter Fraud Because ‘Dozens, Dozens Of Black People’ Voted
Maine GOP Head Suspects Voter Fraud Because ‘Dozens, Dozens Of Black People’ Voted
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Yousef Munayyer / Open Zion:
Bodies for Ballots — They say when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. But when you are a politician and all you have is a hammer, you must convince voters every problem looks like a nail. This is the only thinking that can explain Israel's behavior in escalating bombardment of Gaza.
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Gershon Baskin / Open Zion:
Assassinating The Chance For Calm
Assassinating The Chance For Calm
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The Agonist and The Daily Beast
Paul Danahar / Associated Press:
Israel and Gaza militants in deadly exchanges - as it happened
Israel and Gaza militants in deadly exchanges - as it happened
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Chris Carroll / Times Free Press:
Scott DesJarlais supported ex-wife's abortions, slept with patients, divorce transcript shows … A decade before calling himself “a consistent supporter of pro-life values,” Tennessee physician and Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais supported his ex-wife's decision to get two abortions …
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Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
Obama's ‘Gifts’ and Sandy; Romney Explains Away Election Loss — Why did Mitt Romney lose the election? If you ask him—as some donors did—it's because President Obama gave “extraordinary financial gifts” to Hispanic voters and other demographic blocs in his voting coalition.
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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Republicans Return Romney's Parting Gift (The Note)
Republicans Return Romney's Parting Gift (The Note)
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HLNtv.com:
Petraeus speaks — HLN's Kyra Phillips has been talking to the former CIA director since last week. What's he been saying? — Petraeus says this is not about Benghazi, and that he never passed classified information on to mistress — Read the full transcript of Phillips' conversation …
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Andrew Napolitano / Reason:
Silencing General Petraeus
Silencing General Petraeus
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ABCNEWS, Washington Times and Associated Press
BuzzFeed:
Surreal Instagrams From Israel Defense Forces Soldiers — As drama unfolds between Israel and Hamas — both in real life and over their Twitter accounts — young soldiers Instagram photos of themselves at ease. — Katie Notopoulos — an hour ago — 96 responses
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Simon Plosker / HonestReporting:
Exposed: Pallywood Returns to Gaza — What happens when the cameras turn up at the scene of an airstrike in Gaza and there simply aren't enough Palestinian dead and injured to produce dramatic footage that can be used against Israel in the international media? We've seen it before.
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The Jawa Report, Melanie Phillips, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Guy Fawkes' blog and The Greenroom
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Gil Ronen / Arutz Sheva:
Miraculous Recovery by Injured Gaza Man?
Miraculous Recovery by Injured Gaza Man?
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The PJ Tatler and The Right Scoop
BP Global | BP:
BP Announces Resolution of All Criminal and Securities Claims by U.S. Government Against Company Relating to Deepwater Horizon Accident — Resolution of all criminal claims with Department of Justice includes $4 billion paid in installments over a period of five years
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Murray: Can't guarantee 2014 budget — Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) confirmed Thursday that she will seek the chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee next year but told The Hill that she cannot commit to doing a budget. — This opens up the possibility that Senate Democrats …
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Politico, CNN and The Lonely Conservative
Micah Cohen / New York Times:
Gay Support Buoyed Obama — While President Obama's lopsided support among Latino and other minority voters has been a focus of postelection analysis, the overwhelming support he received from another growing demographic group — Americans who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual — has received much less attention.
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Advocate, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Dish, The Huffington Post, The Moderate Voice and The Atlantic Online
Mark Murray / First Read:
RNC report suggests other reasons why Romney lost — While Mitt Romney has attributed his defeat, in part, to “gifts” President Obama was able to shower on key constituencies, a Republican National Committee report on the election points to other reasons — like changing demographics …
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Election 2012, Talking Points Memo, National Review, Business Insider, Crooks and Liars and The Hill
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller has obtained details of an ACHIEVE Act proposal being floated by some senate Republicans. — It appears similar to the conservative alternative to the Dream Act that Sen. Marco Rubio worked on last summer (before President Obama issued his executive order, effectively tabling the issue until after the election).
Spencer Kent / New Jersey Online:
Man admits he committed voter fraud to make a point, now being investigated by Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office — FAIRFIELD TWP. — The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a man from Fairfield Township who admitted to voting twice on Election Day in order to prove that the local voting process is flawed.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
McAuliffe taps Mook, Stoney to lead campaign — Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe is quickly ramping up his bid for governor of Virginia, hiring the outgoing executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to serve as his campaign manager, a McAuliffe campaign official said.
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The Fix
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Captions Footage Of Illegal Border Crossings With ‘The Hispanic Vote’ — Since Mitt Romney lost the Hispanic vote in record numbers on Election Day, some Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits have openly conceded that the party has a “rhetoric” problem when it comes …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt's Inglorious Shuffle Off the National Stage — In 1952 Adlai Stevenson was the presidential nominee of the Democratic party and lost. He was renominated in 1956 to face Dwight Eisenhower again. And again he lost. There are some other cases like this in American history.
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The Moderate Voice
BuzzFeed:
Israeli Prime Minster Deletes Tweet Thanking Obama — The campaign Twitter account for the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, tweeted, then quickly deleted a statement thanking President Obama for his support. “Wouldn't give it any significance,” a spokesman responds. — Andrew Kaczynski
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Israel Matzav and WorldViews