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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
BREAKING: The president knew the truth about Benghazi — In a blockbuster report, John Solomon, the former Associated Press and Post reporter, has ferreted out the president's daily brief that informed him within 72 hours of the Sept. 11 attack that the Benghazi attack was a jihadist operation.
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Petraeus Says U.S. Tried to Avoid Tipping Off Terrorists — WASHINGTON — David H. Petraeus, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told lawmakers on Friday that classified intelligence reports revealed that the deadly assault on the American diplomatic mission in Libya …
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Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
GOP Rep Admits CIA Approved U.N. Ambassador's Talking Points On Libya
GOP Rep Admits CIA Approved U.N. Ambassador's Talking Points On Libya
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Associated Press:
Petraeus Says C.I.A. Saw Libya Attack as Terrorism
Petraeus Says C.I.A. Saw Libya Attack as Terrorism
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Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
DOZEN HOUSE WOMEN DEFEND RICE OVER LIBYA COMMENTS
DOZEN HOUSE WOMEN DEFEND RICE OVER LIBYA COMMENTS
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Jerusalem Post:
Cabinet OKs 75,000 reservists for possible Gaza operation — Government increases cap of reservists for possible ground operation in Gaza from 30,000 to 75,000; FM Liberman says the government is not considering toppling Hamas. — Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the IDF's request …
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New York Times:
Suspected Collaborator With Israel Killed on Gaza Street — GAZA — Masked gunmen in Gaza killed a man here on Friday as a suspected collaborator with Israel on the third day of its deadly aerial bombardments, shooting him multiple times and leaving his body beneath a billboard featuring a Hamas fighter holding a rocket.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
The Iron Dome, Press Bias, and Israel's Lack of Strategic Thinking
The Iron Dome, Press Bias, and Israel's Lack of Strategic Thinking
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Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Ex-Rep. Tom Davis: Women, minorities ‘scared’ of GOP — A pair of Republican centrists on Friday offered this blunt prognosis of their party after its electoral drubbing: Many women and minorities are simply frightened of the GOP. — “Some of the groups that would have agreed with us on a lot of issues, they don't even look at us.
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Paula Broadwell, FBI Agent? — Six years ago, the woman who's now at the center of the investigation of David Petraeus nearly joined the bureau herself. If only. — The FBI searches of her home this week must have been all the more surreal for Paula Broadwell because she once …
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
House GOP: Obama officials using secret emails to avoid oversight
House GOP: Obama officials using secret emails to avoid oversight
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
Broadwell, Kelley visited White House
Broadwell, Kelley visited White House
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Meghan McCain / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain on Why the Republican Party Needs to Wake Up — Four years after her father lost his bid for presidency, Meghan McCain on why the Republican Party is still having a major identity crisis. — I found out early on Election Day that Mitt Romney wouldn't become our next president.
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Chris Christie unwraps Mitt Romney's ‘gift’ claim
Chris Christie unwraps Mitt Romney's ‘gift’ claim
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
In U.S., Views of Obama, Democrats Improve After Election
In U.S., Views of Obama, Democrats Improve After Election
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid and Boehner split over timing for deficit-reduction deal — A rift has emerged between Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over the timing of a deficit-reduction deal, which they discussed at the White House Friday. — The disagreement stems from a battle for leverage.
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
John Boehner Lengthens The Fuse On The Austerity Bomb
John Boehner Lengthens The Fuse On The Austerity Bomb
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John O'Brien / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Cortland County district attorney admits acting in porn movies in 1970s — Mark Suben, the Cortland County district attorney, said today he acted in pornographic movies in the 1970s. — In a 3 p.m. news conference today, he admitted that he lied about his history to The Post-Standard …
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Matthew Hendley / Valley Fever:
Obama Voters No Longer Allowed at Pinetop Gun Store — “Effective Immediately” — If you're one of the 736 people in Pinetop who voted for President Obama last week, let it be known that you are no longer welcome inside one of the town's gun shops. — At least, that's according to the store's owner …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Arizona Gun Store: No Obama Voters Allowed
Arizona Gun Store: No Obama Voters Allowed
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Muhammad Lila / ABCNEWS:
Oops! Taliban Reveal Identities of Their Mailing List Members — Somewhere out there, Mullah Omar must be shaking his head. — In a Dilbert-esque faux pax, a Taliban spokesperson sent out a routine email last week with one notable difference.He publicly CC'd the names of everyone on his mailing list.
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Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Anonymous takes down over 650 Israeli sites, wipes databases, leaks email addresses and passwords — When the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this week began taking military action in the Gaza strip against Hamas (as the IDF announced on Twitter), Anonymous declared its own war as part of #OpIsrael.
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Politico:
Judge denies Allen West recount request — A judge on Friday denied Rep. Allen West's request for a recount of more than 30,000 early votes — a blow to the Florida Republican's bid to overcome a 1,907-vote, or 0.58 percent, deficit in his race against Democrat Patrick Murphy.
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George Bennett / Post on Politics:
Judge denies Allen West's recount request; focus now on 4 p.m. canvassing board meeting
Judge denies Allen West's recount request; focus now on 4 p.m. canvassing board meeting
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Telegraph:
Young drivers could be banned from carrying non-family passengers — Young drivers could be banned from carrying passengers, other than family members, under options being considered by Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary. — Under options being considered, young people could be banned …
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Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
Who's to Blame for the Hostess Bankruptcy: Wall Street, Unions, or Carbs? — Try all of the above. — (Reuters) — Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkie and Wonder Bread, is getting ready to bake its last corn-syrupy snack cake. After failing to win major contract concessions …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Democrats Unlikely to Regain House in 2014 — Democrats did not have as strong a performance in races for the United States House of Representatives last week as they did in the contests for the Senate and the presidency. Instead, Republicans retained control of the chamber.
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