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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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John Solomon / WashingtonGuardian:
Officials divulge that Obama was told it was armed extremists, not a spontaneous mob, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens — U.S. intelligence told President Barack Obama and senior administration officials within 72 hours of the Benghazi tragedy that the attack was likely carried …
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The Gateway Pundit, Power Line and Hot Air
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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Pirate's Cove, National Updates, Althouse, msnbc.com and Fox News
Jerusalem Post:
Iron Dome intercepts 2 Fajr-5 missiles aimed at Tel Aviv — [Video] Third attack on central city in three days intercepted by fifth Iron Dome battery, deployed in Gush Dan earlier in the day; Palestinian terrorists fire 740 rockets into Israel since start of operation.
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Israel Matzav, Conservatives4Palin and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
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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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Gizmodo, The PJ Tatler and The Agonist
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israel Sticks to Tough Approach in Conflict With Hamas
Israel Sticks to Tough Approach in Conflict With Hamas
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americanthinker.com, Mondoweiss and NYT Bits
Rami G. Khouri / Agence Global:
What's New in the Gaza-Israel Battle
Jerusalem Post:
Cabinet OKs 75,000 reservists for possible Gaza operation
Cabinet OKs 75,000 reservists for possible Gaza operation
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americanthinker.com, The PJ Tatler and Weekly Standard
New York Times:
Suspected Collaborator With Israel Killed on Gaza Street
Suspected Collaborator With Israel Killed on Gaza Street
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Reuters, Firedoglake, Weasel Zippers, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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Guardian, JTA and The Daily Dish
Sohrab Ahmari / Wall Street Journal:
How Free Speech Died on Campus — A young activist describes how universities became the most authoritarian institutions in America. — New York — At Yale University, you can be prevented from putting an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote on your T-shirt. At Tufts, you can be censured for quoting certain passages from the Quran.
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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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Palm Beach Post:
St. Lucie will recount early votes in Murphy-West race Saturday morning at 9 a.m. — Dennis Petrinic (center) of Port St. Lucie and Roger Gangitano (right) of Melbourne yell at counter-protestors across Second Avenue in downtown Fort Pierce during a demonstration Friday morning in front of the St. Lucie County courthouse.
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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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Ballot Box, Hot Air, The BRAD BLOG and Mock, Paper, Scissors
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.
Brendan Sasso / Ballot Box:
Democrat Ron Barber wins Gabby Gifford's seat in Arizona — Democratic Rep. Ron Barber has won a full term in Arizona's 2nd District after narrowly defeating Republican Martha McSally, the Associated Press said Saturday. — Barber was the district director for Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords …
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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CNN:
Photo: Obama imitates gymnast McKayla Maroney's ‘not impressed’ look — (CNN) - President Barack Obama met with members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team on Thursday and mimicked gymnast McKayla Maroney's “not impressed” look. — “Did I just do the Not Impressed face with the President..?”