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Michael Hainey / GQ:
All Eyez on Him — The junior senator from Florida had a heck of an election year: Short-listed for VP. Wrote a memoir of his Cuban heritage. Gave a tough, moving convention speech—maybe the best of its kind since Obama's. Michael Hainey talks to Marco Rubio about growing up in the shadow of Castro …
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Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Declines To Say How Old Earth Is: 'I'm Not A Scientist, Man' — GQ: How old do you think the Earth is? — Marco Rubio: I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians …
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The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler and Booman Tribune
David Weigel / Slate:
Marco Rubio Drops Some Science About the Age of the Earth
Marco Rubio Drops Some Science About the Age of the Earth
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The Hill
CNN:
CNN Poll: 57% of Americans say Israeli attacks in Gaza are justified — Washington (CNN) - A majority of Americans say that Israel's current military strikes against Gaza are justified, according to a new national survey. — A CNN/ORC International poll released Monday indicates that 57% …
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New York Times:
Hamas Leader Dares Israel to Invade Amid Gaza Airstrikes — GAZA CITY — The top leader of Hamas dared Israel on Monday to launch a ground invasion of Gaza and dismissed diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in the six-day-old conflict, as the Israeli military conducted a new wave …
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Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:
‘Israel halted Gaza invasion to give talks more time’
‘Israel halted Gaza invasion to give talks more time’
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Power Line and Israel Matzav
Katie Glueck / Reuters:
Jane Harman: Cease-fire possible today
Jane Harman: Cease-fire possible today
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Power Line, New York Times and Hot Air
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Twinkie Manifesto — The Twinkie, it turns out, was introduced way back in 1930. In our memories, however, the iconic snack will forever be identified with the 1950s, when Hostess popularized the brand by sponsoring “The Howdy Doody Show.” And the demise of Hostess has unleashed …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Republicans at a crossroads — LAS VEGAS — Republican governors are torn between essentially staying the course in the wake of Mitt Romney's loss and a more proactive strategy aimed at radically shaking up their party in an effort to reach out to young and minority voters.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Future for Republicans is not so bad
Future for Republicans is not so bad
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Wall Street Journal:
Investment Falls Off a Cliff — U.S. Companies Cut Spending Plans Amid Fiscal and Economic Uncertainty — U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery. — Half of the nation's 40 biggest …
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Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
White House Changed CIA Talking Points — Senior Republican members of Congress confirmed Sunday that the Obama administration changed CIA guidance to senior officials that had identified the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi as an al Qaeda attack. — “The intelligence community had it right …
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Obama Repeatedly Mispronounces Aung San Suu Kyi — During his stop in Burma earlier today, President Obama repeatedly mispronounced the name of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel laureate and former political prisoner who has led the struggle for a free and democratic Burma. — From the Associated Press:
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
Andrew Cuomo, fake Democrat — New York's governor might lead his party in 2016. So why won't he fight for a state Senate majority they earned? — If the New York state Senate remains controlled by the Republican Party, it won't be because of the voters. Democrats have 30 seats, with 32 required for a majority.
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Washington Monthly and GOP 12
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Paul Ryan Emerges as Power Broker in Fiscal Talks — WASHINGTON — Gone is the private jet and the motorcade that swept him from the tarmac to the private hotel entrances. His security staff has been reduced to a few Capitol Police officers, soon to fade away.
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Reuters:
Florida's West to fight defeat in House race — (Reuters) - Tea Party-backed Republican Congressman Allen West said he was still not ready to concede defeat on Sunday, almost two weeks after the November 6 election, when the clock ran out on a partial recount in South Florida.
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Elizabeth Harrington / CNSNews:
Treasury Secretary Geithner: Lift Debt Limit to Infinity — (CNSNews.com) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday that Congress should stop placing legal limits on the amount of money the government can borrow and effectively lift the debt limit to infinity.
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Washington Examiner:
Can conservatives prevent the U.S. from becoming California? … As bad as last Tuesday night was for the national Republican Party, it was far, far worse for the California Republican Party. Not only did Golden State Democrats maintain control of every statewide elected office …
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Marathon Pundit
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
How Many 2008 McCain Voters Went Libertarian in 2012? — Campaign Spot reader Michael writes in, having examined the claim of the missing Republican voters — the drop off from McCain's 2008 total to Romney's 2012. Immediately after the election, many were left incredulous in response …
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Hit & Run and Vox Popoli
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Members of Congress Implore Feds To Back Down On Marijuana Prosecution — In light of the marijuana legalization measures passed in Washington and Colorado, 18 members of Congress are asking the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration not to take enforcement action …
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Hit & Run
Michael Wolff / Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch and the Jews — His Twitter slip about the ‘Jewish-owned press’ was revealing - of prejudice, paranoia and neoconism - and none of it is pretty — Whoops. — Rupert Murdoch's unchaperoned tweeting was bound to get him into trouble. On Saturday, he slipped into an antisemitic usage …
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