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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, Booman Tribune and Shakesville
David Weigel / Slate:
Marco Rubio Drops Some Science About the Age of the Earth — Steve Pope. — GQ asks Marco Rubio how old the earth is. Rubio's instantly meme'd answer is worth drinking in fully. … How can you read that and not think “Iowa”? We don't have a ton of polling on this topic …
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The Hill and Washington Examiner
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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Weekly Standard, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, Business Insider and Election 2012
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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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New York Times:
Gaza Clash Escalates With Deadliest Israeli Strike
Gaza Clash Escalates With Deadliest Israeli Strike
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Power Line, FP Passport, BBC, Reuters, Hot Air, Weekly Standard and Israel Matzav
The Times of Israel:
Top ministers convene to discuss possible ceasefire with Hamas
Top ministers convene to discuss possible ceasefire with Hamas
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Business Insider and Weasel Zippers
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
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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Journalism.org:
THE FINAL DAYS OF THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN 2012 — OBAMA ENJOYS SURGE IN POSITIVE COVERAGE THE LAST WEEK OF THE RACE; ATTENTION TO ROMNEY DROPS — In the final week of the 2012 presidential campaign, Barack Obama enjoyed his most positive run of news coverage in months, according to a new study …
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Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and Outside the Beltway
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Pew: Fox, MSNBC more extreme in campaign's last week
Pew: Fox, MSNBC more extreme in campaign's last week
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Journalism.org and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, New York Magazine and Conservatives4Palin
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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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Booman Tribune, Election 2012, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse, Betsy's Page and Wall Street Journal
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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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
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
97 Republicans sign letter urging Obama to avoid Rice nod for State — Nearly 100 House Republicans on Monday called on President Obama not to nominate Susan Rice as Secretary of State. — In a letter to Obama, the 97 Republicans said the credibility of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations …
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LifeNews.com and The Gateway Pundit
hrw.org:
Losing Humanity — This 50-page report outlines concerns about these fully autonomous weapons, which would inherently lack human qualities that provide legal and non-legal checks on the killing of civilians. In addition, the obstacles to holding anyone accountable for harm caused by the weapons …
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Guardian, TechCrunch, Inter Press Service and Betabeat
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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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
Mark Duell / Daily Mail:
From wedding dress to suicide vest: How Russian Islamic convert kissed her daughter goodbye and blew herself up at cleric's home — Brought up as an Orthodox Christian by her mother, Aminat Kurbanova looked a picture of happiness at her wedding nine years ago - marrying the man with whom she had fallen in love at drama school.
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Jihad Watch
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