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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes — WASHINGTON — One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama to Restart Transfers From Guantanamo — WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is set to restart transfers of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. officials said, kick-starting a long-stalled drive to close the prison. — In a speech Thursday, President Barack Obama will reassert …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner lost her rights — House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again. — The California Republican …
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Katie Glueck / Reuters:
Rush Limbaugh: Darrell Issa let Lois Lerner get away at IRS hearing
Rush Limbaugh: Darrell Issa let Lois Lerner get away at IRS hearing
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Daily / Telegraph:
‘Soldier beheaded’ in ‘Islamist terror attack’ oustide barracks in Woolwich — Two suspected terrorists were shot by armed police after attacking a pedestrian, believed to be a soldier, with a machete-style knife close to military barracks in an ‘Islamist attack’.
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BBC:
Man dead in suspected Woolwich terror attack — A man has died and two are injured after police responded to a reported machete attack in south-east London. — The government is reported to be treating the attack as a suspected terrorist incident and the prime minister said it was “truly shocking”.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
She Has To Go — Yesterday we noted that Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of the unit overseeing tax exempt groups, would apparently plead the fifth at today's hearings (here's video of her testimony today). Rick Hasen said he thinks the issue is that she's the person who is most likely …
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Ted Cruz: 'I Don't Trust The Republicans' — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday defended his objection to initiating House-Senate budget negotiations unless Democrats take a debt limit increase off the table, saying he doesn't trust his party to hold the line.
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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Ted Cruz: 'I don't trust the Republicans' — Sen. Ted Cruz proclaimed on the Senate floor Wednesday that he doesn't trust other Republicans to fix the country's fiscal situation, explaining why he objects to sending the Senate budget to conference with the House.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
GOP moderates feud with conservatives over stall tactics on budget
GOP moderates feud with conservatives over stall tactics on budget
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Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Michelle Said to be Considering an Extended Vacation — With scandal swirling about the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama may be considering an extended exit from Washington this summer, fleeing for weeks to the Obamas' traditional summer haven, Martha's Vineyard.
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Jay Carney: Some press criticism of White House ‘legitimate’
Jay Carney: Some press criticism of White House ‘legitimate’
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WESH-TV:
Orlando man killed by FBI agent was questioned in Boston Marathon bombings, friend says — Man knew Boston bombing suspect, friend says — An FBI agent was involved in a deadly shooting overnight that could have ties to the Boston Marathon bombings. — Officials said the special agent …
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Susan Candiotti / CNN:
Sources: Man killed by FBI agent confessed to triple murder
Sources: Man killed by FBI agent confessed to triple murder
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Claire Duffin / Telegraph:
Mum talked down Woolwich terrorists who told her: ‘We want to start a war in London tonight’ — Exclusive: A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they had beheaded a soldier asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: “It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose.”
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Jill Colvin / Politicker:
Not Everyone Is Returning Anthony Weiner's Calls — Anthony Weiner at a basketball game. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) — After jumping late into a race they've been running in for months, ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner decided to break the ice with his now-Democratic rivals with a telephoned “hello” before they meet on the campaign trail.
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F. Brinley Bruton / NBC Politics:
‘I hope I get a second chance’: Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
‘I hope I get a second chance’: Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
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Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Sergeant Accused of Secretly Filming Female Cadets — WASHINGTON — A sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military Academy at West Point faces charges for allegedly videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were in the shower, according to Army officials.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Climate-Change Wars Begin This Summer — The biggest piece of President Obama's second-term agenda is his widely expected plan for the Environmental Protection Agency to issue new carbon regulations for power plants, a move that could bring the United States in line with the greenhouse-gas-reduction goals …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Harry Reid escalates ‘nuclear’ threat
Harry Reid escalates ‘nuclear’ threat
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Bloodied London Attacker Speaks To Camera After Beheading: ‘You People Will Never Be Safe’ — “I apologize that women had to witness this today but, in our land, our women have to see the same,” the attacker said on camera after beheading a man on the streets of London. “You people will never be safe.”
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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Brutal cleaver assault on man in London street is suspected terror attack
Brutal cleaver assault on man in London street is suspected terror attack
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Bob Christie / Associated Press:
Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-do — PHOENIX (AP) — An atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who said the previous day's prayer didn't pass muster.
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Matthew Hendley / Valley Fever:
Atheist State Lawmaker Quotes Carl Sagan Instead of Doing Prayer Before House Session
Atheist State Lawmaker Quotes Carl Sagan Instead of Doing Prayer Before House Session
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Nominee In Virginia Called Three-Fifths Clause An ‘Anti-Slavery Amendment’ — The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia has called the Constitution's original clause to count blacks as three-fifths of a person an “anti-slavery amendment.”
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Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
Meet the Man Who Set Off the IRS Firestorm — J. Russell George once stalked the halls of the Capitol for senators' autographs. Now he's there to testify in a scandal gripping Washington. — J. Russell George paused for just a moment before he took his seat at the witness table.
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Charles Willey, M.D. / Investor's Business Daily:
Under ObamaCare, IRS Is Creating Chaos For Doctors, Patients — IRS Illegally Usurps Congress with New Law in Obamacare — As an internist, I have dedicated my 30-year career to advancing the long-term health of all of my patients, one patient at a time.
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Sarah Palin / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE — PALIN: GOING ROGUE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION — As more information about the IRS scandal trickles out daily, the White House's involvement is becoming clearer. Those of us who've been warning about the demise of freedom with Barack Obama's efforts to “fundamentally transform” …
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Ben Swann / WXIX-TV:
Reality Check Exclusive: Cincinnati agent giving orders in IRS scandal? — The claim that the ongoing IRS scandal is limited to low level employees is falling apart. — The six Cincinnati workers we have identified, who sent scrutinizing letters to conservative groups with words including …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Vultures — A “secret” Facebook group of foreign correspondents and human rights activists quickly devolved into an anti-Israel hate-fest on Tuesday following the release of a new Israeli government report that cleared the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of wrongdoing in the 2000 death of a Palestinian boy.
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