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Michael Isikoff / Open Channel:
Holder OK'd search warrant for Fox News reporter's private emails, official says — Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure …
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New York Times:
The End of the Perpetual War — President Obama's speech today was the most important statement on counterterrorism policy since the 2001 attacks, a momentous turning point in post-9/11 America. For the first time, a president stated clearly and unequivocally that the state of perpetual warfare …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Obama debates Obama — A heckler briefly interrupted President Barack Obama while he was arguing with himself on Thursday. — Days after Obama told reporters he makes “no apologies” about surveillance of Associated Press reporters, the president summoned his inner Constitutional law professor …
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Medea Benjamin Surprised Obama Drones Speech Protest Worked
Medea Benjamin Surprised Obama Drones Speech Protest Worked
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Stephanie Gaskell / Reuters:
DOD: Heckler pretended to be press
DOD: Heckler pretended to be press
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Nigel Atkins / Mirror.co.uk:
Woolwich attack: Watch shocking video of terrorists charging at police car in attempt to kill WPC — The footage obtained by the Daily Mirror reveals how, after beheading the soldier, they hatched a plot to ambush and murder the first police officers to come to his aid
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KOMO News:
Cars, people sent tumbling into Skagit River as I-5 bridge collapses — By KOMO Staff & news services Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:39 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 11:20 PM PDT — MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Billionaire's super PAC on offense in Bay State — The super PAC created by San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer is preparing a new offensive in the Massachusetts Senate race. — The PAC, known as the NextGen Committee, is launching a campaign to paint Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez as a …
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DAngelo Gore / FactCheck.org:
A False Claim of Blame in Mass. Senate Race — Republican Gabriel Gomez falsely claims his opponent in the Massachusetts Senate race blamed him for the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and compared him to Osama bin Laden: — Democratic Rep. Ed Markey did release a TV ad saying Gomez …
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Chris Trenkmann / WFTS:
Paula Broadwell says she's sorry — Former mistress of David Petraeus speaks out — CHARLOTTE, NC - The woman at the center of a scandal that helped bring down the director of the CIA said she is sorry about what happened. Paula Broadwell told TV station WSOC in Charlotte that she regrets …
Wesley Pruden / Washington Times:
Bubba, the weenie and a New York minute — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — Just when Bubba and the missus get an opportunity to dispense experience unique in American politics, and could tutor two old friends who need help, they retire to the companionable solitude of the family hearth to reflect …
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Boy Scouts to Admit Openly Gay Youths as Members — GRAPEVINE, Tex. — In a landmark step its chief executive called “compassionate, caring and kind,” the Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its longstanding policy of forbidding openly gay youths to participate in its activities.
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
King blames Reagan for Obama presidency — The Iowa Republican said immigrants that Ronald Reagan legalized by signing a 1986 “amnesty” bill were responsible for Obama's election. — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Thursday that President Obama would not be president if it weren't for the 1986 amnesty bill …
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Fox News:
IRS official who refused to testify placed on administrative leave — The IRS official who oversaw the unit responsible for the targeting of conservative groups has been placed on administrative leave with pay, a day after she refused to testify at a congressional hearing, Fox News confirms.
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Asianews.it:
Afghan university students protest against women's rights — During yesterday's protest in Kabul, protesters called for the repeal of a decree that defines domestic violence as a crime, bans child and forced marriages and says that rape victims cannot be prosecuted for adultery.
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Chris Richards / Washington Post:
White House press secretary Jay Carney discusses favorite band, Guided by Voices — On the walls of Jay Carney's office: a photo of the Berlin Wall being dismantled. Snaps of his kids. His employer, President Obama, gracing the cover of his former employer, Time magazine.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Christie: 'I'll be here to welcome' Obama during visit next week — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday he will gladly welcome President Obama back to his state during the president's planned visit next week, despite criticism from some Republicans that Christie's embrace …
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Poll: Hillary Clinton tops in Iowa for 2016 — Hillary Clinton beats Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in potential 2016 matchups in Iowa, according to a new poll Friday. — Clinton, a Democrat, would best Rubio 48 percent to 37 percent and she runs ahead of Paul 46 percent to 42 percent …
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Sky News:
Fighter Jets Scrambled To Passenger Plane — RAF fighter jets have escorted a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft from Manchester Airport to Stansted Airport, a Ministry of Defence spokesman has said. — Essex Police have confirmed that two men have been arrested on suspicion …
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The Gateway Pundit and Pat Dollard
The Irish Times:
Sweden riots spread to south of capital — Stockholm unrest spreads to south of city as violence continues into fourth night … Unrest in Stockholm's suburbs continued for a fourth night as rioters showed their anger over a police shooting a week ago by setting fire to cars and buildings and pelting emergency workers with stones.
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Yahoo! News:
Terry McAuliffe's brother was once an abortion-clinic-protesting conservative activist. Now he's a Democrat — Terry McAuliffe, a Democratic operative embroiled in a tight race to become Virginia's next governor, knows a thing or two about conservatives like his Republican opponent, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
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BBC:
High court: Sally Bercow's Lord McAlpine tweet was libel — The High Court has ruled that a tweet by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine was libellous. — A subsequent hearing will determine the damages she now owes him. — Mrs Bercow, the wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House-Senate showdown coming over border security … If there were an organized opposition to comprehensive immigration reform — and there really isn't, compared to the political/business/activist/ lobbying complex in favor of it — the opposition would pound daily on the key weakness at the heart of the Senate Gang of Eight bill.
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Allan Hall / Daily Mail:
How JFK secretly ADMIRED Hitler: Explosive book reveals former President's praise for the Nazis as he travelled through Germany before Second World War — Comes one week before 50th anniversary commemorations of JFK's memorable ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech pledging US solidarity with Europe
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