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Rice to Replace Donilon in the Top National Security Post — WASHINGTON — In a major shakeup of President Obama's foreign-policy inner circle, Tom Donilon, the national security adviser, is resigning and will be replaced by Susan E. Rice, the American ambassador to the United Nations, White House officials said late Tuesday.
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Susan Rice to be new NSA, Samantha Power to replace her at U.N. — National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is stepping down after four years on the job and will be replaced by United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice — the latest in a series of defiant appointments likely to rile the GOP and fire up the Democratic base.
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Two Liberal Voices for Intervention, but Not in Syrian War
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Power called Hillary Clinton ‘a monster’
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Tom Donilon resigning as national security adviser; Susan Rice to replace him

OBAMA NAMES RICE AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
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Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser — First Lady Michelle Obama experienced a rare face-to-face encounter with a protester late Tuesday - approaching the activist and threatening to leave a fundraiser if the person did not stop interrupting her speech.
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Michelle Obama DNC Fundraiser Speech Interrupted By LGBT Protester
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Meet the lesbian who heckled Michelle Obama
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Audio of Michelle Obama Being Interrupted by Heckler
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Almost Half of Americans Say Obama Untruthful About IRS — Almost half of Americans say President Barack Obama isn't telling the truth when he says he didn't know the Internal Revenue Service was giving extra scrutiny to the applications of small government groups seeking tax-exempt status.
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Grassley: Obama hasn't called me in four years — Sen. Chuck Grassley, a pivotal deal-maker in Congress, said Tuesday that he has not received a phone call from President Obama in four years. — The lack of communication between the Iowa Republican and the president is an indication that Obama's new …
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Poll: Controversies raising doubts about White House ‘honesty’
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Rubio: I will vote against my own immigration bill unless changes are made … Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican behind the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, says he will not vote for the legislation he helped write and has staked his political future on …
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Rubio threatens to vote against immigration bill
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Is there ACA rate shock in California? — I wasn't going to weigh in on this, but enough of you have asked me what I think of Avik Roy's claim that California insurance premiums, under ACA, will go up 64% to 146%. Let me start by telling you this: based on a reading of the secondary commentary …
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Are Young, Single Adults Expecting Obamacare to Cost So Much?
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Lindsey Graham Isn't Sure If Bloggers Deserve ‘First Amendment Protection’ — Of course they do. But the question at hand is whether a media shield law should protect them as well. — Whether bloggers count as journalists has mostly been a matter of esoterics for reporter types.
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Are Bloggers Journalists? — Graham Pushes Media Shield Law …
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9 injured, more feared trapped in Center City collapse — center city, philadelphia, collapse, local/state — A building collapsed at the corner of 22nd and Market streets in Center City Philadelphia, trapping a number of a people under the rubble. — The 4-story building …
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Report: Leon Panetta revealed classified SEAL unit info — Former CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name of the Navy SEAL unit that carried out the Osama Bin Laden raid and named the unit's ground commander at a 2011 ceremony attended by Zero Dark Thirty filmmaker Mark Boal …
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Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent — Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments — A complaint filed today by several civil rights groups, including one funded entirely by the government of Mexico, alleges that federal Judge Edith Jones has violated …
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Complaint Accuses U.S. Judge in Texas of Racial Bias
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WMAL EXCLUSIVE: 11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns — OWINGS, MD — The father of a middle schooler in Calvert County, Md. says his 11-year-old son was suspended for 10 days for merely talking about guns on the bus ride home. — Bruce Henkelman of Huntingtown says his son …
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“11-Yr-Old Suspended From School For Merely TALKING About Guns”
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House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse — Rep. Raul Labrador is one of the members of the House Gang of Eight involved in immigration reform. Image credit: Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images — Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive immigration reform bill …
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Publisher's letter: How the paywall will work — On June 12, we will begin phasing in our metered subscription model. It will take us a few weeks to get everyone into the system, but doing that will allow us to ensure that you have the best possible experience.
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DEA: Soccer Mom Ran Massive Pot Grow Operation — Budding equestrian, 45, is facing federal narcotics trafficking rap — JUNE 4—A suburban mom—and budding equestrian—has for years maintained a secret life as the alleged head of a multimillion-dollar marijuana grow operation …
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John Edwards looking to open new law firm — (CNN) - Former Sen. John Edwards is looking to open a new law firm this September, a source told CNN's Chris Cuomo. — The firm will be based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will focus on plaintiff work, the source said.

The Republican party acts like it's 1999 — It's beginning to feel like the late '90s all over again. — Then, congressional Republicans howled themselves hoarse about Clinton administration scandals. But the indicators kept pointing to a booming economy, and support …
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