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Mark Landler / New York Times:
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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K.T. McFarland / Fox News:
The real reason Obama tapped Susan Rice for national security adviser — President Obama tapped UN Ambassador Susan Rice Tuesday to serve as our nation's next national security adviser. — Tuesday morning my reaction was why appoint Susan Rice as national security adviser? She will be a DISASTER.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Two Liberal Voices for Intervention, but Not in Syrian War — WASHINGTON — In naming Susan E. Rice and Samantha Power to key national security posts, President Obama has turned to two prominent advocates of liberal interventionism, a foreign-policy credo that calls for the United States …
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David A. Graham / Reuters:
Forget the Charm, Keep the Offensive: Obama's Aggressive New Strategy — Appointing Susan Rice as a top aide, attacking Darrell Issa, and fighting for judicial nominees show Obama and his allies don't want to make nice. — No more Mr. Nice President. For a brief few weeks this spring …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Susan Rice to be new NSA, Samantha Power to replace her at U.N.
Susan Rice to be new NSA, Samantha Power to replace her at U.N.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Power called Hillary Clinton ‘a monster’
Power called Hillary Clinton ‘a monster’
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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Tom Donilon resigning as national security adviser; Susan Rice to replace him
Tom Donilon resigning as national security adviser; Susan Rice to replace him
Michael O'Brien / NBC Politics:
Obama appoints Susan Rice as national security adviser
Obama appoints Susan Rice as national security adviser
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Jim Avila / ABCNEWS:
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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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 …
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP ‘Highly Unlikely’ To Accept Path To Citizenship
House GOP ‘Highly Unlikely’ To Accept Path To Citizenship
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
John Cornyn's big ideas on immigration
John Cornyn's big ideas on immigration
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Top IRS Official For Obamacare Implementation Placed On Administrative Leave, Sources Say — Sources say a key official in charge of overseeing health reform implementation, as well as another staffer, have been put on leave for accepting more than $1,000 in free meals and other items at a 2010 conference.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Sources: Two IRS staffers placed on leave over free food, gifts
Sources: Two IRS staffers placed on leave over free food, gifts
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Meet the lesbian who heckled Michelle Obama — Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon — Send via Email — Send this page to Print Friendly — Ellen Sturtz heckled Michelle Obama at a DNC fundraiser. (Washington Blade file photo from a previous protest by Michael Key)
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Audio of Michelle Obama Being Interrupted by Heckler
Audio of Michelle Obama Being Interrupted by Heckler
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Peter Wallsten / Post Politics:
Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser
Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser
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Brian Fung / NationalJournal.com:
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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Corey Hutchins / Columbia Free-Times News:
Are Bloggers Journalists? — Graham Pushes Media Shield Law …
Are Bloggers Journalists? — Graham Pushes Media Shield Law …
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Brett Norman / Politico:
Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant case: Sebelius ordered to make exception on transplant — A federal judge has ordered HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to allow Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old in Pennsylvania dying of cystic fibrosis, to be moved to the adult lung transplant list.
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Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
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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Megan McArdle / Asymmetrical Information:
Are Young, Single Adults Expecting Obamacare to Cost So Much?
Are Young, Single Adults Expecting Obamacare to Cost So Much?
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Jordan Smith / Austin Chronicle:
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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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Complaint Accuses U.S. Judge in Texas of Racial Bias
Complaint Accuses U.S. Judge in Texas of Racial Bias
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
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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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse — A warehouse maintained by contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency contained secret rooms full of exercise equipment, televisions and couches, according to an internal audit. — EPA's inspector general found contractors used partitions …
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Katharine Weymouth / Ask The Post:
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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WPVI-TV:
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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Martin Di Caro / pro.wmal-af.tritonflex.com:
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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Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Possible Poisoning — An al Qaeda terrorist stated in a recent online posting that U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens was killed by lethal injection after plans to kidnap him during the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attack in Benghazi went bad. — The veracity of the claim made by Abdallah Dhu-al-Bajadin …
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