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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Darrell Issa On IRS Investigation: Releasing Full Transcripts Now Would Be ‘Reckless’ — WASHINGTON — One week after he released partial transcripts of interviews with IRS officials involved in the scandal surrounding the targeting of conservative groups, the chair of the House Oversight …
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Ways and Means Chairman: IRS targeting of Tea Party groups didn't start in Ohio — The IRS's singling out of conservative groups did not originate in Cincinnati, the House Republican in charge of tax policy said Wednesday. — House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) …
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The Plum Line, ThinkProgress and Washington Free Beacon
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Establishment renders harsh verdict on Edward Snowden — 'He's no hero. He put people's lives at risk,' Sen. Angus King (second from left) said. AP Photos — Close — He is the toast of the libertarian left and the libertarian right. But for most of the political establishment …
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CBS News:
Most disapprove of gov't phone snooping of ordinary Americans
Most disapprove of gov't phone snooping of ordinary Americans
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New York Times, The Hill, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, The Week, Weasel Zippers, Outside the Beltway and Post Politics
CNN:
NSA leaker's girlfriend says she's ‘lost at sea’
NSA leaker's girlfriend says she's ‘lost at sea’
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Mediaite, Riehl World News and Lawfare
TwinCities.com:
Walker says he will sign abortion ultrasound bill — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he will sign a measure that's quickly working its way through the Republican-controlled Legislature that would require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound.
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Scott Walker Endorses Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasounds And Shutting Down Abortion Clinics — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has thrown his support behind an anti-abortion measure that's currently moving through the state legislature, saying he will sign the bill into law if it makes it to his desk.
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The Political Carnival
Harriet Baldwin- / Examiner:
Secret Service “Visits” Outspoken Critic of Obama - Because of Twitter? — I know, RIGHT? — After you read this- you will wonder what country we are in. — Tom Francois is an outspoken critic of Barack Hussein Obama- and has a robust Twitter presence. He also likes to dabble with his “paint” program to create funny cartoons.
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The Gateway Pundit and Riehl World News
New York Times:
Earlier Denials Put Intelligence Chief in Awkward Position — WASHINGTON — For years, intelligence officials have tried to debunk what they called a popular myth about the National Security Agency: that its electronic net routinely sweeps up information about millions of Americans.
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Lawmakers say NSA briefing didn't address privacy concerns
Lawmakers say NSA briefing didn't address privacy concerns
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Hot Air
U.S. News:
Military sex assaults: Plan for outside prosecutor blocked in Senate — The future of the military justice system is uncertain this morning, as legislation aimed at stopping the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces was rejected by key members of Congress, on the grounds that the changes go too far.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
A Sexual-Assault Measure to Be Cut From Military Bill
A Sexual-Assault Measure to Be Cut From Military Bill
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Salon, Daily Kos, The Maddow Blog and DownWithTyranny!
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Blowing a Whistle — I'm glad I live in a country with people who are vigilant in defending civil liberties. But as I listen to the debate about the disclosure of two government programs designed to track suspected phone and e-mail contacts of terrorists, I do wonder if some of those who …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Daniel W. Drezner and No More Mister Nice Blog
Noah Barkin / Reuters:
Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit — (Reuters) - German outrage over a U.S. Internet spying program has broken out ahead of a visit by Barack Obama, with ministers demanding the president provide a full explanation when he lands in Berlin next week and one official likening …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
CBS anchor snubs sex scoop — CBS anchor Scott Pelley was furious after John Miller's scoop about the State Department sex scandal broke not on his “CBS Evening News,” but early Monday on “This Morning” hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell, network sources tell Page Six
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Politico:
Challenging Obama-knows-best — “Trust-me” is President Barack Obama's preferred mode of action in times of crisis — and his go-to comment to nervous staffers has always been some version of “Relax, I got this.” — But that message is an increasingly hard sell for Obama in his second term …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Little Birdie Told Me — WASHINGTON — In her first two days on Twitter, Hillary Clinton did not bother to follow the man she wants to follow. — No @BarackObama for @HillaryClinton as of Tuesday night. — Hillary debuted firmly entrenched in Clintonworld, following Bill, Chelsea …
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Man Details Risks in Exposing China's Forced Labor — MASANJIA, China — The cry for help, a neatly folded letter stuffed inside a package of Halloween decorations sold at Kmart, traveled 5,000 miles from China into the hands of a mother of two in Oregon. — Scrawling in wobbly English …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and normblog
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Interns Win Huge Victory in Labor Lawsuit Against Fox — UPDATED: Fox says it is “very disappointed” after two interns who worked on “Black Swan” are granted a summary judgment win, while another intern who worked in Fox's corporate department will now be leading a class action suit.
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Guardian
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Snowden Prism — Like the OJ Simpson trial almost twenty years ago, there are some public events which not only divide people but divide you against people you didn't expect to be divided against. As a Republican you may be used to disagreeing with Democrats and vice versa.
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Des Moines Register:
Iowans: State, U.S. on diverging paths — The frustration with Obama stands in stark contrast to Iowans' feelings about the state of their state. — Results of this poll had Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and his Republican advisers doing a happy dance — he gets a job approval rating of 58 percent, his all-time high for this term.
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Politico
New York Times:
Bloomberg Urges No Gifts to Democrats Who Blocked Gun Bill — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in a sharp escalation in the battle over gun control, is seeking to punish Democratic senators by taking away the one thing they most need from New Yorkers: money. — On Wednesday, Mr. Bloomberg …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Trailing, Gabriel Gomez takes fight to Ed Markey — Underdog Massachusetts Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez went all out in a debate against frontrunner Ed Markey Tuesday to pin Washington's ills on the longtime Democratic congressman. — Gomez said the national debt, now $17 trillion …
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The Daily Caller, CNN and Althouse
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Former President George W. Bush's Image Ratings Improve — Views of Bush more positive than negative for first time since 2005 — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of former president George W. Bush have improved, with 49% now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably.
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Associated Press:
Mali manual suggests al-Qaida has feared weapon — TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The photocopies of the manual lay in heaps on the floor, in stacks that scaled one wall, like Xeroxed, stapled handouts for a class. — Except that the students in this case were al-Qaida fighters in Mali.
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Yahoo! News and National Review
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Carey Mulligan Passes on Hillary Clinton Biopic — The actress was being eyed to play the former first lady in James Ponsoldt's film. — Carey Mulligan will not be stepping into the shoes Hillary Rodham Clinton for Rodham, Temple Hill and The Arlook Group's biopic of the former first lady, New York senator and secretary of state.
The Official Google Blog:
Asking the U.S. government to allow Google to publish more national security request data — This morning we sent the following letter to the offices of the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read the full text below. -Ed. — Dear Attorney General Holder and Director Mueller
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