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Politico:
Obama in the doldrums — Not yet six months into his second term, Barack Obama's presidency is in a dead zone. — A combination of familiar Washington intransigence and a more recent run of bad news and political setbacks have left him with less influence over his circumstances …
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Betsy's Page, Mediaite and NationalJournal.com
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Obama's hands-off approach to extraditing Snowden draws criticism — It was bright and sunny in Washington on Saturday as President Obama stepped out of the White House in flip-flops and khaki shorts to hit the golf course with his buddies. — At the same time, officials throughout …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, JustOneMinute, Wonkblog, Hot Air, WorldViews, Yahoo! News, Weasel Zippers, Post Politics and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
US-China relations chill over Snowden — Press secretary Jay Carney blasted China in unusually blunt terms as the administration hunted for Snowden, the leaker of National Security Agency documents who is now believed to be hiding out in Russia. — Carney dismissed Hong Kong's legal justification …
John Cassidy / News Desk:
Demonizing Edward Snowden: Which Side Are You On?
Demonizing Edward Snowden: Which Side Are You On?
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CANNONFIRE, ABC, Althouse, Daily Kos and Politico
Guardian:
Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia, says foreign minister
Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia, says foreign minister
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BBC, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Huffington Post and Outside the Beltway
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
RUSSIA REJECTS US DEMAND FOR SNOWDEN'S EXTRADITION
RUSSIA REJECTS US DEMAND FOR SNOWDEN'S EXTRADITION
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The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
Officials: How Edward Snowden Could Hurt the U.S.
Officials: How Edward Snowden Could Hurt the U.S.
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Prairie Weather, Hot Air and The Daily Beast
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases — WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose a sweeping plan to address climate change on Tuesday, setting ambitious goals and timetables for a series of executive actions to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and prepare the nation for the ravages of a warming planet.
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Darren Goode / Politico:
President Obama to unveil sweeping climate plan — President Barack Obama's new climate initiative will impose deadlines for EPA to write rules throttling carbon dioxide emissions at U.S. power plants, part of a series of efforts that could hit the coal industry hard both at home and abroad …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
WH Climate Adviser: 'A War on Coal Is Exactly What's Needed'
WH Climate Adviser: 'A War on Coal Is Exactly What's Needed'
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Weasel Zippers, Conservatives4Palin, Jammie Wearing Fools and Washington Free Beacon
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Obama to lay out three-part plan for addressing climate change
Obama to lay out three-part plan for addressing climate change
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Right Wing News
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Experts weigh in on climate plan
Experts weigh in on climate plan
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New Republic, ThinkProgress and Hot Air
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
‘Lookout List’ Not Much Broader Than Originally Thought, Contrary to Reports — Acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel on Monday told reporters that the now-infamous “Be On The Lookout” list was far broader than was originally disclosed in the Treasury Department inspector general's report.
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Power Line
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Bloomberg:
IRS Look at Progressive Groups Complicates Controversy — The Internal Revenue Service used terms such as “progressive” and evidence of advocacy on Israel to flag groups' tax-exempt applications for extra attention, complicating what had been seen as targeted scrutiny for small-government groups.
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Taegan Goddard's … and National Review
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
IRS Targeted Progressive Groups, Too, Documents Reveal
IRS Targeted Progressive Groups, Too, Documents Reveal
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BizPac Review, msnbc.com, Jammie Wearing Fools, ThinkProgress, The Raw Story and Daily Kos
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Documents Show Liberals in I.R.S. Dragnet
Documents Show Liberals in I.R.S. Dragnet
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Yahoo! News, The Plum Line, Washington Post and msnbc.com
Alan Fram / bigstory.ap.org:
IRS CHIEF: INAPPROPRIATE SCREENING WAS BROAD
IRS CHIEF: INAPPROPRIATE SCREENING WAS BROAD
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Justice Samuel Alito's middle-school antics — The most remarkable thing about the Supreme Court's opinions announced Monday was not what the justices wrote or said. It was what Samuel Alito did. — The associate justice, a George W. Bush appointee, read two opinions …
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ABC News, Taegan Goddard's … and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
Justice Alito's Inexcusable Rudeness — A justice of the Supreme Court should not act like a high schooler on the bench; when the target is a fellow justice, the offense is even greater. — I suspect that the cause of cameras in the Supreme Court suffered a blow on Monday.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
McCain: US will have ‘most militarized’ border since Berlin Wall — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday said that an amendment advanced by the Senate would leave the U.S. with the “most militarized border” since the fall of the Berlin Wall and pave the way for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform.
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Weasel Zippers and Hit & Run
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Jim Avila / ABC News:
Immigration Overhaul Clears Pivotal Vote in Senate
Immigration Overhaul Clears Pivotal Vote in Senate
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Yahoo! News, Washington Post and Politico
CNN:
Immigration reform passes key Senate test
Immigration reform passes key Senate test
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addictinginfo.org, The Heritage Foundation and ImmigrationProf Blog
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Senate Vote on Border Gives Push to Immigration Overhaul
Senate Vote on Border Gives Push to Immigration Overhaul
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The Plum Line, First Read, OpenSecrets.org and The World's Greatest …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Paula's Worst Ingredients — Paula Deen is where sass meets crass, where the homespun and folksy curdle into something with a sour aftertaste. — Her manner may be as sugary as her cooking, her smile as big as the hams she hawked for Smithfield. But she doesn't pause when she should.
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msnbc.com
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg aide lobbied on guns in Nevada — Michael Bloomberg's gun control group sent a city employee to register as a lobbyist in Nevada on state-based firearms issues, a use of government resources that raises further questions about the relationship between the city and the mayor's self-funded 501(c)(4).
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Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Loaded mayor's gun grab: NYC $$ targets Nevada
Loaded mayor's gun grab: NYC $$ targets Nevada
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Hot Air and Jammie Wearing Fools
The Boston Globe:
Senate candidates make one last pitch for votes — Gomez-Markey Senate race may draw low turnout — Former US senator Scott Brown conferred with GOP US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez during an election eve rally at the Common Market restaurant in Quincy.
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Ballot Box and Union-News
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Jim Nolan / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Star Scientific CEO financed shopping spree for first lady — Businessman paid thousands of dollars for first lady's designer goods — In the spring of 2011, Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell flew to New York and was treated to a high-end shopping spree courtesy of Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams Sr.
Robert Costa / National Review:
Bolton Plans a Tour of Early-Primary States — Watch out, Rand Paul. — As Paul, a Kentucky senator, plans for a 2016 presidential run, he is talking up his views on foreign policy, which, broadly speaking, include less intervention in foreign conflicts and a smaller military budget.
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Hit & Run, Yahoo! News and Weasel Zippers
Politico:
On Penny Pritzker, where's the outrage? — Penny Pritzker has understated her income by tens of millions of dollars, clashed openly with organized labor, benefited from offshore tax havens and invested in financial instruments that helped precipitate the 2008 financial meltdown.
CNN:
Giffords and Kelly touring to revive background checks — (CNN) - Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly are hitting the road to try bolstering support for extending background checks on gun sales, a prospect that failed earlier this year but that gun control supporters have vowed to continue pursuing.
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Politico
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Spokesman Says Iran's President ‘Will Return With Hidden Imam’ — An Iranian government spokesman has said that outgoing President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will return with the Hidden Imam, who according to Shi'ite belief went into hiding in the 10th century and will reappear to bring justice to Earth.
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The Gateway Pundit