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Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
Bill and Hillary Clinton are ‘livid’ at comparisons to Weiner's sexcapades and Huma's forgiveness — Bill and Hillary Clinton are angry with efforts by mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner and his campaign to compare his Internet sexcapades — and his wife Huma Abedin's incredible forgiveness …
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New York Times, Israel Matzav, First Read, americanthinker.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Obama, Hillary Clinton set for Monday lunch
Obama, Hillary Clinton set for Monday lunch
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CNN and Connecting.the.Dots
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Cumulus planning to drop Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity — In a major shakeup for the radio industry, Cumulus Media, the second-biggest broadcaster in the country, is planning to drop both Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its stations at the end of the year, an industry source told POLITICO on Sunday.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Stranded by Sprawl — Detroit is a symbol of the old economy's decline. It's not just the derelict center; the metropolitan area as a whole lost population between 2000 and 2010, the worst performance among major cities. Atlanta, by contrast, epitomizes the rise of the Sun Belt …
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VodkaPundit, The Reality-Based Community and Prairie Weather
Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Lautenberg and Booker's tortured history shows up in campaign — Days before Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced he wanted to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Frank Lautenberg in December, the two men's top aides tried to negotiate over the phone. — Lautenberg Chief of Staff Dan Katz …
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Ballot Box and Taegan Goddard's …
Greg B. Smith / NY Daily News:
Weiner campaign paid private eye $45,000 to investigate own 2011 Twitter ‘hacking’ lie, reports show — The ‘hacking’ never happened — Weiner later admitted to sending the racy pics himself — but his furious attempt at damage control included an expensive investigation by T&M Protection services.
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Real Clear Politics, The Fix, The Other McCain, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Daily Mail
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Staten Island Advance:
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner talks sexting scandal, Staten Island issues (video)
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Weiner talks sexting scandal, Staten Island issues (video)
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New York Times
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Marion Barry: Weiner a ‘good Democrat’
Marion Barry: Weiner a ‘good Democrat’
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The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers
Jake Miller / CBS News:
Anthony Weiner's campaign manager calls it quits
Anthony Weiner's campaign manager calls it quits
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Yahoo! News, Crooks and Liars, The Week and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
William Booth / Washington Post:
Peace talks set to begin after Israel agrees to free 104 Palestinian prisoners — JERUSALEM — The first substantive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in years will begin Monday evening in Washington, the Obama administration announced, after Israeli leaders agreed Sunday to release 104 Palestinian prisoners.
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Los Angeles Times and The Hugh Hewitt Show
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Associated Press:
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul hits critics for ‘gimme, gimme’ attitude toward federal Sandy relief — FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul hit back at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the two Republicans' ongoing spat over national security. — Christie last week criticized Paul's opposition …
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CNN, TIME, Post Politics, Hot Air and Taegan Goddard's …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Momentum Builds Against N.S.A. Surveillance — WASHINGTON — The movement to crack down on government surveillance started with an odd couple from Michigan, Representatives Justin Amash, a young libertarian Republican known even to his friends as “chief wing nut,” and John Conyers Jr. …
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ThinkProgress, Guardian, Prairie Weather, The Agonist and Mediaite
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New York Times:
Detroit Looks to Health Law to Ease Costs — As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: pushing many of those too young to qualify for Medicare out of city-run coverage …
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Weekly Standard, americanthinker.com and VodkaPundit
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
In U.S., 52% Back Law to Legalize Gay Marriage in 50 States — Americans would legalize gay marriage nationwide, favor equal rights for such unions — PRINCETON, NJ — If given the opportunity to vote on a law legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states, the slight majority of Americans …
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Real Clear Politics and First Read
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Pope Francis's Lessons for the GOP — The new pope hasn't been afraid to challenge the entrenched interests that have sullied his church's perception. His style of reaching out is just what might save the Republican Party. — On the heels of Pope Francis's triumphant visit to Brazil for World Youth Day …
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Associated Press and Taegan Goddard's …
Washington Post:
How the Obama campaign won the race for voter data — From the moment Barack Obama took the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2009, and every day thereafter, his team was always preparing for the 2012 campaign. Everyone said Obama's 2008 operation had rewritten the book on organizing.
Daniel Politi / Slate:
Fox News to Scholar: Why Would a Muslim Write a Book About Jesus? — It's got plenty of competition but this may just be the single most cringe-worthy, embarrassing interview broadcast on Fox News. At least in recent memory. Fox News anchor Lauren Green had religious scholar Reza Aslan …
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CANNONFIRE, The Week, The Raw Story, Mediaite, UPROXX, Crooks and Liars and ThinkProgress
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators to Liz Cheney: We like Mike Enzi — Republican senators are nearly united in their response to Liz Cheney's challenge to their low-key Wyoming colleague: We like Mike. — That is Mike Enzi, the three-term senator from the Cowboy State who was otherwise on a glide path …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ryan Parker / Denver Post:
Colorado concealed-carry permits see dramatic increase in 2013 — A run on guns in Colorado — Instructor John Abramson, left, works with Catherine Williams during a concealed-carry class at the Centennial Gun Club shooting range on Saturday. Williams said she decided to take the class …
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ThinkProgress and TalkLeft