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Associated Press:
Egypt: Islamists hit Christian churches — CAIRO (AP) — After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like “prisoners of war” before a Muslim woman offered them refuge. Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob.
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Al Jazeera English, Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers and Power Line
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Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: EGYPT SENDING DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO RUSSIA — As the situation in Egypt escalates, a source with very close ties to the Egyptian government tells Breitbart News that the country is preparing to send a diplomatic mission to Russia. While the Obama Administration sends conflicting messages …
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Sense of Events and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
How American Hopes for a Deal in Egypt Were Undercut — CAIRO — For a moment, at least, American and European diplomats trying to defuse the volatile standoff in Egypt thought they had a breakthrough. — As thousands of Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi …
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Gallup, Informed Comment, The Daily Beast, americanthinker.com, Hot Air, Prairie Weather and ParaPundit
Nickarama / Weasel Zippers:
In The Absence Of American Response, The Egyptian Government May Be Turning To Russia For Help — As the situation in Egypt escalates, a source with very close ties to the Egyptian government tells Breitbart News that the country is preparing to send a diplomatic mission to Russia.
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Israel Matzav and Pat Dollard
Washington Post:
Our Correspondents on Twitter — Security forces clear #Cairo mosque after standoff with anti-government protesters http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ middle_east/standoff-in-egypt-between- anti-government-protesters-and-the- military/2013/08/17/32502f3c-0730-11e3- 9259-e2aafe5a5f84_story.html via @washingtonpost #Egypt
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Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Free Beacon, Independent Journal Review and usofarn.com
Naomi Schaefer Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Russell Moore: From Moral Majority to ‘Prophetic Minority’ — The new leader of the Southern Baptist political arm says Christians have lost the culture and need to act accordingly. — 'The Bible Belt is collapsing," says Russell Moore. Oddly, the incoming president …
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The PJ Tatler
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Dems Rally Their Legions of Haters for 2014 — This email arrived yesterday from MoveOn, whose communications are generally indistinguishable from those of the Democratic Party. The subject line was “New York Times stunner.” … This plea requires a certain chutzpah …
New York Times:
The Cash Committee — The House Financial Services Committee has grown so large that a highly unusual fourth row of seats had to be installed in the committee room. Every term, scores of members, particularly freshmen, demand a seat on the panel — not because they have a burning interest …
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Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and Political MoneyLine Blog
The White House:
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Working to Implement the Affordable Care Act — WASHINGTON, DC— In this week's address, President Obama said we are on the way to fully implementing the Affordable Care Act and helping millions of Americans. Unfortunately, a group of Republicans in Congress are working …
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PoliticusUSA, americanthinker.com, The Gateway Pundit and The PJ Tatler
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CBS Miami:
Eye In The Sky Catches Unholy Thieves — LAUDERDALE LAKES (CBSMiami) - Authorities are on the look-out, and asking the public for help, in finding two suspects who robbed a couple of priests at a church in Lauderdale Lakes. — Father Lesly Jean, according to Broward Sheriff's Office …
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Scared Monkeys and The Gateway Pundit
Talking Points Memo:
Senate Conservatives Fund To Make McConnell ‘Feel The Heat’ In KY Campaign — It's certainly not getting any easier for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). — The Senate Minority Leader is on defense on multiple fronts as he seeks re-election in 2014: a well-funded primary challenger in Matt Bevin …
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Daily Kos
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Attorneys general raise privacy concerns over ObamaCare navigators — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi argued late Friday that new hires under ObamaCare could threaten the private information of people trying to get health insurance. — “Because of time constraints, HHS [is] …
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Pat Dollard and The PJ Tatler