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Mark Potok / Hatewatch:
Hatewatch Exclusive: Alleged LAX Shooter Referenced ‘Patriot’ Conspiracy Theories — The 23-year-old man who allegedly killed a TSA official at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday was carrying a one-page “manifesto” that included references to the “New World Order,” the Federal Reserve and …
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Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
WHAT THE HELL IS CHRIS CILLIZZA TALKING ABOUT? — The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, like a lot of mebers of the “liberal media,” is giddy at the thought of Chris Christie's likely big victory in the New Jrsey governor's race. Yesterday Cillizza wrote the following in a post titled …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Is Chris Christie the Republicans' Bill Clinton?
Is Chris Christie the Republicans' Bill Clinton?
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Virginia blame game begins — National Republicans agree on this much about the 2013 campaign in Virginia: It wasn't supposed to go like this. — Well before the last votes are cast in the state's off-year governor's race, GOP leaders are already engaged in a spirited debate over why …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
UK: Snowden reporter's partner involved in ‘espionage’ and ‘terrorism’ — (Reuters) - British authorities claimed the domestic partner of reporter Glenn Greenwald was involved in “terrorism” when he tried to carry documents from former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden through …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A. — The N.S.A.'s Evolution: The National Security Agency was founded in 1952, and its surveillance capabilities were limited by legislation in 1978. But with the attacks of September 2001 came a new sense of urgency.
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Agence France Presse:
Snowden wants to help German probe, testify in US — Moscow (AFP) - Intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is ready to assist a German probe into US spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel but also wants to talk directly to the US Congress, a German lawmaker who met the fugitive said Friday.
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Guardian:
NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations explained
NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations explained
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Alison Smale / New York Times:
Snowden Asks U.S. to Stop Treating Him Like a Traitor
Snowden Asks U.S. to Stop Treating Him Like a Traitor
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Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow / New York Times:
Finding Life After Academia — and Not Feeling Bad About It — ON a recent Sunday afternoon, a monthly meeting convened around a long table in a Whole Foods cafeteria on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As people settled in, the organizer plopped down a bag of potato chips …
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Mark Steyn / National Review:
A Phalanx of Lies — CNN has been pondering what they call “a particularly tough few days at the White House.” “Four out of five Americans have little or no trust in their government to do anything right,” says chief political analyst Gloria Borger. “And now Obama probably feels the same way.”
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Wall Street Journal:
As President Obama pushed for a new health law in 2009, he made a simple pledge: If you like your insurance plan, you can keep it. Behind the scenes, officials discussed whether that was a promise they could keep. — As President Obama pushed for a new federal health law in 2009 …
The Times of Israel:
Israel ‘furious’ with White House for leak on Syria strike — Jerusalem considers administration's confirmation of Israeli air attack on missile stores to be ‘scandalous’; TV analyst warns US risks starting ‘major flare-up’ — Israel is fuming with the White House for confirming …
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Debra Heine / BREITBART.COM:
Poll: 71% of Voters Believe Obama Knew Premiums Would Skyrocket For Some Americans — A new Rasmussen poll finds that an overwhelming majority of voters think the president probably lied to them about his “signature achievement”, and would like to see it scrapped or changed.
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Andy Meek / The Memphis Daily News:
Sebelius Brings Health Care Talk to Town — Forty-eight hours after a congressional committee grilled her over problems related to the new health insurance website, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was in Memphis, flanked by defenders.
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