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Byron Tau / Politico:
Kerry won't talk about Kennedy conspiracy — Secretary of State John Kerry is declining to further elaborate on his belief that the assassin of President John F. Kennedy was part of a broader conspiracy. — Pressed in an interview aired Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” …
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Jason Seher / CNN:
Kerry ‘not blind’ to Rouhani's past — Washington (CNN) - America's top diplomat dismissed concerns Sunday that the Obama administration was not being skeptical enough while the U.S. negotiates with Iran over its continued enrichment of uranium, activity widely assumed to be supporting a nuclear weapons program.
CBS News:
No deal reached in Iran nuke talks
No deal reached in Iran nuke talks
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New York Times:
Talks With Iran Fail to Produce a Nuclear Agreement
Talks With Iran Fail to Produce a Nuclear Agreement
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Washington Post:
Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal
Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Dear Governor Christie — I KNOW, governor, I know: It's still too early for presidential speculation, you're just focused on the job at hand and any talk of 2016, while flattering, is purely hypothetical. — But just in case you do have some faint, slight, extremely modest interest …
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Jeff Zeleny / ABC News:
Gov. Rick Perry Questions NJ's Gov. Chris Christie's Ability to Appeal to Conservatives Nationwide — DES MOINES - Gov. Rick Perry of Texas credited Chris Christie for his re-election in New Jersey, but he pointedly questioned whether the 22-point victory by Christie held any greater meaning for the Republican Party.
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Illinois Republican eyes return to Congress — Former Rep. Bob Dold (R-Ill.) wants to get back to Congress — to take on his own party. — Dold is attempting a comeback against former Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), who he lost to by less than 2,500 votes in a heavily Democratic suburban Chicago district last fall.
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
In shift, GOP wants O-Care fix — Republicans have shifted their strategy on ObamaCare. — Weeks ago, many Republicans said ObamaCare — including Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) — was too broken to fix. But now, the GOP is drafting legislation that aims to do just that.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
For Obama, and Democrats, it's crunch time — President Obama likes to say he will never again be running for office, but every Democrat knows he will be on the ballot figuratively in 2014, and 2016, as well. Right now they are rightly nervous about that prospect.
The Hill:
Donors plot against GOP rebel — Business leaders are plotting to take down Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) as part of a broader effort to punish lawmakers over the government shutdown. — In a letter obtained by The Hill, prominent Michigan donors request financial backing for Amash's primary challenger, Brian Ellis.
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NY Daily News:
Bryant Park skating rink shooting leaves two injured, including 14-year-old avid skater; shooter at large — A gunman shot a 20-year-old man in the arm and 14-year-old Adonis Mera in the back — and the teen's family fears he may never walk again. Police are searching for the suspected shooter …
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Leigh Munsil / Politico:
Graham won't end Benghazi holds — Sen. Lindsey Graham says he still plans to use Senate holds on President Barack Obama's nominees until he gets answers on the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. — Pressed on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday, the South Carolina Republican …
Mark Memmott / NPR:
‘60 Minutes’ Apologizes For Benghazi Report: ‘We Were Wrong’ … “The truth is that we made a mistake,” CBS News correspondent Lara Logan said Friday as she apologized for an Oct. 27 report on 60 Minutes in which a State Department security contractor claimed he had been on the scene of the Sept. 11 …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The enigma of Janet Yellen as Fed chair — She who is about to become the most consequential woman in the history of American government will find it easier to be confirmed than it was to be nominated as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Janet Yellen probably was the president's second choice …
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