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Abject Surrender by the United States — Negotiations for an “interim” arrangement over Iran's nuclear weapons program finally succeeded this past weekend, as Security Council foreign ministers (plus Germany) flew to Geneva to meet their Iranian counterpart.

Discussion: Power Line and his vorpal sword

Washington Post:

Iran, world powers reach historic nuclear deal — GENEVA — Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on an historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for temporary relief on some economic sanctions, diplomats confirmed. — The deal was reached …

Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:

Iran's top officials hail nuclear deal as beginning of new era — TEHRAN — Iran's top officials on Sunday welcomed the initial agreement struck with world powers over its nuclear activities, hailing the deal as the beginning of a new era for the Islamic republic, both in its relations …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and The Gateway Pundit

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Accord Reached With Iran to Halt Nuclear Program — GENEVA — The United States and five other world powers announced a landmark accord Sunday morning that would temporarily freeze Iran's nuclear program and lay the foundation for a more sweeping agreement.

Discussion: Politico, Towleroad, The Hugh Hewitt Show, American Spectator, Outside the Beltway, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Associated Press, Crooks and Liars and Liberaland

Benjamin Bell / ABC News:

Sec. John Kerry: ‘No Daylight’ Between Israel and United States — Following a historic deal with Iran, Secretary of State John Kerry sought to allay concerns expressed by Israel over the agreement, telling ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” that there was no daylight between …

Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, ABC News, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit

Reuters:

Netanyahu says Iran nuclear deal is ‘historic mistake’ — Bennett: “Israel does not see itself as bound by this bad, this very bad agreement that has been signed.” — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu characterized the agreement signed with Iran early Sunday morning as a historic mistake.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Israel Matzav and Blazing Cat Fur

Associated Press:
Obama: Iran deal ‘an important first step’

Discussion: Business Insider and Post Politics

CNN:
Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal ‘historic mistake’

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan / Bloomberg:
Iran to Reap $7 Billion in Sanctions Relief Under Accord

Discussion: Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers

Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israeli Leaders Decry Geneva Accord

Discussion: Politico

The White House:
Fact Sheet: First Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program

Discussion: Liberaland, PoliticusUSA, NBCNews and World News

Associated Press:
Key figures in the secret U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks: — UNITED STATES

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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Kerry: Israel is safer under new deal

Discussion: Politico and The Week

Reuters:
Six powers clinch breakthrough deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity

Discussion: Jihad Watch

CNN: Obama: Iran nuclear deal limits ability to create nuclear weapons

Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
A Look at US-Iran Ties Leading up to Nuclear Pact

Discussion: Politico

CBS News:
Nuclear deal reached between Iran, 6 powers

Discussion: CBS DC and Liberaland

Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:

Filibuster change clears path for Obama climate regs crackdown — Green groups might be the biggest winners from Senate Democrats' decision to gut the minority party's filibuster rights on nominations. — Their top priority — President Obama's second-term regulations on climate change …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

The Hill:

Filibuster faces terminal decline — The gradual diminishment of the filibuster is inevitable now that Democrats have set off the “nuclear option,” experts say, and that could have much broader ramifications down the line. — “From here on in, the filibuster is likely to be eroded …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Amy Davidson / New Yorker:

HEAL THYSELF — Last Tuesday, at a forum put together by the Wall Street Journal, President Barack Obama told a group of C.E.O.s that he was relatively sure that healthcare.gov would be “functioning for the majority of people who are using it” by November 30th, two months after its disastrous launch.

Discussion: News Desk and New York Times

Nikki Schwab / US News:

White House Pic of the Day of Media Enrages Media — Friday's White House “Photo of the Day” seems fairly innocuous at first glance. President Obama, in the Oval Office, is surrounded by eight photojournalists as he signs a bill into law. — [REPORT: ‘Climate of Fear’ for Press Under Obama ]

Discussion: The Verge, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and Ed Driscoll, more at Mediagazer »

George F. Will / Washington Post:

How a presidency unravels — For concision and precision in describing Barack Obama's suddenly ambivalent relationship with his singular — actually, his single — achievement, the laurels go to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.). — After Obama's semi-demi-apology for millions of canceled insurance policies …

Discussion: NewsBusters

New York Post:

Al Sharpton condemns ‘knockout’ attacks — Rev. Al Sharpton condemned “knockout” attacks Saturday but stopped short of calling for marches against the brutal hate crimes. — “This kind of behavior is deplorable and must be condemned by all us,” he said at his weekly National Action Network meeting in Harlem.

Discussion: Gothamist and Weasel Zippers