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John Bolton / Weekly Standard:
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.
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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Mediaite, ABC News, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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Washington Monthly
Indira A.R. Lakshmanan / Bloomberg:
Iran to Reap $7 Billion in Sanctions Relief Under Accord — Iran will get as much as $7 billion in relief from economic sanctions over six months under the first-step agreement reached today in Geneva, the Obama administration said. — In return for Iran limiting its nuclear program …
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Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
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.
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The Gateway Pundit, Israel Matzav and Blazing Cat Fur
Associated Press:
Key figures in the secret U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks: — UNITED STATES
Key figures in the secret U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks: — UNITED STATES
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CNN
The White House:
Fact Sheet: First Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program
Fact Sheet: First Step Understandings Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program
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Reuters:
Six powers clinch breakthrough deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity
Six powers clinch breakthrough deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity
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Jihad Watch
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
A Look at US-Iran Ties Leading up to Nuclear Pact
A Look at US-Iran Ties Leading up to Nuclear Pact
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Politico
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 …
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Washington Monthly
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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 …
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The Moderate Voice
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change
New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change
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The Political Carnival and Washington Monthly
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 ]
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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 …
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NewsBusters
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.
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News Desk and New York Times