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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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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
We Have a Deal With Iran. A Good One. — It's everything Obama hoped to achieve in Geneva. — The Iranian nuclear deal struck Saturday night is a triumph. It contains nothing that any American, Israeli, or Arab skeptic could reasonably protest. Had George W. Bush negotiated this deal …
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Obama's Very Personal Deal With Iran — Did he finally earn that Nobel? — T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool / Getty Images — A little more than four years ago, the Norwegian Nobel Committee embarrassed President Barack Obama with an unearned Peace Prize. — The announcement praised him for having …
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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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Schumer ‘Disappointed’ With Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Sunday he is “disappointed” with the nuclear deal reached Saturday between the U.S. and Iran — “I am disappointed by the terms of the agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations because it does not seem proportional …
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Sec. John Kerry: ‘No Daylight’ Between Israel, U.S. on Goal for Iran Nuclear Program — Following a historic deal on Iran's nuclear program brokered overnight in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry sought to temper concerns expressed by Israel over the agreement, saying in an interview on …
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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Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Early skepticism, caution on nuclear deal — President Barack Obama's Iranian nuclear deal is running into deep skepticism — and harsh criticism — from officials in Israel and on Capitol Hill. — Less than 12 hours after Obama announced the agreement at the White House …
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Washington Post:
Iran, world powers reach historic nuclear deal
Iran, world powers reach historic nuclear deal
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Laura Rozen / The Back Channel:
Exclusive: Burns led secret US back channel to Iran
Exclusive: Burns led secret US back channel to Iran
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Schumer: Iran wins in nuclear agreement
Schumer: Iran wins in nuclear agreement
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CNN:
Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal ‘historic mistake’
Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal ‘historic mistake’
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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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Indira A.R. Lakshmanan / Bloomberg:
Iran to Reap $7 Billion in Sanctions Relief Under Accord
Iran to Reap $7 Billion in Sanctions Relief Under Accord
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Associated Press:
Obama: Iran deal ‘an important first step’
Obama: Iran deal ‘an important first step’
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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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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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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
In rural Kentucky, health-care debate takes back seat as the long-uninsured line up — | in BREATHITT COUNTY, Ky. — On the campaign trail, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was still blasting the new health-care law as unsalvageable. At the White House, President Obama …
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John Harwood / New York Times:
Don't Dare Call the Health Law ‘Redistribution’ — WASHINGTON — Rebecca M. Blank was a top candidate in 2011 to lead President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, but then the White House turned up something politically dangerous. — “A commitment to economic justice necessarily implies …
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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.
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John Crudele / New York Post:
False job numbers: Did the White House know? — Did White House know about fabricated and manipulated job numbers before 2012 election? — Let me be the first to ask: Did the White House know that employment reports were being falsified? — Last week I reported exclusively that someone …
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Nikki Schwab / US News:
White House Pic of the Day of Media Enrages Media
White House Pic of the Day of Media Enrages Media
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