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The Hill:
Tea Party: Boehner ‘declared war’ — Tea Party Patriots said Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has “declared war on the Tea Party” with his “smug and pretentious rant” against certain right-wing organizations. — The group made the charge in a fundraising email to supporters, seeking to win donations over the public feuding.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Why This Round of the Republican Civil War Was Different — Republican leaders finally had enough with conservatives' antics and decided to take back control. It worked, and we got a budget deal. — Another round of the long-running GOP civil war broke out this week, and you could be forgiven for greeting it with a yawn.
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Politico, Washington Post, Weekly Standard, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo and Post Politics
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Heritage Action: Boehner picks fight to clear way for immigration
Heritage Action: Boehner picks fight to clear way for immigration
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Guardian
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Glenn Beck attacks ‘worthless’ John Boehner
Glenn Beck attacks ‘worthless’ John Boehner
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CNN and Booman Tribune
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
With Affordable Care Act, Canceled Policies for New York Professionals — Many in New York's professional and cultural elite have long supported President Obama's health care plan. But now, to their surprise, thousands of writers, opera singers, music teachers, photographers, doctors …
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JustOneMinute, Hit & Run, Conservative Intelligence … and Althouse
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USA Today:
Sheriff: Colo. school shooting suspect is dead — Two people were reported injured Friday afternoon during the shooting at the Denver school. — Two teens were injured Friday afternoon during a shooting at a suburban Denver high school by a fellow student, who then took his own life.
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Denver Post:
Shooting at Arapahoe High School, 1 reported in critical condition, suspected gunman dead
Shooting at Arapahoe High School, 1 reported in critical condition, suspected gunman dead
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The Daily Banter, TheDenverChannel.com and Red Alert Politics
Julie Hayden / KDVR.com:
15-year-old critically injured in Arapahoe High School shooting; student gunman dead
15-year-old critically injured in Arapahoe High School shooting; student gunman dead
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Mediaite, Gawker and The Hinterland Gazette
Pete Williams / Investigations:
Feds say they disrupted suicide bomb plot by worker at Wichita airport — A 58-year-old airport worker was charged Friday with allegedly planning a suicide bombing at a passenger terminal at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Kansas. — The suspect, Terry Lee Loewen …
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The Jawa Report, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
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Wichita Eagle:
Terry Lee Loewen charged in planned suicide bombing at Wichita airport — For months, authorities allege, a 58-year-old avionics technician named Terry Lee Loewen - driven by radical ideas and prepared to die in a suicide attack - moved forward with a plot to detonate explosives at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
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Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
Karyn Maughan / eNCA:
Search form — A baboon has been spotted on the streets of Bryanston in Johannesburg, appearing hungry and confident... watch the eyewitness video. — EXCLUSIVE: Senior ANC officials walked through the stands in a vain attempt to stop crowds booing President Jacob Zuma at Madiba's memorial.
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Man who faked sign language at Mandela memorial has faced murder, other charges — JOHANNESBURG — The sign language interpreter who gestured meaninglessly at the Nelson Mandela memorial in South Africa on Tuesday has faced charges of murder, rape, theft, breaking and entering …
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Ed Driscoll, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Post Politics and Althouse
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Media Matters Declares Victory: ‘The War On Fox Is Over’ — WASHINGTON — Since its founding in 2004, the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America has been a thorn in the side of Fox News. Its dozens of staffers monitor the network's leadership, hosts, guests and financial dealings incessantly …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Who Funds the Far Left? You'll Be Surprised — The Center for American Progress is a left-wing organization that is closely associated with the Obama administration. Its principal product is a web site called Think Progress. Think Progress is part of the internet cesspool that modern liberalism has become.
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Politico, New York Times and Post Politics
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
New Obama Adviser Brings Corporate Ties
New Obama Adviser Brings Corporate Ties
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The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and democrats.com
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
White House to preserve controversial policy on NSA, Cyber Command leadership — The Obama administration has decided to preserve a controversial arrangement under which a single military official is permitted to direct both the National Security Agency and the military's cyberwarfare command despite …
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Siobhan Gorman / Wall Street Journal:
Presidential task force recommends sweeping overhaul of surveillance tactics of NSA
Presidential task force recommends sweeping overhaul of surveillance tactics of NSA
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Politico, Guardian, ThinkProgress, The Verge, Washington Wire, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Obama Panel Said to Urge N.S.A. Curbs
Obama Panel Said to Urge N.S.A. Curbs
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Guardian, Daily Kos, TechCrunch, Taking Note and emptywheel
New York Times:
Bipartisan Budget Deal Forged in House Faces Opposition in Senate — WASHINGTON — A bipartisan budget deal that sailed through the House on an overwhelming, bipartisan vote is running into difficulty in the Senate, where Republicans — some furious, some conservative and some running for office …
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The Huffington Post, CNN and Politico
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Josh Eidelson / Salon:
My critics have “income envy”: Ed Schultz unloads after backlash to his union quote — Knocking “media wannabes,” MSNBC host Ed Schultz addresses criticism of his response to alleged NBC union-busting — After a Salon report depicting Ed Schultz's handling of a dispute between a group …
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Mediaite, The Other McCain, NewsBusters, Hullabaloo and susiemadrak.com
Jenna Portnoy / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie announces another top Port Authority official has resigned after GWB flap — Bill Baroni, the Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, testifies before a state Assembly panel last month. (Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger)
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Talking Points Memo and Post Politics
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Another resignation comes in Christie administration over bridge scandal
Another resignation comes in Christie administration over bridge scandal
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The Huffington Post, ABC News, Politico and First Read
John Miller / CBS News:
Shares - Tweets - Stumble — CBS News learned Thursday that the information National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has revealed so far is just a fraction of what he has. In fact, he has so much, some think it is worth giving him amnesty to get it back.
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Techdirt, The Verge, Business Insider and Hullabaloo
David Brooks / New York Times:
Strengthen the Presidency — A couple of months ago, I visited the Congressional Budget Office, one of our most trust-inspiring government agencies. On the elevator ride, one of the economists confided that it can be challenging to be in government these days.
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Mediaite, Hot Air, Heritage Action for America, JustOneMinute, Questions and Observations, The PJ Tatler and TheBlaze.com
Benny Johnson / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Media Empire: Hotair, Townhall Owners To Acquire Red State, Others — Salem Communications will now own five major conservative media properties. — Salem Communications, the Christian radio conglomerate and owners of Hotair.com, Townhall.com and recent acquisition Twitchy …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.S. may be open to Islamists joining Syrian rebel coalition — The Obama administration is willing to consider supporting an expanded Syrian rebel coalition that would include Islamist groups, provided the groups are not allied with al-Qaeda and agree to support upcoming peace talks in Geneva, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.
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Power Line and The PJ Tatler
Barry Meier / New York Times:
A Disappearing Spy, and a Scandal at the C.I.A. — Robert A. Levinson was an overweight bear of a man who once worked as an F.B.I. agent and desperately wanted to recapture the life of international intrigue he relished as an expert on Russian organized crime.
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