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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, Washington Monthly, Weekly Standard, 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, Booman Tribune and CANNONFIRE
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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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, Washington Wire, The Verge, 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
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 …
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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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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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and democrats.com
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 and Hullabaloo
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
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
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
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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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Rick Santorum Drops Strange, Death-Filled Description Of Nationalized Health Care — “It's actually a pretty clever system. Take care of the people who can vote and people who can't vote, get rid of them as quickly as possible by not giving them care, so they can't vote against you. That's how it works.”
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