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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
New York Times: No Evidence Al Qaeda ‘Had Any Role’ In Benghazi Attack — A months-long investigation by The New York Times “turned up no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role” in the assaults last year on a U.S. diplomatic mission and a C.I.A. compound in Benghazi, Libya.
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi — Benghazi, Libya — A boyish-looking American diplomat was meeting for the first time with the Islamist leaders of eastern Libya's most formidable militias. — It was Sept. 9, 2012. Gathered on folding chairs in a banquet hall by the Mediterranean …
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Little Green Footballs
The Huffington Post:
It's Not Just Poor People Getting Hosed When Congress Lets Unemployment Insurance Expire — NEW YORK — David Torian is an Ivy League-educated lawyer and a onetime chief of staff to then-Rep. Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.). He has 23 years of experience in congressional and government relations …
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Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
Benefits Ending for One Million Unemployed — WASHINGTON — An emergency federal program that acts as a lifeline for 1.3 million jobless workers will end on Saturday, drastically curtailing government support for the long-term unemployed and setting the stage for a major political fight in the new year.
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The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Los Angeles Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Mahablog, GovBeat and BuzzFeed
WTOP.com:
Toby Keith restaurant in Va. bans guns, sparks uproar — WOODBRIDGE, Va. - A new restaurant that recently opened in Woodbridge is sparking a Second Amendment controversy, especially online. — The restaurant named for country music star Toby Keith has posted a “ No guns permitted” …
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The Raw Story, Liberaland, WJLA-TV, Mediaite and BREITBART.COM
Charles Hoskinson / Washington Examiner:
Who are the losers in the ‘Duck Dynasty’ flap? — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL DUCK DYNASTY TELEVISION POLITICAL CORRECTNESS — Now that A&E executives have surrendered to the will of hundreds of thousands of “Duck Dynasty” fans and welcomed Phil Robertson back to the show nearly 10 days …
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US News, NewsBusters, Guns.com, Althouse, ThinkProgress, Hollywood Reporter and americanthinker.com
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Paul Ryan lectures the pope — The Catholic conservative who insists he cares about the poor says Pope Francis doesn't understand capitalism — When 1.3 million Americans lose their unemployment benefits on Saturday, they can thank Rep. Paul Ryan. He took the lead in negotiating …
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Daily Kos and PERRspectives
Bari Weiss / Wall Street Journal:
Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues — The cultural critic on why ignoring the biological differences between men and women risks undermining Western civilization itself. — Philadelphia — 'What you're seeing is how a civilization commits suicide," says Camille Paglia.
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neo-neocon and Vox Popoli
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
Latest healthcare.gov problem could leave 16,000 Iowans uninsured Jan. 1 — Nearly 16,000 Iowans who tried to apply for coverage via the trouble-plagued federal health-insurance website are being told to apply separately through the state Department of Human Services.
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KCCI-TV, Mediaite and Pirate's Cove
Mark Gevisser / New York Times:
Life Under Russia's ‘Gay Propaganda’ Ban — The Russian port city Arkhangelsk (population 350,000) is on the White Sea, 1,230 kilometers north of Moscow. A key Allied supply line to the Soviets in both world wars, it was also the departure point for the first Soviet gulag.
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Towleroad News #gay
Sean McElwee / The Atlantic Online:
Can Vermont's Single-Payer System Fix What Ails American Healthcare? — As Obamacare struggles, progressives hope a bold experiment could offer a better model. But first, it has to work. — The Affordable Care Act's turbulent implementation has ruled the news cycle …
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Connecting.the.Dots, Washington Monthly and Bloomberg
Jonathon Sharp / CBS Minnesota:
Police: Mark Andrew Beaten After Getting iPhone Stolen At MOA Starbucks — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - The runner-up in the Minneapolis mayoral election is recovering after being robbed and brutally beaten Thursday night at the Mall of America. — Mark Andrew, 63, was at a Starbucks inside …
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Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit and Vox Popoli
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