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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
As ‘Meet the Press’ struggles in the ratings, plenty of questions for host David Gregory — If “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory were a guest on his own show, he knows the kinds of questions he'd be asked. — Why have your ratings been falling? Is the show in trouble? Is your job in trouble?
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Still hope for Democrats in 2014 — Is there anyway Democrats can win the 17 seats they need to capture the House majority this November? — In one word: Yes. — Democrats picked up 8 seats two years ago despite widespread predictions of losses. They lost 12 seats in 2012 by less …
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John Fund / National Review:
The Increasing Desperation of Democrats — Harry Reid isn't backing down from his claim that rancher Cliven Bundy's supporters are “domestic terrorists.” — It's astonishing rhetoric given the White House's characterization of the mass shooting by a genuine terrorist, Major Nidal Hasan …
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg View:
Obama's Good News Isn't Getting Across
Obama's Good News Isn't Getting Across
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Washington Post and VodkaPundit
Clive Crook / Bloomberg View:
The Most Important Book Ever Is All Wrong — It's hard to think of another book on economics published in the past several decades that's been praised as lavishly as Thomas Piketty's “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” The adulation tells you something, though not mainly about the book's qualities.
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Taking On Adam Smith (and Karl Marx)
Taking On Adam Smith (and Karl Marx)
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Epic Hypocrisy of Tom Steyer — Billionaire hedge fund operator and “green” energy magnate Tom Steyer has pledged $100 million in the 2014 election cycle to help Democratic candidates who oppose the Keystone pipeline and who favor “green” energy over fossil fuels.
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Washington Free Beacon, Taylor Marsh, Betsy's Page, The Mahablog and The Other McCain
Jaime Fuller / Washington Post:
With Keystone XL's delay, another controversial issue hits pause before the midterms — The State Department announced last week that it was extending the Keystone XL pipeline's five-year stay in purgatory — this time, indefinitely. A departmental review scheduled to end in May has been pushed …
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Sarah Fruchtnicht / Opposing Views:
Man Shoots 3-Year-Old Girl In Texas Road Rage Attack (Video) — A Texas man shot a 3-year-old girl while she was sitting in her car seat during a road rage incident in East Houston Saturday night. — The girl's parents saw a car ahead of them on Allen Genoa Road driving erratically …
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Liberaland, The Raw Story and Wake up America
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Cause for Concern — Health-care costs are rising—and the experts aren't sure why — Last week's news about Obamacare enrollment was great. But health care policy wonks have something else on their mind now: the cost of health care. It's starting to rise more quickly than before.
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The Incidental Economist, Mediaite and Guardian
Noah Shachtman / The Daily Beast:
Snowden's Camp: Staged Putin Q&A Was a Screw-Up — Even the NSA leaker's closest advisers now say his appearance on a Kremlin call-in show, which touched off yet another international firestorm, was a mistake. — NSA leaker Edward Snowden instantly regretted asking Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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The PJ Tatler, The Week, Yahoo! News and Guardian
Washington Examiner:
Examiner Editorial: Barack Obama and the politics of lies — EDITORIAL BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE FOX NEWS IRS BENGHAZI — That was quite a victory dance President Obama did Thursday while claiming Obamacare is “working” because eight million people have now supposedly signed up for the health care program.
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The Hugh Hewitt Show and Conservatives4Palin
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Jeb Bush's Rush to Make Money May Be Hurdle — As it sought to recruit well-heeled investors, an untested and unprofitable Miami company named InnoVida brought aboard a trusted Florida figure in 2007: Jeb Bush, the former governor and the brother of a sitting president.
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ABC News, The Daily Beast, The Week and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Attkisson: CBS News too “ideologically entrenched” to air stories critical of the Obama administration — CNN's Brian Stelter broadcast a two-part interview with former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson to review her accusations of political bias at CBS News — and to take on the critics she has acquired over the last year or so.
Mohammed Jamjoom / CNN:
Source: ‘Massive’ attack targets al Qaeda in Yemen — (CNN) — An operation targeting al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is under way in Abyan and Shabwa, Yemen, a high-level Yemeni government official who is being briefed on the strikes told CNN on Monday. — The official said that the scale …
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The Hill, Hot Air, The Daily Banter and The Week
ABC News:
John Paul Stevens: Okay to Consider Politics in Retirement Decision — ABC's Adam Teicholz reports: — In an interview with George Stephanopoulos airing today on “This Week,” retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens revealed that he believes it is appropriate for justices to take …
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Richard L. Hasen / The Daily Beast:
Change the Constitution in Six Easy Steps? It Won't Be That Simple, Justice Stevens
Change the Constitution in Six Easy Steps? It Won't Be That Simple, Justice Stevens
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