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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Boehner to Form Select Committee on Benghazi — UPDATE: Other news organizations confirm the report below that House speaker John Boehner will announce the formation of a select committee on Benghazi, led by Rep. Trey Gowdy. — House Speaker John Boehner is “seriously considering” …
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Speaker.gov:
Boehner to Establish Select Committee on Benghazi … WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is announcing today that he intends for the House to vote to create a new select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans.
John Dickerson / Slate:
Why the new Benghazi emails aren't a “smoking gun.” — Has the Benghazi “smoking gun” been found? Some White House critics believe that new documents wrestled from the White House by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, prove that the Obama administration concocted a cover-up …
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Right Wing Watch, Taylor Marsh, The Week, CANNONFIRE, Fox News, The Dish, Townhall.com and The Daily Banter, more at Mediagazer »
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Benghazi Lies — In response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed last summer by Judicial Watch, the Obama administration last week released 41 documents related to the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012. An email from the deputy national security adviser …
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American Power and Mediaite
Washington Free Beacon:
NSC Spokesman: Dude, Benghazi Was Like Two Years Ago
NSC Spokesman: Dude, Benghazi Was Like Two Years Ago
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, The Week, Twitchy, MichelleMalkin.com, The Right Scoop and Doug Ross
Fox News:
Boehner announces special committee on Benghazi, Kerry subpoenaed
Boehner announces special committee on Benghazi, Kerry subpoenaed
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The PJ Tatler
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Boehner calls on Kerry to testify about email in Benghazi subpoena
Boehner calls on Kerry to testify about email in Benghazi subpoena
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CNN, Politico, Balloon Juice, Doug Ross and The Huffington Post
Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg:
Hiring in U.S. Kicks Into Higher Gear as Unemployment Plunges — The job-creation engine kicked into higher gear as U.S. employers boosted payrolls in April by the most in two years and the jobless rate plunged to the lowest since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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White House.gov Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg View and Political Capital
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Employment Picture: The Jobs Report Isn't as Good as It Looks — The Jobs Report Isn't as Good as It Looks — Rarely does a monthly report on the United States job market look so terrific on the surface while being so disappointing underneath. — At first glance, the new reading …
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Washington Post, The Dish, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon and Bloomberg View
Bill McBride / Calculated Risk:
April Employment Report: 288,000 Jobs, 6.3% Unemployment Rate — From the BLS: … Click on graph for larger image. — The headline number was well above expectations of 215,000 payroll jobs added. — The first graph shows the job losses from the start of the employment recession …
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Los Angeles Times, The Week, Bloomberg View, The Daily Caller, National Review, CBS DC and Business Insider
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Midterm Calculus: Bursting the Democrats' Midterm-Turnout Bubble
Midterm Calculus: Bursting the Democrats' Midterm-Turnout Bubble
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Washington Post, The Dish, Washington Monthly and National Review
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Report Shows Resurgence of Hiring but Has Downbeat Notes
Report Shows Resurgence of Hiring but Has Downbeat Notes
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Washington Post and News Desk
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Payrolls jump in April as thaw hits jobs market
Payrolls jump in April as thaw hits jobs market
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Outside the Beltway, Patterico's Pontifications and The Right Scoop
New York Post:
Disgraced Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer — This could wind up being a pretty short ban. — Disgraced racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is battling cancer — surprising those around him by beating the final buzzer for as long as he has, sources told The Post on Thursday.
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ESPN, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, The Point Forward, ABC News, Deadspin, SBNation.com and TMZ.com
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Angel Jennings / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. head of NAACP resigns in wake of Sterling scandal
L.A. head of NAACP resigns in wake of Sterling scandal
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NAACP, The Raw Story, The Week, New York Times, Guardian, KTLA 5, Mediaite and National Review
Tina Brown / The Daily Beast:
Don't Run for President, Hillary. Become a ‘Post-President’ Instead — The political world and her most fervent fans may be exercised about a presidential bid. But she should forget it. If she wins, it's too much stress for too little return. — I know as much as anyone …
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Washington Post, Mediaite, Politico, Taylor Marsh, The Week, Althouse and Shakesville
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Obama calls for review of death penalty after botched killing — Washington (CNN) - Calling a botched state killing in Oklahoma “deeply troubling,” President Barack Obama said Friday the federal government would review death penalty procedures around the country.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Economics Failed — On Wednesday, I wrapped up the class I've been teaching all semester: “The Great Recession: Causes and Consequences.” (Slides for the lectures are available via my blog.) And while teaching the course was fun, I found myself turning at the end to an agonizing question …
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This Is Brad DeLong's …, Vox Popoli and Shakesville
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The GOP Base Isn't Pining For Jeb — While many among the GOP moneyed establishment are openly pining for a Jeb Bush candidacy, it's clear that the GOP base isn't quite as enthusiastic. — Given his resume and his well-known last name, it's quite remarkable how weak the former Florida Governor starts off in a GOP primary.
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Washington Monthly and The Huffington Post
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Obama's foreign policy of denial — Barack Obama's 949-word response Monday to a question about foreign policy weakness showed the president at his worst: defensive, irritable, contradictory and at times detached from reality. It began with a complaint about negative coverage on Fox News …
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Fox News and Armed Services Republicans
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Anna Nemtsova / Washington Post:
Ukraine army launches assault on rebel stronghold
Ukraine army launches assault on rebel stronghold
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VodkaPundit and Business Insider
Zbigniew Brzezinski / Politico:
What Obama Should Tell Americans About Ukraine — The crisis is getting worse. It's time for the president to rally the nation. — President Obama needs to articulate clearly to the American people, and very soon, that the Ukraine crisis is the most important challenge to the international system since the end of the Cold War.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Tea Party Challenge to McConnell Hits a Skid — LEXINGTON, Ky. — For Matt Bevin, the main challenger in the Republican primary to topple Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the campaign could be boiled down to this, his one chance to try to confront his opponent in person, in the crowded ballroom of a Marriott hotel.
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Shadee Ashtari / The Huffington Post:
Janice Hahn Walks Out Of Event After James Dobson Calls Obama The ‘Abortion President’ — Janice Hahn James Dobson Janice Hahn Video Robert Aderholt Prayer and Meditation Robert Aderholt National Day of Prayer Janice Hahn National Day of Prayer Obama Abortion Abortion James Dobson
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