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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Hillary's State Department Refused to Brand Boko Haram as Terrorists — Under Hillary Clinton, the State Department repeatedly declined to fully go after the terror group responsible for kidnapping hundreds of girls. — The State Department under Hillary Clinton fought hard against placing …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Honoring the Missing Schoolgirls
Honoring the Missing Schoolgirls
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Northeastern Nigeria
Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Northeastern Nigeria
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USA Today:
Put Benghazi attack in perspective: Our view — Let's hope new committee can turn attention to more important issues than prior hearings. — Welcome to the Benghazi investigation, version 2.0. — After 19 months of House hearings that regularly strike up a frenzy in the conservative echo chamber …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
House votes to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into the agency's special targeting of groups with …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
House Vote on Former I.R.S. Official Signals Element of G.O.P. Election Strategy
House Vote on Former I.R.S. Official Signals Element of G.O.P. Election Strategy
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Andrew Clark / National Republican Congressional …:
Here's What You Need To Know About Trey Gowdy & The House GOP's Select Committee On Benghazi
Here's What You Need To Know About Trey Gowdy & The House GOP's Select Committee On Benghazi
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Alex Rogers / TIME:
New Benghazi Committee Chairman Wants Hillary to Speak
New Benghazi Committee Chairman Wants Hillary to Speak
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Washington Post and Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
Political Speech Wins in Wisconsin — A federal judge rebukes prosecutors trying to silence conservatives. — The four-year effort by Democratic prosecutors to criminalize political speech in Wisconsin has hit the wall of the U.S. Constitution. In a ruling that could have consequences nationwide …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Clinton can win 45 states — The GOP's Benghazi disease has metastasized into yet another committee in the Republican House of Inquisitions, seeking to waste taxpayer money in yet another failed effort to exploit the death of Americans and prosecute yet another witch hunt against Hillary Clinton.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: No reason for new Benghazi committee, but GOP ‘calls the shots’ in the House
Hillary Clinton: No reason for new Benghazi committee, but GOP ‘calls the shots’ in the House
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ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Weighs in on Benghazi Investigation
Hillary Clinton Weighs in on Benghazi Investigation
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
GOP struggles to land punches at ObamaCare insurance hearing — Republicans struggled to land punches against ObamaCare in a hearing Wednesday as responses from insurance companies deflated several lines of questioning. — Democratic lawmakers were emboldened to defend the Affordable Care Act …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Called by Republicans, Health Insurers Deliver Unexpected Testimony
Called by Republicans, Health Insurers Deliver Unexpected Testimony
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Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
The Tea Party Gets Into the News Biz — Last year the conservative Heritage Foundation had more influence on the direction of the Republican Party than just about anyone else—and not necessarily for the better. Over the summer, the conservative think tank's president …
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Four Years in, GOP Support for Tea Party Down to 41% — Support for the movement nationwide drops to 22% — PRINCETON, NJ — About four in 10 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents classify themselves as supporters of the Tea Party, while 11% are opponents and 48% are neither.
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Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project:
Despite Concerns about Governance, Ukrainians Want to Remain One Country — A clear majority of Ukrainians agree that their country should remain a single, unified state, according to a pair of new surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center in Ukraine and Russia - after Crimea's annexation by Russia …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
President Obama: Republicans blocked 500 bills — President Barack Obama is railing against congressional Republicans, telling a Hollywood crowd that the midterm elections are crucial because the GOP is willing “to say no to everything.” — The president, speaking at a Democratic Congressional …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
It's given him reason to feel disappointed. — David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, has a message for the world, noted by Daniel Halper of The Weekly Standard: … Remnick asked: “Do I think that at the end of eight years this will go down as a terrible presidency?” He answered: “I don't.
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Nancy Cook / The Atlantic Online:
Why Are Americans So Bad With Money? — The financial know-how of most Americans stinks, roughly five years after the global financial recession officially ended. — The majority of people still can't correctly answer five basic questions about interest rates, mortgages, bonds, inflation, and risk-taking.
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Ted Cruz Releases Definitive List of 76 ‘Lawless’ Obama Actions — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz released a definitive list Wednesday of 76 “lawless” Obama administration actions and abuses of power. — Cruz's “The Legal Limit Report No. 4,” obtained by The Daily Caller, delves into little-known …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
FEC chair warns that conservative media like Drudge Report and Sean Hannity face regulation — like PACs — WASHINGTON SECRETS SUPREME COURT FEC MEDIA CONSERVATISM ELECTIONS CITIZENS UNITED ENDORSEMENTS DRUDGE REPORT JOHN PAUL STEVENS — Government officials, reacting to the growing voice …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Elijah Cummings: Stop Benghazi cash grab — Rep. Elijah Cummings on Thursday spoke out against Republican fundraising efforts tied to the Benghazi terrorist attack, calling on House Speaker John Boehner to immediately shut down the effort. — Appearing on “Morning Joe,” …
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