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Nathan Bradley Bethea / The Daily Beast:
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night — For five years, soldiers have been forced to stay silent about the disappearance and search for Bergdahl. Now we can talk about what really happened. — It was June 30, 2009, and I was in the city of Sharana …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Fellow soldiers call Bowe Bergdahl a deserter, not a hero — (CNN) — The sense of pride expressed by officials of the Obama administration at the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is not shared by many of those who served with him — veterans and soldiers who call him a deserter whose …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Here's what happens when Taliban leaders are released — If anyone doubts that the five senior Taliban leaders President Obama released this weekend will return to the fight and kill more Americans, they need only look at what happened when the George W. Bush administration released …
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Mark Thompson / TIME:
The 6 U.S. Soldiers Who Died Searching For Bowe Bergdahl — Troops suggest that Bergdahl's desertion makes him more traitor than hero — Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was freed by the Taliban over the weekend after they held him for nearly five years, in exchange for five Taliban leaders …
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Washington Post:
Mixed reaction to Bergdahl's recovery by service members who consider him a deserter — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's recovery after five years in captivity has rekindled anger among some of his military peers over how he came to fall into enemy hands and the price the United States has paid to get him back.
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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - ‘A cover up just like Benghazi’: Outraged parents of officer who died hunting …
EXCLUSIVE - ‘A cover up just like Benghazi’: Outraged parents of officer who died hunting …
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Associated Press:
US concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away
US concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away
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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Bergdahl Deal Could Be First Step to Emptying Gitmo
Bergdahl Deal Could Be First Step to Emptying Gitmo
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Bergdahl bumps VA from spotlight
Bergdahl bumps VA from spotlight
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epa.gov:
Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule — Get Involved — On June 2, 2014, EPA proposed a commonsense plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants. States, cities and businesses across the country are already taking action to address the risks of climate change.
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Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Obama's new climate war opens
Obama's new climate war opens
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ThinkProgress:
8 Things You Should Know About The Biggest Thing A President's Ever Done On Climate Change
8 Things You Should Know About The Biggest Thing A President's Ever Done On Climate Change
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Obama to Take Action to Slash Coal Pollution
Obama to Take Action to Slash Coal Pollution
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Commander-in-Chief's Definition of “Honorable Service” Includes Anti-American Actions While in Uniform; He Just Destroyed Troop Morale — The Obama administration tells America this soldier served “with honor and distinction.” (http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/ susan-rice-bergdahl-served-honor-and- distinction_794066.html)
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Palin Bashes Bergdahl For His ‘Horrid Anti-American Beliefs’ — Don't expect Sarah Palin to attend any homecoming celebrations for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. — The former GOP vice presidential nominee and half-term Alaska governor wrote on her Facebook page Monday that President Obama never …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Susan Rice: Bergdahl Served With ‘Honor and Distinction’
Susan Rice: Bergdahl Served With ‘Honor and Distinction’
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Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Susan Rice: Bergdahl Was ‘Captured on the Battlefield’
Susan Rice: Bergdahl Was ‘Captured on the Battlefield’
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Marty Lederman / Just Security:
The Bergdahl Exchange [Third UPDATE]
The Bergdahl Exchange [Third UPDATE]
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Reporter Over Identity of Source — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from James Risen, a New York Times reporter facing jail for refusing to identify a confidential source. — The court's one-line order gave no reasons …
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
NRA Issues Amazing Statement Admitting Bringing AR-15s To Chipotle Is Dumb — In a remarkably frank statement issued on Friday, the National Rifle Association said that gun activists in Texas had “crossed the line from enthusiasm to downright foolishness” with their demonstrations at fast food restaurants.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Tea Party hits Reid with ethics charge over Koch brothers — Tea Party Patriots has filed a complaint against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) with the Senate Ethics Committee to protest his repeated attacks against Charles and David Koch. — Jenny Beth Martin …
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CBS News:
FBI manhunt on for San Francisco man, Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, who may have explosives — Shares - — SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI has issued a nationwide alert to law enforcement agencies about a San Francisco social media consultant they consider armed and dangerous who is wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives.
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Cara Liu / KTVU-TV:
San Francisco man sought by FBI active in political circles
San Francisco man sought by FBI active in political circles
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Evan Wyloge / Arizona Capitol Times:
Two-time GOP loser changes party to Democrat, name to Cesar Chavez for new congressional bid — Scott Fistler didn't have much luck as a Republican candidate. He lost a 2012 write-in campaign against U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, then lost a 2013 bid for a Phoenix city council seat now held by Laura Pastor, Ed's daughter.
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CNN:
Spain's King Juan Carlos I to abdicate — Madrid, Spain (CNN) — After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos I of Spain will be stepping down, the country's prime minister said Monday. — Crown Prince Felipe, 46, will succeed his father, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced in nationally televised address.
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Panel Laughs At Ingraham: Benghazi ‘Will Never Go Away, At Least With You’ (VIDEO) — When conservative radio host Laura Ingraham invoked Benghazi during a discussion of President Barack Obama's foreign policy on “Fox News Sunday,” she was met with laughter instead of shared outrage.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
An Obama Effigy Hanging From A Bridge Shut Down A Busy Highway In Missouri — Police are investigating if it should be viewed as a legitimate threat to the president. — Grain Valley and the bridge are just southeast of Kansas City. — Via google.com — According to Fox4 News in Kansas City …
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