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New York Times:
Bowe Bergdahl's Vanishing Before Capture Angered His Unit — WASHINGTON — Sometime after midnight on June 30, 2009, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl left behind a note in his tent saying he had become disillusioned with the Army, did not support the American mission in Afghanistan and was leaving to start a new life.
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton defends Bowe Bergdahl exchange — Hillary Clinton defended President Obama's move to free a long-held U.S. prisoner of war from Afghanistan in exchange for five men being held at Guantanamo Bay in a speech on the outskirts of Denver on Monday night.
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CNN, Hinterland Gazette, ABC News and Taylor Marsh
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
How Obama Convinced His Spies to Support the Taliban Prisoner Release — The Pentagon and the nation's top intelligence official opposed releasing the Gitmo Five in 2012. This time around the White House got the answer it wanted when the Taliban was ready to deal.
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON DEFENDS PRISONER SWAP — BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a measured defense Monday of the Obama administration's controversial decision to swap five Guantanamo Bay detainees for a U.S. soldier held hostage in Afghanistan, noting that many of America's allies make similar deals.
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Business Insider and Mediaite
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's National Security Team Mounts Defense Of Bergdahl Rescue — The White House National Security Council hit back hard on Tuesday against the mostly conservative critics of the prisoner swap that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. — In two separate statements from Chairman …
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PoliticusUSA
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ on Bergdahl — CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declared on Monday that President Barack Obama “broke the law” when his administration failed to give Congress notice of at least 30 days before releasing five ranking Taliban members from Guantanamo Bay.
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The Daily Caller, Hinterland Gazette, Hot Air, Lawfare and Scared Monkeys
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
The curious case of Bob Bergdahl's apparent tweet to the Taliban — Since Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2009, his father had become an expert on Guantanamo Bay's detainees. It was out of necessity, because the Taliban demanded that the United States free prisoners …
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The Agonist, Daily Mail, The Federalist, The Daily Beast, Gawker and The Daily Caller
General Martin E. Dempsey / Facebook:
In response to those of you interested in my personal judgments …
In response to those of you interested in my personal judgments …
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The Hill, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller and National Review
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: We Consulted Congress About Possibility Of Prisoner Swap
Obama: We Consulted Congress About Possibility Of Prisoner Swap
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Sarah Palin
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Prisoner swap: Did Hillary know?
Prisoner swap: Did Hillary know?
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Politico, BREITBART.COM, Questions and Observations, Hot Air, Wall Street Journal and RealClearPolitics Video Log
Todd C. Frankel / Washington Post:
For father of released POW, growing a beard and studying captors defined the years
For father of released POW, growing a beard and studying captors defined the years
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The Raw Story, Fox News Insider, Guns.com, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, NPR, The Heritage Foundation, CNN and protein wisdom
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama: Congress consulted on prisoner exchange
Obama: Congress consulted on prisoner exchange
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Independent Journal Review
Guy Taylor / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon knew Bergdahl's whereabouts but didn't risk rescue for ‘deserter’
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon knew Bergdahl's whereabouts but didn't risk rescue for ‘deserter’
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Liberaland, Hot Air, Betsy's Page, Weekly Standard and TIME
Washington Post:
Was price to win release of an American soldier from Taliban captivity too high?
Was price to win release of an American soldier from Taliban captivity too high?
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New York Times, Politico, Lawfare, National Review and The Daily Beast
Stephen Sestanovich / Wall Street Journal:
What We Can't Know Now About Hillary Clinton's Legacy at State
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
Vets Accuse Bowe Bergdahl of Walking Away
Vets Accuse Bowe Bergdahl of Walking Away
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TPNN, The Daily Caller, Real Clear Politics and abc7chicago.com
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ with Bergdahl Exchange
Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ with Bergdahl Exchange
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Althouse
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Obama arrives in Europe, his foreign policy facing questions again
Obama arrives in Europe, his foreign policy facing questions again
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Washington Post and Hot Air
Washington Post:
June 2014 Washington Post-ABC News poll — Obama, Afghanistan withdrawal, VA and Benghazi Post-ABC poll: EPA rules on greenhouse gases Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling The economy?
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Firedoglake, Mediaite and CNN
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Washington Post:
Poll: Americans back Afghan pullout, deeply concerned by VA scandal
Poll: Americans back Afghan pullout, deeply concerned by VA scandal
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Business Insider and Politico
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
VA scandal exposes greedy socialism: Column
VA scandal exposes greedy socialism: Column
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Ed Driscoll
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Will Mississippi mudslinging topple first Senate incumbent? — The Tea Party has kept its aim on Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) despite a scandal involving his wife and a supporter of his primary opponent — and he could be the first Senate incumbent to fall in Tuesday's marquee contest.
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Politico, Red Racing Horses and Washington Post
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans have a mandate for their Benghazi probe — Democrats in recent weeks weighed whether to abstain from involvement in House Republicans' new Benghazi investigative committee, labeling it an unnecessary probe into questions that have already been answered. — The American people disagree.
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Hot Air and National Review
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Bodies of 800 babies, long-dead, found in septic tank at former Irish home for unwed mothers — In a town in western Ireland, where castle ruins pepper green landscapes, there's a six-foot stone wall that once surrounded a place called the Home. Between 1925 and 1961, thousands of …
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Democrats' new coal headache — The Environmental Protection Agency's new rule on carbon pollution is the latest headache for Democrats trying to defend a fragile Senate majority. — With many vulnerable Democrats coming from energy-producing states, Republicans argued the Obama administration's call …
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NewsBusters, Alison Lundergan Grimes …, Daily Kos and America Rising
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Ben Geman / NationalJournal.com:
EPA: We're Wounding Coal, Not Killing It
EPA: We're Wounding Coal, Not Killing It
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UMWA in Action, Hot Air and RealClearEnergy
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Top Two — When California's returns—which often come in very slowly—begin to be reported tomorrow, it will be important to understand the state's Top Two primary system, in which all candidates regardless of partisan identification run on the same primary ballot with the Top Two candidates …
archinte.jamanetwork.com:
The Political Polarization of Physicians in the United States — An Analysis of Campaign Contributions to Federal Elections, 1991 Through 2012 — ONLINE FIRST — Adam Bonica, PhD1; Howard Rosenthal, PhD2; David J. Rothman, PhD3 — JAMA Intern Med. — Figures — Tables — References
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Washington Post, Capital New York, Prairie Weather and New York Times
Gregory Wallace / CNNMoney.com:
Seattle approves $15 minimum wage — Seattle's city council on Monday unanimously approved an increase in the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour, making it the nation's highest by far. — The increase was formally proposed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, and his spokesman said he intends to sign the ordinance on Tuesday.
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