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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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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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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Republican Strategist Helped Organize Bergdahl Critics — Former Bush administration and Romney campaign official Richard Grenell helped connect the media and soldiers who served with Bergdahl. — Bowe Bergdahl — The Associated Press — WASHINGTON — A former Bush administration official …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
WH apologizes to Senate intel chief for prisoner swap secret — The White House has apologized to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for failing to alert her in advance of a decision to release Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay.
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Business Insider and National Review
Elahe Izadi / NationalJournal.com:
Dianne Feinstein Disappointed Lawmakers Not Given 30-Day Notice on Bergdahl Swap — The Senate Intel Committee chairwoman says the administration has apologized. — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein took at shot at the Obama administration on Tuesday for failing …
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Todd C. Frankel / Washington Post:
For father of released POW, growing a beard and studying captors defined the years — Robert Bergdahl's bushy blond beard was hard to ignore. The fists of facial hair gave a cleric's appearance to the former UPS driver from Idaho as he and his wife, Jani, joined President Obama at the White House …
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General Martin E. Dempsey / Facebook:
In response to those of you interested in my personal judgments about the recovery of SGT Bowe Bergdahl, the questions about this particular soldier's conduct are separate from our effort to recover ANY U.S. service member in enemy captivity. This was likely the last, best opportunity to free him.
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
How Obama Convinced His Spies to Support the Taliban Prisoner Release
How Obama Convinced His Spies to Support the Taliban Prisoner Release
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Prisoner swap: Did Hillary know?
Prisoner swap: Did Hillary know?
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton defends Bowe Bergdahl exchange
Hillary Clinton defends Bowe Bergdahl exchange
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Philip Ewing / Politico:
Dempsey: Won't ignore misconduct
Dempsey: Won't ignore misconduct
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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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Hot Air, Liberaland and Independent Journal Review
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Strategists Arranged Interviews With Angry Members Of Bergdahl's Platoon
GOP Strategists Arranged Interviews With Angry Members Of Bergdahl's Platoon
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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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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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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Mandate By Poll — In reporting on a finding in the latest …
Mandate By Poll — In reporting on a finding in the latest …
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Hot Air and Booman Tribune
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 …
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Brevard judge tells attorney, 'I'll beat your ass,' allegedly throws punches — BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Court deputies had to break up a physical fight between a Brevard County judge and a public defender after an argument during a hearing on Monday. — Judge John Murphy is accused …
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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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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: We Consulted Congress About Possibility Of Prisoner Swap
Obama: We Consulted Congress About Possibility Of Prisoner Swap
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ on Bergdahl
Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ on Bergdahl
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Book: Obama told donors he might be in ‘strong position’ to amend Constitution — President Obama told Democratic donors he might be “in a very strong position” to demand a Constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform during his second term, according to a new book.
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The perils of progressivism run deeper than Obama. — “For a president who came to office hoping to restore public faith in government as a force for good in society, the mess at the Department of Veterans Affairs threatens to undercut his reputation for effectiveness,” writes New York Times reporter Peter Baker in a “news analysis.”
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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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Ellen Gabler / JSOnline:
Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens' attempt to kill classmate — By Ellen Gabler of the Journal Sentinel — The 12-year-old girls had been plotting the murder for months, police say. — Morgan E. Geyser was allowed to have two friends over each year for her birthday. This year, she'd celebrate on May 30.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Hillary Clinton's Senate years curiously missing from her memoirs — BOOKS SENATE HILLARY CLINTON 2016 ELECTIONS IRAQ WAR SECRETARY OF STATE — Next week Hillary Clinton will release “Hard Choices,” a memoir of her years as secretary of state. The book is Clinton's first since Living History …
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Stephen Sestanovich / Wall Street Journal:
What We Can't Know Now About Hillary Clinton's Legacy at State