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8:55 AM ET, June 4, 2014

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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Senate Democrats Go AWOL  —  On Sunday, Senator Claire McCaskill gave a full-throated defense of the president's decision to release five Taliban commanders from the Guantanamo prison in exchange for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.  “We saved this man's life.  The commander-in-chief acted within …
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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Massimo Calabresi / TIME:
White House Overrode Internal Objections To Taliban Prisoner Release  —  Pentagon, Intelligence officials used Top Secret intelligence to prevent previous release of Taliban Five, officials tell TIME.  —  To pull off the prisoner swap of five Taliban leaders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl …
NY Daily News:
Surrender without honor  —  Obama swap with Taliban endangers the country  —  President Obama betrayed the highest obligation of his office — safeguarding national security — in trading five hard-core Taliban for the American serviceman who appears to have deserted in Afghanistan.
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Deal to Free Bowe Bergdahl Puts Obama on Defensive  —  WASHINGTON — The White House argued on Tuesday that the “unique circumstances” presented by the opportunity to return Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl gave President Obama the authority to lawfully bypass a federal statute requiring the Pentagon …
New York Times:
Can Bowe Bergdahl Be Tied to 6 Lost Lives?  Facts Are Murky  —  WASHINGTON — Did the search for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl cost the lives of American soldiers?  —  Since last weekend's prisoner exchange in which Afghan insurgents turned over Sergeant Bergdahl after five years of captivity …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What if Team Obama had just told the truth about Bowe Bergdahl?  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL SUSAN RICE BOWE BERGDAHL  —  Bill Clinton's critics in Arkansas used to say that he would rather climb a tree and tell a lie than stand on the ground and tell the truth.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Betsy's Page
Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton Was Skeptical of Taliban-Bergdahl Swap  —  In 2011 and 2012, Hillary Clinton's State Department negotiated directly with the Taliban over a swap for Bowe Bergdahl, but Clinton was not a fan of the idea.  —  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was personally and intensely involved …
The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Bergdahl's team leader: Intercepted radio chatter said he sought talks with the Taliban  —  (CNN) - Former Army Sgt. Evan Buetow was the team leader with Bowe Bergdahl the night Bergdahl disappeared.  —  “Bergdahl is a deserter, and he's not a hero,” says Buetow.  “He needs to answer for what he did.”
Ralph Peters / National Review:   Why Team Obama Was Blindsided by the Bergdahl Backlash
Politico:
5 questions for the White House on Bowe Bergdahl
Discussion: News Desk and Hot Air
Peter Baker / New York Times:   Obama Defends Swap of Taliban for American P.O.W.
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
What People Don't Understand About the Bergdahl Deal
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Republican Strategist Helped Organize Bergdahl Critics
The Clarion-Ledger:
Cochran, McDaniel: Runoff likely  —  A runoff appeared likely in the GOP Senate primary between six-term incumbent Thad Cochran and tea party challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel on Tuesday night  —  A runoff appeared likely in the GOP Senate primary between six-term incumbent Thad Cochran …
Discussion: WREG-TV and New York Times
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The Clarion-Ledger:
LIVE BLOG: Election Day in Mississippi
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
Miss. GOP Senate Candidates Face Likely Runoff
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
madmagazine.com:
Barack Obama's Unfortunate New Movie  —  Recently, President Obama exchanged five Taliban leaders for an American POW, Bowe Bergdahl.  One prisoner for five is an iffy trade to begin with — but even moreso when it was revealed that Bergdahl had deserted his post.
Discussion: Power Line, NewsBusters and Ed Driscoll
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Iowa primary sets up top Senate battle  —  Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst (R) has won her primary, setting up a key Senate battle against Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa).  —  The Associated Press has called the race for Ernst, who had 53 percent of the vote with 24 percent of precincts reporting.
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CNN:
GOP race down to the wire in Mississippi
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Don't Harsh Our Mellow, Dude  —  The caramel-chocolate flavored candy bar looked so innocent, like the Sky Bars I used to love as a child.  —  Sitting in my hotel room in Denver, I nibbled off the end and then, when nothing happened, nibbled some more.  I figured if I was reporting …
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THE BERGDAHL CHRONICLES: WELCOME HOME, CREEP … Over at the intersection of Unemployable Boulevard and Legacy Hire Way, the kidz and their recess monitors are busily fashioning a yellow ribbon into a noose for Bowe Bergdahl, whom they congratulate for being home so that they can calumnize him …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and National Review
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Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
The Taliban Swap and ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’
Discussion: NPR
Jonathan Chait Follow / New York Magazine:
Conservatives Searching for New Reasons Not to Save Planet  —  They are on the cusp of a breakthrough.  —  The Wall Street Journal editorial page today has a predictably scathing take on President Obama's climate-change plan.  In a brief aside to the main argument — regulation baaaaad …
 
 
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Mother Jones:
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