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11:25 AM ET, June 4, 2014

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Ralph Peters / National Review:
Why Team Obama Was Blindsided by the Bergdahl Backlash  —  Congratulations, Mr. President!  And identical congrats to your sorcerer's apprentice, National Security Adviser Susan Rice.  By trying to sell him as an American hero, you've turned a deserter already despised by soldiers …
Discussion: VodkaPundit
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Prisoner swap blows up on White House  —  The Obama administration has apologized for bypassing Congress before it released senior Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay as part of a controversial prisoner exchange.  —  The expression of regret was a major shift for the White House …
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 …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Bowe Bergdahl Story Is Right-Wing Crack  —  Never mind that Bush would have done the same as Obama.  Republicans are hitting the pipe big time on the ‘deserter’—and their creepy bottom line is that he should have been left to die.  —  I was amazed but not surprised by my Twitter feed Monday.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Secret Videos Prompted Bowe Bergdahl Taliban Prisoner Swap  —  Rapid Deterioration of Soldier's Health Persuaded Leaders to Back Exchange  —  Two secret videos showing rapid deterioration in Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's health persuaded reluctant military and intelligence leaders to back the prisoner swap …
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
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 …
Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
Exclusive: The Story You Haven't Yet Heard About Bowe Bergdahl's Desertion
The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Bergdahl's team leader: Intercepted radio chatter said he sought talks with the Taliban
Politico:
5 questions for the White House on Bowe Bergdahl
Discussion: Mediaite and News Desk
Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
The Taliban Swap and ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
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Adam Weymouth / The Atlantic Online:
Thad Cochran, the Last of the Naive Republicans  —  MERIDIAN, Miss.—My question was simple, but it wasn't clear Senator Thad Cochran had any idea what I was talking about.  Why, I wanted to know, did he think Mississippi needed him in the U.S. Senate?  —  “I think my service in the House …
Associated Press:
Miss. GOP Senate Candidates Face Likely Runoff
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Fox's Ablow Connects Bergdahl's Ballet Moves to Obama ‘Wanting Out of America’  —  The hosts of Fox & Friends and Fox News psychiatric consultant Keith Ablow set a land-speed record Wednesday morning when, during a segment ostensibly psychoanalyzing freed Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl …
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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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James Hohmann / Politico:
Joni Ernst wins Iowa GOP Senate primary
Discussion: Outside the Beltway, The Week and CNN
CNN:
GOP race down to the wire in Mississippi
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.
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Warren nabs $525,000 book advance  —  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was paid more than a half-million dollar advance for her new book, according to financial disclosure forms.  —  The Democratic lawmaker and rock star of the left was paid $525,000 for the rights to “A Fighting Chance …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
 
 
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