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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 …
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Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Exclusive: Afghan villagers recall when Bergdahl stumbled into their midst
Exclusive: Afghan villagers recall when Bergdahl stumbled into their midst
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Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
Exclusive: The Story You Haven't Yet Heard About Bowe Bergdahl's Desertion
Exclusive: The Story You Haven't Yet Heard About Bowe Bergdahl's Desertion
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NY Daily News:
Surrender without honor
Surrender without honor
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Brian Ries / Mashable:
Republicans Delete Digital Praise of Bowe Bergdahl Release
Republicans Delete Digital Praise of Bowe Bergdahl Release
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Bowe Bergdahl Story Is Right-Wing Crack
The Bowe Bergdahl Story Is Right-Wing Crack
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Was Exchanged for Detainees at Guantánamo
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Was Exchanged for Detainees at Guantánamo
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What if Team Obama had just told the truth about Bowe Bergdahl?
What if Team Obama had just told the truth about Bowe Bergdahl?
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham warns of Republican impeachment push over Gitmo — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Wednesday that Republican lawmakers would call for President Obama's impeachment if he released more prisoners from Guantanamo Bay without congressional approval. — Republicans worry Obama may try …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Oliver North Of All People Blasts Obama For Financing Terrorist Orgs In Bergdahl Swap — Naturally, Lt. Col. Oliver North has plenty to say about the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. — North, the former Reagan aide-turned-conservative commentator best-known for his central role …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Prisoner swap blows up on White House
Prisoner swap blows up on White House
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Robert Tracinski / The Federalist:
Why Are We Releasing Terrorists Who Kill Girls Because They Go To School?
Why Are We Releasing Terrorists Who Kill Girls Because They Go To School?
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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!!! What is WRONG WITH THE SECRET SERVICE???!!??? If Polish tabloids can get these pics (and video) with a camera lens, is there anyone who doesn't think the President is vulnerable to someone armed? — As you know, President Obama is traveling in Europe.
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Danika Fears / New York Post:
Obama snapped pumping iron at hotel gym — Even the president pumps iron at the hotel gym. — A fellow gym user snapped a few covert shots and video of President Obama lifting weights at a 5-star hotel in Warsaw, Poland — evidently without being seen by the president's security team — then posted them on his Facebook page.
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Adam Auriemma / Wall Street Journal:
Solved: People Magazine's Hillary Clinton Cover Mystery — Attention Twitter: We can confirm that's not a walker. — Hillary Clinton's appearance on the cover of the People magazine raised some eyebrows Wednesday—and not for her comments on a potential run in 2016 or about Monica Lewinsky.
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Becoming a Grandmother - and Possible Presidential Run
Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Becoming a Grandmother - and Possible Presidential Run
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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 …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Maureen Dowd went to Colorado, ate some marijuana candy, and had an 8-hour freakout.
Maureen Dowd went to Colorado, ate some marijuana candy, and had an 8-hour freakout.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Thad Cochran backers face agonizing choice — Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran's national backers awakened to a wrenching decision Wednesday: whether to continue pouring energy and cash into an effort to rescue a six-term incumbent who failed to win a majority of the vote in this week's primary.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Mississippi Republicans Can't Make Up Their Mind
Mississippi Republicans Can't Make Up Their Mind
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John Hult / Argus Leader:
Annette Bosworth arrested on perjury and election fraud charges — Former U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth has turned herself into the Minnehaha County Jail following the issuance of a warrant for her arrest. — Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the warrant for Bosworth this morning.
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ThinkProgress:
Ohio May Take Away Low-Income Women's Access To The Most Effective Form Of Birth Control — The Ohio legislature is currently considering a measure that would institute a sweeping ban on insurance coverage for abortion in state residents' public and private health plans.
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Kristen Mitchell / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio bill would restrict abortion coverage
Ohio bill would restrict abortion coverage
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
NOW APPLICATION ‘INCONSISTENCIES’ VEX HEALTH LAW — FILE - This May 14, 2014 file photo shows Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama's nominee to become secretary of Health and Human Services testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 2 million people who got health insurance …
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Thomson Reuters Foundation / Trust.org:
Idaho hometown of newly freed soldier cancels planned celebration — The hometown of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has canceled a rally planned for later this month celebrating his release from five years of Taliban captivity, a municipal official told Reuters on Wednesday, amid allegations that he was a deserter.
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Kim Brooks / Salon:
The day I left my son in the car — I had no idea it would consume the next years of my life — The day it happened was no different from most; I was worried, and I was running late. I was worried because in a few hours' time I was going to be enduring a two-and-a-half hour flight with my kids, ages 1 and 4.
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eng.kremlin.ru:
Vladimir Putin's interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel — In the run-up to his visit to France, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Radio Europe 1 news programme author and frontman Jean-Pierre Elkabbach and anchor of the evening news on TF1 TV channel Gilles Bouleau.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court Denies Attempt To Stop Oregon Same-Sex Marriages — The National Organization for Marriage tried to get the Supreme Court to stop same-sex couples from marrying while it appeals a decision not allowing it to intervene in the case. The Supreme Court denied the request without comment Tuesday.
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Lara Logan Back at Work on ‘60 Minutes’ — UPDATED: The correspondent will likely be back on the newsmagazine in the fall, but she'll begin appearing on other CBS News broadcasts in the coming weeks. — Lara Logan has returned to work at CBS News, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
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