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Daily Mail:
ABU DUA: IMPRISONED BY THE US, THE MAN WHO HATES THE WEST MORE THAN OSAMA BIN LADEN AND IS THE DRIVING FORCE BY ISIS … Marauding ISIS militia beheading their way to Baghdad: How jihadist group so extreme even al-Qaeda has distanced itself threatens to take Iraq three years after America left
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
We Never Should Have Left Iraq — A U.S. military presence could have mollified Sunnis and prevented the new civil war. — The United States made a grave mistake by invading Iraq in 2003. Yet it also made a grave mistake by withdrawing its military forces in 2011.
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Hullabaloo, Telegraph, neo-neocon, National Review and Patterico's Pontifications
Shane Harris / Foreign Policy:
Jihadist Gains in Iraq Blindside American Spies — First Crimea, now Iraq. Why does America's $50 billion intelligence community keep getting taken by surprise? — GOOGLE +
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Vox Popoli, The Long War Journal, Business Insider and National Review
New York Times:
Prime Minister Maliki Panics as Insurgents Gain — What's happening in Iraq is a disaster and it is astonishing that the Iraqis and the Americans, who have been sharing intelligence, seem to have been caught flat-footed by the speed of the insurgent victories and the army defections.
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Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon, Bloomberg and The Long War Journal
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Who lost Iraq? The Iraqis did, with an assist from George W. Bush
Who lost Iraq? The Iraqis did, with an assist from George W. Bush
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The Federalist
Washington Post:
Iraq disintegrating as insurgents advance; Kurds seize Kirkuk
Iraq disintegrating as insurgents advance; Kurds seize Kirkuk
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The Week, Guardian, The Moderate Voice, Bloomberg View, PandoDaily, Hot Air and National Review
Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Iran has deployed Revolutionary Guard forces to fight al Qaeda-inspired militants in Iraq, Iranian security sources said
Iran has deployed Revolutionary Guard forces to fight al Qaeda-inspired militants in Iraq, Iranian security sources said
Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
How effective is Isis compared with the Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga?
How effective is Isis compared with the Iraqi army and Kurdish peshmerga?
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Firedoglake and Vox
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Repent or die: al-Qaeda forces announce rules for Iraqi territory they now control
Repent or die: al-Qaeda forces announce rules for Iraqi territory they now control
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The Daily Caller and Agence France-Presse
Washington Post:
The Middle East's mounting danger
The Middle East's mounting danger
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Bloomberg View, Gatestone Institute, American Spectator, Power Line, New York Times, Israel Matzav, Betsy's Page and Townhall.com
Reuters:
Iraqi Kurds Seize Oil-Rich City Of Kirkuk As Sunni Militants Surge Toward Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds Seize Oil-Rich City Of Kirkuk As Sunni Militants Surge Toward Baghdad
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CNN, Reuters, ThinkProgress, Vox Popoli and The Huffington Post
Dexter Filkins / News Desk:
In Extremists' Iraq Rise, America's Legacy
In Extremists' Iraq Rise, America's Legacy
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Guardian, The Dish, Business Insider, Hot Air, CANNONFIRE, The Moderate Voice, Gawker, Politico, JustOneMinute, Telegraph and Foreign Policy
Tim / America Rising:
Hillary Clinton Snaps At Radio Host In Defensive, Testy Gay Marriage Interview — In an interview this afternoon on NPR, Hillary Clinton gets testy and defensive about her and her husband's gay marriage record. — After 6 minutes of questioning, Clinton attacks host Terry Gross for pressing …
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Hot Air, Business Insider, Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
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NPR:
Hillary Clinton: The Fresh Air Interview … Hillary Clinton is on a national book tour for her new memoir, Hard Choices. The book outlines her four years as secretary of state during President Obama's first term, when she met with leaders all over the world.
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Refinery29, Althouse, Taylor Marsh and Fox News
Jonathan Allen / Bloomberg:
Clinton's Popularity Drops to 52% as 2016 Edge Shrinks — Hillary Clinton's popularity continues to slide as she takes on a more political posture and Republicans raise questions about the deadly 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya on her watch. — Fifty-two percent of Americans view …
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Hot Air and Weekly Standard
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
10 Times NPR's Terry Gross Tries To Get Hillary Clinton To Explain When She First Supported Marriage Equality — “I'm pretty sure you didn't answer my question about whether you evolved or it was the American public that changed.” — Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT
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Politico, Wall Street Journal, NewsBusters, The Other McCain, Mediaite, OnPolitics, The Huffington Post, The Week and Poynter
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Anarchy in the GOP: The End of Authority in the Republican Party — The big message from Eric Cantor's stunning primary loss isn't about immigration or the Tea Party. It's about the unprecedented crisis of authority in today's GOP. — Think about it. Cantor's boss, John Boehner is …
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Liberal Values, The American Conservative and NY Daily News
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama's Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse
Obama's Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse
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thenation.com/blogs/163253
David Frum / The Atlantic Online:
When Will Republican Leaders Fight Back?
When Will Republican Leaders Fight Back?
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The Moderate Voice and Washington Monthly
Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:
All Our Patent Are Belong To You — Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.
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Washington Post, CleanTechnica, The Hill, The Verge, Hit & Run, Grist, The Daily Caller, Re/code and The Week
Miles O'Brien / New York Magazine:
Life, After — An accident in February cost the TV reporter Miles O'Brien his left arm. He soon discovered that every movement, no matter how small, requires rethinking. — Denial is powerful. It can be a crucial coping tool when experiencing loss or trauma, but it also can unmoor you from reality.
Chris Christie / CNN:
Chris Christie, Jimmy Fallon dance around testy issues — (CNN) - Gov. Chris Christie danced with Jimmy Fallon around testy issues such as the George Washington Bridge controversy, which has cast a shadow over the Republican governor and his administration, his weight, House Majority Leader …
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Politico
Politico:
Pete Sessions exits leadership race — Texas Rep. Pete Sessions has dropped out of the race for House majority leader, leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the lone declared candidate. — “After thoughtful consideration and discussion with my colleagues, I have made the decision …
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