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U.S. captures Benghazi suspect in secret raid — An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Sept. 11, 2012. The alleged ringleader in the attack has been captured by involving Special Operations forces.
Elianayjohnson / National Review:
IRS Has Lost More Emails... It's not just Lois Lerner's emails. The Internal Revenue Service says it can't produce emails from six more employees involved in the targeting of conservative groups, according to two Republicans investigating the scandal. — The IRS told Ways …
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
It's reminiscent of Rose Mary Woods's 18½ minutes of fame. — Vietnam and Watergate have been central to the worldview of a generation of liberal Democrats. For decades, whenever a Republican was in the White House, they eagerly anticipated that every U.S. military intervention would turn into …
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Sister Toldjah, Power Line, Liberal Values, RedState, NewsBusters and The Daily Signal
Noah Rothman / Hot Air:
No one buying claim that Lois Lerner's IRS emails were lost
No one buying claim that Lois Lerner's IRS emails were lost
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The Daily Caller, Althouse, his vorpal sword, Business Insider and Townhall.com
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Latest on Lois Lerner's “Lost” Emails, With a Bombshell At the End
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Cleta Mitchell to the IRS: Answer this
Cleta Mitchell to the IRS: Answer this
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David S. Joachim / New York Times:
Tax Agency Says Lois Lerner Emails Were Destroyed in Computer Crash
Tax Agency Says Lois Lerner Emails Were Destroyed in Computer Crash
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
FLASHBACK: Remember When Paul Wolfowitz Said Not to Worry About Sectarian Violence in Iraq? — The former Bush administration official is perhaps the worst person to give advice about the current crisis in Iraq—but that hasn't stopped him from speaking out.
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Iraq conflict: Clashes on approaches to Baghdad
Iraq conflict: Clashes on approaches to Baghdad
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Iran Offers Iraq ‘Everything it Needs’ to Fight ISIS
Iran Offers Iraq ‘Everything it Needs’ to Fight ISIS
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Associated Press:
More US Troops to Iraq; Special Forces Considered
More US Troops to Iraq; Special Forces Considered
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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
D'Souza baffles Megyn Kelly — Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza baffled Megyn Kelly on Monday night with an analogy that compared the United States to a child molesting father. — Appearing on Fox's “The Kelly File” to promote his new book, “America: Imagine a World Without Her,” …
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly Laughs at Dinesh D'Souza: So You're Saying America Is a ‘Child Molester’? — Conservative filmmaker and activist Dinesh D'Souza appeared on Fox News' The Kelly File Monday night, and his criticisms of President Barack Obama appeared to leave host Megyn Kelly slightly baffled.
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Charles Lipson / Chicago Tribune:
Downward spiral of Obama's presidency … “Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job.” That was George W. Bush's infamous compliment to Michael Brown, his then-director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It came as New Orleans lay flooded after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Barack Obama golfs while the Middle East burns — Last weekend Barack Obama played his 175th and 176th rounds of golf as president. He played first at Sunnylands, the famously private course on the Rancho Mirage, California estate of the late billionaire Walter Annenberg.
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
NC GOPer: Unlike Blacks Or Hispanics, ‘Traditional’ Population Isn't Growing (VIDEO) — State House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, said that the “traditional” voting bloc of his home state wasn't growing like as minority populations in an interview he did in 2012.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Heritage's ugly Benghazi panel — Representatives of prominent conservative groups converged on the Heritage Foundation on Monday afternoon for the umpteenth in a series of gatherings to draw attention to the Benghazi controversy. — But this one took an unexpected turn.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama will propose vast expansion of Pacific Ocean marine sanctuary — The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati lies seven feet above sea level, on average. But scientists say it's drowning. PostTV asked Kiribati President Anote Tong how he's planning for a future that might find his entire country submerged in the Pacific Ocean.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Publishing Source: Hillary Book a ‘Bomb’ — In an email this evening, a veteran publishing source calls the latest Hillary Clinton book, Hard Choices, a memoir of her State Department years, a “bomb.” The source is referring to the early but underwhelming sales figures.
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton's Book Tops Barnes & Noble Sales In First Week
Hillary Clinton's Book Tops Barnes & Noble Sales In First Week
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Rick Perry's ‘Groundhog Day’ — “Boys, I am going to bless this meal,” Rick Perry said, ducking his head and folding his hands under his chin. We were sitting at Nate 'n Al, the Jewish Deli in Beverly Hills, and the governor of Texas was looking every bit the regular customer in a tight black polo shirt and designer glasses.
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Iraq poll: President Obama backed over John McCain — More Americans agree with President Barack Obama's views on Iraq than those of Sen. John McCain, a new poll says. — According to a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday, 54 percent of voters say they agree more with the president on Iraq …
Kristen Soltis Anderson / The Daily Beast:
The Cantor Prediction Is Part of a Pattern—GOP Pollsters Stink — They overestimated Romney, underestimated Cuccinelli, and had Eric Cantor up 34 points. Do GOP pollsters understand the country anymore? — The last few years have regrettably made the phrase “Republican pollster” less a job title than a punch line.
Richard Rubin / Bloomberg:
Wealthy Clintons Use Trusts to Limit Estate Tax They Back — Bill and Hillary Clinton have long supported an estate tax to prevent the U.S. from being dominated by inherited wealth. That doesn't mean they want to pay it. — To reduce the tax pinch, the Clintons are using financial …
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