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The plan for saving Iraq begins by ousting Maliki — What would an effective quick response to the catastrophic civil wars in Iraq and Syria look like? Sometimes in foreign policy, as in sports, it can be useful to visualize the right technique — and then hit the ball.
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The Moderate Voice, The Dish, The Daily Beast, Lawfare, ParaPundit and AEIdeas
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Iraqi Factions Jockey to Oust Maliki, Citing U.S. Support — BAGHDAD — Alarmed over the Sunni insurgent mayhem convulsing Iraq, the country's political leaders are actively jockeying to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, Iraqi officials said Thursday.
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New York Times, Unqualified Offerings, Business Insider, Taylor Marsh, The Week, ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and Washington Post

U.S. Signals Iraq's Maliki Should Go
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The Independent, Politico, Business Insider, Hot Air, RedState, The Daily Banter, Taylor Marsh, Fox News, Telegraph, National Review and Washington Free Beacon

Op-Ed Here's what the U.S. can do about Iraq
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Guardian, The Dish and Informed Comment

Iraq crisis: Britain and US must not meddle in Iraq, warns Saudi Arabia - live
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Hot Air, Ed Driscoll, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider, The Lonely Conservative, Rush Limbaugh, The PJ Tatler and Reuters


John Doe prosecutors allege Scott Walker at center of ‘criminal scheme’ — By Patrick Marley and Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — Prosecutors allege that Gov. Scott Walker was at the center of an effort to illegally coordinate fundraising among conservative groups to help …
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State Prosecutors Allege Scott Walker At Center Of ‘Criminal Scheme’
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Dianne Feinstein: Keep Brian Schweitzer ‘away from my husband’ — Attention Brian Schweitzer: Dianne Feinstein's husband may want a word with you. — The former Montana governor had harsh words for the Senate Intelligence chairwoman in a profile published by National Journal on Thursday …
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Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, OnPolitics, National Review, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, BuzzFeed, Gawker and The Week
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Brian Schweitzer says his ‘gaydar’ goes off when he sees Eric Cantor — (CNN) - Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer chose an interesting path and offered puzzling critiques since he tossed his name in the hat for a potential presidential run in 2016. — But comments the Democrat …
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Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, The Daily Banter, Politico, Althouse, Weasel Zippers, Poynter, BizPac Review and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »


Public Faith in Congress Falls Again, Hits Historic Low — Of major U.S. institutions, Americans most confident in the military — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' confidence in Congress has sunk to a new low. Seven percent of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” …
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Americans' Confidence in News Media Remains Low
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Mediaite, Poynter, The Huffington Post and Wall Street Journal, more at Mediagazer »

Megyn Kelly to Dick Cheney: Wrong, sir — FOX News' Megyn Kelly had some tough questions for former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday night, after he and his daughter, Liz, offered a scathing review of the Obama administration's foreign policy. — “In your op-ed [in the Wall Street Journal] …
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Rep. Meeks: Cheney Should ‘Take Care Of His Health And Just Keep His Mouth Shut’
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Hillary Clinton Asked To Inscribe “Hard Choices” To Ambassador Stevens — Jason Mattera caught up with Hillary Clinton at one of the DC stops on her book tour this week, and asked the former Secretary of State if she would mind signing a copy of Hard Choices... but with a twist.
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Mediaite, Red Alert Politics, The Daily Banter, The Gateway Pundit and Moe Lane
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Clinton's memoir: A bestseller, a bomb or both?
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Politico, New Approach Oregon, Hot Air, The Daily Beast and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion


EXCLUSIVE: PROSECUTOR IS CLOSING IN ON GOV. CHRISTIE — Indictments against four cronies are near certain, sources say. Only question is if David Samson, Christie's longtime crony, will flip. … Getty Images — “It's over, it's done, and I'm moving on.” — Chris Christie, reassuring potential donors in Utah on June 14th
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PoliticusUSA and Liberaland


CIA hatched plan to make demon toy to counter Osama bin Laden's influence — For more than a decade, the CIA has deployed drones, satellites, spies, informants and tracking devices to thwart al-Qaeda in Pakistan. — The spy agency also considered a plan to wage war with toys.


Republican Congressman Has Interesting Response To 9/11 Truther — “Do you think that Oswald was the only person to shoot Jack Kennedy, our president?” Rep. Pete Sessions replied, when asked a 9/11 truther question by a high school class. — Asked if the government was withholding information …
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Mediaite


House GOP Crowns Kevin McCarthy The Next Majority Leader — House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California will be the next majority leader. — As expected, Republicans elected McCarthy to replace ousted Rep. Eric Cantor once he steps down from the post on July 31.
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The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune and RedState
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Text of Tom Graves Speech Nominating Kevin McCarthy for Majority Leader
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Political Insider blog and RedState


Bill O'Reilly Uncensored: On Hillary Clinton, the 2016 GOP, and His Fox News Colleagues — Highlights from the <em>Factor</em> host's Upper East Side sit-down with Geraldo Rivera. — Even on New York City's Upper East Side, Bill O'Reilly can draw a packed house of true believers.
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Politico, Mediaite and The Huffington Post


Republican Congressman Tells Men: Wives “Desperately” Need Their Husbands To Step Up — “Your children need you. Your woman, your wife, she needs you. It's time that you become a real man.” — Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp talked Thursday about the need for husbands to step up and become …
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ThinkProgress, The PJ Tatler and RedState

Shouting Match Erupts at Chris McDaniel Event — JACKSON, Miss. -A quiet morning campaign event erupted into a shouting match Thursday morning when a Democratic voter crashed a coffee klatch by State Sen. Chris McDaniel and got into an angry confrontation the conservative who is challenging six term Sen. Thad Cochran.
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Talking Points Memo

Washington Post, New York Times and Mozilla team up for new Web site comment system — In an unusual partnership, The Washington Post, the New York Times and software developer Mozilla will team up to create digital tools that will make it easier for readers to post comments and photos …
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Guardian and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »
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Mozilla to Develop Comments Platform for New York Times and Washington Post
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The Verge and The Huffington Post


Obama to leaders: Iraq plan won't require congressional vote — President Obama is not close to seeking congressional authorization for airstrikes in Iraq. — After a White House meeting between Obama and the top four leaders in Congress, all sides involved signaled they want to leave options open …
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Washington Post, Associated Press, ABC News, Politico, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Allen B. West, Business Insider, ABC News, Guardian, Fox News and The Moderate Voice
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