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Jonathan Chait Follow / New York Magazine:
The Republican Party After the Apocalypse — Chill pills for the crazy party. — Last week, Marco Rubio delivered a speech outlining his economic agenda, and it was widely hailed as the cutting-edge statement of “reform conservatism,” an intra-Republican movement that is also the subject …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obamacare's next threat: A September surprise — Obamacare open enrollment closed March 31. The White House's Obamacare war room did not. — Most state health insurance rates for 2015 are scheduled to be approved by early fall, and most are likely to rise, timing that couldn't be worse …
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Can ‘Reformicons’ Save the Republican Party?
Can ‘Reformicons’ Save the Republican Party?
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Inequality issue can boost Dems
Mollie Reilly / The Huffington Post:
July 4 Parade Features ‘Obama Presidential Library’ Outhouse Float — An Independence Day parade in Norfolk, Nebraska included a float depicting President Obama's presidential library as an outhouse, sparking outcry from residents as well as the state's Democratic Party.
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Mara Klecker / Lincoln Journal Star:
Obama float at Norfolk parade sparks controversy — It was the parade float that elicited the loudest cheers Friday at Norfolk's Fourth of July parade. The crowd lining the streets clapped and laughed as the flatbed truck went by. — But one loud voice rose above the rest: “This is not OK,” Glory Kathurima said.
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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Why the White House Ignored All Those Warnings About ISIS — Team Obama was told, over and over, that the Iraqi army couldn't stop a terror group that was ready to pounce. But Washington was a prisoner to its paradox of an Iraq policy. — On November 1, 2013, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited …
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
In Iraq, airstrikes slam into Mosul, city held by al-Qaeda-inspired militants
In Iraq, airstrikes slam into Mosul, city held by al-Qaeda-inspired militants
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
The House GOP Should Man Up Instead of Resorting to Political Theater in the Courts — John Boehner and the House Republicans may lack the testicular fortitude to fight President Obama, but I would kindly ask that he save the taxpayers further money on a political stunt
Yahoo! News:
Inside President Obama's secret schedule Yahoo News 1 hr ago — On May 29, President Barack Obama had lunch at the White House with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The likely 2016 presidential contender has been to hundreds of West Wing meetings, first as first lady, then as senator …
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Lindsay Abrams / Salon:
BBC staff ordered to stop giving equal air time to climate deniers — The network will stop airing “debates” featuring members of the anti-science fringe — Good news for viewers of BBC News: you'll no longer be subjected to the unhinged ravings of climate deniers and other members of the anti-science fringe.
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Washington Post:
It's time for progressives to reclaim the Constitution — You cannot talk for very long to a conservative these days without hearing the words “constitutional” and “constitutionalist.” — Formulations such as “I am a constitutional conservative” or “I am a constitutionalist” are tea party habits …
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Pew Research Center:
1-in-10 Americans don't give a hoot about politics — As Republicans and Democrats gear up for midterm elections this November, there's one group of Americans that is paying very little, if any, attention to the whole ordeal. — Overall, 10% of Americans are what we call Bystanders …
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David Nather / Politico:
Searching for Hillary Clinton's big idea — Here's one thing you won't find in Hillary Clinton's book: a clear reason to run for president again. — The “Hard Choices” book tour has had all the trappings of a warm-up for 2016, and even though Clinton insists she hasn't decided yet …
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Jacob Heilbrunn / New York Times:
Are Neocons Getting Ready to Ally With Hillary Clinton?
Are Neocons Getting Ready to Ally With Hillary Clinton?
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
The Latest Snowden Leak Is Devastating to NSA Defenders — The agency collected and stored intimate chats, photos, and emails belonging to innocent Americans—and secured them so poorly that reporters can now browse them at will. — Consider the latest leak sourced to Edward Snowden from the perspective of his detractors.
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New York Post:
Obama called the N-word in headline — WestView News editor George Capsis (right) agreed to run this piece, along with its shocking headline, in his paper. — The WHAT in the White House? — Well-heeled West Villagers will be in for a rude surprise when they open the latest copy …
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New York Post:
Audit the IRS! — The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. — True the Vote has an idea that is the fantasy of every taxpayer who's ever found himself sitting opposite an imperious tax collector: Audit the IRS. — On Thursday, the IRS will have to persuade federal …
Geoff Ziezulewicz / Chicago Tribune:
Authorities: Military member with concealed carry permit shoots attacker — Gresham man injured, charged after firing on group leaving party, prosecutors said … A Gresham man is charged with attempted murder after he fired on a group of people leaving a party Friday night …
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Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Salmon wants immigrant children quickly returned home — U.S. Customs and Border Protection would get the authority to immediately return unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the border to their home countries in Central America under a bill U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon intends to introduce early this week.
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Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
Deportation data won't dispel rumors drawing migrant minors to U.S.
Deportation data won't dispel rumors drawing migrant minors to U.S.
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