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David Remnick / Comment:
AFTER THE CRASH — Geography, motive, communications intercepts, and all manner of circumstantial evidence suggest that the likeliest suspect in the horrific deaths of two hundred and ninety-eight people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was the curiously well-armed and well-coördinated …
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Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
The Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer — This conflict is now officially out of control — Malaysian Airlines just can't catch a break. Just four months after flight 370 disappeared somewhere over the Indian Ocean, Thursday brings news that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 …
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Hinterland Gazette, The Dish, Guardian, Poynter, ThinkProgress, New York Times, National Review, The Verge and dallasmorningviewsblog …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Jet was ‘blown out of the sky’ — A Malaysian passenger jet carrying 295 people “apparently has been shot down” over Ukraine, Vice President Biden said Thursday. — Biden stressed that the U.S. had not confirmed details yet, but said it did not appear to be the result of a mechanical or pilot error.
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
McCain: ‘Hell to pay’ if plane shot down — Sen. John McCain said Thursday that he is withholding judgment on the Malaysia Airlines crash, but vowed that there would be “hell to pay” if the plane was shot down by the Russian military or separatists. — “To leap to conclusions …
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Kyiv Post:
SBU intercepts phone conversations of separatists admitting downing a civilian plane (FULL TRANSCRIPT; VIDEO) — Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was allegedly shot down by a group of Russian-backed Cossack militants near the village of Chornukhine …
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New York Times:
Jetliner Explodes Over Ukraine; Struck by Missile, Officials Say
Jetliner Explodes Over Ukraine; Struck by Missile, Officials Say
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Anton Zverev / Reuters:
Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead reported
Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead reported
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Washington Post and Business Insider
ABC News:
Malaysia Airlines Plane Brought Down by Missile in Ukraine: US Official
Malaysia Airlines Plane Brought Down by Missile in Ukraine: US Official
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Los Angeles Times, Mirror.co.uk, abc11.com, Telegraph, ABC News and Firedoglake
Washington Post:
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in eastern Ukraine; U.S. intelligence blames missile
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in eastern Ukraine; U.S. intelligence blames missile
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Mashable, Mediaite, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, Talking Points Memo, nepr.net and New York Times
Jeremy Bender / Business Insider:
Ukraine Separatists Have Shot Down Multiple Aircraft Over The Past Month
Ukraine Separatists Have Shot Down Multiple Aircraft Over The Past Month
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Mediaite, Associated Press, National Review, Little Green Footballs and CBS DC
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Moral clarity in Gaza — Israel accepts an Egyptian-proposed Gaza cease-fire; Hamas keeps firing. Hamas deliberately aims rockets at civilians; Israel painstakingly tries to avoid them, actually telephoning civilians in the area and dropping warning charges, so-called roof knocking.
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Jerusalem Post:
IDF starts Gaza ground offensive — Netanyahu's office says purpose of mission is to destroy terror tunnels and seriously harm the infrastructure of Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza. — After days of waiting and deliberation, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu …
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Twitchy, Outside the Beltway, The Right Scoop and Vox Popoli
Fox News:
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip — The Israeli military launched a large-scale ground operation in the Gaza Strip Thursday reportedly involving thousands of troops backed by tanks and bulldozers. — The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced …
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The Other McCain, The Gateway Pundit, Taylor Marsh and Conservatives4Palin
Nathan Thrall / New York Times:
Gaza and Israel: The Road to War, Paved by the West — JERUSALEM — AS Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities and Israel follows up its extensive airstrikes with a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, the most immediate cause of this latest war has been ignored: Israel and much of the international …
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New York Times:
Israeli Military Invades Gaza, With Sights Set on Hamas Operations
Israeli Military Invades Gaza, With Sights Set on Hamas Operations
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NewsBusters, The Week, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
Terry Eastland / Weekly Standard:
Senate Mischief — On the topic of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the contraceptive mandate case decided on the last day of the recent Supreme Court term, the Democrats are fighting mad. They don't like the decision. No, they despise it. Indeed, their rhetoric on Hobby Lobby has become so misleading …
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
White House: Employers Must Disclose Objections To Covering Birth Control
White House: Employers Must Disclose Objections To Covering Birth Control
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RH Reality Check, U.S. Department of Labor, Talking Points Memo and Jezebel
Sophie Novack / NationalJournal.com:
Democrats' Plan to Create the Next Todd Akin
Democrats' Plan to Create the Next Todd Akin
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Washington Post, Conservatives4Palin, Hot Air and PoliticusUSA
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Hillary Clinton's Bizarre Critique of U.S. Foreign Policy — Tuesday night on The Daily Show, Hillary Clinton showed why she gives a great interview. When Stewart mocked the pretense that she's not yet decided to run for president, Hillary didn't stiffen or get flustered.
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Hot Air and Prairie Weather
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
NBC News Pulls Veteran Reporter from Gaza After Witnessing Israeli Attack on Children — Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Gaza City on killing of four Palestinian boys by Israel (credit: NBC News) — Ayman Mohyeldin, the NBC News correspondent who personally witnessed yesterday's killing …
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David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
A few words of praise for some of the reporters covering Israeli-Palestinian violence
A few words of praise for some of the reporters covering Israeli-Palestinian violence
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Philly.com, Business Insider and The Huffington Post
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Gov. Christie Would Help Immigrant Children — Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday during a visit to Iowa that he would consider requests to help unaccompanied immigrant children who come to New Jersey, but would not encourage families to send them to his home state.
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Poll: 33% of Iowa Republicans dislike Christie
Poll: 33% of Iowa Republicans dislike Christie
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Washington Post and PoliticusUSA
WSB-TV:
Poll shows Carter widening lead over Deal — Sponsored Links — ATLANTA — An exclusive Channel 2 Action News poll indicates if the election were held today, Georgia could have a new governor. — The poll conducted by Landmark Communications on July 15 found Democratic challenger Jason Carter …
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David Martosko / Associated Press:
‘It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy’: Obama sparks anger with 40-second mention of Malaysian plane crash that killed 23 Americans before giving transportation speech — Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 passengers on board including 23 Americans
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Hot Air, RedState, American Spectator, No More Mister Nice Blog, Twitchy, Ed Driscoll and JustOneMinute