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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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Talking Points Memo, Booman Tribune and Prairie Weather
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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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Fox News:
Smoking gun? Intercepted calls point finger at Russian separatists in jet downing — Intercepted phone calls purportedly between Russian military intelligence officers and members of a pro-Russian separatist group that appear to capture the moment the rebels realized the plane they shot …
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National Review, protein wisdom and Business Insider
Talking Points Memo:
Why Airlines Didn't Avoid Risky Ukraine Airspace — The possibility that the civilian jetliner downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 people onboard was hit by a missile could have profound consequences for the world's airlines. — Airlines might have to be more vigilant …
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Outside the Beltway
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, ThinkProgress, The Dish, Guardian, Poynter, New York Times, National Review, The Verge and dallasmorningviewsblog …
Steve Lillebuen / Sydney Morning Herald:
Crash claims top AIDS researchers heading to Melbourne — Video posted to Instagram as at least 28 Australians and about 100 heading to Melbourne's International AIDS conference boarded Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. — About 100 of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash …
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ThinkProgress, Mirror.co.uk, The New Civil Rights Movement, Reuters, Guardian, Daily Kos, ABC News, Boing Boing, Mashable and Business Insider
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
McCain: ‘Hell to pay’ if plane shot down
McCain: ‘Hell to pay’ if plane shot down
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New York Times, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Daily Banter and CNN
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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Bloomberg View, kyivpost.com, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Politico, Hot Air, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Spectator, Business Insider and The Daily Banter
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
At Least 100 Aboard Doomed Malaysia Airlines Plane Were Set To Attend AIDS Conference
At Least 100 Aboard Doomed Malaysia Airlines Plane Were Set To Attend AIDS Conference
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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, Business Insider and American Spectator
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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ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Mirror.co.uk, abc11.com, Telegraph, Firedoglake and Fox News
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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Israel Matzav, Betsy's Page, National Review, Washington Examiner, Israpundit, The Huffington Post and The Times of Israel
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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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Fox News:
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip
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The Other McCain, The Gateway Pundit, Taylor Marsh and Conservatives4Palin
Jerusalem Post:
IDF starts Gaza ground offensive
IDF starts Gaza ground offensive
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Twitchy, Outside the Beltway, The Right Scoop and Vox Popoli
Associated Press:
US: Israel Must Do More to Protect Gaza Civilians
US: Israel Must Do More to Protect Gaza Civilians
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Politico, The Times of Israel and Jihad Watch
John Dickerson / Slate:
Run, Elizabeth, Run! — Why an Elizabeth Warren presidential bid would be good for all Americans. — Imagine there were a political movement that was against pablum in the public square, that promoted tough debates on pressing issues, that was suspicious of coronations …
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BillMoyers.com, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and NBC News
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Marist Poll:
7/17: Iowa 2016: Rand Paul and Chris Christie Tossup with Hillary Clinton
7/17: Iowa 2016: Rand Paul and Chris Christie Tossup with Hillary Clinton
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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
NY Daily News:
Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold — SEE THE VIDEO — VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died Thursday after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk, video of the incident shows.
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ThinkProgress, Staten Island Advance, The Raw Story and Gothamist
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, Prairie Weather and Liberal Values
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, Jezebel and Talking Points Memo
Michael Levenson / The Boston Globe:
Poll has Martha Coakley, Charlie Baker in dead heat — Democrat Martha Coakley has seen her edge over Republican Charlie Baker nearly erased in the last several weeks and is now virtually tied with Baker in a potential general-election matchup, according to a new Boston Globe poll.
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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
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Addicted to Inflation — The first step toward recovery is admitting that you have a problem. That goes for political movements as well as individuals. So I have some advice for so-called reform conservatives trying to rebuild the intellectual vitality of the right …
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Washington Post