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9:55 AM ET, July 20, 2014

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Popular President  —  WASHINGTON — THE thing about him is, he just keeps going.  —  At 67, he continues to be, as Anna Quindlen once wrote, like one of those inflatable toys with sand weighting the bottom — you knock him over and he pops back up.  —  As Hillary stumbles and President Obama slumps …
Discussion: Althouse and Informed Comment
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
What we learned from liberals at Netroots Nation  —  DETROIT — At a high-profile gathering of progressives this week, Hillary Clinton was tolerated, Barack Obama was pitied, and Elizabeth Warren was treated like a hero.  —  The annual liberal confab known as Netroots Nation brought together …
Washington Post:
Ukrainian officials accuse rebel militias of moving bodies, tampering with evidence  —  KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Saturday accused the rebel militias that they blame for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet of moving bodies and tampering with evidence, steps that could make determining …
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Kos / Daily Kos:
Netroots Nation is going to Arizona, Daily Kos is not  —  Yeah.... we're not going to his backyard.  —  Netroots Nation announced two days ago that Phoenix, Arizona would host its 2015 conference.  I wish the conference the best, but it will unfortunately take place without Daily Kos' attendance or assistance.
Haaretz:
Anti-Israel protesters rally across France, defying ban imposed after synagogue clash  —  Thousands march through French cities in protest of Israeli operation in Gaza Strip; French president says will not allow violence to spill over into France.  —  REUTERS - Thousands of pro-Palestinian …
Economist:
Lying commies  —  The more people are exposed to socialism, the worse they behave  —  “UNDER capitalism”, ran the old Soviet-era joke, “man exploits man.  Under communism it is just the opposite.”  In fact new research suggests that the Soviet system inspired not just sarcasm but cheating too …
Discussion: EconLog and Marginal REVOLUTION
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Daily Caller Editor Drops Some Truth On Bill Maher's Audience...Audience APPLAUDS  —  Is there hope for liberal television after all?  Probably not, but for a brief shining moment one conservative rocked the epicenter of the lefty airwaves with such righteous force that HBO viewers …
Yaakov Lappin / Jerusalem Post:
Two more soldiers killed in Gaza, IDF expands ground operation  —  Staff Sergenat Bania Roval, 20, from the Paratroopers 101st Battalion, was shot dead by a terrorist in a tunnel; 2nd-Lt. Bar Rahav, 21, was killed by a missile defense system's activation in a nearby tank.
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Algemeiner.com
Jerusalem Post:
Gaza terrorists attempt to attack IDF forces with explosives-laden donkey  —  IDF expresses regret over “shocking” incident, condemns Gaza terrorists for strapping explosive devices to animals in order to attack Israeli troops.  —  Terrorists in Gaza attempted to attack IDF soldiers …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Palin: 'I don't need lectures from Eric Holder'  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit back at Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday for criticizing her call to impeach President Obama over the border crisis.  —  “I don't need lectures from Eric Holder, a guy - get this …
Discussion: Conservatives4Palin
Peter Smagorinsky / The Atlantic Online:
‘The Ideal Head’: Bizarre Racial Teachings From a 1906 Textbook  —  I recently opened an online order and discovered an unexpected bonus: As a buffer against damage, the seller had included a 1906 elementary school textbook called Frye's First Steps in Geography.
Washington Post:
Obama aides were warned of brewing border crisis  —  Nearly a year before President Obama declared a humanitarian crisis on the border, a team of experts arrived at the Fort Brown patrol station in Brownsville, Tex., and discovered a makeshift transportation depot for a deluge of foreign children.
Discussion: Power Line and Associated Press
 
 
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Evgeny Morozov / Guardian:
The rise of data and the death of politics
John Napier Tye / Washington Post:
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Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
IRS: Lerner's hard drive was wiped clean in 2011
Discussion: Washington Post
Daniel Kelley / Reuters:
Philadelphia mosque leaders try to cut off man's hand -police
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Jawa Report
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Income Inequality Is Not Rising Globally. It's Falling.
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Islamic State overwhelms Iraqi forces at Tikrit in major defeat
USA Today:
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For the G.O.P., Fine Line Seen on Migration
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Could southern black voters save the Senate for Democrats?