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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 …
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Informed Comment and Althouse
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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 …
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 …
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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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Malaysia Airlines, Business Insider, BBC, New York Times, Guardian, The Moderate Voice, protein wisdom, Mashable, Power Line and kyivpost.com
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VICE News:
Exclusive Footage of MH17 Aftermath: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 60)
Exclusive Footage of MH17 Aftermath: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 60)
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The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
Anne Applebaum / Slate:
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has exposed the chaos in Ukraine as a real war.
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has exposed the chaos in Ukraine as a real war.
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CNN, Hot Air and New York Times
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.
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 …
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Weasel Zippers, Algemeiner.com and The Gateway Pundit
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu finally calls out Erdogan for anti-Semitic statements — Meretz's Gal-On calls Turkish leader's comments that he made at a campaign rally “despicable, vile and irresponsible.” — After years of publicly restraining himself regarding Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
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Israel Matzav and Algemeiner.com
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.
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Hot Air, The Other McCain, Corrente and Mediaite
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.
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Power Line and Associated Press
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 …
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CANNONFIRE, Israel Matzav, No More Mister Nice Blog and Christian Science Monitor
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 …
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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 …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Jawa Report and Mediaite
Evgeny Morozov / Guardian:
The rise of data and the death of politics — Tech pioneers in the US are advocating a new data-based approach to governance - ‘algorithmic regulation’. But if technology provides the answers to society's problems, what happens to governments? — On 24 August 1965 Gloria Placente …