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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Senator John Walsh Confronts Questions of Plagiarism — WASHINGTON — Democrats were thrilled when John Walsh of Montana was appointed to the United States Senate in February. A decorated veteran of the Iraq war and former adjutant general of his state's National Guard …
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How Senator John Walsh Plagiarized a Final Paper — Senator John Walsh of Montana took most of a 2007 final paper required for his master's degree from the United States Army War College from other sources without proper attribution. Mr. Walsh copies an entire page nearly word-for-word …
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Ted Cruz:
Did President Obama Just Launch an Economic Boycott of Israel? — SEN. CRUZ RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING FAA'S FLIGHT SUSPENSIONS TO ISRAEL — WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today questioned the Obama Administration's decision to ban flights to Israel while, at the same time …
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Yahoo! News:
World suspension of Israel flights a ‘great victory’: Hamas AFP 1 hr ago — Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas said Wednesday that the suspension of international flights to and from Israel over security concerns about Gaza rocket fire was a “great victory.”
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Jerusalem Post:
Israel set to open second int'l airport in response to flight cancellations
Israel set to open second int'l airport in response to flight cancellations
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Kristie M. Greco / faa.gov:
Press Release - FAA Statement-Notice to Airmen Issued for Ben Gurion International Airport
Press Release - FAA Statement-Notice to Airmen Issued for Ben Gurion International Airport
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Eugene Kontorovich / Commentary Magazine:
Israel, the FAA, and International Isolation
Israel, the FAA, and International Isolation
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Anton Zverev / Reuters:
Ukraine rebel commander acknowledges fighters had BUK missile — (Reuters) - A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and it could have originated in Russia.
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New York Times:
Cuomo's Office Hobbled Ethics Inquiries by Moreland Commission — With Albany rocked by a seemingly endless barrage of scandals and arrests, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo set up a high-powered commission last summer to root out corruption in state politics. It was barely two months old when its investigators …
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David Horovitz / The Times of Israel:
The terrible cost of thwarting Hamas — Op-ed: The Israeli national mood is now a mixture of anguish at the toll of IDF dead, anger at aspects of the international response, and confidence in the troops and (atypically) the political leadership
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Gershom Gorenberg / American Prospect:
This Is Your Brain on War: A Dispatch From Jerusalem
This Is Your Brain on War: A Dispatch From Jerusalem
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Hamas Gambled on War as Its Woes Grew in Gaza
Hamas Gambled on War as Its Woes Grew in Gaza
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Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Halbig said it was applying the law as written. Don't believe it. — In the Wall Street Journal this morning, Jonathan Adler and Michael Cannon, the two principal architects of the exchange litigation, have an op-ed about Halbig and King. They write that “[t]he president's defenders often concede …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Seven potential effects of the D.C. Circuit Court's Obamacare ruling
Seven potential effects of the D.C. Circuit Court's Obamacare ruling
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The Intercept:
The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist — The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither “concrete facts” nor “irrefutable evidence” to designate an American …
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Sophie Novack / NationalJournal.com:
GAO Launched an Obamacare Sting Operation—and Almost All Fake Insurance Applications Were Approved — The report suggests the health care law's eligibility verification system isn't working. — An undercover operation found that the majority of fake Obamacare applications submitted …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Darth Vader is polling higher than all potential 2016 presidential candidates — On Tuesday FiveThirtyEight released the results of a poll of Americans' opinions on the “Star Wars” universe. Not surprisingly, Jar Jar Binks is the most reviled character in the series.
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Congressman Vows to Investigate Google Searches of ‘America’ Movie (Exclusive) — “If there was an intent to confuse the public about this movie because of its ideological content, then we're going to find out about it,” says Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. — Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Rep. Mocks C-SPAN Caller's Conspiracies: Watch ‘Less Fox News’ (VIDEO) — Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) on Wednesday put a C-SPAN caller in his place after he asked the congressman to defend President Obama from a laundry list of scandals coveted by conservatives.
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John D. Sutter / CNN:
The argument for eating dog — Editor's note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion and creator of CNN's Change the List project. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Watch: Open Carry Activists Hold Event at Dealey Plaza, Site of Kennedy Assassination — A group of open carry gun activists who protested Saturday at Dealey Plaza in Dallas filmed a bizarre, more-than-10-minute video of their demonstration and posted it to YouTube.
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Gcourter / Atlas Network:
In Memoriam: John Blundell (1952-2014) — The freedom movement has lost one of its most influential institution builders. Atlas Network has lost a dear friend, its past President and Board Member. John Blundell died July 22, 2014. — John Blundell spent two decades as the General Director …
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Michael Paulson / New York Times:
U.S. Religious Leaders Embrace Cause of Immigrant Children — After protesters shouting “Go Home” turned back busloads of immigrant mothers and children in Murrieta, Calif., a furious Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, sat down at his notepad and drafted …
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Tony Lee / BREITBART.COM:
SARAH PALIN DRIVES STAKE THROUGH HEART OF ‘TRUE BLOOD’ PRODUCERS — Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin rejected overtures from True Blood's producers for a cameo role on the conservative-bashing vampire show. Her instincts proved to be correct after Sunday's HBO episode in which Republican women …
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Politico:
GOP asks: What if Mitch McConnell loses? — It's a taboo subject among Senate Republicans but one that's on many senators' minds: What if Mitch McConnell loses his reelection bid? — There appears to be no clear answer to that question, at least not right now.
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