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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Sarah Palin's Low-Budget TV Channel Is Pricier Than Netflix — Sarah Palin is returning to her roots in low-budget television-but this time, she's on the web, the focus is American politics, and she owns the network. The Sarah Palin Channel launched Sunday, asking prospective viewers …
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The Moderate Voice, Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sarah Palin Launches Her Own TV Channel Online — Sarah Palin - former governor of Alaska, erstwhile candidate for VP of the U.S. and polarizing public figure - has unveiled a new subscription-based Internet TV network that promises direct access to her and her supporters.
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Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story, Mediaite, OnPolitics, Capital New York, FishbowlDC, Gawker, Scared Monkeys, Conservatives4Palin and The Huffington Post
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Palin Skirts The ‘Media Filters’ With Launch Of Her Digital Video Channel (VIDEO)
Palin Skirts The ‘Media Filters’ With Launch Of Her Digital Video Channel (VIDEO)
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Politico, Washington Post, Washington Monthly and Deadline.com
The White House:
Readout of the President's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel — President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke again today by phone about the situation in Gaza. The President underscored the United States' strong condemnation of Hamas' rocket and tunnel attacks against Israel …
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Power Line, Mondoweiss, Commentary Magazine, The Times of Israel, Washington Post and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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David Grossman / New York Times:
Stop the Grindstone of Israeli-Palestinian Violence
Stop the Grindstone of Israeli-Palestinian Violence
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Mondoweiss, Pressing Issues, Right Wing News and Guardian
Elhanan Miller / The Times of Israel:
Abbas fumes at Kerry over alternative ceasefire bid
Abbas fumes at Kerry over alternative ceasefire bid
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Israel Matzav, Algemeiner.com, Runnin' Scared and The Daily Caller
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
News Sites Get Duped By Satire About Bachmann ‘Americanization’ Camps — Several news outlets and liberal blogs were fooled this weekend by a faux-news item that claimed Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) had advocated “Americanization” camps for undocumented migrant children.
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
CORRECTED: Bachmann And Migrant Children
CORRECTED: Bachmann And Migrant Children
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The Daily Caller and Twitchy
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
The Absurd Impeachment Feedback Loop — Impeachment is the final fantasy for obsessive hyper-partisans. But some Democrats are exploiting the craziness as a fundraising call to arms. — Silly season has started - and both parties are trying to fundraise off the fringe.
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Instapundit, ThinkProgress and The Huffington Post
Bill Curry / Salon:
My party has lost its soul: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and the victory of Wall Street Democrats — A former Clinton aide on how Democrats lost their way chasing Wall Street cash, and new populism the party needs — 1. — In 2006 the Atlantic magazine asked a panel of “eminent historians” …
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RedState
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Republican Move to Sue Obama — Rather than getting on with the country's business and focusing solely on can't-wait issues before they jet out of town this weekend — like the unfinished bill to fix veterans' health care and the stalled bill to deal with the humanitarian crisis …
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Washington Post
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hrw.org:
With Liberty to Monitor All — How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American Democracy — The 120-page report documents how national security journalists and lawyers are adopting elaborate steps or otherwise modifying their practices to keep communications …
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The Hill, The Huffington Post and New York Times
Will Freeman / ThinkProgress:
How Missing American Guns Might Be Fueling Terrorists In Afghanistan — Will Freeman is an intern with Think Progress. — An Afghan Army soldier picks up his weapon at a training facility in the outskirts of Kabul. — CREDIT: AP Images — Over the past decade, the U.S …
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BuzzFeed, Eschaton and New York Times
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Tax Avoidance du Jour: Inversion — In recent decisions, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court has made clear its view that corporations are people, with all the attendant rights. They are entitled to free speech, which in their case means spending lots of money to bend the political process to their ends.
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
The new land of opportunity for immigrants is Germany — BERLIN — An unemployed architect back in Barcelona, Jordi Colombi weighed his options and decided to start a new life. Armed with two suitcases and a Spanish-omelet recipe to feed his homesickness, he arrived two months ago in the land of opportunity.
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Adam Ozimek / Forbes:
Where Is The Monopsony Power? — You hear it claimed relatively often today that low wage employers have monopsony power. For example, this is a sometimes cited explanation for the claim that there is no disemployment effect of the minimum wage. A monopsony is when an employer has market power …