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New York Times:
Congress, Unhinged on Immigration — It was a remarkable two days of legislative dysfunction, even for congressional Republicans, who have been pushing the limits of unhinged governance. — The House speaker, John Boehner, tried on Thursday to pass a bill dealing with the crisis …
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New York Times:
Congress Off for the Exits, but Few Cheer — WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers scrambled to leave town on Friday night for a five-week recess, with a failure to address the refugee crisis at the southern border only the latest indignity in a year that may redefine congressional dysfunction.
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Liberaland, ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Reuters:
U.S. House passes border-security funding bill to speed deportations — (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to crack down on Central American migrants, including unaccompanied children, who are flooding to the U.S. border with Mexico, as lawmakers passed a $694 million border security bill.
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Right Wing News and TalkLeft
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
An upending of reason in the House
An upending of reason in the House
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Capitol Report, Politico and The PJ Tatler
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP Votes To Spurn Obama, Deport Dreamers Before Leaving Town
House GOP Votes To Spurn Obama, Deport Dreamers Before Leaving Town
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The Moderate Voice and Washington Post
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House GOP's New Plan: Rebuke Obama With Border Bill Then Leave Town
Roll Call:
GOP Leaders Pitch Revised Border Package, Hope to Vote Today (Updated)
GOP Leaders Pitch Revised Border Package, Hope to Vote Today (Updated)
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Daily Kos, New York Times, Right Wing Watch, CNN and Hullabaloo
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
Dozens Of Democrats Line Up On House Floor To Stand Up For Children At The Border
Dozens Of Democrats Line Up On House Floor To Stand Up For Children At The Border
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Hullabaloo
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Pelosi Chases Republican Tom Marino Across House Chamber — In an unusual breach of decorum, even for the divided Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi chased Rep. Tom Marino across the House floor, taking offense at comments by the Pennsylvania Republican during debate on the border funding bill Friday night.
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The wrath of Pelosi, the cool of Marino — ABC's John Parkinson reports this close encounter of the harridan kind (video below) in connection with the House wrapping up its debate on the immigration bill yesterday: … At this point I encourage you to go to the tape for the ocular proof.
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Mediaite and Liberaland
Rep. Tom Marino / Fox News:
Pelosi confronts GOP congressman in rancorous House debate — A heated debate over the southern border crisis late Friday led to a rancorous confrontation on the floor of the House between House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa.
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The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Pelosi to Boehner: I Quashed Impeachment, and So Can You
Pelosi to Boehner: I Quashed Impeachment, and So Can You
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The Dish
The White House:
Press Conference by the President — James S. Brady Press Briefing Room — THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. I thought I'd take some questions, but first, let me say a few words about the economy. — This morning, we learned that our economy created over 200,000 new jobs in July.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: ‘We Tortured Some Folks’
Obama: ‘We Tortured Some Folks’
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Washington Monthly, Herald, Slate, Mashable and Booman Tribune
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Key Republican defends CIA head
Key Republican defends CIA head
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Independent Journal Review, Politico, Techdirt and Washington Examiner
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
NETANYAHU TO US: DON'T SECOND GUESS ME ON HAMAS — WASHINGTON (AP) — Following the quick collapse of the cease-fire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the White House not to force a truce with Palestinian militants on Israel. — Sources familiar with conversations between Netanyahu …
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Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Mashable and Independent Journal Review
Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
The Coming Democratic Midterm Collapse — History tells us the “six-year itch” is a very real thing, and there's little Obama's Democrats can do to stave off a big loss this November. — Time has been cruel to many once-revered political assertions. No, all politics is not local.
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CANNONFIRE
Plain Dealer:
Call about suspicious car led Westlake police to Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and an unidentified woman in 2012, records show — The Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland identifies the woman in this photo as Joanne Grehan, who was found by Westlake Police in a parked car …
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The United States Department of Justice:
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 57th Annual Meeting and 13th State Criminal Justice Network Conference — Thank you, Norman [Reimer], for those kind words - and for your exemplary leadership as Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.