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Spiegel Online:
Israel Eavesdropped on John Kerry in Mideast Talks — New information indicates that Israeli intelligence eavesdropped on telephone conversations by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Sources told SPIEGEL the government then used the information obtained from the calls during negotiations in the Mideast conflict.
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Algemeiner.com, The PJ Tatler, Guardian, Fox News, Mashable, The Verge, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Dish and The Times of Israel
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Obama's Impeachment Game — SOMETHING rather dangerous is happening in American politics right now, all the more so for being taken for granted by many of the people watching it unfold. — I do not mean the confusion of House Republicans, or the general gridlock in Congress …
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Hot Air, National Review, Ed Driscoll, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and The Hill
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
CNN anchor clashes with Perry over border crime statistics — CNN anchor Candy Crowley called out Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) Sunday for claiming that illegal immigrants crossing the Rio Grande have committed thousands of homicides. — Perry said his constituents in Texas are concerned about …
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Guardian and Hullabaloo
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Fox pundit rips Heritage CEO for creating a group of ‘all white’ impeachment supporters — Fox News analyst Juan Williams on Sunday confronted the CEO of the Heritage Foundation for his role in “demonizing” President Barack Obama to the point that many all-white tea partiers were calling for impeachment.
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Liberaland and Talking Points Memo
Jen Psaki / US Department of State:
UNRWA School Shelling — Press Statement — Department Spokesperson — Washington, DC — The United States is appalled by today's disgraceful shelling outside an UNRWA school in Rafah sheltering some 3,000 displaced persons, in which at least ten more Palestinian civilians were tragically killed.
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Hullabaloo, Mondoweiss and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Why Americans See Israel the Way They Do — TO cross the Atlantic to America, as I did recently from London, is to move from one moral universe to its opposite in relation to Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Fury over Palestinian civilian casualties has risen to a fever pitch in Europe …
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The Mahablog
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Jon Prior / Politico:
Jarrett: Israeli strikes on civilians wrong — White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett says Israeli strikes near civilian havens in Gaza were indefensible. — “This is why the cease-fire is so important,” Jarrett said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS' “Face the Nation.” “It's a devastating situation.
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The Hugh Hewitt Show and Mediaite
New York Times:
Throw the Book at Him — WASHINGTON — I CAN'T wait to read the book W. won't write. — Not since Beyoncé dropped a new digital album online overnight with no warning or fanfare has there been such a successful pop-up arts project. — Crown Publishers startled everyone Wednesday …
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Althouse
New York Times:
Airstrike Near U.N. School Kills 10 as Israel Shifts Troops in Gaza — JERUSALEM — As Israel began to redeploy significant numbers of its troops away from populated areas of Gaza on Sunday, an Israeli Air Force missile struck near the entrance of a United Nations school sheltering displaced Palestinians …
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The Wire, The Dish, Jerusalem Post, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Mondoweiss, The Times of Israel and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
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Jason Burke / Guardian:
Gaza school attack denounced as ‘criminal act’ by UN chief
Gaza school attack denounced as ‘criminal act’ by UN chief
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CANNONFIRE, The Week and New York Times
Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Billionaire climate-change supporter pledges to spend big to beat Florida Gov. Rick Scott — A billionaire Democratic political insurgent is spending millions on raising climate change as a central issue in Florida's governor's race. — The billionaire is ready to take out Florida's multi-millionaire governor.
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Washington Monthly and Naked Politics
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Liz Cheney Calls Obama A ‘Disgrace’ For Discussing Post-9/11 Torture (VIDEO) — Liz Cheney bashed President Obama Friday night for the way he characterized CIA interrogation practices after Sept. 11, 2001 as “torture.” — “Even before I came into office, I was very clear that in the immediate aftermath …
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Little Green Footballs
Joe Elias / PennLive.com:
Harrisburg mother said she didn't know son was dead upstairs in her house — The mother of a boy found dead in an uptown Harrisburg home said her husband waited about four days to reveal to her that their son had died. — Kimberly Tutko said she noticed a strange odor coming from the third floor …
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Gawker, The Raw Story, Liberaland and Associated Press
Sam Youngman / The Daily Beast:
Fear and Loathing at Fancy Farm — It's the biggest political gathering for Kentucky politics, and with Sen. Mitch McConnell's job on the line, it's now one of the most important in the country. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rolled up his sleeves and walked to the podium …