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Justin Amash's absolutely amazing victory speech — Politicians who win campaigns, no matter how dirty, will almost always kiss and make up with their political opponents in their election-night speeches. — Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), of course, is not your average politician.
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WOOD-TV:
Amash after win: Ellis is 'what's wrong with politics' — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD/AP) — After Republican U.S. Rep. Justin Amash beat challenger Brian Ellis in the Third Congressional District primary, he said Ellis's campaign was “disgusting” and “despicable.”
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Roll Call, The Daily Caller, National Review and The Lonely Conservative
Dave Spencer / Fox17:
Rep. Justin Amash says Challenger Brian Ellis ‘owes an apology’ and calls Rep. Pete Hoekstra a ‘disgrace’ — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - While wrapping up his victory speech in a win during the primary election, Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan's 3rd District called former Rep. Pete Hoesktra of Holland …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
America's Fed Up: Obama Approval Rating Hits New Low — Yet because this discontent differs - among Democrats, Republicans, and independents - Hart cautions that Americans still aren't likely to be storming the polls on Election Day in November. — “We're unhappy, but we aren't coalescing around an issue,” he said.
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — August 6, 2014 - Clinton Blooms Over Christie In Garden State, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Booker Tops Little-Known Challenger By 10 Points — Despite his favorite son status, New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie trails former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 50 …
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Weekly Standard and CNN
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Modest Proposal — WASHINGTON — Enough with all the phony impeachment talk. — Onward to a real impeachment! — In the absurdist capital we live in, it would be good for all sides — in ways you may not have considered. — President Obama's threat to bypass obstinate Republican lawmakers …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Mike Huckabee: Obama ‘Acting Like God,’ ‘Worthy Of Impeachment’ — Mike Huckabee appeared on Monday's edition of Iowa-based Steve Deace's radio talk show, where he said President Obama “absolutely” deserves to be impeached but cautioned that Republicans should not pursue impeachment …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Mike Huckabee: Obama ‘Worthy Of Impeachment’ (AUDIO)
Mike Huckabee: Obama ‘Worthy Of Impeachment’ (AUDIO)
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Mediaite and National Review
George Packer / New Yorker:
A Friend Flees the Horror of ISIS — A humanitarian crisis that could turn into genocide is taking place right now in the mountains of northwestern Iraq. It hasn't made the front page, because the place and the people are obscure, and there's a lot of other horrible news to compete with.
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Matthew Sparkes / Telegraph:
Wikipedia refuses to delete photo as ‘monkey owns it’ — Wikimedia, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, has refused a photographer's repeated requests to stop distributing his most famous shot for free - because a monkey pressed the shutter button and should own the copyright
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Andrew Levison / The New Republic:
Democrats Have a White Working Class Problem—and Not Just in the South — Whenever elections approach, there is always a flurry of concern among Democrats regarding the white working class. Despite a steady and gradual decline in its size over the last several decades …
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Washington Monthly
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Conservative Journalist: I Did So Pay For Discredited Vote Buying Story! — Charles Johnson, the feisty conservative journalist who's been the driving force behind the allegations of a vote-buying scheme in Mississippi's Republican runoff, responded Wednesday to the latest twist …
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Sam R. Hall / The Clarion-Ledger:
McDaniel staffer drawn into Fielder controversy (UPDATE)
McDaniel staffer drawn into Fielder controversy (UPDATE)
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Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
U. of Illinois apparently revokes job offer to controversial scholar — Professor whose writings have angered many was offered job at U. of Illinois, pending formal board approval. He didn't get it. Is he being punished for his views? His tone? Both? — Editorial Tags: — Academic freedom
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Corey Robin / Crooked Timber:
Another Anti-Zionist Professor Punished for His Views (Updated)
Another Anti-Zionist Professor Punished for His Views (Updated)
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Booman Tribune
Justin Levitt / Washington Post:
A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast — A Madison, Miss., precinct worker offers a voter a “I voted” sticker after voting in party primaries on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Mississippi's new voter ID law was put to its first test in Tuesday's primaries.
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Bloomberg View
Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Michelle Obama: ‘Women are smarter than men’ — First Lady Michelle Obama engaged in a battle of the sexes Wednesday, claiming that women are more intelligent than their male counterparts. — “We can't waste the spotlight. Time is short. Change is needed.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Hollywood Life:
Hillary Clinton Launching Presidential Campaign In New York City? — It appears Hillary Clinton has launched her 2016 presidential campaign. HollywoodLife.com can exclusively report that Hillary has leased office space on a high-level floor of a corporate New York City office building …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Leader Of Republican's “Business Coalition” Resigns After Inquiry About Domestic Violence Conviction — The CEO was sentenced to 17 months in prison for domestic violence. Following an inquiry by BuzzFeed, he has resigned. — Two weeks ago, Oregon Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby announced a …
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Mediaite
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
$619 billion missed from federal transparency site — WASHINGTON — A government website intended to make federal spending more transparent was missing at least $619 billion from 302 federal programs, a government audit has found. — And the data that does exist is wildly inaccurate …
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Evan Perez / CNN:
(CNN) — U.S. intelligence agencies fear Edward Snowden has achieved celebrity as a leaker and could be inspiring others to disclose classified national security information. — One indication of that may be in new documents published this week by the Intercept, the website begun by Glenn Greenwald, who published Snowden's leaks.
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Mediaite
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
U.S. policymakers gird for rash of corporate expatriations — Washington policymakers are bracing for a wave of corporations to renounce their U.S. citizenship over the next few months, depriving the federal government of billions of dollars in tax revenue and stoking public outrage ahead of the Nov. 4 congressional elections.
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