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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Hillary Clinton: ‘Failure’ to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS — The former secretary of state, and probable candidate for president, outlines her foreign-policy doctrine. She says this about President Obama's: “Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle.”
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Barack Obama rebukes Syrian ‘fantasy’ — In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, President Barack Obama defended his administration's foreign-policy approach in the Middle East. In Syria, Obama said the idea that arming rebels would have made a difference has “always been a fantasy.”
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Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Lindsey Graham: If Obama Doesn't Go On Offense, Terrorists Are ‘Coming Here’ — WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) doesn't think the public has been sufficiently frightened about what is going on in the Middle East. On Sunday, he urged President Barack Obama to give a speech warning Americans …
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, U.S. officials say
Fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, U.S. officials say
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Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
McCain Attacks President Obama For ‘Ineffective’ Air Strikes In Iraq
Ben Brumfield / CNN:
Obama: U.S. airstrikes a ‘long-term project’
Obama: U.S. airstrikes a ‘long-term project’
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Washington Post and Business Insider
KMOV-TV:
Tensions high in Ferguson after teen shot and killed by police officer — FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) - Tensions are high in Ferguson, Missouri and a large police presence is on hand after a teenager was shot to death by a police officer. — Police are asking the community to stay calm and allow the investigation to proceed.
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George Sells / FOX2now.com:
Ferguson police officer shoots, kills teen; community outraged — FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) -A community is shocked and angered after a Ferguson police officer shot and killed an 18-year old in the Canfield Green apartment complex Saturday afternoon. At the request of the Ferguson Police Department …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Anger, confrontation after shooting of teen by Ferguson police officer — • By Leah Thorsen lthorsen@post-dispatch.com 636.937.6249 and Steve Giegerich sgiegerich@post-dispatch.com 314.725.6758 — FERGUSON • The fatal shooting of a teen Saturday afternoon by a Ferguson police officer outside …
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Ian Lovett / New York Times:
In Surprising Defeat, Hawaii Governor Loses Primary — HONOLULU — After nearly four decades in elected office in Hawaii, Gov. Neil Abercrombie was dealt a stunning defeat in his bid for re-election over the weekend, becoming the first incumbent governor in the state's history to lose in his party's primary.
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New York Times:
Mr. Obama, Your Move — Sometime in late summer, if predictions are right, President Obama will use his executive authority to protect many unauthorized immigrants from deportation. — We don't know the details. Mr. Obama and the Department of Homeland Security have not yet supplied the who …
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The Moderate Voice, Althouse and Daily Kos
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Obama: Pulling All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq Was Not ‘My Decision’ — (CNSNews.com) - When he was running for re-election in 2012, President Barack Obama repeatedly took credit for ending the war in Iraq and bringing all U.S. troops home from that country. At the White House on Saturday …
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The Washington / Washington Times:
Jimmy Carter, the pariah president — Outcast finds a career as a cheerleader for Israel's enemy
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Power Line
Ann Choi / MiamiHerald.com:
Two men sought in fatal shooting of Orthodox rabbi in Northeast Miami-Dade — The victim was from Brooklyn, N.Y., and was in South Florida visiting family. One Jewish community group said it was “a robbery that went badly.” — A 60-year-old Orthodox rabbi from Brooklyn …
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The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler, Scared Monkeys and Jewish Telegraphic Agency