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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: ‘I Am Not an Isolationist’ — If I had been in President Obama's shoes, I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS — Some pundits are surprised that I support destroying the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) militarily. They shouldn't be.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Warren: Destroying ISIS should be ‘No. 1 priority’ — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday said that the Obama administration should make defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) its top priority. — “ISIS is growing in strength. It has money, it has organization, it has the capacity to inflict real damage.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Collapse of Obama's Foreign Policy — What this means, he hasn't spelled out in great specificity. Presumably fewer beheadings. A slower pace of Western recruiting. Fewer genocidal threats against embattled minorities. A downgrading of the caliphate to a mini-state, or merely a large swath of territory in Syria and Iraq.
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Washington Post:
There are big holes in Obama Mideast strategy
There are big holes in Obama Mideast strategy
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
The Three-Headed Monster Challenging Obama's Foreign Policy
The Three-Headed Monster Challenging Obama's Foreign Policy
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo! News:
Sen. Warren Criticizes Washington-Wall Street ‘Revolving Door’
Sen. Warren Criticizes Washington-Wall Street ‘Revolving Door’
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Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Legal questions complicate Dem's exit from Kansas Senate race — Despite filing papers with the Kansas secretary of State withdrawing from the Senate race late Wednesday, Democrat Chad Taylor may be stuck on the ballot this fall. — Two election law statutes have raised questions …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Senate Race In Kansas Just Got Crazy — The past few weeks haven't produced much good news for Democrats' hopes of retaining the Senate. While their position is far from catastrophic — the Senate playing field is broad this year, and the outcome of many races is uncertain …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
National G.O.P. Moves to Take Over Campaign of Kansas Senator
National G.O.P. Moves to Take Over Campaign of Kansas Senator
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Nathan L. Gonzales / The Rothenberg Political Report:
Pat Roberts is the Most Vulnerable Republican Senator in the Country
Pat Roberts is the Most Vulnerable Republican Senator in the Country
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Sam Wang / New Yorker:
Democrat Drops Out of the Kansas Senate Race, Clearing the Way for an Independent
Democrat Drops Out of the Kansas Senate Race, Clearing the Way for an Independent
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Dem's withdrawal poses threat to Roberts
Dem's withdrawal poses threat to Roberts
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Withdraws Decision Defunding Obamacare — In July, two Republican judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed down a decision defunding much of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This effort to implement Sen. Ted Cruz's …
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Michael Hirsh / Politico:
Has Greenwald, Inc. peaked? — Thanks to Ed Snowden, Glenn Greenwald went from blogging to the big time. But his stock may be dropping fast. — For about a year, the global enterprise you might call Glenn Greenwald, Inc. has been taking off like a red-hot app.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Huffington Post hires 9/11 truther to cover national security — The Huffington Post's Washington bureau has hired professional football player and 9/11 truther Donte Stallworth as a fellow, covering national security. — Stallworth, a wide receiver in the NFL since 2002 …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Delaware Guv ‘Inadvertently’ Tweeted Photo Of Woman In Bondage Gear — Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) tweeted Thursday that his staff was “looking into” how an “inappropriate” photo of a woman in bondage gear was sent out from his Twitter account. — The tweet, which promoted …
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Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
This Really Is Obama's Moment of Truth — In a presidency of many ‘critical junctures,’ this time his foreign policy legacy is truly on the line—and if he can lead now on ISIS and Putin, we'll soon forget his recent history. — We read so many stories about this “critical juncture” …
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Michael Scherer / TIME:
Obama Offers Muddled Message to Europe in Face of Crises
Obama Offers Muddled Message to Europe in Face of Crises
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Nell Gluckman / Bangor Daily News:
LePage says cost of energy keeps wages low, drives business from Maine — ORONO, Maine — A week after L.L. Bean announced it will close its Bangor call center and on the same day that Verizon Wireless said it would add 90 customer service employees to its local facility …
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking News and Analysis: Federal Court Grants Injunction Restoring Early Voting in Ohio — I have now had a chance to give an initial read the 71-page federal district court opinion in Ohio State Conference of the NAACP v. Husted. This is a significant case, which could potentially make it to the Supreme Court.
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WEWS-TV:
Bath Twp. Police: Former Navy SEAL Chris Heben lied about getting shot at West Market Plaza — BATH TWP., Ohio - Bath Township detectives believe they have “overwhelming evidence” to prove a former Navy SEAL lied when he claimed he was shot during an altercation with three black men outside of a popular shopping center.
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Ben Fractenberg / DNAinfo.com New York:
Mom Arrested for Blocking Sidewalk While Waiting for Family to Use Bathroom — MIDTOWN — A mother and former top government lawyer waiting for her husband and kids to use the bathroom at a Times Square restaurant was arrested for blocking the sidewalk, in what she calls an attempt by the NYPD …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Brit Hume: Obama told a friend of mine before he was elected, “Wouldn't it be great for the world if I were president?” — Saw this last night on Fox and had such a good laugh, I feel obliged to pass it along today. There's no way to prove he said it, but as Megyn Kelly's quick to show with archived audio …
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The Times:
We will not be cowed by barbaric killers — David Cameron and Barack Obama — As Russia holds a gun to Ukraine and Islamic extremists commit despicable murder, Nato must strengthen its alliance — When Nato last met in Britain in 1990 the Cold War was ending.
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New York Times:
BP Negligent in 2010 Oil Spill, U.S. Judge Rules — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout that killed 11 workers, spilled millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and soiled hundreds of miles of beaches.
Franklin Foer / The New Republic:
The Greatest Threat to Our Liberty Is Local Governments Run Amok — And only a strong federal government can stop them — The libertarian's jeremiads about creeping tyranny often seem the ravings of a paranoid. Then along comes Ferguson to confirm the dark warnings …
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