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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama Goes on Meet the Press, Reality Fails to Intrude — President Obama appeared on Meet the Press this morning with new host Chuck Todd. The conversation focused primarily on ISIS, Iraq and Syria. Much could be said about Obama's comments, but what struck me most was how disassociated …
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NBC News:
Below is the full transcript of Chuck Todd's exclusive interview with President Barack Obama for NBC's Meet the Press. — CHUCK TODD: — Mr. President, welcome back to your 12th appearance on Meet the Press. — PRESIDENT OBAMA: — Great to see you. — CHUCK TODD: — Thanks for doing this.
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Romney: ‘No question’ I would've been a better president than Obama — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney blasted President Obama on Sunday for his response to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying there's “no question” he would've been a better president.
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Romney Says He Would've Been A Better President But Refuses To Run Again
Romney Says He Would've Been A Better President But Refuses To Run Again
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Business Insider, Politico and Liberaland
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Romney: I Would Have Done a Better Job Than Obama
Romney: I Would Have Done a Better Job Than Obama
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Scared Monkeys and Politico
Simone Bridges / Robert Littal Presents …:
Syracuse Soccer Player Calls Classmate “F*ggot N*gger” (Video) — Syracuse soccer player Hanna Strong was caught on camera yelling racial and homophobic slurs at one of her classmates. Strong is a Senior and plays Midfield for The Orange. The video is quite disturbing.
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The Daily Orange, Liberaland and The Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
The return of the politics of terror — The politics of terrorism have returned with a vengeance for the midterm elections. — National security dominated the first election cycles after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with Democrats fearful of being labeled unpatriotic if they criticized then-President George W. Bush.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Liberals Eagerly Put Women At Risk Because Of Politics — SHARES — I got called “vile” on Twitter the other day, which in itself is nothing new - my fiercely pro-American, pro-freedom, anti-moron agenda is a constant source of outrage for the online world's liberal fascist contingent.
Danielle Rindler / Washington Post:
Stop and seize — Aggressive police take hundreds of millions of dollars from motorists not charged with crimes — After the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the government called on police to become the eyes and ears of homeland security on America's highways.
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Cafe Hayek, AEIdeas, Instapundit and Prairie Weather
Washington Post:
How the federal corruption case against the McDonnells came together — RICHMOND — On the day after her husband publicly apologized for accepting gifts and loans from a wealthy dietary supplement executive, Maureen McDonnell tearfully summoned her manicurist for a late-night visit to the historic governor's mansion of Virginia.
Kenneth Lovett / NY Daily News:
Detective hired by Assembly Republicans placed GPS on Long Island Assemblyman's car for two months — Investigator Adam Rosenblatt said he was hired in March by James Walsh, an attorney for the Assembly Republican Campaign Committee, to find out where Assemblyman Edward Hennessey (D-Suffolk) …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Pray for Mandy Nagy — Our beloved Mandy Nagy, also known as Liberty Chick, had a stroke yesterday and brain surgery to relieve the pressure today. — I am in touch with Mandy's mom, who approved me letting people know via Legal Insurrection. Before surgery, Mandy also was able to nod approval with a small smile, her mom tells me.
NBC News:
Pryor loses his lead in Arkansas — While Cotton holds a five-point lead among likely voters in Arkansas' Senate contest, he is tied with Pryor among registered voters at 41 percent each. — Yet back in May's NBC/Marist poll, Pryor had an 11-point advantage here. (The May poll did not have a result among likely voters.)
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Washington Post, Hot Air, Business Insider, Scared Monkeys and Talking Points Memo
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Crime, Bias and Statistics — Discussions of the relationship between blacks and the criminal justice system in this country too often grind to a halt as people slink down into their silos and arm themselves with their best rhetorical weapons — racial bias on one side and statistics in which minorities …