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New York Times:
Destroying ISIS May Take Years, U.S. Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to carry out a phased campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria that may take three years to eventually destroy the terrorist army — requiring a sustained effort that could last until …
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Weekly Standard, Mediaite and Reuters
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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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Betsy's Page, The Moderate Voice and Ed Driscoll
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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Politico and National Review
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Oresmas / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
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
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.
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Hot Air
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
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Johnson ready for clash — The big news of the moment is President Obama's decision, revealed Saturday, to delay executive action on immigration reform until after November's midterm elections. — But, make no mistake, such action is coming sooner or later.
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.
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.
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, Prairie Weather and Marginal REVOLUTION
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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Booman Tribune
TMZ.com:
Ray Rice — ELEVATOR KNOCKOUT ... Fiancee Takes Crushing Punch (Video) — ELEVATOR KNOCKOUT — Fiancee Takes Crushing Punch (Video) — EXCLUSIVE — This is what a two game suspension looks like — Ray Rice delivering a vicious punch to his fiancee's face, knocking her out cold ... and TMZ Sports has the shocking video.
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abc7news.com, Robert Littal Presents …, kdvr.com and Mediaite
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.