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Chemi Shalev / Haaretz:
Bill Clinton strays from Hillary's Israel script and knocks Netanyahu — In a conversation with pro-Palestinian activists in Iowa, the former president agrees: the Israeli PM won't make peace 'unless he's forced to.' — Former Senator Hillary Clinton has turned into a staunch defender …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Bill Clinton takes a shot at Netanyahu — Former President Bill Clinton says he agrees that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “not the guy” for a peace deal. — A C-SPAN video — first reported by Israeli newspaper Haaretz — shows the 42nd president at Sen. Tom Harkin's Iowa steak fry …
Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
Bill Clinton Gets Caught On Camera Trashing Netanyahu At Harkin Steak Fry — At the end of Sunday's Tom Harkin Iowa Steak Fry Bill Clinton was recorded bashing Bibi Netanyahu, agreeing that the prime minister was “not the man” to make peace with Palestinians.
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Roger Simon / Politico:
Why Hillary hates Iowa
Why Hillary hates Iowa
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico — WASHINGTON — Militants for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have traveled to Mexico and are just miles from the United States. They plan to cross over the porous border and will “imminently” launch car bomb attacks.
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Washington Post:
The U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State is underpowered
The U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State is underpowered
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Senate Update: Democrats Draw Almost Even. Is It The Money? — When we officially launched our forecast model two weeks ago, it had Republicans with a 64 percent chance of taking over the Senate after this fall's elections. Now Republican chances are about 55 percent instead.
David Clegg / dailyrecord:
Three party leader's promise to Scotland — The joint statement also rubbishes claims from the SNP that the Barnett Formula for calculating Scotland's budget could be changed to leave us less money for public services. — It pledges: “Because of the continuation of the Barnett allocation for resources …
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Niall Ferguson / New York Times:
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Jeremy Rogalski / KHOU-TV:
New accusations: Peterson injured another son while disciplining 4-year-old — The four-year-old is by a different mother than the alleged victim in the Montgomery County case, in which Peterson is charged with felony injury to a child. — CONNECT — Photos and text messages obtained …
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New York Times:
U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in Africa — WASHINGTON — Under pressure to do more to confront the Ebola outbreak sweeping across West Africa, President Obama on Tuesday is to announce an expansion of military and medical resources to combat the spread of the deadly virus, administration officials said.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Bobby Jindal Calls Obama Admin ‘Science Deniers’ — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal paid a visit to Washington, D.C. this week to roll out his national energy policy blueprint. — At a breakfast for reporters Tuesday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, the Republican governor attacked …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Mike Huckabee gears up for 2016 run — 2016 ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNS MIKE HUCKABEE — Mike Huckabee is leading the Republican presidential race in Iowa. And not by just a point or two: in a new CNN survey, the former Arkansas governor, winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses, is at 21 percent …
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Yale Daily News:
Hirsi Ali addresses over 300 — Hirsi Ali's talk has generated a large amount of controversy on Yale's campus in recent days. — In spite of controversy surrounding her invitation to campus, Ayaan Hirsi Ali delivered her speech Monday night without significant interruption or disturbance.
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Kirsten Gillibrand: I Couldn't Tell My Harasser ‘To Go F*** Himself’ — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said Monday that when a male labor leader harassed her about her weight several years ago after she'd had a baby, she had a few choice words she couldn't say at the time.
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand drops f-bomb on video
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand drops f-bomb on video
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Administration threatens to cut off ObamaCare subsidies to 360,000 — The Obama administration announced Monday it will cut off tax subsidies to about 360,000 people if they do not offer proof of their income in the next two weeks. — Officials will send final notices this week to individuals …
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Dan Joseph / CNSNews:
Video: College Students Sign Petition in Support of ISIS — Despite one's feelings on how the U.S. government should deal with the growing threat that ISIS poses to the world, it's safe to assume that Americans across the political spectrum agree that the terror group is pretty odious.
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Fox News Aired Nearly 1,100 Benghazi Segments Across 5 Programs, Study Finds — NEW YORK — Benghazi is back in the spotlight this week, as the House on Wednesday begins its select committee hearings on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks. But given that conservative media have claimed …
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Politico:
GAO: Obamacare abortion rules widely ignored — There are widespread instances of Obamacare insurance plans violating the rigid rules surrounding whether customers can use federal health care subsidies on insurance policies that cover abortion procedures, according to a Government Accountability Office investigation.
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
Ohio State accord on sexual assault ends federal investigation — Ohio State University has agreed to several steps to strengthen its policies on sexual assault and harassment, the federal government said, concluding a four-year civil rights investigation at one of the nation's largest public universities.
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Allie Jones / Gawker:
Limbaugh on Sexual Assault: “No Means Yes If You Know How to Spot It”
Limbaugh on Sexual Assault: “No Means Yes If You Know How to Spot It”
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Please—Let's Not Destroy ISIS — Obama's mission is hard enough without him stating a clearly unachievable goal. Why do presidents feel they have to sound like John Wayne? — Americans should support this mission against ISIS. One may well choose to do so warily, because …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Obama vs. the generals
Obama vs. the generals
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