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New York Times:
Breach Prompts Review of White House Security — WASHINGTON — The Secret Service will conduct an internal review of its security procedures around the White House after a man who jumped the fence Friday night at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue managed to make his way through the front door …
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Althouse, War Is A Crime .org, Scared Monkeys and RedState
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Los Angeles Times:
White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says — The intruder who scaled a White House fence and made it through the front doors was an Army veteran diagnosed with combat trauma, but authorities said Saturday the case was still under investigation.
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Weasel Zippers and Twitchy
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
SECOND MAN ARRESTED TRYING TO ENTER WHITE HOUSE — WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who drove up to a White House gate and refused to leave was arrested on Saturday, the Secret Service said, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence and made it all the way into the presidential residence before being apprehended.
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Weasel Zippers, CBS DC, BuzzFeed and Twitchy
Fox News:
Secret Service chief increases WH security, orders full probe after intruder gets inside presidential residence — A New Jersey man was arrested Saturday outside the White House after driving up to a gate and refusing to leave, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence and got inside …
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News Insider and Instapundit
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
The Daily Show springs tense showdown with Native Americans on Redskins fans — The four die-hard Redskins fans thought the opportunity was as golden as the vintage helmets of their favorite football team: “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” wanted them to appear on the Comedy Central program …
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Talking Points Memo, Outside the Beltway, The Reality-Based Community, Raw Story, his vorpal sword and Mediaite
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Grand Illusion in Syria — ACROSS years of war and at an extraordinary cost, the United States built an army that was supposed to prevent jihadists from gaining a sanctuary in the heart of the Middle East. It had American-trained leaders, American-made weaponry and 250,000 men under arms …
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Hot Air, Wall Street Journal and Washington Free Beacon
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New York Times:
Can Adversaries Become Allies to Fight ISIS? — The Obama administration needs to bring together a reliable international coalition as the backbone of its campaign to defeat the Islamic State, the Sunni extremist group that controls large parts of Iraq and Syria.
Sangwon Yoon / Bloomberg:
Kerry Says Iran Has Role in Defeating Islamic State
Kerry Says Iran Has Role in Defeating Islamic State
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CANNONFIRE, Informed Comment, American Spectator and ThinkProgress
Steven E. Koonin / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Science Is Not Settled — We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy, writes leading scientist Steven E. Koonin … The idea that “Climate science is settled” runs through today's popular and policy discussions. Unfortunately, that claim is misguided.
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Mother Jones, Washington Monthly, The Mahablog and Power Line
Mick Brown / Telegraph:
Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat death — The co-founder of PayPal and likely the most successful venture capitalist in Silicon Valley is on a mission to change the world through technology - and to find a cure for death — An hour into my conversation …
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National Review
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Chuck Hagel piles on the NFL — CNN reports that Chuck Hagel has asked his staff for detailed information about the U.S. military's relationships with the National Football League in the wake of the controversy over how the league is handling domestic-abuse allegations against players.
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The PJ Tatler, The Moderate Voice and Weekly Standard
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Joe Green Pushed Out at FWD.us — Joe Green, the president of FWD.us, has resigned from the political organization that is backed by a coterie of tech luminaries, most prominently Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. — And, according to a “confidential” email that Zuckerberg sent …
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Business Insider, Politico and The Daily Caller
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
These days, Democrats aren't talking much about Obama in congressional speeches — When President Obama took office in 2009, congressional Democrats were euphoric. With control of the House, Senate and the White House, and high public approval for their new party standard bearer …
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The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion