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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
How “Khorasan” Went From Nowhere To The Biggest Threat To The U.S. — The Islamist group targeted in airstrikes in Syria was almost unknown to the American public until recently. Now the Obama administration says they present a direct threat to the U.S. — The guided-missile cruiser USS …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Administration Confident No Civilians Were Killed In Syrian Air Strikes
Obama Administration Confident No Civilians Were Killed In Syrian Air Strikes
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Guardian, New York Times, bellingcat, ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and Reuters
Mike Giglio / BuzzFeed:
Who Is The U.S. Actually Bombing In Syria?
Who Is The U.S. Actually Bombing In Syria?
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Washington Post, Weekly Standard and BBC
The White House:
Statement by the President on Airstrikes in Syria
Statement by the President on Airstrikes in Syria
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Recent US CENTCOM, The Moderate Voice, Firedoglake, Hot Air, Hit & Run, NO QUARTER USA NET and National Journal
Cheryl Pellerin / DoD:
DoD Official: Successful Syrian Strikes Only the Beginning
DoD Official: Successful Syrian Strikes Only the Beginning
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The Long War Journal
New York Times:
Wrong Turn on Syria: No Convincing Plan — President Obama has put America at the center of a widening war by expanding into Syria airstrikes against the Islamic State, the Sunni extremist group known as ISIS and ISIL. He has done this without allowing the public debate that needs to take place …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Jerusalem Post:
Source: US told Iran it would strike in Syria, vowed not to hit Assad's forces — ISIS fight requires ‘genocidal’ Israel leave 'Palesti... Warning signs that US, Arab powers will face human sh... Opinion: United States attack in Syria parallels Isra... The communication …
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Israel Matzav and Fox News
Gallup:
Slightly Fewer Back ISIS Military Action vs. Past Actions — More than six in 10 Republicans and Democrats approve — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' 60% approval for U.S. military action against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, commonly known as ISIS, is slightly below their average 68% approval …
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Hot Air and Hullabaloo
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
President Obama Gesture to Marines Dubbed ‘Latte Salute’ — Some are calling it the “latte salute.” — When President Obama stepped off Marine One at the Wall Street landing zone in New York City, en route the United Nations, he saluted two Marines at the bottom of the stairs as he held a coffee cup in the same hand.
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Lucy McCalmont / Politico:
Barack Obama roasted over ‘Starbucks salute’ — Many criticized the coffee-in-hand salute by Obama. White House Instagram
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U-T San Diego stories and Washington Post
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
D'Souza gets community confinement for election law violation — (Reuters) - Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza was sentenced on Tuesday to spend eight months in a community confinement center during five years of probation after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation.
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Washington Post, BobCesca.com, The Huffington Post and National Review
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
D'Souza Is Spared Prison Time for Campaign Finance Violations
D'Souza Is Spared Prison Time for Campaign Finance Violations
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American Spectator, Politico and Outside the Beltway
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Jim Webb ‘Seriously Looking’ at 2016 Presidential Race — Should he follow through, Mr. Webb, a Democrat, would make an intriguing challenger to the party's presumptive front-runner, Hillary Clinton. A former senator who chose not to seek a second term, Mr. Webb also has been secretary of the Navy and served in combat in Vietnam.
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Washington Examiner
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jim Webb Mulls 2016 Run That Could Pose Clinton Challenge
Jim Webb Mulls 2016 Run That Could Pose Clinton Challenge
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The Hill, Taegan Goddard's …, Hinterland Gazette and Politico
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP ticket leads in Arkansas — PPP's newest Arkansas poll finds Republicans leading across the board in the state's key races for this year, led by Tom Cotton with a 43/38 advantage over Mark Pryor and Asa Hutchinson with a 44/38 lead over Mike Ross at the top of the ticket.
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Daily Kos
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Close Alaska Races for Senate, Governor
Close Alaska Races for Senate, Governor
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Daily Kos, Hot Air and National Review
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Facebook to cut ties with conservative policy group — Facebook will possibly end its relationship with a controversial conservative policy organization over its stance on climate change, The Chronicle learned Tuesday. — The social media giant in Menlo Park would be the second Silicon Valley giant …
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Guardian, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice and Eclectablog
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
9 Absurd Edit Justifications By Wikipedia's Neil Tyson Truthers — In case you've been living under a rock, you know that there's been a bit of controversy over a quote that Neil Tyson invented and then attributed to President George W. Bush. Long story short: everything about Tyson's story is false …
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addictinginfo.org, Vox Popoli and National Review
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
America Out of Whack — There is something out of whack in America. Instead of promoting equality, public policy has left millions locked into lives of restricted opportunity while bestowing the benefits of growth on the very few. — We know this and yet we let it continue.
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Prairie Weather
David Brooks / New York Times:
Snap Out of It — I've been living in and visiting New York for almost a half-century now. One thought occurs as I walk around these days: The city has never been better. — There has never been a time when there were so many interesting places to visit, shop and eat …
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National Review, The Other McCain, FAIR Blog, Booman Tribune and The Daily Caller
Elle:
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG: I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE — Coming off of her stirring dissent in the Hobby Lobby case, 21-year veteran Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has never been a more important voice for American women. In a rare interview—featured exclusively …
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The Hill, Betsy's Page, Mediaite, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and ThinkProgress
Chris Vognar / Dallas Morning News:
How a piece of Rush Limbaugh's riches went to abortion rights, courtesy of Dallas author Merritt Tierce — Last week we ran the story of local author Merritt Tierce, whose debut novel, Love Me Back, includes some wild tales from a high-end Dallas steakhouse. Tierce used to work at Nick & Sam's.
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Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Gawker and Raw Story
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Syria Becomes the 7th Predominantly Muslim Country Bombed by 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate — The U.S. today began bombing targets inside Syria, in concert with its lovely and inspiring group of five allied regimes: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Jordan.