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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Obama's Iraq Is Not Bush's Iraq — The war against ISIS may fail. But morally, it's the opposite of Bush's war, and if it succeeds, it will do so for precisely that reason. — Last week, a Politico reporter phoned me to ascertain my thoughts on the new war.
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CANNONFIRE, Washington Monthly, The Dish and New York Times
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George E. Condon Jr / National Journal:
Six Speeches, and the Evolution of a President — The message and the man have changed much since Obama's first U.N. address. — There may be no better way to track the evolution of Barack Obama's presidency than his annual address to the United Nations General Assembly …
Eric Posner / Slate:
Obama Can Bomb Pretty Much Anything He Wants To
Obama Can Bomb Pretty Much Anything He Wants To
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The New Republic, msnbc.com, Wall Street Journal, Daily Kos, The Dish, Hot Air, Politico and BuzzFeed
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Iraq looms large again for Hillary Clinton as she weighs another White House bid — When Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down on a Manhattan stage with CNN's Sanjay Gupta, the planned topic for discussion was babies' brains and how to improve infant development around the globe.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Hillary Clinton stands with Obama on airstrikes, arming Syrian rebels
Hillary Clinton stands with Obama on airstrikes, arming Syrian rebels
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Politico and Washington Post
Dave Nagle / ESPN MediaZone:
ESPN Statement on Bill Simmons — “Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN's journalistic standards. We have worked hard to ensure that our recent NFL coverage has met that criteria.
Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Levels With Us on Why She's Not Retiring — No, she doesn't think she's immortal. She knows that Obama couldn't get a liberal on the Court. So she's toughing it out for now. — There's a phrase judges use in an opinion that any lawyer instantly recognizes as a sure sign …
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Yahoo! News
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
‘We Only Whisper It’ — Justice Ginsburg sings another verse of “Kill the Poor”
‘We Only Whisper It’ — Justice Ginsburg sings another verse of “Kill the Poor”
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Hot Air, Politico, Firedoglake, The Federalist, Above the Law, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller and Elle
Rob Davis / Oregonian:
Forest Service says media needs photography permit in wilderness areas, alarming First Amendment advocates — The U.S. Forest Service has tightened restrictions on media coverage in vast swaths of the country's wild lands, requiring reporters to pay for a permit and get permission before shooting …
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Fox News, CBS San Francisco, The Daily Caller and Hit & Run, more at Mediagazer »
Suzy Khimm / msnbc.com:
How DC's conservative elite view liberals — What do conservatives think of liberals today? — Here's the view from the Heritage Foundation: Liberalism creates self-indulgent, licentious hedonists willing to cede every other kind of freedom to an increasingly authoritarian government.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run, Balloon Juice and National Review
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Romney 2016 is for real — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL 2016 ELECTIONS MITT ROMNEY — Is Mitt Romney, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination and lost in 2008, ran again and won the nomination but lost the general election in 2012, really thinking about running yet again for president in 2016?
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Federal Court Lifts Injunction In Walker Investigation — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's ruling halting an investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and more than two dozen conservative groups for alleged illegal campaign activity.
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BobCesca.com
Franklin Doloquee / allAfrica.com:
Liberia: Dead Ebola Patients Resurrect? — Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their 60s and 40s respectively, died of the Ebola virus recently …
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Vox Popoli
David / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Family Says Louisiana Deputy Shot 14-year-old ‘Four Or Five Times In The Back’ — Louisiana State Police were investigating on Wednesday after a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's deputy fatally shot a 14-year-old boy. — Louisiana State Police were investigating on Wednesday …
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Hinterland Gazette
Jesse Paul / Denver Post:
HUNDREDS OF JEFFCO STUDENTS WALK OUT IN LARGEST SCHOOL BOARD PROTEST — Jefferson County high school students protested for the third straight day after students from Chatfield High School and Dakota Ridge High School left classes in protest of school board decisions and proposals, September 24, 2014.
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The Daily Caller, Firedoglake and Chalkbeat Colorado
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Jack Healy / New York Times:
In Colorado, a Student Counterprotest to an Anti-Protest Curriculum
In Colorado, a Student Counterprotest to an Anti-Protest Curriculum
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Chalkbeat Colorado, BobCesca.com, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos and The Spot
John Monk / The State:
VIDEO RELEASED: SC trooper charged with felony in shooting at traffic stop over seat belt violation — COLUMBIA, SC — An S.C. trooper who stopped a man for a seat belt violation outside Columbia and then shot him - apparently without provocation - was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault …
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addictinginfo.org and Talking Points Memo
Richard Grenell / Fox News:
Obama's condemnation of Ferguson, Missouri, during UN talk was a mistake — President Obama spoke Wednesday to the United Nations General Assembly in his annual foreign policy address to the world body. Speaking after the Brazilian president but before Uganda's leader …
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The White House and Wall Street Journal
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Praises Muslim Cleric Who Backed Fatwa on Killing of U.S. Soldiers — President Barack Obama favorably quoted and praised on Wednesday in his speech before the United Nations a controversial Muslim cleric whose organization has reportedly endorsed the terror group Hamas and supported …
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs and American Spectator
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Kay Hagan's Surprising Strength — If there is any state where the Democrats are defying expectations — and where Republicans should be kicking themselves — it's North Carolina. — This spring, North Carolina looked like the obvious sixth pickup state for the Republicans, just enough to take the Senate.
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Prairie Weather
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: 6th Circuit Upholds Federal Court Order Extending Ohio Early Voting: Analysis — You can read the unanimous 46 page opinion at this link. This result is as expected after the same 6th Circuit panel refused an earlier stay request from Ohio. Here are my thoughts on this opinion.
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Talking Points Memo and National Review
Ezra Klein / Vox:
In conservative media, Obamacare is a disaster. In the real world, it's working. — Before Obamacare launched, conservative outlets warned that the law would collapse as insurers shunned the overpriced, overregulated insurance exchanges. “More Insurers Drop Out Of Exchanges,” warned Fox Business.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Designates Twelve Foreign Terrorist Fighter Facilitators — Action Undermines Efforts by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al Nusrah Front, Al-Qaida and its Affiliates, and Jemaah Islamiya to Move Money and Fighters to Syria and Elsewhere — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department …
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New York Times and Politico
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
Presidents Shouldn't Feel Obligated to Salute the Military — The dumb thing in the news today is that President Obama saluted a marine on Tuesday while holding a cup of coffee. It was probably filled with tea, because Obama doesn't drink much coffee, but conservatives are calling it a latte …