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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
The Same People Who Lied To You About Iraq Are Now In Charge Of Jeb Bush's Foreign Policy — President George W. Bush with then-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in 2006. — CREDIT: AP — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) will deliver a speech on Wednesday that seeks to distance his foreign policy views …
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Politico:
Inside Jeb Bush's ‘shock and awe’ launch — While Bush avoided the spotlight last year, aides were making a plan. — NEW YORK — In November 2013, Jeb Bush took to the rostrum at New York's Marriott Marquis for the annual meeting of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association …
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Washington Monthly, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Magazine and rubber hose
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush: ‘I love my father and my brother...but I am my own man’ — This item has been updated. — CHICAGO — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is considering a 2016 presidential campaign, is seeking to distinguish his views on foreign policy from those of his father and brother, two former presidents.
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The Moderate Voice, New Yorker, Shakesville, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and The Week
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jeb Bush's foreign policy team is eerily familiar, in one Venn diagram — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will announce his foreign policy vision in a speech Wednesday in Chicago. Accompanying that speech is a rollout of a slate of experts who will help guide the candidate on foreign policy issues.
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Steve Kornacki / msnbc.com:
Jeb Bush and the ghost of W
Jeb Bush and the ghost of W
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Bloomberg Business, Vox, The Great Debate, Washington Post and The Week
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Republican Jeb Bush on foreign policy views: ‘I am my own man’
Republican Jeb Bush on foreign policy views: ‘I am my own man’
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Hot Air, Washington Post and Politico
Barack Obama / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed President Obama: Our fight against violent extremism — The United States has made significant gains against terrorism. We've decimated the core al Qaeda leadership, strengthened homeland security and worked to prevent another large-scale attack like 9/11. — At the same time, the threat has evolved.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Oklahoma Bill Banning AP US History Would Make Students Study Ten Commandments, 3 Speeches By Reagan — An Oklahoma bill banning Advanced Placement U.S. History would also require schools to instruct students in a long list of “foundational documents,” including the Ten Commandments, two sermons and three speeches by Ronald Reagan.
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CNN, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire
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indiatoday.intoday.in:
Sapling planted by Barack Obama at Raj Ghat on the verge of dying — A tree sapling planted by US President Barack Obama at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in New Delhi during his recent visit to India is apparently on the verge of ‘dying’, probably due to lack of proper care.
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Obama tree nearly dead, Indian media reports — President Barack Obama may have reiterated Martin Luther King Jr.'s praise of India as “Gandhi's land,” a place that provided inspiration for the American civil rights leader, but a sapling the president planted at the Mahatma's memorial during …
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National Review
F. W. Burleigh / American Thinker:
Is President Obama a Muslim? A lot has been written about this, but if photographs speak louder than words, then a photo taken at last August's U.S.-African Leaders' Summit in Washington D.C. might shed considerable light. — It shows Barack Hussein Obama flashing the one-finger affirmation …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, alicublog and Raw Story
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics Videos:
Harf on Jobs For Terrorists Comment: Argument May Be “Too Nuanced” For Some; Bush Said It Too — State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf elaborates on comments she made about potential terrorists and job opportunities on Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's Hardball.
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American Spectator, Hot Air and Truth Revolt
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New York Times:
A Judge's Assault on Immigration — President Obama surely knew that his recent executive actions to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation would run into trouble as soon as a 26-state lawsuit opposing the actions landed on the desk of Federal District Judge Andrew Hanen, of Brownsville, Tex.
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Serena Marshall / ABC News:
Obama Administration Unlikely to Seek Emergency Stay on Immigration Ruling
Obama Administration Unlikely to Seek Emergency Stay on Immigration Ruling
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Lawfare, Department of Homeland …, Washington Post, ImmigrationProf Blog and ABC News
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Obama Chooses Joseph Clancy to Head the Secret Service — WASHINGTON — President Obama has decided to appoint Joseph P. Clancy, who has guided the Secret Service on an interim basis for the last four months, to lead the agency permanently, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
D'Souza On Obama: ‘You Can Take The Boy Out Of The Ghetto...’ — Conservative activist and convicted felon Dinesh D'Souza on Wednesday raised the bar for his incomprehensible Twitter feed, tweeting a photo of President Obama with the message, “YOU CAN TAKE THE BOY OUT OF THE GHETTO.”
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Raw Story and The Daily Banter
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Muslims To Form ‘Peace Ring’ Around Norwegian Synagogue After Copenhagen Attacks — A group of Muslims plan on forming a “peace ring” around a synagogue in Oslo, Norway, following the recent attack on a synagogue in Copenhagen. — Hajrad Arshad, the 17-year-old organizing the event …
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The Local and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Government Gifts to Clinton Foundation on the Rise — Donations raise ethical questions as Hillary Clinton ramps up expected 2016 bid — The Clinton Foundation has dropped its self-imposed ban on collecting funds from foreign governments and is winning contributions at an accelerating rate …
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Weekly Standard, The Federalist, Fox News, National Review and Washington Post
Byron York / Associated Press:
Joe Biden's woman-touching habit — Vice President Joe Biden left some observers in and out of Washington aghast with his whisper-in-ear embrace of new Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's wife Stephanie at Carter's swearing-in Tuesday. As Carter was delivering his first speech as Pentagon chief …
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Millennials ditching their TV sets at a record rate — Millenials like this couple are watching less TV than ever before. — The biggest TV drama among millennials is playing off screen. — So far this season, younger viewers, the most important audience for advertisers …
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FOX News Radio and New York Times
Mike Spies / Vocativ:
Which Congressman Misses The Most Votes? — If that government is best that governs least, these chronically absent lawmakers are superstars. Here are the biggest no-shows in Congress — Of the lawmakers currently serving in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is the least likely to show up for work.
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Politico, PoliticusUSA, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Antiphon Freeman / If You Only News:
All Hail The Chief: As Many As 6.1 Million Workers About To Earn A Lot More In Overtime Pay — The Obama administration is moving forward soon on its plan to provide overtime pay protections for low-salaried workers who don't currently qualify for them. — It is a move that was announced personally …
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Holder calls for halt to US executions — Attorney General Eric Holder called Tuesday for a national moratorium on the death penalty until the Supreme Court weighs in on the issue later this year. — “Our system of justice is the best in the world. It is comprised of men and women …
Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
Watch: What happened when a Jewish man walked around Paris for 10 hours — Israeli news organization, NRG, filmed Jewish reporter Zvika Klein walking through Paris in a skull cap to capture Parisians' reactions. (NRG) — JERUSALEM - In a video that has gone viral, Zvika Klein …
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BBC, The Week, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller