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David Wood / The Huffington Post:
VA Secretary Robert McDonald Falsely Claimed He Served In Special Forces — WASHINGTON — Robert McDonald, the secretary of veterans affairs, wrongly claimed in a videotaped comment earlier this year that he served in special operations forces, the most elite units in the armed forces …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
VA chief falsely claimed special forces service — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald falsely claimed that he served in a military special forces unit, he admitted to the Huffington Post. — When a homeless veteran told McDonald in a conversation captured by CBS that he had served …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP gets bad news on ObamaCare repeal plan — The Senate's chief referee has dealt a significant setback to conservatives who want to send an ObamaCare repeal bill to the president's desk this year. — GOP sources say Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has raised red flags …
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President Obama / The Hill:
Moving forward to fix our broken immigration system — Our immigration system has been broken for decades. Our country deeply values fairness, but our immigration system has become unfair to businesses, workers and families alike. — That's something I've been trying to change as president.
The Hill:
McConnell moves to prevent Homeland Security shutdown — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took steps Monday to prevent a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by splitting off legislation attacking President Obama's immigration actions from the funding fight.
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The Huffington Post, Hot Air, Mediaite, ImmigrationProf Blog and RedState
Washington Post:
On Homeland Security funding, Republicans govern without logic
On Homeland Security funding, Republicans govern without logic
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Mediaite and New York Magazine
Politico:
Congress inches closer to cliff
Congress inches closer to cliff
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The Hill, New York Times, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, BarbWire.com and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting — The Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday stepped up his defense against reports that he embellished stories about his war reporting earlier in his career, while some former colleagues continued to say he had exaggerated his experiences.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bill O'Reilly threatens N.Y. Times reporter
Bill O'Reilly threatens N.Y. Times reporter
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Poynter and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Scott Walker Criticizes Media's ‘Gotcha Moments’ — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Scott Walker on Monday said news reporters had created “gotcha moments” that are of little concern to most people and that he would seek to build a campaign that addresses issues important to “everyday Americans.”
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Washington Post, CNN, Daily Kos and RedState
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Robert Tracinski / The Federalist:
Scott Walker Is a Threat to the Existing Social Order
Scott Walker Is a Threat to the Existing Social Order
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Betsy's Page, Rush Limbaugh and Ed Driscoll
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Walker Ties Cruz; Clinton Soaring
UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Walker Ties Cruz; Clinton Soaring
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Hot Air, Politico, OnPolitics and Talking Points Memo
New York Post:
Eric Garner's daughter on Al Sharpton: 'He's all about the money' — Al Sharpton (left) and Erica Snipes. — Al Sharpton is all about the Benjamins, a daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner claims in a bombshell videotape. — Erica Snipes tees off on the reverend as interested primarily …
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The Gateway Pundit, Hinterland Gazette, BizPac Review and Twitchy
Kimberlee Kruesi / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Idaho lawmaker asks if woman can swallow camera for gynecological exam before medical abortion — BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.
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FOX News Radio, No More Mister Nice Blog, Boing Boing, Spokesman.com, Raw Story, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Associated Press and Shakesville
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Kara Brown / Jezebel:
Male Politician Thinks that Your Vagina and Stomach are Connected
Male Politician Thinks that Your Vagina and Stomach are Connected
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FreakOutNation
Associated Press:
Boehner, McConnell: Pipeline veto purely political — The White House should look for common ground on Keystone, not interest group approval. — Tuesday, as promised, the new Congress is sending the White House legislation that would approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
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The Hill, The Atlantic Online, Politico and Fox News
Amanda Marcotte / Slate:
Patricia Arquette's Feminism: Only for White Women — It's easy to laugh at the timid way that celebrities frequently wade into feminism, offering pat statements scripted by a team of public relations experts to be as nonoffensive as possible. But Patricia Arquette's performance …
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Salon, Truth Revolt, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, Mashable and Bloomberg Business
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Bashes Patricia Arquette For Advocating Wage Equality: ‘I Was Appalled’
Fox News Bashes Patricia Arquette For Advocating Wage Equality: ‘I Was Appalled’
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Daily Kos, Salon and Washington Post
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig / The New Republic:
The Problem With Patricia Arquette's Oscar Speech
The Problem With Patricia Arquette's Oscar Speech
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The Daily Beast, Fusion, Mediaite, Hot Air, Guardian, The Atlantic Online, Washington Post, Hit & Run, USA Today and The Federalist
Steve Schmadeke / Chicago Tribune:
Sex assault charges tied to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie — A University of Illinois at Chicago student leader was charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old female student in what Cook County prosecutors said Monday was part of a re-enactment of scenes from the film “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
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WGN-TV, Gawker, Scared Monkeys, New York Magazine, Jezebel, FOX6Now.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Yehuda Remer / Truth Revolt:
James O'Keefe: ‘I Am Afraid For My Life On This One’ — Conservative journalist filmmaker James O'Keefe on Saturday tweeted an ominous message to those who follow him and his influential work. — “We have a story we're going to release this coming week and I've never thought …
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CANNONFIRE and FOX News Radio
Associated Press:
Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found.
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Raw Story, Gizmodo, Mediaite and Balloon Juice
Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Leaked cables show Netanyahu's Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad — Gulf between Israeli secret service and PM revealed in documents shared with the Guardian along with other secrets including CIA bids to contact Hamas — Binyamin Netanyahu's dramatic declaration to world leaders …
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Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
CIA attempted to contact Hamas despite official US ban, spy cables reveal
CIA attempted to contact Hamas despite official US ban, spy cables reveal
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Firedoglake, Mashable, Al Jazeera English, The Times of Israel and ABC News