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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Go Ahead, Ruin My Day — As the saying goes, “to err is human, to forgive is divine,” to which I'd add: “to ignore” is even more human, and the results rarely divine. None of us would be human if we didn't occasionally get so wedded to our wishes that we failed to notice — or outright ignored …
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Jonathan Alter / The Daily Beast:
Bibi's Ugly Win Will Harm Israel — A desperate Netanyahu used fear to grab the most seats in the election, but his rejection of a Palestinian state will further isolate the Jewish state. — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu won a big election Tuesday …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
WH Avoids Congratulating Bibi — On CNN this morning, White House aide David Simas avoided congratulating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Israeli elections. Instead, he would only congratulate the Israeli people on having an election. — “We want to congratulate the Israeli people …
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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Likud's win: The ‘second Israel’ has spoken
Likud's win: The ‘second Israel’ has spoken
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Netanyahu gambles his career and scores breathtaking victory
Netanyahu gambles his career and scores breathtaking victory
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David Steinberg / The PJ Tatler:
Obama Won't Congratulate Bibi — But He Congratulated Erdogan, Sisi, Rouhani ... and Putin!
Obama Won't Congratulate Bibi — But He Congratulated Erdogan, Sisi, Rouhani ... and Putin!
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Glenn Beck ‘done’ with Republican Party — Glenn Beck, the conservative/libertarian radio host and media entrepreneur, said Wednesday that he is officially done with the Republican Party. — “I've made my decision - I'm out. I'm out of the Republican Party,” Beck said on his radio show.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Beck: 'I'm out of the Republican Party' — Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck on Wednesday announced he is leaving the Republican Party. — “I've made my decision — I'm out,” Beck said Wednesday on “The Glenn Beck Program,” his broadcast on TheBlaze.com. “I'm out of the Republican Party.
Ben Bradley / abc7chicago.com:
Aaron Schock ‘broken’ but a ‘fighter,’ dad says — “Two years from now he'll be successful, if he's not in jail,” Congressman Aaron Schock's father said of his son the day after he announced his resignation. — Schock, 33, is accused of congressional and campaign misspending.
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Anthony Weiner / Business Insider:
Anthony Weiner's 5 takeaways from the Aaron Schock scandals — Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock (R) on Tuesday announced his decision to resign at the end of the month. His star was rapidly rising in the Republican Party, but it fell thanks to a series of scandals involving his use of campaign cash and taxpayer money.
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Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
Trump drops ‘Apprentice,’ will launch presidential exploratory committee — New Hampshire Union Leader — Donald Trump will launch a presidential exploratory committee Wednesday, the eve of the business mogul's return to New Hampshire. — A senior adviser tells the New Hampshire Union Leader …
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Terry Myerson / Blogging Windows:
Windows 10 Launching This Summer in 190 Countries and 111 Languages — Today at the renewed Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, I had the honor of speaking about Windows 10 and the innovation and opportunity it offers our valued partners.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Dear @ScottWalker, Liz Mair Is a Friend of Mine — Liz Mair works for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. She has been hired to do communications outreach. She is very good at her job. She is also a friend of mine. I have known Liz for a number of years. In 2012, Liz worked for Governor Rick Perry.
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BBC:
Tunis attack: Gunmen kill tourists in museum raid — Nineteen people, including 17 foreign tourists have been killed after gunmen targeted a museum in the Tunisian capital, the Prime Minister says. — Italian, Spanish and German citizens were among those killed, PM Habib Essid said.
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Tarek Amara / Reuters:
Gunmen attack Tunisian parliament, may have taken hostages: local radio
Gunmen attack Tunisian parliament, may have taken hostages: local radio
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Tunisia Gunmen Target Tourism, Killing 19 at an Art Museum
Tunisia Gunmen Target Tourism, Killing 19 at an Art Museum
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Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
US sets new record for denying, censoring government files — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration set a new record again for more often than ever censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act …
CNN:
Poll: Hillary Clinton still tops in 2016 - CNN.com — Hillary Clinton continues to be a dominant force heading into the 2016 presidential election, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. The former secretary of state maintains a broad lead over the field of potential Democratic challengers …
Politico:
Loretta Lynch nomination fight takes on racial tinge — The Senate's lone black Republican accuses Democrats of using ‘race bait’ in invoking Rosa Parks. — On Wednesday morning, the No. 2 Senate Democrat accused Republicans of putting the African-American nominee for attorney general in “the back of the bus.”
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Arizona Republic:
6 shot, 1 killed in Mesa; gunman still on the loose — Fire officials say they have calls for more medical treatment in the area. We will update you as more information is available. Aux11 — CONNECT — A gunman shot six people, killing at least one Wednesday morning in Mesa.
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Tjfang / CBS San Francisco:
San Francisco Saint Mary's Cathedral Drenches Homeless With Water To Keep Them Away — SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — KCBS has learned that Saint Mary's Cathedral, the principal church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has installed a watering system to keep the homeless from sleeping in the cathedral's doorways.
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Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Schools Plan Massive Layoffs After Scott Walker Guts Funding — This week, Wisconsin kicked off a series of hearings on Governor Scott Walker's proposed budget, which would slash about $300 million from the University of Wisconsin system over two years, funnel hundreds of millions to build …