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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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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Israel's shield no more? — Officials say they are revisiting the U.S. stance in light of Netanyahu rolling back his support of a Palestinian state. — In the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decisive re-election, the Obama administration is revisiting longtime assumptions …
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Power Line, Haaretz, New York Times, Political Wire and The Times of Israel
Foreign Policy:
From Tel Aviv to Turtle Bay — The White House hoped a new Israeli prime minister would resume peace talks with the Palestinians. With Netanyahu holding on, the administration is weighing a turn to the U.N. to help force a deal. — After years of blocking U.N. efforts to pressure Israelis …
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit and Common Dreams
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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Bloomberg View, Reuters, Lawfare, New York Times and RealClearWorld
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Likud's win: The ‘second Israel’ has spoken
Likud's win: The ‘second Israel’ has spoken
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Agence France-Presse, Politico, BREITBART.COM, Hot Air, Washington Post, Weekly Standard, Booman Tribune and RedState
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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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Rep. Aaron Schock's Dad Speaks Out: 'He Will Be Successful If He's Not In Jail'
Rep. Aaron Schock's Dad Speaks Out: 'He Will Be Successful If He's Not In Jail'
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Anthony Weiner / Business Insider:
Anthony Weiner's 5 takeaways from the Aaron Schock scandals
Anthony Weiner's 5 takeaways from the Aaron Schock scandals
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Politico, Mediaite, Weekly Standard, AMERICAblog News and National Review
Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Aaron Schock's Dad: 'Two Years from Now, He'll be Successful, if He's Not in Jail'
Aaron Schock's Dad: 'Two Years from Now, He'll be Successful, if He's Not in Jail'
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FOX News Radio, Business Insider and Towleroad News #gay
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
GOP aims to sink Obamacare with reconciliation — But first they have to strike a difficult deal on an overall budget — Senate Republicans want to use a powerful procedural budget maneuver known as reconciliation to go after President Barack Obama's health care law …
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Fiscal hawks scuttle House Republican budget efforts — Negotiations to resolve a dispute over defense spending blew up Wednesday night in the House Budget Committee, as the panel came up short of approving a nearly $3.8 trillion Republican blueprint. — Budget Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) …
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Political Wire
Manu Raju / Politico:
Budget debate could prove awkward for 2016 hopefuls
Budget debate could prove awkward for 2016 hopefuls
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Political Wire
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.
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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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Bloomberg Business, Hot Air, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic growth has moderated somewhat. Labor market conditions have improved further, with strong job gains and a lower unemployment rate. A range of labor market indicators suggests …
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Jeff Kearns / Bloomberg Business:
Fed Drops Patient Stance, Opening Door to June Rate Increase
Fed Drops Patient Stance, Opening Door to June Rate Increase
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New York Times, Bloomberg View and New York Magazine
Chloe Heskett / The Cavalier Daily:
University student, Honor Committee member Martese Johnson arrested — Johnson sustained head injury during arrest, released on bond Wednesday morning — This is a developing story, and will continue to be updated with the latest information available. — Martese Johnson …
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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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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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Elizabeth Sweetnam / CBS News:
Durst linked to disappearance of teen girls? — Shares - — The charge for Susan Berman's murder has brought the mysteries surrounding Robert Durst back into the spotlight. Investigators may now be looking at Durst in the disappearance of two teenage girls in California in the mid 90s …
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The Huffington Post and New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Senate Democrat's office: Aide knew of abortion provision — Democrat: GOP Putting Lynch at ‘back of the Bus’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked debate on stalled human trafficking legislation for a second day Wednesday as a Democratic senator's office belatedly conceded …
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Holly Otterbein / Philadelphia Magazine:
Member of Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho Defends Fraternity — Frat allegedly posted photographs of nude, unconscious women to Facebook. Member says it wasn't malicious. — When news broke this week that a Penn State fraternity had allegedly run two private Facebook pages …
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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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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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
NIH doctor: States should do more on vaccinations — One of the Obama administration's top doctors on Wednesday said that state governments should be doing more to boost vaccination rates to halt the spread of highly contagious diseases like the measles. — “I'm totally in agreement …
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The Atlantic Online
Roger Yu / USA Today:
USA TODAY offers buyouts to veteran staffers — USA TODAY announced Wednesday that it will offer buyout packages to veteran employees to trim staffing, its latest effort to cut costs and invest more in digital products amid a plan by parent company Gannett to spin off the publishing business as a separate company.
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Politico:
IRS may broaden rule to police political nonprofits — The IRS may broaden a looming controversial rule to police political nonprofits to include political parties and political action committees, the IRS chief said Wednesday. — IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the agency may expand …
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Arthur Chu / Salon:
RaceTogether is a debacle: The real reason why Starbucks, McDonald's and Coke keep failing on Twitter — Well, it's only been 24 hours as I write this since Starbucks announced its #RaceTogether campaign and already it can safely be said to have transitioned from “experiment” to “debacle.”
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