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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Embracing a New Approach on Battling ISIS in Iraq — WASHINGTON — In a significant shift of strategy in Iraq, the Obama administration is planning to establish a new military base in Anbar Province and send 400 American military trainers to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi and repel the Islamic State.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Prepares Plan to Send Hundreds More Trainers to Iraq
U.S. Prepares Plan to Send Hundreds More Trainers to Iraq
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New York Times, Reuters, Defense One, The Week and Washington Post
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Rumsfeld: Democracy in Iraq was ‘unrealistic’
Rumsfeld: Democracy in Iraq was ‘unrealistic’
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Mediaite, Guardian, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo, Hit & Run, Fox News and The Agonist
Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg View:
Reason Magazine Subpoena Stomps on Free Speech — Wielding subpoenas demanding information on anonymous commenters, the government is harassing a respected journalism site that dissents from its policies. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York claims these comments …
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CJCiaramella / BuzzFeed:
Justice Department Subpoenas Reason.com To Unmask Commenters
Justice Department Subpoenas Reason.com To Unmask Commenters
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protein wisdom, Liberal Values, The Week, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and The Last Refuge
Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Reason Magazine Subpoenaed Over Reader Comments about Silk Road Judge
Reason Magazine Subpoenaed Over Reader Comments about Silk Road Judge
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The Verge
NTSB:
NTSB Issues Second Update on its Investigation Into the Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia — WASHINGTON - As part of its ongoing investigation into the May 12, 2015, derailment of Amtrak Train 188 in Philadelphia, the NTSB today provides this update on the analysis of the engineer's cell phone and related records.
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The Daily Caller, NPR, Daily Kos and Mashable
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Marco's Money … By MICHAEL FALCONE — NOTABLES —ANALYSIS — ABC's RICK KLEIN: It's easy enough to mock a particular media portrayal of Marco Rubio, cast as — shock! — someone who has struggled with his finances yet owns a luxury boat that isn't that fancy and an expensive home that looks, well, fine.
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Political Wire, CW33 NewsFix and Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems set budget trap for GOP — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday rejected demands by Democratic Senate leaders to hold a budget summit this month. — McConnell's dismissal creates a fiscal standoff in the Senate months earlier than expected over whether spending limits …
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Politico:
GOP aiming for Friday trade vote, but snag remains
GOP aiming for Friday trade vote, but snag remains
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The Hill, Associated Press, Washington Post and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trouble looms for Mitch McConnell's Senate
Trouble looms for Mitch McConnell's Senate
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Daily Kos, PoliticusUSA, Bloomberg View and The PJ Tatler
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
A new inside account of Obama's Israel ire — President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — When it's released June 23, the new book by bestselling historian Michael Oren is going to be the talk of Washington and Jerusalem — not to mention everywhere people …
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Israel Matzav and The PJ Tatler
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush, explaining campaign shakeup, calls for ‘patience’ — BERLIN — In his first comments since Monday's shakeup, Jeb Bush told reporters here he felt the need to reorganize his team based on “the magnitude of the journey,” not any perceived struggles of his nascent campaign.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Still Say Liberties Should Trump Anti-Terrorism — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — The federal government's recent actions to limit the scope of what it can do to prevent terrorism are consistent with Americans' preference to prioritize civil liberties over anti-terrorism efforts when the two come into conflict.
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court's decision on spying
Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court's decision on spying
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
President decries ‘endless partisan’ attacks on ObamaCare — President Obama on Tuesday made an emotional plea to protect the Affordable Care Act just weeks before the law could face its biggest legal challenge to date. — In a half-hour speech to the Catholic Health Association on Tuesday …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Is Obama Trying to Sway the Supreme Court?
Is Obama Trying to Sway the Supreme Court?
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Slate, SCOTUSblog, ACS Blog and Instapundit
Kevin Rector / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore prosecutor asked police to target area where Freddie Gray was arrested — About three weeks before Freddie Gray was chased from a West Baltimore corner by three Baltimore police officers — the start of a fatal encounter — the office of prosecutor Marilyn Mosby asked police to target …
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Fox4News.com:
McKinney officer resigns due to actions in pool party video — McKinney Police Corporal Eric Casebolt has resigned after video showed him pushing a 15-year-old girl in a swimsuit to the ground and pointing his firearm at other teens. — Casebolt's lawyer informed FOX4 of Casebolt's decision on Tuesday afternoon.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Huffington Post and Little Green Footballs
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Stephen A. Schwarzman / Wall Street Journal:
How the Next Financial Crisis Will Happen — After the financial crisis, a focus on safety and soundness was good medicine for the financial system. New bank liquidity and capital policies, among other initiatives, strengthened a debilitated patient. The banking system is now stronger …
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Washington Post, Income Investing, Business Insider and Politico
Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project:
NATO Publics Blame Russia for Ukrainian Crisis, but Reluctant to Provide Military Aid — Publics of key member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) blame Russia for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Many also see Russia as a military threat to other neighboring states.
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JustOneMinute and Politico
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Survey Points to Challenges NATO Faces Over Russia
Survey Points to Challenges NATO Faces Over Russia
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The Week and Marginal REVOLUTION
IATA:
Airlines to Address Carry-On Bag Dilemma — Miami - The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced a new initiative to optimize the accommodation of carry-on bags given differing carry-on bag sizes and airline policies. — Working with airline members of IATA and aircraft manufacturers …
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New York Daily News:
What “Seinfeld” can teach college students — When one of the most famous and beloved entertainers on the planet says he won't perform for college students — a demographic practically hardwired to fawn over celebrities of even questionable talent — it's a little like Derek Jeter saying …
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EW.com and Betsy's Page
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service officers at White House lacked security clearances, officials say — A U.S. Secret Service uniformed police officer looks back at the White House during a bomb threat in Washington June 9, 2015. The U.S. Secret Service cleared the White House briefing room on Tuesday …
Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
Let down by Obama, some black voters ask: Is it even worth backing Clinton? — Jacksonville, Fla. — During those two electric Novembers, the chance to elect a black president, and then keep him in office, seized Regenia Motley's neighborhood. — Nightclubs were registering voters.
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