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The Post-Boehner Congress and Washington's Sense of Dread — WASHINGTON — At the White House, a stunned President Obama expressed hope for bipartisan progress as turmoil among Republicans ended Representative John A. Boehner's speakership. — On Capitol Hill, the conservatives …
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Eric Cantor / New York Times:
The G.O.P., After John Boehner — Richmond, Va. — LIKE so many others, I was stunned by Speaker John A. Boehner's announcement on Friday that he would step down at the end of October. For nearly six years — first as Republican whip and then as majority leader — I met with John on a daily …
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Elspeth Reeve / New Republic:
Sympathy for the Boehner — The internet is thick with cruel GIFs of John Boehner crying today after he announced he was resigning as Speaker of the House and quitting Congress. But it's hard not to have a little sympathy for the guy. He was an old-school, chain-smoking Republican who liked …
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Eric Fehrnstrom / BostonGlobe.com:
Boehner and the Year of the Outsider
Boehner and the Year of the Outsider
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New York Times:
Speaker John Boehner Quits the Arena
Speaker John Boehner Quits the Arena
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Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
The Cannibal Party — <p>Like the sudden death of a terminal …
The Cannibal Party — <p>Like the sudden death of a terminal …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Blames G.O.P. and Press for Wife's Email Woes — Former President Bill Clinton blamed Republicans who hope to undercut his wife's presidential chances and a voracious political news media uninterested in substance for the furor surrounding Hillary Rodham Clinton's use …
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Ali Breland / Politico:
Bill Clinton blames Republicans — but no ‘plot’ — for Hillary's campaign woes
Bill Clinton blames Republicans — but no ‘plot’ — for Hillary's campaign woes
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Noah Weiland / Politico:
Clinton Foundation snubbed by the pope, Elton John, Janet Yellen
Clinton Foundation snubbed by the pope, Elton John, Janet Yellen
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Camp of the Saints Comes to Europe — The Daily Mail has a long report from Germany on the influx of migrants there. Who, exactly, are the migrants? The article begins: … Only a small percentage of the migrants are Syrian, and only a small minority are refugees.
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Edward L. Rubin / Salon:
Pope Francis is scaring the hell out of conservatives. Here's the real reason why — It isn't just that conservatives disagree with the pontiff's politics. He threatens something even more fundamental — Republican legislators who attended Pope Francis' address to Congress …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
On Islam, Ben Carson Is Right and Charles Krauthammer Is Wrong — Ben Carson campaigning in California, September 9, 2015 (Kevork Djansezian/Getty)
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Pope Francis is just another liberal political pundit — Pope Francis arrives at the United Nations. — Pope Francis is unquestionably a man of uncommon personal grace, the possessor of a genuinely beautiful soul. “On Heaven and Earth,” his book-length exchange with Rabbi Abraham Skorka …
Mark Walker / Argus Leader:
Man shoots self in penis, lies to police: affidavit — A convicted felon who accidentally shot himself in the penis was arrested after police say he lied about how the shooting happened. — Donald Anthony Watson was admitted to the Avera McKennan emergency room about 1:30 a.m. Sept. 6 …
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theusconstitution.org:
CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER MOURNS THE PASSING OF DOUG KENDALL, ITS VISIONARY PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER — Washington, DC - Doug Kendall, progressive litigator, author, activist, non-profit entrepreneur - named a “Visionary” by the National Law Journal in 2011 - and founding president …
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TMZ.com:
Fetty Wap — Injured in Serious Motorcycle Accident — INJURED IN SERIOUS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT — EXCLUSIVE — 6:25 PM PT — A rep for Fetty Wap tells TMZ, “Fetty Wap was involved in a motorcycle accident earlier today he was treated at a local hospital and is in stable condition.”
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Claire Armitstead / Guardian:
Artwork showing Sylvanian Families terrorised by Isis banned from free speech exhibition — Below, Guardian critic Jonathan Jones reviews the artwork — Visitors to a London exhibition celebrating freedom of expression this week found plenty of familiar taboo-busting work …
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