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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
When Will China Finally Abandon the Loons in North Korea? — North Korea says that it has tested a hydrogen bomb. This seems unlikely, but it will be weeks before we know for sure. Most likely it was just another fission bomb test. — More interesting is what this says about relations between North Korea and China.
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New York Times and Balloon Juice
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CNBC:
North Korea says it has the ‘H-bomb of justice’ after nuclear test — Unlikely N. Korea conducted hydrogen bomb test: Hubbard — Sources are telling Reuters the U.S. government is skeptical of the North Korea hydrogen bomb claims. Former U.S. Ambassador to S. Korea Thomas Hubbard …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Clayton Cramer
The New / New York Times:
Did North Korea Detonate a Hydrogen Bomb? Here's What We Know — North Korea's claim that it set off a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday — in what would be the fourth time it has tested a nuclear weapon since 2006 — has stirred concerns among governments around the world.
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Euan McKirdy / CNN:
North Korea says it successfully conducts hydrogen bomb test
North Korea says it successfully conducts hydrogen bomb test
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Vox, New Atlanticist, Los Angeles Times, FOX2now.com, Mediaite, Hot Air, Business Insider, Fox 59, RedState, Hit & Run, The Last Tradition, The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Javier C. Hernández / New York Times:
North Korea's Hydrogen Bomb Claim Strains Ties With China
North Korea's Hydrogen Bomb Claim Strains Ties With China
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Taylor Marsh
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Claims It Tested Hydrogen Bomb but Is Doubted
North Korea Claims It Tested Hydrogen Bomb but Is Doubted
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defensetech.org, Washington Post, Business Insider, Tech Insider, Outside the Beltway and Reuters
BBC:
Tremor detected near North Korea nuclear site
Tremor detected near North Korea nuclear site
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ABC News, Vox, Truth Revolt, Mashable and Balloon Juice
Amelia Templeton OPB / OPB:
Harney County Sheriff: Armed Occupiers Will Face Charges — In a wide ranging interview Tuesday, Harney County Sheriff David Ward urged members of the community to distance themselves from the armed men occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. — “I think if one person gives …
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CNN:
Leader of armed protesters in Oregon took out $530,000 federal loan
Leader of armed protesters in Oregon took out $530,000 federal loan
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Talking Points Memo, Guardian, Washington Post, USA Today, Shakesville, Salon, 89 WLS | WLS-AM and American Power
Stewart Rhodes / Oath Keepers:
URGENT Warning on OR Standoff: Military Special OP Assets Have Been Assigned for Standoff.
URGENT Warning on OR Standoff: Military Special OP Assets Have Been Assigned for Standoff.
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BBC, Raw Story, Washington Post, addictinginfo.org, The Free Thought Project, Freedom Outpost and Right Wing Watch
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Sheriff: Oregon Militiamen To Face Charges For Taking Over Federal Building
Les Zaitz / Oregonian:
Sheriff says steps being taken to end militants' occupation of federal compound
Sheriff says steps being taken to end militants' occupation of federal compound
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Raw Story, MSNBC, Washington Post, Balloon Juice, American Power and Guardian
New York Times:
The Hear-Nothing Gun Crowd — Sometimes in American politics it seems as if we are all talking past each other, that whatever one side says about an issue like, say, taxes zooms right past the other side. The current fight over gun control is not one of those moments.
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Uh, What: Obama Says Violent Felons Can Just Buy Guns Online
Uh, What: Obama Says Violent Felons Can Just Buy Guns Online
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Federalist and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump says Cruz's Canadian birth could be ‘very precarious’ for GOP — LOWELL, Mass. — Donald Trump said in an interview that rival Ted Cruz's Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the Texas senator vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee.
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Rick Scott / USA Today:
Donald Trump has America's pulse: Rick Scott — Public is pushing aside time-serving politicians for outsiders seeking dramatic change — Political pundits are shocked that Donald Trump is leading in the polls. The same thing happened in 2010 when I entered the Florida gubernatorial race …
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Post On Politics, Naked Politics and Florida Politics
Meredith Shiner / Yahoo Politics:
After 608 days, the Benghazi panel by the numbers — Democrats have long charged that the special committee established by House Republicans to investigate the 2012 attacks on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya was designed to harm the party's frontrunner, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …
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Politico
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
House poised to pass ObamaCare repeal — For the first time, Republicans on Wednesday are expected to send a bill to President Obama's desk that would repeal most of his signature healthcare law. — While the bill faces a certain veto, the vote in the House brings Republicans closer …
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Washington Post and CNN
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
House GOP to start listening sessions on ISIS war measure
House GOP to start listening sessions on ISIS war measure
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Politico and Washington Post
New York Post:
The Clintons are in denial about Bill's sex scandals — Even though Donald Trump had already warned that Bill Clinton's past indiscretions would be “fair game” in the presidential race, the ex-president seemed surprised to face the issue as he began to take a prominent role in his wife's campaign.
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Washington Monthly
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Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Kirsten Powers - A tale of two Bills: Cosby, Clinton and predatory men
Kirsten Powers - A tale of two Bills: Cosby, Clinton and predatory men
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Vox, New York Magazine and City Journal
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
AP fact check: Obama gun-control actions wouldn't have stopped any mass shooting — To paraphrase Samuel Johnson: media fact-checks on Barack Obama's claims about guns may not be done entirely well ... but one is surprised to find them done at all. Following Obama's emotional press conference yesterday …
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JustOneMinute, Washington Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, Power Line and International Liberty
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Kate Connolly / Guardian:
Cologne attacks: mayor lambasted for telling women to keep men at arm's length — Henriette Reker urges women to avoid being in close proximity to strangers to prevent sexual harassment — Cologne's mayor has been widely criticised for suggesting that women “keep at an arm's length” …
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Mediaite, The Independent, Hot Air, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Telegraph and Althouse
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Deutsche Welle / DW.COM:
A ‘new dimension’ of sexual assault in Cologne
A ‘new dimension’ of sexual assault in Cologne
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The Daily Caller, Pamela Geller, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Jihad Watch, BBC and Spiegel Online
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Cruz camp mocks Rubio's ‘high-heeled booties’ — Ted Cruz may be leading his fellow Cuban-American senator in the polls, but his campaign is nipping at the heels of Marco Rubio — literally. — “A Vote for Marco Rubio Is a Vote for Men's High-Heeled Booties,” Rick Tyler …
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Yahoo Politics, ELLE, Vanity Fair, Balloon Juice, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Jessica Roy / New York Magazine:
A Vote for Marco Rubio Is a Vote for Men's High-Heeled Booties
A Vote for Marco Rubio Is a Vote for Men's High-Heeled Booties
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RedState and Drudge Retort
William D. Cohan / Vanity Fair:
Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton's Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem? — The loyal aide has spent decades at the presidential contender's side with unparalleled access. But with a powerful Republican senator raising questions about her role in the Clinton-era State Department …
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NBC News, New York Times, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon
Anne Kim / Washington Monthly:
Lettuce Pray — Sick leaves: The Nunes Company, which owns the Foxy brand, voluntarily recalled 8,500 crates of its lettuce after water samples tested positive for E. coli bacteria. — In the summer of 2006, consumers across the country began falling sick from a particularly nasty strain …
Sarah Palin / Breitbart:
Obama wept. — America is forced to weep over Obama's release of violent criminals into our communities - like the 121 illegal aliens who committed murders after they were released from custody by the Obama administration instead of being deported. And that doesn't take into account the others we don't know about.
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The Daily Banter, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite