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Barack Obama and the Hall of Fame of Straw Men — Barack Obama is famous for the false choice: time after time, he posits only two alternatives, one of which is his preferred course while the other option is an obvious straw man, sometimes a course that has never been advocated by anyone.
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The White House and Washington Post
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Obama Speaks on Iran: We Achieved Deal ‘Without Resorting to Another War’
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The Daily Banter

Obama Cites Americans' Release as Win for ‘Smart’ Diplomacy
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The Last Tradition, Politico and addictinginfo.org

Clinton calls for new sanctions on Iran
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USA Today, CNN, Slantpoint, Outside the Beltway, BizPac Review, Mediaite, Politico and iaea.org, more at Mediagazer »

Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted
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New Yorker, Outside the Beltway, CBS News, Wall Street Journal and Climate Home

Trump takes credit for Iran prisoner release
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Guardian, Hullabaloo, The Huffington Post and Politico

Rubio: Law-abiding undocumented immigrants could stay — Sen. Marco Rubio says people who immigrated to the U.S. illegally but haven't committed any major crimes could be allowed to stay. — In an interview airing Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press,” the Florida contender …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, RedState and Allen B. West
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Rubio Says He Bought A Gun On Christmas Eve To Help Defend America Against ISIS
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Hullabaloo, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Slantpoint

Marco Rubio bought a gun to be ‘last line of defense between ISIS and my family’
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New York Times
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Donald Trump Booed by Conservative Crowd After Attacks on Ted Cruz
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Breitbart, The Resurgent and The Right Scoop


Poll: Clinton Holds 25-Point National Lead Over Sanders — Hillary Clinton leads rival Bernie Sanders by 25 points nationally ahead of Sunday's final Democratic debate and the all-important Iowa caucuses, according to the latest results from the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Yahoo Politics, The Daily Banter, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Taylor Marsh and Politico
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Bernie Sanders backs away from 2005 gun vote
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ABC News, Slantpoint and The Week

The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You're a Trump Supporter — If I asked you what most defines Donald Trump supporters, what would you say? They're white? They're poor? They're uneducated? — You'd be wrong. — In fact, I've found a single statistically significant variable …
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Booman Tribune, RedState and addictinginfo.org

Some Inconvenient Gun Facts for Liberals — FOR those of us who argue in favor of gun safety laws, there are a few inconvenient facts. — We liberals are sometimes glib about equating guns and danger. In fact, it's complicated: The number of guns in America has increased …
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Allen B. West, New York Sun and Crooked Timber


Fox host scorches Cruz over ‘carpet bombing’ ISIS rhetoric: It proves you have ‘no military experience’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has defended his plan to “carpet bomb” civilian areas occupied by ISIS in the face of critics …
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alan.com, Mediaite and addictinginfo.org


Drug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whites — Drug overdoses are driving up the death rate of young white adults in the United States to levels not seen since the end of the AIDS epidemic more than two decades ago — a turn of fortune that stands in sharp contrast …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Chicago Boyz


DNC chief: Debates scheduled to ‘maximize’ candidates' exposure — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Sunday said she scheduled primary debates with the goal of maximizing media attention for the party's presidential candidates.
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RedState and BostonGlobe.com


Oregon Militia Spokesman Says Foster Children Were Removed From His Home — Oregon militia spokesman Robert “LaVoy” Finicum told OPB that the four foster children who had been living with him and his wife on their Chino Valley, Arizona, ranch have been taken away.


Hillary To Jake Tapper: I'm Too Busy Campaigning To See ‘13 Hours.’ (VIDEO) — Could this lady be any more tone deaf? Contrary to what her lackey, David Brock, over at Media Matters thinks, the issue of Benghazi is not going away. It's bad enough she has accused the families of the victims …
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Forbes, No More Mister Nice Blog, Allen B. West and Weasel Zippers
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Michael Moore, in Flint, says crisis ‘not a mistake’ — As Flint's water crisis reached a new national spotlight this week, director and Flint native Michael Moore held a rally in the city on Saturday, where he accused government leaders of intentionally poisoning thousands of people.
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Raw Story and addictinginfo.org

Hague Claims Tribunal Settlement — Press Statement Secretary of State Washington, DC — The United States and Iran today have settled a long outstanding claim at the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in the Hague. — This specific claim was in the amount of a $400 million Trust Fund used …
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Agence France-Presse, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Weasel Zippers