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2:50 PM ET, September 16, 2012

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ABCNEWS:
Ambassador Susan Rice: U.S. Not ‘Impotent’ in Muslim World'  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told me this morning on “This Week” that the United States is not “impotent” in the face of violent anti-American protests sweeping the Muslim world.
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ABCNEWS:
Ambassador Susan Rice: Libya Attack Not Premeditated  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not premeditated, directly contradicting top Libyan officials who say the attack was planned in advance.
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Rice contradicts Libyan account, says attack was not premeditated  —  The Obama administration is sticking to its position that Tuesday's deadly attack in Benghazi wasn't premeditated, contradicting U.S. lawmakers and Libya's own president.  —  Speaking on several Sunday shows …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Neocons Slither Back  —  PAUL RYAN has not sautéed in foreign policy in his years on Capitol Hill.  The 42-year-old congressman is no Middle East savant; till now, his idea of a border dispute has more likely involved Wisconsin and Illinois.  —  Yet Ryan got up at the Values Voter Summit …
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Maureen Dowd on Neoconservatives  —  New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, last seen calling Goldman Sachs “blood-sucking,” is back with more anti-Semitic stereotypes in her latest column, which runs under the headline “Neocons Slither Back.”  —  “Ryan was moving his mouth …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Happy New Year, Puppet Masters  —  This morning I came across a tweet from Blake Hounshell, the managing editor of Foreign Policy Magazine, that read, in its entirety: “Oy.”  This “oy” was followed by a link to today's column by Maureen Dowd, in which she claims that “neocon” …
Nancy Pelosi / CNN:
Pelosi says Ryan pick makes it easier for Dems to take House  —  (CNN) - Mitt Romney's pick of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate will give Democrats a better shot at retaking control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, said in an interview airing Sunday.
Discussion: Politico and Booman Tribune
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CNN:
On ‘red lines,’ Obama and Romney appear in agreement
Discussion: Politico and The Raw Story
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iranian leaders guided by strong ‘fanaticism’
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
WHY BARACK OBAMA SHOULD RESIGN.  Just for the record, this is what it looked like for a man who made a film that made the Obama Administration uncomfortable:  —  Here's the key bit: “Just after midnight Saturday morning, authorities descended on the Cerritos home of the man believed …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama Cracks Down On Free Speech: the Quickmeme
Discussion: Instapundit and Riehl World News
Reuters:
LIVE BLOG  —  Egypt's Prime Minister Hesham Kandil told CNN …
Brian McLaren / CNN:
My Take: It's time for Islamophobic evangelicals to choose  —  Editor's Note: Brian D. McLaren is author of “Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?  Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World” (Jericho Books/Hachette Book Group).  —  I was raised as an evangelical Christian …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Robert Rizzuto / Union-News:
Poll: Elizabeth Warren opens 6-point edge on Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race  —  By ROBERT RIZZUTO and SHIRA SCHOENBERG  —  SPRINGFIELD — With 50 days left until Massachusetts voters decide who will represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years, Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren …
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Decides: The Economy Isn't Enough  —  “It's not enough just to criticize,” says Ryan.  Agrees an aide: “We have to bring more to the table.”  —  OLDSMAR, Fla. — Mitt Romney's campaign for president appears to have quietly abandoned its guiding assumption …
Discussion: Riehl World News
James Fisher / delawareonline:
Tea party picking its battles  —  O'Donnell mulling '14 run as movement grows  —  MILLSBORO — Tea party faithful in the First State didn't have a lot to celebrate on primary election night, with a victory for one favored candidate, but loss after loss in other primary contests for state House and Senate seats.
Associated Press:
Leon Panetta: Protests likely to continue  —  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the turmoil raging across the Muslim world is likely to continue into the days ahead, but he says the violence expected by the United States appears to be leveling off.  —  He said Sunday the Pentagon has …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Pat Dollard
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
US closes embassy amid reports Sudan rejected request to send Marines
Discussion: Politico and Riehl World News
Liam Ford / Chicago Tribune:
Feds: U.S. teen held in ‘jihad’ terrorist bomb attempt at Chicago bar  —  Adel Daoud, 18, of Hillside, was arrested Friday night when he tried to blow up what he thought was a car bomb in front of a downtown bar (Posted Sep 15, 2012)  —  Adel Daoud, 18, of Hillside, was arrested Friday night …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
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Associated Press:
Teen charged with trying to blow up Chicago bar
Discussion: Riehl World News
 
 
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Slovenia Encounters Debt Trouble and May Need Bailout
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Haaretz:
Israeli Foreign Ministry: U.S. ignored Arab radicalization
New York Times:
Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan Continue
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Eliot A. Cohen / Washington Post:
Are you safer now than you were four years ago?
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Power Line
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