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10:50 PM ET, July 19, 2014

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Kos / Daily Kos:
Netroots Nation is going to Arizona, Daily Kos is not  —  Yeah.... we're not going to his backyard.  —  Netroots Nation announced two days ago that Phoenix, Arizona would host its 2015 conference.  I wish the conference the best, but it will unfortunately take place without Daily Kos' attendance or assistance.
Economist:
Lying commies  —  The more people are exposed to socialism, the worse they behave  —  “UNDER capitalism”, ran the old Soviet-era joke, “man exploits man.  Under communism it is just the opposite.”  In fact new research suggests that the Soviet system inspired not just sarcasm but cheating too …
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Daily Caller Editor Drops Some Truth On Bill Maher's Audience...Audience APPLAUDS  —  Is there hope for liberal television after all?  Probably not, but for a brief shining moment one conservative rocked the epicenter of the lefty airwaves with such righteous force that HBO viewers …
Anne Applebaum / Slate:
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has exposed the chaos in Ukraine as a real war.  —  Before there is any further discussion of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, it's important that one point be made absolutely clear: This plane crash is a result of the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine …
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Jerusalem Post:
Gaza terrorists attempt to attack IDF forces with explosives-laden donkey  —  IDF expresses regret over “shocking” incident, condemns Gaza terrorists for strapping explosive devices to animals in order to attack Israeli troops.  —  Terrorists in Gaza attempted to attack IDF soldiers …
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
IRS: Lerner's hard drive was wiped clean in 2011  —  The IRS said under oath Friday that former agency official Lois Lerner's hard drive was destroyed and recycled, echoing earlier testimony from its commissioner.  —  In its most extensive comments yet on Lerner's hard drive …
Discussion: Washington Post
VICE News:
Exclusive Footage of MH17 Aftermath: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 60)  —  a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 298 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine — allegedly by pro-Russia separatists.  Residents in the area described bodies falling from the sky and landing in their own backyards.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Income Inequality Is Not Rising Globally.  It's Falling.  —  Income inequality has surged as a political and economic issue, but the numbers don't show that inequality is rising from a global perspective.  Yes, the problem has become more acute within most individual nations …
Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Christians lie and wives must have sex or go to hell, Trojan Horse pupils told  —  Inquiry commissioned by Birmingham City Council reveals details of religious extremism in 13 schools  —  Children were taught that all Christians are liars and attempts were made to introduce Sharia law …
Discussion: The Other McCain and Jihad Watch
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Could southern black voters save the Senate for Democrats?  —  Yes, that could happen.  Nate Cohn has a terrific piece today arguing that, for the first time since Reconstruction, southern black voters could be pivotal to the outcome of a national election.  That would be the battle for the Senate this fall:
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Black Southern Voters, Poised to Play a Historic Role
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Daniel Kelley / Reuters:
Philadelphia mosque leaders try to cut off man's hand -police  —  (Reuters) - Two men described as leaders of a Philadelphia mosque were accused of trying to cut off the hand of a suspected thief, whose wrist was sliced so deeply it required hospital treatment, police said on Friday.
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Jawa Report
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Understanding What Hamas Wants  —  Five observations about the Gaza conflict, including praise for an ex-president's insight into the particular nature of Hamas' evil  —  1. We can thank former President Bill Clinton for perfect clarity in his comments about the chaos and horror of Gaza.
Mitchell Prothero / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Islamic State overwhelms Iraqi forces at Tikrit in major defeat  —  IRBIL, IRAQ — Islamic State gunmen overran a former U.S. military base early Friday and killed or captured hundreds of Iraqi government troops who'd been trying to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Long War Journal
 
 
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Reuters:
Iran, six powers agree to four-month extension of nuclear talks: envoys
Discussion: Hullabaloo
USA Today:
Some candidates' super PACs are a family affair
John Fund / National Review:
The Obama Albatross  —  With less than four months …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
For the G.O.P., Fine Line Seen on Migration
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Allen West / Allen B. West:
298 souls on MH17 have paid the price for Obama's “flexibility” [VIDEO]
Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite
Bloomberg View:
The Pentagon's War Against Climate Change
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Report: ‘Vast majority’ of asylum claims granted
Discussion: neo-neocon and The Daily Caller
 

 
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