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United States Of America On 13 December 2013


Obama the Oblivious - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Obama Should Govern in Poetry - Timothy Egan, New York Times
IRS Targeting, Round Two - Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Megyn Kelly, FOX News's Brightest Star - Dan Zak, Washington Post
It's Wrong to Insist Jesus Was White - Jonathan Merritt, The Atlantic


North Carolina's Choice: Can Kay Hagan Survive? - Manu Raju, Politico
Obama's Not Finished, But Dems May Regret It - John Podhoretz, NY Post
Republicans Buck the Purity Police - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
GOP Gives In to Defense Lobbyists on Sequester - Philip Klein, DC Examiner
The Budget Deal & Defense: A Positive Step - Max Boot, Commentary
Republican Dysfunction Is Here to Stay - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
Dems Face a Day of Obamacare Reckoning - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Republican Hypocrisy on Health Care - Ezra Klein, Washington Post
Please Pray for Me... I Am Losing My Insurance - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
The Appalling Stance of Rand Paul - Charles Blow, New York Times
On Iran, Divide Among Israelis Is Not So Large - Peter Berkowitz, RCP


Religion: Time's Kantian Wedge - Robert Barron, RealClearReligion
Defense: Duel of the Superbattleships - Michael Peck, War Is Boring
World: Putin Is My "Person of the Year" - Max Fisher, Washington Post
Books: Coolidge or Hoover? - Davenport & Lloyd, RealClearBooks
Tech: Instagram Is the Apple of Apps - Josh Constine, TechCrunch



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