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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    This week proves no one knows anything about 2016This week proves no one knows anything about 2016
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    This has been a bad week for 2016 hopefuls — and political pundits.

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    Eric Cantor’s replacement is just like Eric CantorEric Cantor’s replacement is just like Eric Cantor
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    Nothing will change for House Republicans.

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    California has a whooping cough epidemic. In 2014.California has a whooping cough epidemic. In 2014.
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    Blame the parents who have stopped vaccinating their children.

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    How millennials are getting smarter on politicsHow millennials are getting smarter on politics
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    Does America even have a Middle East strategy?Does America even have a Middle East strategy?
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    A former ambassador to Saudi Arabia lays out the contradictions in America’s strategy — or lack thereof — in the Middle East.

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    Iran won America’s war in IraqIran won America’s war in Iraq
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    Iraq is becoming the things the invasion was was meant to destroy.

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    Read Obama’s speech ripping into climate deniersRead Obama’s speech ripping into climate deniers
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    When Obama stops being polite about climate change and starts getting real.

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    This is a very sharp point by Paul KrugmanThis is a very sharp point by Paul Krugman
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    Why Democrats are unified

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    The simplest explanation for Cantor’s defeatThe simplest explanation for Cantor’s defeat
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    Eric Cantor wasn’t beaten by the Tea PartyEric Cantor wasn’t beaten by the Tea Party
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    Cantor was beaten by a tiny fraction of the voters in his district.

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