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Julia Preston / New York Times:
The Obama administration has started sending federal agents to audit records of thousands of companies, forcing businesses to fire every illegal immigrant.
Raw Story:
Hospital security ‘punches, tasers’ nephew of Clarence Thomas — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is reportedly “outraged” after security guards at a New Orleans-area hospital were accused of punching and tasing his epileptic nephew, a news report states.
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Jim Newell / Gawker:
Clarence Thomas' Suicidal, Epileptic Nephew Punched, Tasered
Clarence Thomas' Suicidal, Epileptic Nephew Punched, Tasered
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Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
With ‘One Nation,’ liberal groups aim to match tea party's energy, influence — If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the “tea party” movement must be honored. — In an effort to replicate the tea party's success, 170 liberal and civil rights groups are forming a coalition …
FDIC:
Bay Bank, FSB, Lutherville, Maryland, Assumes all of the Deposits of Bay National Bank, Baltimore, Maryland — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Bay National Bank, Baltimore, Maryland, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver.
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FDIC Approves the Payout of the Insured Deposits of Ideal Federal Savings Bank, Baltimore, Maryland — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved the payout of the insured deposits of Ideal Federal Savings Bank. The bank was closed today by the Office …
Associated Press:
University of Illinois Instructor Fired Over Catholic Beliefs — URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois has fired an adjunct professor who taught courses on Catholicism after a student accused the instructor of engaging in hate speech by saying he agrees with the church's teaching that homosexual sex is immoral.
RADAR:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Mel Gibson's Explosive Racist Rant — Listen To It Here — WARNING: This audio may not be reproduced or republished. — Mel Gibson was caught on tape spewing a vile, hate-filled racist rant and RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the audio proof.
John Monk / The State:
Greene paid his own filing fee; won't face additional criminal charges — Alvin Greene, the obscure jobless man whose come-from-nowhere victory in the June Democratic primary for U.S. Senate created a national furor, had legitimate sources of income to pay his $10,400 primary entry fee, law enforcement sources said Friday.
Noah Kazis / Streetsblog New York City:
Big Box Mall's Giant Parking Garage a Predictable, Preventable Waste — Despite copious subsidized parking at East River Plaza, most customers still walk or take transit to get there. Who could have seen that coming? Image: Curbed — In a surprise to few, the wannabe-suburban East …
The Huffington Post:
Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Highest in Decades, Data Show — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — The gap between the wealthiest Americans and middle- and working-class Americans has more than tripled in the past three decades, according to a June 25 report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Basis of Ruling on Gay Unions Stirs Debate — A judge's decision on Thursday declaring that a state law allowing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts should take precedence over a federal definition of marriage has exposed the fractures and fault lines among groups working to bolster states' rights.
Washington Post:
Gen. Petraeus runs into resistance from Karzai over village defense forces — KABUL — As he takes charge of the war effort in Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus has met sharp resistance from President Hamid Karzai to an American plan to assist Afghan villagers in fighting the Taliban on their own.
Mark Tapscott / Beltway Confidential:
MEMO TO MILBANK: You're a head behind the facts on Arizona border decapitations — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is being blasted in liberal precincts for some less-than-precise rhetorical formulations about the increasingly dangerous crime situation on the border between her state and Mexico.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Headless bodies and other immigration tall tales in Arizona
Headless bodies and other immigration tall tales in Arizona
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Alice Gomstyn / ABCNEWS:
Labor Dept. Estimates $7.1 Billion in Overpayments to Unemployed — Overpayment Figure Increases From $4.2 Billion the Previous Year — While many Americans are feeling the pain of expired unemployment benefits, some have gotten a good chunk more than they were legally eligible for.
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Senate Democrats yet to lock down votes for financial regulations bill — As he shepherded a far-reaching and ever-expanding bill to remake financial regulations through the Senate during the past year, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd uttered the same warning again and again: Nothing's finished until everything is finished.
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New York Times:
Clinton to Perform Weiner Wedding — Bill Clinton is not giving away his daughter Chelsea's hand in marriage for another three weeks. But he is going to get a little practice at the altar on Saturday, when he officiates at the wedding of Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Unstoppable Sarah Palin — Chris Matthews sees Palin inflicting an “early knockout” in the primaries. Larison, still betting against her, argues that the GOP establishment will quash her candidacy: … Contra Kornacki, Bernstein finds the comparison off: … Kornacki responds.
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