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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange accused of rape — Julian Assange was cited as saying the release of the allegations was “deeply disturbing” — Swedish authorities say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, on accusations of rape and molestation.
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CNN:
WikiLeaks founder accused of rape, molestation in Sweden — Stockholm, Sweden (CNN) — The founder and editor of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is wanted in Sweden after accusations of rape and molestation, a spokeswoman for the Swedish prosecutor's office told CNN Saturday.
Associated Press:
Sweden withdraws arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder — Issued on rape allegations that Assange calls ‘without basis’ — STOCKHOLM — Swedish prosecutors withdrew an arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying less than a day after the document was issued that it was based on an unfounded accusation of rape.
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David Batty / Guardian:
Rape warrant against Wikileaks founder cancelled — Swedish authorities withdraw an arrest warrant for the founder of the whistleblowers' website on suspicion of rape — Swedish authorities have withdrawn an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, stating that the accusation of rape against him was unfounded.
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Colin Freeman / Telegraph:
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange facing arrest over ‘rape’ claim
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Jkavcnn / This Just In:
Is Assange the target of a U.S. smear campaign?
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Why won't the Pentagon help WikiLeaks redact documents?
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Outside the Beltway and Rethink Afghanistan War Blog
Bruce Feiler / The Huffington Post:
Obama a Muslim! Lincoln a Catholic! FDR a Jew! Why Americans Don't Like Their President's God — In 1860, in the midst of tensions surrounding the Civil War, it was widely believed in the United States that Abraham Lincoln was Catholic. Coming on the heels of decades of anti-Catholic sentiment …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Anti-Islam Protest in U.S. Seen as Lift for Extremists — WASHINGTON — Some counterterrorism experts say the anti-Muslim sentiment that has saturated the airwaves and blogs in the debate over plans for an Islamic center near ground zero in Lower Manhattan is playing into the hands of extremists …
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Debbie Lee / Big Peace:
Code Pink Tells Gold Star Mom: Your Son Deserved to Die — Note: Please join with me and Move America Forward in calling on Jerry Brown to return any money he has received from Jodie Evans and protest at her fundraiser tomorrow: Aug 21st at 4PM PST at the Home of Jodie Evans, 757 Palms Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
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Weasel Zippers, Gateway Pundit, National Review and Big Hollywood
Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
The New Culture War. — When Andrew Sullivan first wrote “Goodbye to All That,” believing that the candidacy of Barack Obama could be the beginning of a “truce” in the culture war, he was largely placing the blame on the narcissism of the baby-boomers. The culture war as Sullivan was writing …
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Washington Monthly, The Clog, Ben Smith's Blog, pandagon.net and Open Left
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Mosque protest loses Gingrich — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) will not be addressing a protest of the proposed mosque in lower Manhattan on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. — The organizers of the rally, Stop Islamization of America …
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Prairie Weather and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Palestinians warn that U.S.-hosted peace talks could end soon after beginning — The Palestinians are warning that the new round of Middle East peace talks announced Friday by the Obama administration could be over as soon as they begin if Israel continues new construction in the West Bank.
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Aljazeera, Weasel Zippers and Bloomberg
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Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
In Mideast Talks, Scant Hopes From the Beginning
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
U.S. officials: Abbas announcement imminent, details not yet finalized
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Commentary, The Politico and New York Times
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
America's Insurgent Pollster — Understanding the tea party is essential to predicting what the country's political scene will look like. — You can tell it's a volatile political year when a balding, middle-aged pollster gets a standing ovation from hundreds of state legislators …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
DNC Pulls Bush Ad / Update: Edits and Re-Posts Video — The Democratic National Committee released an advertisement, posted on the DNC's “Rapid Response” YouTube Channel, mocking George W. Bush. The ad was laughable, and much derided. — Here is how it appeared in my post earlier today, Extremely Effective DNC Ad:
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RedState, HotAirPundit, The Other McCain and Althouse
Shân Ross / Scotsman:
Climate protester breaches RBS Gogarburn security and glues herself to desk — A CLIMATE change protester managed to breach security at the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland by making an appointment to speak to an adviser and then glued herself to a desk.
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Right Wing News
FreeThinkerNY / Weasel Zippers:
True Face of Imam Rauf to be Revealed by Newly Discovered Audio Tapes... This fraud's mask must be torn off. The American people must be made aware of the truth about the “moderate” Ground Zero Mosque organizers that Leftists are so vociferously supporting ... Via the great champion of freedom, Pamela Geller @Atlas Shrugs...
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Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice, Right Wing News, The Other McCain, Gateway Pundit, Nice Deb and Atlas Shrugs
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Jared Allen / The Hill:
Obama cites recess ‘attack ads’ in call for campaign finance bill — President Barack Obama used his Saturday radio address to call for completion of campaign finance reform legislation that is currently stalled in the Senate. — A day after he began a family vacation on Martha's Vinyard …
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