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San Francisco Chronicle:
Man shot to death near Occupy Oakland camp — (11-10) 19:11 PST OAKLAND — A man was shot and killed this evening near the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall, inflaming debate over whether the month-old gathering should be allowed to remain. — The man, whom several Occupy campers …
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CBS News:
Man fatally shot near Occupy Oakland camp — OAKLAND, Calif. - A man has died after being shot just outside the Oakland encampment that anti-Wall Street protesters have occupied for the last month. — Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan says the victim was pronounced dead …
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KTVU-TV:
Man shot, killed near Occupy Oakland encampment — A man was shot and killed in downtown Oakland near the Occupy encampment in front of City Hall Thursday afternoon. — A KTVU cameraman witnessed the man collapse in front of the Tully's Coffee Shop at 14th Street and Broadway shortly …
Free / Burlington Free Press:
Breaking: Police investigate shooting at Occupy Burlington encampment — A 35-year-old man died of a gunshot wound at the scene of the Occupy Burlington encampment, according to the mayor. — Police said it will be several hours before they know more, but did say there is no danger to the public.
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Aimee Allison / City Brights:
Occupy Oakland: Video Eyewitness Account of Shooting Aftermath
Occupy Oakland: Video Eyewitness Account of Shooting Aftermath
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The Snitch and Verum Serum
Michael Hurley / NESN.com:
Jerry Sandusky Rumored to Have Been ‘Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors,’ Says Mark Madden — In April, Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden wrote a story revealing Penn State for much of the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky's alleged child rape that has been exposed in the past week.
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A+K:
Twitter Management — Up until today, I have posted virtually every one of my tweets on my own, but clearly the platform has become too big to be managed by a single individual. When I started using twitter, it was a communication platform that people could say what they were thinking …
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The Daily Collegian:
Students fill Beaver Canyon in riot in response to firing of Joe Paterno — In wake of the Board of Trustees' decision to dismiss Penn State President Graham Spanier and head football coach Joe Paterno, thousands of students gathered at Old Main at around 10:30 p.m., shouting chants of “F— the Trustees” and “We want Joe.”
Wall Street Journal:
The Paterno Question
The Paterno Question
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John Scalzi / Whatever:
Omelas State University
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama delays Keystone decision until after 2012 reelection bid — The Obama administration announced Thursday it would delay a politically explosive decision on the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline until after the 2012 elections. — The pipeline is especially treacherous waters …
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Joe Romm / ThinkProgress:
Stunning Triumph for 99%: Obama Sends Keystone XL Back to State for Review, McKibben Calls This “A Very Important Day”
Stunning Triumph for 99%: Obama Sends Keystone XL Back to State for Review, McKibben Calls This “A Very Important Day”
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska to be reassessed
Keystone pipeline route in Nebraska to be reassessed
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The Politico:
Obama punts Keystone XL pipeline
Obama punts Keystone XL pipeline
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David Weigel / Slate:
Newt Hits Perry on the Way Down … - One of Cain's Accusers Settled for $45,000. Is That a Lot for a Sexual Harassment Payout? — The Beautiful, Painful Love Affair at the Heart of J. Edgar - Surprise! NCIS Is the Smartest Procedural on Television.
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Amanda Marcotte / Slate:
Mississippi's Personhood Defeat Reveals the Gap Between “Anti-Choice” and “Pro-Life”
Mississippi's Personhood Defeat Reveals the Gap Between “Anti-Choice” and “Pro-Life”
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Eschaton
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich mocks Perry over ‘oops’ moment at Detroit campaign stop
Gingrich mocks Perry over ‘oops’ moment at Detroit campaign stop
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Perry Tries to Recover From His ‘Oops’ Moment
Perry Tries to Recover From His ‘Oops’ Moment
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Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Fire Eric Holder — It's tempting to get distracted with the horse race aspect of electoral politics during a primary season. But as pundits talk about “who's up and who's down” in the 24 hour news cycle, we must keep our eye on the ball with the Obama administration.
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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Eric Holder ‘sorry’ for murder of border agent
Eric Holder ‘sorry’ for murder of border agent
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Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and Campaign 2012
Nathan Manske / The Huffington Post:
True LGBTQ Stories: Houston Mayor Annise Parker's Young and Forbidden Love (VIDEO) — Lgbt , I'm From Driftwood , Annise Parker , Annise Parker Gay , Annise Parker Houston , Annise Parker Lesbian , Houston Annise Parker , Lgbt Stories , Lgbtq Stories , True Lgbt Stories , Gay Voices News
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Jezebel
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Barack Obama Has a Good Chance of Winning a Second Term — And why Nate Silver may have underestimated his chances — According to the Time-for-Change forecasting model, which has correctly predicted the winner of the popular vote in every presidential election since 1988 …
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US Politics
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Bnyhan / Brendan Nyhan:
Forecasting 2012: How much does ideology matter?
Forecasting 2012: How much does ideology matter?
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The Monkey Cage and American Prospect
Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Rick Perry's Collapse Is The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To Him — Within seconds of Rick Perry's onstage collapse last night, the political world had almost unanimously declared the time of death for the Texas Governor's presidential campaign. — But Perry's spectacular meltdown …
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Cbstbella / CBS Atlanta:
Tuberculosis Breaks Out At Occupy Atlanta's Base — ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - The home base for Occupy Atlanta has tested positive for tuberculosis. — The Fulton County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that residents at the homeless shelter where protesters have been occupying have contracted the drug-resistant disease.
Tod Kelly / The League of Ordinary Gentlemen:
Crushing Our Better Angels: How Tribalism & Self-Identity Force Us to Support Penn State, Herman Cain and Rick Perry — My first love, as a kid, was baseball. No, strike that, that's not quite right. — My first love, as a kid, was the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
Resenting Israel, Not Netanyahu — Barack Obama's dislike of Benjamin Netanyahu was not a state secret prior to the publication of his candid exchange about the Israeli prime minister with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. So the fact the two have a low opinion of Netanyahu and consider dealing …
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Israel Matzav
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign
Obama's Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign
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Breitbart.tv:
CITIZEN JOURNALIST VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED AT #OCCUPYSANDIEGO — Enough is enough, Time to end this. use real bullets — This is great,thank you POTUS, your whole party has embraced these idiots! Unbelievable Shame on you thugs! — Why is this, once again, NOT a surprise - The Socialist Leftists being violent.
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The Gateway Pundit and Fire Andrea Mitchell!
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Occupier Devolution — If you have ever wondered what would happen in a society consisting entirely of liberals, the Occupier movement is providing the answer: devolution. It is almost impossible to keep up with the downward spiral, but here are some of the highlights of the last 24 hours:
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JustOneMinute
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Not Safe to Display an American Flag in an American High School — Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District (N.D. Cal.), decided the day before yesterday, upholds a California high school's decision to forbid students from wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Dear Herman Cain — I owe you a good bit of my present career in radio. You leaving opened the door for me. — I still believe you can win the Republican nomination. — I still believe you can beat Barack Obama. — I still believe you can be one of the most inspiring Presidents since Ronald Reagan.
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