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Anne Sorock / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Chicago Chick-fil-A Kiss-In protesters “chalk” homeless street preacher — I attended Friday night's “Kiss-in” protest outside the only Chick-fil-A location in Chicago. The small group of between twenty to thirty protesters gathered outside the restaurant around 7pm.
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Fire Andrea Mitchell!
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Kim Bhasin / Business Insider:
Exec Who Got Fired For Bullying Chick-fil-A Worker Explains What Happened That Day — Former Vante CFO Adam Smith struck a nerve when he put up a video of himself bullying a worker at the Chick-fil-A drive-thru window. — There was widespread criticism, and he was promptly fired from his position at Vante for how he acted.
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Wizbang, Blazing Cat Fur and Cold Fury
Anna Almendrala / The Huffington Post:
Chick-Fil-A In Torrance, Calif., Graffitied With ‘Tastes Like Hate’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Chick Fil a, Chick Fil a California, Chick Fil a Dan Cathy, Chick Fil a Gay Marriage, Chick Fil a Gay Rights, Chick Fil a Graffiti, Chick Fil a Tastes Like Hate, Chick Fil a Torrance, Dan Cathy, Los Angeles News
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Examiner, L.A. NOW, American Power, Joe. My. God. and CNN
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Chick-fil-A ‘Kiss in’ protest small compared to appreciation day
Chick-fil-A ‘Kiss in’ protest small compared to appreciation day
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American Power, Hot Air, GayPatriot, Ace of Spades HQ and The PJ Tatler
Dwayne Landry / Fox News:
House lawmakers invite Chick-fil-A to roost in their districts
House lawmakers invite Chick-fil-A to roost in their districts
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Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. ‘completely debilitated by depression,’ wife says — The Jackson Story ... The wife of ailing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is finally talking. — In an exclusive interview, Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th) walked Sneed through the dark days since her husband's “collapse.”
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The Hill, The Raw Story, ABCNEWS, Politico, New York Magazine and The Hinterland Gazette
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Michael Tomasky on the (Possible) Coming Obama Landslide — Liberals don't want to jinx it. It terrifies the right. And the press would prefer a nail-biter. But the fact is that finding Romney's path to victory is getting harder every day. — Republican presidential candidate …
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Balloon Juice and Booman Tribune
James E. Hansen / Washington Post:
Climate change is here — and worse than we thought — James E. Hansen directs the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. — When I testified before the Senate in the hot summer of 1988 , I warned of the kind of future that climate change would bring to us and our planet.
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CANNONFIRE, ThinkProgress and Los Angeles Times
Kim Chandler / The Birmingham:
Updated: Former Gov. Don Siegelman sentenced to 78 months in prison (slideshow and video) — MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A federal judge this afternoon sentenced former Gov. Don Siegelman to 78 months in prison. — U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller handed down the sentence …
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Politico and iOwnTheWorld.com
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Romney: Obama trying to limit military voters' rights, calls Ohio lawsuit ‘outrage’ — Earlier this week the Obama campaign and Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit to block a new Ohio state law allowing men and women in uniform to vote up until the Monday right before an election …
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Politico, CNN, ThinkProgress, The Page and Weekly Standard
Daily Mail:
NBC forced to apologise after ill-timed ad features a monkey doing gymnastics - right after showing Gabby Douglas' gold medal victory — More woes for NBC after it shows ad featuring monkey doing gymnastics, right after Gabby Douglas' big win — She's now an international celebrity …
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Weekly Standard:
Go for the Gold, Mitt! — Mitt Romney will have many opportunities over the next three months to demonstrate to voters that they should choose him over Barack Obama: his acceptance speech at the Republican convention, the three presidential debates, major policy addresses, and more.
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Politico, The American Conservative, The Moderate Voice, The Other McCain, BuzzFeed, Ballot Box, Booman Tribune and driftglass
Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Clint Eastwood endorses Mitt Romney: “The country needs a boost” — Barack Obama may have George Clooney. But Mitt Romney's now got Clint Eastwood in his camp. — Eastwood appeared at a Sun Valley fundraiser for Romney on Friday night, telling reporters that he's behind …
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Hot Air and Scared Monkeys
Agence France Presse:
Double amputee Pistorius makes Olympic history — South Africa's Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics. — The 25-year-old qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 metres by running a season's best of 45.44 seconds in finishing second.
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Scared Monkeys and Althouse
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama praises Olympic athletes — President Barack Obama morphed into the first fan in his weekly radio address broadcast Saturday, praising the nation's Olympic athletes competing in London. — The flag-waving continues the president's effort to tether himself to popular winning Olympians …
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