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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Audacious Hack Exposes Bush Family Pix, E-Mail — Hacker breached AOL account of ex-president's sister, other victims — The apparent hack of several e-mail accounts has exposed personal photos and correspondence from members of the Bush family, including both former U.S. presidents, The Smoking Gun has learned.
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Mike Glenn / Houston Chronicle:
Probe launched after Bushes' email hacked — A hacker apparently gained access to a score of confidential emails and other electronic correspondence between members of the Bush family and friends, prompting a criminal investigation. — A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush confirmed …
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NPR
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Ex-President Bush Gets Hacked — Former President George W. Bush walks with his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo) — Former president George H.W. Bush was the victim of a computer hacker who gained access to confidential emails …
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americanthinker.com
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:
Bush family e-mails hacked — Several e-mail accounts owned by members of the Bush family or their close friends have been hacked, a family spokesman confirms. A criminal investigation into the hack is underway. — The e-mails, posted by the Smoking Gun Web site, include a picture …
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Outside the Beltway
Daily Breeze:
Search for Christopher Dorner, suspect in 3 killings, leads to Big Bear — Authorities have confirmed a truck found burning in the San Bernardino Mountains belongs to Christopher Dorner. — A local law enforcement source said the truck, found near Big Bear Lake, is the one police across California have been searching for.
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Guardian
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Kate Mather / L.A. NOW:
Women delivering newspapers in Torrance shot in manhunt for ex-cop
Women delivering newspapers in Torrance shot in manhunt for ex-cop
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Firedoglake, Hit & Run, Boing Boing, Crime and Consequences Blog, Los Angeles Times and Gawker
Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
Master murder-politicizer Piers Morgan: Don't politicize Dorner murder spree
Master murder-politicizer Piers Morgan: Don't politicize Dorner murder spree
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americanthinker.com, The Daily Caller, Michelle Malkin, Washington Times, Ed Driscoll and Jammie Wearing Fools
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
SUSPECTED MASS-MURDERER'S MANIFESTO ENDORSES HILLARY, OBAMA, GUN CONTROL, ELITE MEDIA
SUSPECTED MASS-MURDERER'S MANIFESTO ENDORSES HILLARY, OBAMA, GUN CONTROL, ELITE MEDIA
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and SOOPERMEXICAN
Tami Abdollah / Associated Press:
Christopher Dorner Manhunt: Police Search For Ex-Los Angeles Officer In Alleged Murder, Cop Killing
Christopher Dorner Manhunt: Police Search For Ex-Los Angeles Officer In Alleged Murder, Cop Killing
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Firedoglake and Truthdig
New York Times:
Former Los Angeles Police Officer Is Sought in Shootings
Former Los Angeles Police Officer Is Sought in Shootings
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Poynter, Nice Deb, Philly.com, Gawker, Patterico's Pontifications, The Lede, Weasel Zippers, American Power and L.A. NOW
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
LAPD Spree Killer's Supposed Full Manifesto Shows Support For Gun Control And President Obama
LAPD Spree Killer's Supposed Full Manifesto Shows Support For Gun Control And President Obama
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Taylor Marsh, nation.foxnews.com and SOOPERMEXICAN
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Kick That Can — John Boehner, the speaker of the House, claims to be exasperated. “At some point, Washington has to deal with its spending problem,” he said Wednesday. “I've watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years since I've been here. I've had enough of it. It's time to act.”
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Sequester cuts a time bomb for GOP? — Republicans open to letting billions in sequester cuts go through figure they can blame the president if the economy goes south. — But Democrats are betting they can shift that blame right back to the GOP. — They're so confident, in fact …
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The Plum Line and New York Times
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Some in GOP want sequester deal
Some in GOP want sequester deal
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Reuters, Firedoglake, The Hill and The Reaction
Your Anon News:
Here's an UNCENSORED copy of the rogue LAPD officers manifesto — Christopher Dorner w/ Chief William Bratton
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Chris Dorner / myFOXla Mobile:
Read Murder Suspect Chris Dorner's Online Manifesto About Slayings
Read Murder Suspect Chris Dorner's Online Manifesto About Slayings
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NewsHounds blog, Politico, Gawker and Mediaite
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Eight Reasons Why Marco Rubio Is Not ‘The Republican Savior’ — Since Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) abandoned his opposition to providing undocumented immigrants with a pathway to citizenship and embraced a bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration, political pundits and Republican leaders …
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New York Magazine, Mock, Paper, Scissors, BuzzFeed and Truthdig
Washington Post:
Brennan defends drone strike policies — Watch live video — John O. Brennan, testifying at a confirmation hearing Thursday as President Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency during his second term, defended drone strikes against terrorist targets but insisted that it was better to detain terrorists than kill them.
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Eight Programs That Have Already Faced Devastating Budget Cuts (And Could Be In For More) — Even without the spending cuts included in the so-called “sequester,” America's domestic spending levels are scheduled to hit historic lows in the coming years. That's because the Budget Control Act …
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jobsanger and Hullabaloo
Nicholas Ballasy / The Daily Caller:
Panetta can't explain why Obama never called back during Benghazi attack [VIDEO] — Under questioning from South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta could not explain why President Barack Obama spoke with him only once on September 11 …
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Da Tech Guy's Blog, Hot Air, Right Wing News, Pundit & Pundette, Weekly Standard and Power Line
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Chris Christie struggles with politics of his weight … After years of questions about his girth, Chris Christie seemed to settle on a strategy - leave them laughing. — The overweight New Jersey governor took to Dave Letterman's couch, donut in hand, on Monday night …
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msnbc.com
Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
SECRET HAGEL DONOR?: WHITE HOUSE SPOX DUCKS QUESTION ON ‘FRIENDS OF HAMAS’ — On Thursday, Senate sources told Breitbart News exclusively that they have been informed that one of the reasons that President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, has not turned …
New York Post:
Harry, Henry & Hagel — 'Give the guy a break. " That was Sen. Harry Reid's answer to ABC this week when asked about Chuck Hagel's incoherent performance at his confirmation hearing for defense secretary. — Now an Armed Services Committee vote on Hagel has been delayed after 25 Republicans sent …
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Weekly Standard, Betsy's Page and Wall Street Journal
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Europe consuming more coal — JAENSCHWALDE, Germany — Green-friendly Europe has a dirty secret: It is burning a lot more coal. — Europe's use of the fossil fuel spiked last year after a long decline, powered by a surge of cheap U.S. coal on global markets and by the unintended consequences …
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Washington Examiner
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Cardinal Dolan: Obamacare Still Forces Americans to Provide ‘Illicit Coverage,’ Even for Their Children — Last week, the Obama administration rolled out what it calls an “accommodation” for religious institutions subjected to the Obamacare mandate that forces American employers to provide …
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CNN and nation.foxnews.com
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