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Megan Gallegos / Courthouse News Service:
Police Commandeer Homes, Get Sued — LAS VEGAS (CN) - Henderson police arrested a family for refusing to let officers use their homes as lookouts for a domestic violence investigation of their neighbors, the family claims in court. — Anthony Mitchell and his parents Michael and Linda Mitchell sued …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and The Volokh Conspiracy
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Rasmussen Poll Says Blacks Are More Racist Than Whites — The right-leaning polling firm Rasmussen Reports dove into America's views of race on Wednesday with a bizarre survey that concluded most of the nation thinks blacks are more likely to be racist than whites.
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Crooks and Liars
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Steve Pond / The Wrap:
Oliver Stone Blasts Obama's ‘Bush-Style Eavesdropping Techniques’; Says Edward Snowden Is a Hero — The politically-charged filmmaker spoke out during an appearance at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — Edward Snowden is “a hero” and the rest of the world should stand …
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NewsBusters and The Huffington Post
Joan Biskupic / Reuters:
Exclusive: Supreme Court's Ginsburg vows to resist pressure to retire — (Reuters) - At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, says she is in excellent health, even lifting weights despite having cracked a pair of ribs again, and plans to stay several more years on the bench.
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LifeNews.com, The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Most in U.S. Still Proud to Be an American — But 71% say the signers of the declaration would be disappointed — PRINCETON, NJ — As the United States celebrates Independence Day, most of its adult residents continue to say they are proud to be an American, including 57% who are extremely proud and 28% who are very proud.
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CNN, Scared Monkeys, his vorpal sword, Washington Monthly, Politico and American Power
Paul Pirie / Washington Post:
The American Revolution was a flop — Paul Pirie, a former historian, is a freelance writer in Ontario. — The easiest way of assessing whether the United States would have been better off without its revolution is to look at those English-speaking countries that rejected the American Revolution …
Thisistwitchy / Twitchy:
Lib ‘journalist’ blasts Twitchy for ‘fake’ pro-abortion photo, ends up eating crow — In The Atlantic Wire, senior writer Elspeth Reeve has produced an execrable article entitled “The Conservative Meme of Satan-Loving Texas Pro-Choice Protesters Is a Bit Off.” Why is the conservative meme off?
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Ed Driscoll, Yahoo! News, BREITBART.COM and Washington Times
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Moms ‘moo-ving’ on gun control push — Using the successful formula established by groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, mothers groups are revving up messaging, lobbying and events to keep the issue of gun control in the national spotlight. — And they've got a secret weapon …
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KDVR.com
Geoffrey Ingersoll / Business Insider:
4th Of July Sign In Public Park Sums Up The State Of ‘Independence’ In America — Check out this sign. — It's a set of rules put into effect by the Lakewood Ohio parks division of the municipal government for the day that local Lakewood residents celebrate America's independence.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Nitasha Tiku / Gawker:
Rupert Murdoch Caught on Tape: “We Will Hit Back” — ExaroNews a British investigative web site, has just published the full transcript of a secretly recorded meeting between media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the staff of The Sun, a U.K. tabloid owned by News Corp., in which Murdoch admitted …
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exaronews.com/feed/latest, Guardian, NewsHounds blog, Firedoglake and Deadline.com, more at Mediagazer »
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Ryan Jones / Israel Today:
Arab Christians: Israel only state worth fighting for — Arab Christian residents of Nazareth who proudly serve in the Israeli army and encourage their children to do the same are coming under increasing attack, and Israel is starting to take notice and come to their aid.
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
Brilliant: James O'Keefe breaks through in interview with Rush Limbaugh [video] — Superstar guerilla journalist James O'Keefe spends a lot of time in the trenches, shining much-needed sunlight on leftist hypocrisy and fraud. But this afternoon, he shifted gears and took time out for an interview …
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Patterico's Pontifications
Associated Press:
Body Of Sen. Mark Udall's Brother Found In Wyoming — CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Teams looking for the brother of Colorado Sen. Mark Udall in western Wyoming's Wind River Range have found his body, the family said Wednesday night. — James “Randy” Udall, 61, had left June 20 …
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Talking Points Memo and ThinkProgress