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2:37 AM ET, July 17, 2013

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DOJ solicits email tips in Zimmerman civil rights probe — The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday afternoon appealed to civil rights groups and community leaders, nationally and in Sanford, for help investigating whether a federal criminal case might be brought against George Zimmerman …

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Last Refuge, Wizbang, Power Line, Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, Sister Toldjah and Jammie Wearing Fools

Emily Schultheis / Politico:

Hillary Clinton: George Zimmerman verdict brought ‘deep heartache’ — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the “heartache” of the Trayvon Martin case in D.C. Tuesday evening while speaking to an African-American sorority group. — “My prayers are with the Martin family …

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, Weasel Zippers, Gretawire, The Gateway Pundit and National Review

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:

Racism vs. reality — I don't like what George Zimmerman did, and I hate that Trayvon Martin is dead. But I also can understand why Zimmerman was suspicious and why he thought Martin was wearing a uniform we all recognize. I don't know whether Zimmerman is a racist.

Washington Post:

Holder condemns ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws; vows new Voting Rights enforcement — ORLANDO — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned “Stand Your Ground” laws here Tuesday in a speech to the NAACP that addressed the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Discussion: Hot Air, Yahoo! News, Politico, Post Politics, American Spectator and The Blotter

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

7 Mind Blowing Moments From Zimmerman Juror B37′s First Interview — On Monday night, one of the jurors in the George Zimmerman trial offered shocking insight into how the group of six women reached its decision to acquit the defendant of all charges in the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
The left wants to blame black criminality on racial animus and ‘the system,’ …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Holder attacks ‘stand your ground’ laws for sowing ‘dangerous conflict’

Discussion: CNN and Politico

Tom Cohen / CNN:
Holder blasts ‘stand your ground’ after Zimmerman verdict

Discussion: Althouse

USA Today:
Experts: Prosecutors failed to humanize Trayvon

Discussion: TalkLeft

The Atlantic Wire:
Richard Cohen Shows Why Racism Makes You Do Dumb Things

Discussion: National Review

Drudge Report:
JEANTEL WARNED ZIMMERMAN COULD BE GAY RAPIST TRAYVON: NOT THAT KIND OF WAY

Discussion: National Review, Rush Limbaugh, Althouse, Yahoo! News, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze.com and Jammie Wearing Fools

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Whole System Failed Trayvon Martin

Discussion: ACS Blog and Los Angeles Times

Ekow N. Yankah / New York Times:
The Truth About Trayvon — THE Trayvon Martin verdict is frustrating …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, PolicyMic, Austin American-Statesman, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, the daily howler and msnbc.com

Washington Wire:
Text of Holder Speech on Trayvon Martin Case

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, ThinkProgress, Hit & Run and BuzzFeed

Associated Press:

LIZ CHENEY TO SEEK WYO. SENATE SEAT HELD BY REPUB. — You are here — Home » United States Senate » Liz Cheney to seek Wyo. Senate seat held by Repub. — CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz Cheney will run against Wyoming's senior U.S. senator …

Discussion: Post Politics, Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Roll Call, Yahoo! News, Associated Press and The Raw Story

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Liz Cheney to primary Sen. Enzi in Wyoming — Liz Cheney will run against Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), she announced Tuesday afternoon, setting up a high-profile primary battle. — “I am running for the United States Senate because I believe deeply in the values that have made our state and our nation great.

Discussion: Politico, Pat Dollard, CNN and Juanita Jean's

Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:

The Senate didn't go nuclear. But, actually, it kind of did. — This is a game of chicken," Norm Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute told me on Monday night. “ But having seen ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ many times, sometimes games of chicken don't go down the way you expect.

Discussion: New York Times, The Moderate Voice, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and The Dish

Alec MacGillis / New Republic:

The Real Reason Why Republicans Folded on the Filibuster — The constitutional crisis du jour has been averted. The Senate will proceed with the confirmations of most executive branch nominees that have been held in limbo by Senate Republicans threatening a filibuster …

Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos, The Hill, The Plum Line, The Fix and Hullabaloo

Washington Post:
Senate reaches tentative deal to avert filibuster showdown

Politico:

Obama selects National Labor Relations Board replacement picks — President Barack Obama will nominate Nancy Schiffer and Kent Hirozawa to the National Labor Relations Board, POLITICO has learned. — Schiffer is the associate general counsel at the AFL-CIO; Hirozawa is the chief counsel …

Discussion: RedState, Weasel Zippers, New Republic, The Spectacle Blog, Constitution Daily, msnbc.com and CNN

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Union leader attacks Senate Democrats for NLRB concession in deal

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and National Review

David Weigel / Slate:
For the Umpteenth Time, Senate Caves on Filibuster Reform With Good Deal for Majority Party

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Monthly

Black America Web:

Trayvon Martin's Friend, Rachel Jeantel, Offered Full Ride Scholarship from Tom Joyner — PLAY AUDIO — Rachel Jeantel was thrust into the spotlight after she testified in the George Zimmerman trial detailing her friendship with her slain friend, Trayvon Martin.

Discussion: BuzzFeed

Rush Limbaugh:
Rachel Jeantel: Trayvon Thought Zimmerman was a Gay Rapist and Trayvon Wasn't “That Kind of Way”

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Pat Dollard, Weasel Zippers, RealClearPolitics Video Log and The Hinterland Gazette

RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Jeantel: “The Jury, They Old. That's Old School People. We In A New School, Our Generation”

Discussion: Rush Limbaugh, Pat Dollard, Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and BizPac Review

Ian Swanson / The Hill:

Boycott Winter Olympics in Russia, senator suggests — President Obama should consider boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia if the Cold War-era foe gives asylum to Edward Snowden, Sen. Lindsey Graham told The Hill on Tuesday. — “I would. I would just send the Russians …

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Hot Air and Gretawire

Kirit Radia / ABC News:
Edward Snowden Makes No-Leak Promise in Asylum Bid: Lawyer

Discussion: Politico and The Hill

Alla Eshchenko / CNN:
Snowden applies for temporary asylum in Russia

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Firedoglake and The Daily Caller

Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters blogs:

CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Excused Potential Black Juror for Being a Fox News Watcher — George Zimmerman haters throughout the media have carped and whined about the fact that there weren't any African-Americans on the jury despite the law requiring the accused NOT the victim be judged by his peers.

Discussion: Mediaite, Rush Limbaugh, Ed Driscoll and Jammie Wearing Fools

Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Axed Only Black Juror for Being a Fox News Viewer

Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air and TheBlaze.com

Justin Sink / The Hill:

Obama: 'I'd want to know' if NYPD's Kelly is interested in DHS post — President Obama said Tuesday that he'd “want to know” if New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly was interested in a job as Homeland Security Secretary. — “Mr. Kelly might be very happy where he is …

Discussion: Politico

Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama uses Univision, Telemundo to press case for immigration reform

Discussion: Politico and CNN

Yahoo! News:

76-year-old man to stand trial in shooting death of 13-year-old boy — In a case that bears some striking similarities to George Zimmerman's, a 76-year-old Milwaukee man is set to stand trial this week in the 2012 shooting death a 13-year-old boy he had accused of stealing from him.

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette

Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:

Robertson Wonders If Obama Is A ‘Crypto-Muslim’ — On yesterday's broadcast of the 700 Club, Pat Robertson once again suggested that President Obama is a secret Muslim. Robertson asked CBN terrorism “expert"/sports reporter Erick Stackelbeck, “Do you think Obama is a crypto-Muslim?”

Discussion: AMERICAblog

Rolling Stone:

Five Revelations From Rolling Stone's Boston Bomber Cover Story — Janet Reitman delivers a riveting account of how Jahar Tsarnaev became a monster — In the new issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Janet Reitman delivers a deeply reported account of the life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, addictinginfo.org, The Huffington Post and Jihad Watch

Russell Berman / The Hill:

Cantor: House could vote this week on revamp of No Child Left Behind law — The House could vote “as early as this week” on a Republican bill overhauling federal education law, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Tuesday after he and other lawmakers toured a high-performing public charter school in Washington.

Discussion: Politico

Erik Loomis / Lawyers, Guns & Money:

The McDonald's Guide to Living On Its Wages — That McDonald's. It's such a sweet New Gilded Age corporation, helping its employees learn how to live on its minimum wage salaries. Here's the sample budget journal: — As Robyn Pennacchia notes, that $1105-that's assuming a 40-hour workweek.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The Week, Change of Subject and Unfogged