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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.
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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.
Drudge Report:
JEANTEL WARNED ZIMMERMAN COULD BE GAY RAPIST TRAYVON: NOT THAT KIND OF WAY — Last night Trayvon Martin's friend Rachel Jeantel gave CNN her first interview since testifying in the George Zimmerman murder trial. — Jeantel opened up and let loose on the murder case that gripped that nation.
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Yahoo! News, Rush Limbaugh, Althouse, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze.com and Jammie Wearing Fools
David D. / UPROXX:
Here's The Story Of The Twitter Hero Who Single-Handedly Killed Zimmerman Juror B37′s Book Deal — A lot has been made about the controversial Zimmerman Trial Juror B37. First she appeared on Anderson Cooper and made comments expressing sympathy and support for Zimmerman.
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The Atlantic Wire:
Richard Cohen Shows Why Racism Makes You Do Dumb Things — Richard Cohen's column in Tuesday's Washington Post— arguing that George Zimmerman was right to assume Trayvon Martin was a criminal, because he was a black male—is racist and wrong. More important, it's wrong because it's racist.
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National Review
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Nancy Grace: George Zimmerman Going Back To Life Of ‘Driving Through Taco Bell,’ Eating ‘Churros’
Nancy Grace: George Zimmerman Going Back To Life Of ‘Driving Through Taco Bell,’ Eating ‘Churros’
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Hot Air, BREITBART.COM, The PJ Tatler, NewsBusters and Ed Driscoll
Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Axed Only Black Juror for Being a Fox News Viewer
CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Axed Only Black Juror for Being a Fox News Viewer
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Mediaite, Hot Air and TheBlaze.com
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Zimmerman's Parents in Hiding from ‘Enormous Amount of Death Threats’: ABC News Exclusive
Zimmerman's Parents in Hiding from ‘Enormous Amount of Death Threats’: ABC News Exclusive
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The Daily Caller, Atlas Shrugs, Pat Dollard, TVNewser, addictinginfo.org, National Review and GalleyCat
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters blogs:
CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Excused Potential Black Juror for Being a Fox News Watcher
CNN: Zimmerman Prosecutor Excused Potential Black Juror for Being a Fox News Watcher
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Rush Limbaugh, Mediaite, Ed Driscoll and Jammie Wearing Fools
Ekow N. Yankah / New York Times:
The Truth About Trayvon — THE Trayvon Martin verdict is frustrating …
The Truth About Trayvon — THE Trayvon Martin verdict is frustrating …
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Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, msnbc.com, the daily howler and Austin American-Statesman
Washington Post:
Senate reaches tentative deal to avert filibuster showdown — Senators reached a tentative deal Tuesday on averting a constitutional showdown over confirming President Obama's agency nominations. — “We may have a way forward on this, I feel fairly confident,” Majority Leader Harry M. Reid …
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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.
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The Moderate Voice 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 …
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Politico, The Plum Line, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The Fix and Post Politics
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Union leader attacks Senate Democrats for NLRB concession in deal
Union leader attacks Senate Democrats for NLRB concession in deal
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon and National Review
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senators Reach Agreement to Avert Fight Over Filibuster
Senators Reach Agreement to Avert Fight Over Filibuster
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Democracy in America, SCOTUSblog, Hit & Run, Washington Post and ABC News
David Weigel / Slate:
For the Umpteenth Time, Senate Caves on Filibuster Reform With Good Deal for Majority Party
For the Umpteenth Time, Senate Caves on Filibuster Reform With Good Deal for Majority Party
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New Republic
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
US should consider Russian Olympics boycott, says Graham — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the U.S. should consider boycotting the 2014 Olympics Russia is set to host if Moscow grants NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum. — “I would. I would just send the Russians the most unequivocal signal …
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Kirit Radia / ABC News:
Edward Snowden Makes No-Leak Promise in Asylum Bid: Lawyer — Fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden today applied for asylum in Russia and, as a condition, agreed to stop harming the U.S., according to a Russian lawyer who is advising him, but that doesn't necessarily mean headline-grabbing stories …
Alla Eshchenko / CNN:
Snowden applies for temporary asylum in Russia
Snowden applies for temporary asylum in Russia
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The Huffington Post, Firedoglake and The Daily Caller
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using ‘Hidden Hand’ Approach — WASHINGTON — In the nearly two weeks since Egypt's military seized power, President Obama has promoted a better federal bureaucracy, given a medal to George Lucas of “Star Wars” fame and had former President George Bush to the White House for lunch.
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CNN, Yahoo! News, Washington Free Beacon, Althouse, Rush Limbaugh, The Monkey Cage, Weekly Standard, TheBlaze.com, Taegan Goddard's … and msnbc.com
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama hands out plum ambassador posts to big campaign donors
Obama hands out plum ambassador posts to big campaign donors
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Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Panama's search of North Korean ship triggers ‘violent’ confrontation — (CNN) — It has all the elements of international intrigue: a violent confrontation on a detained North Korean ship, a suspected missile onboard, a heart attack and an attempted suicide.
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Taylor Marsh, The Week, Sister Toldjah and The PJ Tatler
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Gerry Mullany / New York Times:
Panama Seizes North Korea-Flagged Ship for Weapons
Panama Seizes North Korea-Flagged Ship for Weapons
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The Daily Caller, msnbc.com, RT and Outside the Beltway
Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Feds admit improper scrutiny of candidate, donor tax records — Justice has declined to prosecute any of the cases — The Treasury Department has admitted for the first time that confidential tax records of several political candidates and campaign donors were improperly scrutinized …
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
IRS accused of disclosing tax records of political candidates, donors
IRS accused of disclosing tax records of political candidates, donors
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CNN and American Spectator
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
Dementia Rate Is Found to Drop Sharply, as Forecast — A new study has found that dementia rates among people 65 and older in England and Wales have plummeted by 25 percent over the past two decades, to 6.2 percent from 8.3 percent, a trend that researchers say is likely occurring across developed countries …
Hollywood Reporter:
Stevie Wonder Boycotting Florida Following Zimmerman Verdict (Video) — The singer refuses to perform in the state until its Stand Your Ground law is “abolished.” — Stevie Wonder won't be performing in Florida anytime soon. — In the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Men on the Threshold — As every discerning person knows, “The Searchers” is the greatest movie ever made. It is loosely based on the real story of Cynthia Ann Parker, who was abducted from her East Texas home in 1836 when she was 9 years old by Comanche raiders, who then raised her and kept her for 24 years.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Jezebel, The Mahablog and Shakesville
hrw.org/rss/news:
Cameroon: LGBTI Rights Activist Found Dead, Tortured — Authorities Should Investigate Death, Condemn Violence — (Nairobi) - Cameroonian authorities should immediately conduct an effective and thorough investigation into the torture and killing of Eric Ohena Lembembe …
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The Raw Story, Towleroad News #gay, BBC, The Lede and Religion Dispatches
Wall Street Journal:
Amid Falling Enrollment, Law Schools Are Cutting Faculty — Trims Send Grim Message to Elite Group Long Sheltered From Economy's Ups and Downs — By - ASHBY JONES and - JENNIFER SMITH - … Paul McGreal, the Dean at the School of Law at the University of Dayton.
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Law Librarian Blog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Above the Law
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Abortion bill hurting NC Republicans — North Carolinians are very angry about the abortion bill that's been working its way through the General Assembly...and now their anger toward state government is really being directed toward Governor Pat McCrory. — For the first time since taking office …
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Washington Wire:
Text of Holder Speech on Trayvon Martin Case — Attorney General Eric Holder blasted “stand-your-ground laws” in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin—saying such laws cause more violence than they prevent. Here is the full text of his speech as prepared for delivery.
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