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Scott Powers / Orlando Sentinel:
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 …
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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 …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jimmy Carter: George Zimmerman jury ‘right’ — The jury made the “right decision” in the George Zimmerman murder trial, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday. — “I think the jury made the right decision based on the evidence presented, because the prosecution inadvertently set …
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Scared Monkeys, American Spectator and Achenblog
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Black Dems ready racial profiling bill in response to Florida verdict
Black Dems ready racial profiling bill in response to Florida verdict
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Weasel Zippers and The Hinterland Gazette
Will Allen / National Review:
Rush: Jeantel Shows Martin May Have Been ‘Gay Basher’
Rush: Jeantel Shows Martin May Have Been ‘Gay Basher’
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The Other McCain, American Thinker, American Spectator, Mediaite, Rush Limbaugh, Althouse and Yahoo! News
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Feds want Zimmerman, any way they can get him
Feds want Zimmerman, any way they can get him
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American Glob, The Last Refuge and American Spectator
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Whole System Failed Trayvon Martin
The Whole System Failed Trayvon Martin
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Los Angeles Times and ACS Blog
New York Times:
Health Plan Cost for New Yorkers Set to Fall 50% — Individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums tumble next year in New York State as changes under the federal health care law take effect, state officials are to announce on Wednesday.
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Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
House GOP seek delay in health care provisions — WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama's delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic policy. — The House has scheduled votes Wednesday …
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Associated Press and Outside the Beltway
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House immigration group weighs when to unveil reform plan
House immigration group weighs when to unveil reform plan
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The Plum Line and Reuters
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.
James Andrew Miller / New York Times:
Olbermann Will Return To ESPN — ESPN is expected to announce on Wednesday that the former network mainstay Keith Olbermann, who contentiously departed in 1997, will return to host a one-hour, nightly show for ESPN2 later this year, according to three executives with knowledge of the deal but not authorized to speak about it publicly.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Rand Paul mocks Liz Cheney's Senate bid — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul mocked Liz Cheney's newly announced Senate campaign Tuesday, questioning her Wyoming residency in a barbed statement. — “When I heard Liz Cheney was running for Senate I wondered if she was running in her home state of Virginia,” Paul said.
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Washington Monthly, The Huffington Post and The Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Transcript: Mike Enzi on Liz Cheney's move
Transcript: Mike Enzi on Liz Cheney's move
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Yahoo! News, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Reliable Source and Post Politics
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Fox News Terminates Liz Cheney's Contract As Paid Contributor In Light Of Senate Run
Fox News Terminates Liz Cheney's Contract As Paid Contributor In Light Of Senate Run
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ThinkProgress, Washington Examiner, CBS News, Politico, TVNewser, msnbc.com and The Huffington Post
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Liz Cheney to primary Sen. Enzi in Wyoming
Liz Cheney to primary Sen. Enzi in Wyoming
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Politico, CNN, Pat Dollard and Juanita Jean's
NBC Politics:
Graham: US should consider Olympic boycott over possible Snowden asylum — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has suggested that the U.S. boycott the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, if NSA leaker Edward Snowden is granted temporary asylum in the country. — By Kasie Hunt and Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News
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Denis Dyomkin / Reuters:
Putin says U.S. ties more important than Snowden
Putin says U.S. ties more important than Snowden
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The Hinterland Gazette and Taegan Goddard's …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Sen. Graham suggests US boycott Winter Olympics in Russia over Snowden
Sen. Graham suggests US boycott Winter Olympics in Russia over Snowden
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CNN, The Hill, The Hinterland Gazette, Hot Air, Yahoo! News, Outside the Beltway and Gretawire
Alex Roarty / NationalJournal.com:
Pennsylvania Republicans Looking to Push Out Their Governor — Tom Corbett is one of the most unpopular politicians in the country. Now his own party is turning on him. — The biggest question in Pennsylvania politics right now isn't whether Gov. Tom Corbett will win reelection.
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susiemadrak.com and First Read
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Documents Detail Implosion At Leading Conservative Christian Political Firm — Transcripts of internal emails and text messages show just how Strategy Group for Media CEO Rex Elsass lost the faith of his employees and the control of his office. Also, he may have accidentally mailed a vibrator to Michele Bachmann.
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The Raw Story and The Blotter
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Blacks benefit from Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law at disproportionate rate — African Americans benefit from Florida's “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law at a rate far out of proportion to their presence in the state's population, despite an assertion by Attorney General Eric Holder that repealing …
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JustOneMinute, Yahoo! News and Washington Post
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Herald:
Wet® Personal Lubricants Now Certified Kosher — 95% of all Wet formulas meet top rabbinical standards of purity — LOS ANGELES — As recorded in the book of Deuteronomy over 3200 years ago, Moses gave us The Ten Commandments and the Kosher laws. Since then, we've had Kosher hot dogs, Kosher wine and Kosher matzoh.
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Get Filibusted — Democrats end the 60-vote Senate rule for presidential nominees. — Senate Majority Leader Rich Trumka, er, Harry Reid held a gun to the head of Republicans on the filibuster, Republicans blinked, and President Obama and the AFL-CIO will now get their nominees confirmed …
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National Review and Betsy's Page
Joshua Miller / The Boston Globe:
Patrick rules out White House run — Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman John E. Walsh's decision to leave his post to lead Governor's Deval Patrick's political action committee fanned the flames of speculation that the Commonwealth's chief executive might be taking a look at higher office.
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Taegan Goddard's …, The Hill, Post Politics and Real Clear Politics
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Jimmy Carter: ‘Jury Made The Right Decision’ In Zimmerman Case (VIDEO) — Former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday weighed in on the murder trial of George Zimmerman, saying the “jury made the right decision” in acquitting the neighborhood watch volunteer of all charges in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
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Hot Air and The Raw Story
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Does President Obama have a second-term strategy? — A year ago President Barack Obama jammed a prediction into his stump speech that evoked his 2008 hope-and-change message — a vow that a victory in 2012 would break the partisan “fever” in Washington. — But behind closed doors …
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CNN and National Republican …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
74% of small businesses will fire workers, cut hours under Obamacare — Despite the administration's controversial decision to delay forcing companies to join Obamacare for a year, three-quarters of small businesses are still making plans to duck the costly law by firing workers …
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Scared Monkeys, americanthinker.com, The Hill and The Lonely Conservative
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
If Churchill Could See Us Now — Whenever we go into political drift as a country, optimists often quote Winston Churchill's line that Americans will always do the right thing, after they've “exhausted all other possibilities.” I don't think that's true anymore.
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Shut Up and Speak Honestly — Holder urges candor. Does he mean it? — Attorney General Eric Holder sounded a familiar theme in his first public comments after George Zimmerman's acquittal. “I believe that this tragedy provides yet another opportunity for our nation to speak honestly …
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The Monkey Cage, emptywheel, Gawker and Jezebel