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6:45 PM ET, July 17, 2013

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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.
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Rolling Stone:
Jahar's World  —  He was a charming kid with a bright future.  But no one saw the pain he was hiding or the monster he would become. … Peter Payack awoke around 4 a.m. on April 19th, 2013, and saw on his TV the grainy surveillance photo of the kid walking out of the minimart.
Harriet Alexander / Telegraph:
Rolling Stone Boston bomber cover sparks outrage
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Guardian and Twitchy
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
‘Rolling Stone’ Tsarnaev cover stirs firestorm
Discussion: FishbowlDC and Guardian
Steve Annear / Boston Magazine:
Tedeschi Food Shops, CVS Won't Be Selling the Latest Issue of Rolling Stone
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay and CBS Boston
Jermaine Spradley / The Huffington Post:
Rachel Jeantel: ‘I Believe Trayvon Hit First’ (VIDEO)  —  Trayvon Martin's friend and George Zimmerman trial witness, Rachel Jeantel recently sat down with HuffPost Live's Marc Lamont Hill during a candid interview to discuss her perception on the confrontation between the former neighborhood watchman and the late 17-year-old.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Black Dems ready racial profiling bill in response to Florida verdict  —  Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are readying a flurry of bills in response to George Zimmerman's acquittal on charges in last year's fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.  —  The lawmakers are drafting …
CNN:
Post-Zimmerman verdict details  —  (CNN) — The George Zimmerman murder trial is over, but details from the case continue to emerge at a dizzying pace.  —  Several jurors have spoken out after the verdict.  The prosecution's key witness has been offered a full ride to college.
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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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Here's why health insurance premiums are tumbling in New York  —  Nearly all stories about the health-care overhaul and insurance premiums tend to be about the cost of health insurance rising.  That's what makes this front page story in the New York Times all the more unexpected …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Liz Cheney's Fatal Career Move?  —  As near as I can tell, besides her father and Erick Erickson, virtually every Republican I can think of came out crapping on Liz Cheney's decision to carpet bag into Wyoming and trying to unseat resolutely boring sitting Sen. Mike Enzi.
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Enzi says Wyoming voters will stick with him
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Daily Caller questioner of Carney is high schooler  —  The Daily Caller reporter who asked White House press secretary Jay Carney about the Zimmerman family's security is a junior at the Potomac School in Maryland.  —  Gabe Finger, who told POLITICO he's 16, tweeted a photo …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
House Republicans Face Decision On Fighting Gay Veterans' Spousal Benefits  —  A federal judge has set a Thursday deadline for parties to tell him why he shouldn't side with gay service members and veterans and their spouses in an ongoing challenge to benefits statutes.
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
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Deirdre Walsh / CNN:
Boehner says Congress should address children of undocumented immigrants
Discussion: Hot Air, The Hill and Reuters
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
IRS Scandal Hearings Put Inspector General In The Spotlight  —  WASHINGTON — Two months and one day after he first testified before Congress on the IRS' targeting of conservative groups, the inspector general behind the investigation is heading to the Hill to testify again.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
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Jennifer Bauer / Click2Houston.com:
Local family's emergency trip to hospital interrupted by demonstrators  —  The coordinator of the protest says he gave specific instructions to participants not to break any laws and not to touch or harm anyone … HOUSTON -  —  Hundreds of people marched in protest to the George Zimmerman verdict on Monday.
The Atlantic Online:
The Banality of Richard Cohen and Racist Profiling  —  Yesterday Richard Cohen wrote this: … It is very important to understand that no one is asking the NYPD to “ignore race.”  If an officer is looking for an specific suspect, no one would ask that the NYPD not include race as part of the description.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
PLEASE STOP THIS FIGHT BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT  —  The gang at CNBC's Wall Street House Of Carnal Delights, Squawk Box, invited that silly faux-Indian woman from Massachusetts on to talk about her new bill to bring the Glass-Steagall Act back for the 21st Century.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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.
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Senate Filibuster Deal An Embarrassment For Mitch McConnell  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats not only got much of what they wanted in Tuesday's deal to move some of President Barack Obama's nominees through the Senate, they also got what they see as an important bonus — casting Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in an unflattering light.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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.
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Labor secretary nominee narrowly survives Senate vote  —  The Senate voted 60-40 Wednesday, narrowly ending debate on the controversial nomination of Tom Perez to be secretary of Labor.  —  Republicans agreed to hold an up-or-down vote on his nomination as part of a deal …
Ben Pershing / Washington Post:
Cuccinelli looks to go on offense against McAuliffe over Virginia anti-sodomy law  —  When Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II challenged a federal appeals court ruling that deemed the state's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional, Democrats pounced, accusing the Republican of pursuing an anti-gay agenda.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Plurality Agrees With Zimmerman Verdict  —  For all the hysteria in the wake of the supposedly shocking George Zimmerman verdict, Scott Rasmussen finds that a strong plurality of American adults, 48%-34%, agree with it.  So why is the minority represented by Eric Holder, Barack Obama …
Discussion: Right Turn
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Rasmussen Reports:
48% Agree with Zimmerman Verdict, 34% Disagree
Associated Press:
Driving somewhere?  There's a gov't record of that  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chances are, your local or state police departments have photographs of your car in their files, noting where you were driving on a particular day, even if you never did anything wrong.
 
 
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Bipartisan group in House closes in on immigration reform compromise
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House GOP Sponsor Wants New Voting Rights Law
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Gay marriage reveals surprise contrast between ‘starchy’ Britain and ‘freewheeling’ France
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Mitt Romney alums to gather for super PAC
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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