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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.
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The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, NewsBusters blogs, Weasel Zippers, Atlas Shrugs and The Hill
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CNN:
Post-Zimmerman verdict details
Post-Zimmerman verdict details
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News Desk, The Lede, PoliticusUSA, American Spectator, The Hinterland Gazette, TVNewser, Connecting.the.Dots and Politico
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Why was Zimmerman allowed to walk around armed and loaded?
Why was Zimmerman allowed to walk around armed and loaded?
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BizPac Review, Gawker, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post, ThinkProgress and U.S. News
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.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
House Republicans Pass Dead-End Bill To Delay Obamacare Individual Mandate — House Republicans passed legislation Wednesday to delay the Obamacare individual mandate for one year — the chamber's 38th attempt to repeal or dismantle the law. — The proposal is set to die in the Senate …
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Yahoo! News and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Bipartisan group in House closes in on immigration reform compromise
Bipartisan group in House closes in on immigration reform compromise
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American Prospect
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 …
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Mediaite, BuzzFeed, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, FishbowlDC, The Raw Story and The Huffington Post
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Wonkblog:
Obama's last campaign: Inside the White House plan to sell Obamacare — “We can figure out the message that works best for this group,” said David Simas, deputy senior advisor for communications and strategy, of young adults. (Lance Rosenfield/Prime) — Deep inside the White House …
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Hit & Run
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Adam Serwer / msnbc.com:
Republican presiding over VRA hearing once claimed abortion worse than slavery
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House GOP Sponsor Wants New Voting Rights Law
House GOP Sponsor Wants New Voting Rights Law
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Politico and Associated Press
Susan Jones / CNSNews:
Sebelius: Obamacare Opponents Like Those Who Opposed Civil Rights
Sebelius: Obamacare Opponents Like Those Who Opposed Civil Rights
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United States Department …, LifeNews.com, Hot Air, Via Meadia, The Daily Caller and Weasel Zippers
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
IRS lawyer says scandal was overseen by D.C., names names — Top IRS officials in Washington, D.C. planned and oversaw the agency's improper targeting of conservative groups, according to the 72-year old retiring IRS lawyer who will testify Thursday before the House Oversight Committee.
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Ed Driscoll
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Josh Hicks / Federal Eye:
IRS chief counsel's office involved in targeting controversy
IRS chief counsel's office involved in targeting controversy
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Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
IRS Scandal Hearings Put Inspector General In The Spotlight
IRS Scandal Hearings Put Inspector General In The Spotlight
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The Daily Beast, ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Voters Approve of City's Progress, Poll Finds, but Seek Empathetic Mayor — After 12 years with a peevish and pragmatic billionaire running the city, New Yorkers are eager for a mayor with heart. — By a clear majority, the city's voters say empathy is the most important trait in the next mayor …
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Taegan Goddard's … and Jammie Wearing Fools
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EndPlay / TheDenverChannel.com:
Town of Deer Trail considering hunting licenses for unmanned aerial vehicles, bounties for drones — ‘They fly in town, they get shot down,’ man says — Deer Trail Mayor Franks Fields displays proper drone-hunting technique. (Photo by Amanda Kost/7NEWS) — Regular Photo Size
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The Week, BizPac Review, Mashable, The Gateway Pundit, UPROXX, National Review and ABC News
Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Cheney in Waiting — Dick Cheney's daughter wants to be a senator! To give Wyoming a conservative voice! Well, it's about time somebody thought of that. — “Over the last several years, citizens across our great state have urged me to consider running for the Senate,” Liz Cheney said, announcing her candidacy via YouTube.
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msnbc.com, American Spectator, TIME, ThinkProgress, Right Turn and Balloon Juice
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Liz Cheney's Fatal Career Move?
Liz Cheney's Fatal Career Move?
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The Atlantic Online, The Dish and Balloon Juice
Politico:
Marco Rubio stumbles — Todd Harris, the usually gregarious consultant to Sen. Marco Rubio, uncharacteristically resisted eight days of calls and emails seeking his thoughts for this column. When he finally did reply, the answer was: “to be honest, another story about Marco and immigration is not high on Christmas list!!”
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Pat Dollard
Robert J. Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
17 people arrested in Zimmerman trial protest in Victorville — Demonstrators in Beverly Hills protest the George Zimmerman verdict on Wednesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times / July 17, 2013) — Demonstrators held a peaceful rally in Beverly Hills against the George Zimmerman trial verdict …
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Jammie Wearing Fools and ABC News
Jill Colvin / Politicker:
Bloomberg's Latest ‘Nanny’ Move: Pushing People to Take the Stairs — Health Commissioner Thomas Farley holds up an stairs-promoting sign. — First he came after the cigarettes. Then the trans-fats. Then the super-sized drinks. Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming after the elevators.
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Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, TheBlaze.com, No More Mister Nice Blog and National Review
Brent Weisberg / KOIN-TV:
Vancouver man's gun shooting defense: Biden — VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) - A Vancouver man who fired a shotgun to chase away alleged car prowlers pleaded not guilty Wednesday and cited Vice President Joe Biden as the reason he did this. — Jeffery Barton, 52, pleaded not guilty to one count …
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CNN, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler
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.
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BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, The Daily Caller and National Review