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Detroit Files for Bankruptcy — By MONICA DAVEY and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH — DETROIT — Detroit, the cradle of America's automobile industry and once the nation's fourth-most-populous city, has filed for bankruptcy, an official said Thursday afternoon, the largest American city ever to take such a course.
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Detroit files largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history — DetroitThe city of Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history Thursday afternoon, culminating a decades-long slide that transformed the nation's iconic industrial town into a model of urban decline crippled …
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Detroit Files Biggest U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy — Emergency Manager Orr Seeks to Liquidate Assets to Satisfy Creditors — The city of Detroit filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Thursday afternoon, making the automobile capital and onetime music powerhouse the country's largest-ever municipal bankruptcy case.
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Law Blog and The Hinterland Gazette


Obama to Detroit: Drop Dead
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Detroit files for bankruptcy protection
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The Real Face of Terror: Behind the Scenes Photos of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Manhunt — In response to the controversial Rolling Stone cover, new photos of Tsarnaev's capture emerge. — The Rolling Stone cover featuring the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has, of course …
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‘Real Boston bomber’ photos released — (CNN) — The backlash over Rolling Stone's cover photo of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev led to the release of new photos of his capture Thursday, images a police photographer said show “the real Boston bomber.”
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Poynter, Piers Morgan, PolicyMic, ImmigrationProf Blog and The Huffington Post


House Republicans Cave On Marriage Fight — “[T]he House now seeks leave to withdraw as a party defendant.” House Republicans stop defending statutes similar to the Defense of Marriage Act that ban recognition of same-sex couples' marriages. — Via: J. Scott Applewhite / AP
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The Media Doesn't Have a Pure Heart on Race — The Latest Politics, News & Election Videos — Charles Barkley On Zimmerman Trial: “I Agree With The Verdict” — CHARLES BARKLEY: Well, I agreed with the verdict. I feel sorry that young kid got killed. But they didn't have enough evidence to charge him.
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Charles Barkley ‘Agrees’ With Zimmerman Verdict, Hits Media For Giving ‘Racists’ A ‘Platform To Vent Ignorance’ — NBA legend Charles Barkley appeared on CNBC's Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo Thursday afternoon and shared his incredibly diplomatic views on George Zimmerman's acquittal.
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Hot Air

Justice Department places ‘hold’ on Trayvon Martin trial evidence, including George Zimmerman's gun - which Florida law says must be returned to him — The U.S. Department of Justice, overseen by Attorney General Eric Holder, has ordered the Sanford, Florida police department to keep possession …
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Russian opposition leader freed on bail after protests — (Reuters) - Russia unexpectedly freed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on bail on Friday, bending to the will of thousands of protesters who denounced his five-year jail sentence as a crude attempt by President Vladimir Putin to silence him.
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Obama May Cancel Moscow Trip as Tensions Build Over Leaker
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Obama vows to ‘blow through’ GOP criticism of ObamaCare — President Obama said Thursday his administration will “blow through” GOP criticism to implement his signature healthcare law. — “I recognize there's still a lot of folks in this town who are rooting for this law to fail …
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Senate confirms Thomas Perez as labor secretary — Thomas Perez on Capitol Hill in April 2013. (Molly Riley/AP) — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Thomas E. Perez as labor secretary, making him the latest of President Obama's nominees to earn confirmation after senators reached a deal to avert changing the chamber's rules.
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Senate confirms Thomas E. Perez as Labor secretary
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Senate votes to end debate on McCarthy's nomination to lead EPA
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Brian Schweitzer's challenge: Montana Democrats — Or he could make political life difficult for his fellow Democrats, particularly for Baucus during the health care debate when the governor endorsed a more liberal insurance option as the senator was being demonized by the left for deal-cutting.
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Planned Parenthood To Close Three Texas Clinics — Planned Parenthood on Wednesday informed staff at three of its facilities in Texas that they would be closing, according to people familiar with the decision. — The three clinics are located in Bryan, Huntsville and Lufkin, Texas.
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Sens. John Morse, Angela Giron recall elections set for Sept. 10 — A Denver judge on Thursday ruled petitions submitted to oust a pair of Democratic senators from office are valid, a pivotal ruling that sets in motion Colorado's first-ever recall election of state lawmakers.
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Politico, CNN, National Review and The Daily Caller


Former editor of Rand Paul's Neo-Confederate staffer talks about the Southern Avenger — Jack Hunter asked me to delete columns — Long before last's week Washington Free Beacon story kicked up a two-day media storm, Jack Hunter knew that the Republican establishment was working …
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Right Turn, Weekly Standard, The Raw Story, Yahoo! News and The Reality-Based Community


Texas Legislators File Radical ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Bill To Ban Abortion After Just Six Weeks — On Thursday, three Texas Republicans filed a measure that would criminalize abortion services after a fetal heartbeat can be detected — which typically occurs around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they're pregnant.
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Back in Black - New York Versus Texas — Rick Perry tries luring New York businesses to Texas, but Lewis Black is none too impressed with the Lone Star State. (06:36)
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Taylor Marsh, The Raw Story, Mediaite, Above the Law, Trail Blazers Blog and Daily Kos


Gunman Near White House “Was Only Going to Fire a Couple of Shots” — A man who displayed a loaded weapon at a U.S. Secret Service police booth outside the White House told officers, “I was only going to fire a couple of shots if no one confronted me,” according to court documents.
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The Raw Story and The Hill


Exclusive: Hacking cover-up scandal as police refuse to name ‘blue-chip’ companies who used corrupt private investigators — The Serious Organised Crime Agency has refused to disclose the names of blue-chip companies who commissioned corrupt private investigators who broke the law because revealing …