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11:45 AM ET, July 20, 2013

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Rich Benjamin / Salon:
Obama's safe, overrated and airy speech  —  The president's remarks gave us context to the episode, but not a single opinion on the issues that brought us here  —  When people hold their breath for your imminent words, isn't it exasperating when you open your mouth, but don't say much?
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New York Times:
President Obama's Anguish  —  President Obama did something Friday that he hardly ever does — and no other president could ever have done.  He addressed the racial fault lines in the country by laying bare his personal anguish and experience in an effort to help white Americans understand …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Barack and Trayvon  —  On Friday President Obama picked at America's racial wound, and it bled a bit.  —  Despite persistent attempts by some to divest the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman tragedy of its racial resonance, the president refused to allow it.  —  During a press briefing …
The White House:
Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin  —  THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session.  The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks …
NPR:
Week In Politics: Obama On Race And Trayvon Martin
Discussion: National Review
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran's Mullahs Demand Justice for Trayvon
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Weasel Zippers
Talking Points Memo:
Why Obama Decided To Speak Out On Race And The Zimmerman Verdict
Discussion: The Mahablog
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Fewer Blacks in U.S. See Bias in Jobs, Income, and Housing
Discussion: American Power and Yahoo! News
CNN:
Transcript: President Obama addresses race, profiling and Florida law
Discussion: PolicyMic and Hot Air
Ted Cruz / CNN:
Cruz says Obama going after guns with ‘stand your ground’ remark
Discussion: Politico
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Why Obama decided to speak out
Sheldon Alberts / The Hill:
Zimmerman brother: Obama ‘very sincere’ in comments on racial fallout of Trayvon case
Discussion: Associated Press
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Helen Thomas, trailblazing reporter, dead at 92  —  Helen Thomas, whose career covering the White House dated back to the Kennedy administration, died on Saturday at the age of 92, the Gridiron Club announced in an email to members on Saturday.  —  Thomas served for 57 years at United Press International …
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Jake Miller / CBS News:
Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas dies  —  Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas died early Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., CBS News confirms.  She was 92 years old.  —  A cousin of Thomas' confirmed her passing to CBS News White House correspondent Peter Maer.
Discussion: CBS New York
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Pioneering Journalist Helen Thomas Dies at 92  —  Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill 10 presidents and was not shy about sharing her opinions, died Saturday.  She was 92.  —  Thomas, who died at her apartment in Washington …
Steven Rattner / Opinionator:
We Have to Step In and Save Detroit  —  For months, the question in many minds has been not whether Detroit would file for bankruptcy, but when.  —  But while Detroit's decision this week to enter bankruptcy might make it easier to improve the city's fiscal position, it will prove far tougher …
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Gary Heinlein / detroitnews.com:
Ingham County judge rules Detroit bankruptcy be withdrawn; Schuette appeals  —  Judge Rosemarie Aquilina (Dale G. Young/The Detroit News)  —  Lansing — Ruling the governor and Detroit's emergency manager violated the state constitution, an Ingham County Circuit judge ordered Friday …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight Blog Is to Join ESPN Staff  —  Nate Silver, the statistician who attained national fame for his accurate projections about the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, is parting ways with The New York Times and moving his FiveThirtyEight franchise to ESPN …
Bloomberg:
China's Flying Propaganda Weapon Will Blow Your Mind  —  What's the latest weapon in the Chinese military's arsenal of high-tech killing machines?  It might be an airplane capable of disseminating propaganda so powerful it induces nervous breakdowns, according to report in Tuesday's Global Times …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Congressional Black Caucus members would support Florida boycott  —  A number of House Democrats are lining up behind the Rev. Jesse Jackson's threat for an economic boycott of Florida following the not-guilty verdict in the death of Trayvon Martin.  —  The lawmakers, all members …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Gretawire
Ed Rogers / PostPartisan:
The Insiders: Obamacare is falling apart  —  As the reality of Obamacare emerges, a disastrous calamity imposed on the American people, even the most compliant members of the Obama fan club are beginning to panic.  Three union presidents have sent Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Top 12 Conservative Freakouts After Obama's Race Speech  —  Conservatives didn't even wait for President Obama to finish his deeply personal remarks on Trayvon Martin's killing and the role of race in America to go ballistic, accusing the president of being a “Racist in Chief” who is “trying to tear our country apart.”
Discussion: ComPost and Booman Tribune
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Judge Challenges White House Claims on Authority in Drone Killings  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday sharply and repeatedly challenged the Obama administration's claim that courts have no power over targeted drone killings of American citizens overseas.
Discussion: The Verge, Wired, Hit & Run and The Reaction
 
 
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Discussion: Politico and CNN
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Discussion: CNN
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The Huffington Post:
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