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Matt Gutman / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue — George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck, police said today.
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George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue … George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, is sworn in as a witness in Seminole circuit court for a pre-trial hearing April 30, 2013 in Sanford, Fla. — Joe Burbank/Getty Images
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Kerry Picket / BREITBART.COM:
Zimmerman Saves Family of Four in Florida Car Crash, Extinguishes Car Fire — On Wednesday, July 17 at about 5:45 PM Sanford Police responded to a single car accident in the area of I- 4 and State Road 46 in Sanford. A blue Ford Explorer SUV traveled off the road and rolled over.
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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Nate Silver Went Against the Grain for Some at The Times — Why did Nate Silver decide to leave The New York Times and accept an offer from ESPN? — That's the cause of great speculation in media circles at the moment. As has been noted elsewhere, there's no question that The Times …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
How ESPN and ABC landed Nate Silver — If you were away from your screens this weekend, you may have missed Mike Allen's fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how ESPN and ABC News fought to lure data-whiz Nate Silver away from The New York Times. Because this all went down in Playbook, it'll be lost to the archives soon.
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Los Angeles Times:
Rhetoric, race and reality in America — The biggest threat to black youths is other young blacks, not white bigots. — Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference outside the Department of Justice while discussing Trayvon Martin case. Sharpton called for the federal government …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Plans to Unveil His Agenda for Economy — WASHINGTON — With major battles looming in the fall over the federal budget and the debt ceiling, President Obama is trying to regain the initiative, embarking on a campaign-style tour of the Midwest this week to lay out his agenda for reinvigorating …
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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
The Obama appointee implicated in congressional testimony …
The Obama appointee implicated in congressional testimony …
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Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Obama sets campaign to tout his vision for the economy
Obama sets campaign to tout his vision for the economy
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USA Today:
The royal baby has arrived — The royal baby has arrived and it's a boy! — CONNECT — Get ready for a 62-gun salute, let the fireworks and street parties commence: The royal baby has arrived, and it's a boy. — Prince William and Duchess Kate's first baby, a future monarch …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters — The odds of rising to another income level are notably low in certain cities, like Atlanta and Charlotte, and much higher in New York and Boston.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
In America, Where You're Born Has a Huge Impact on How Far You'll Go in Life
In America, Where You're Born Has a Huge Impact on How Far You'll Go in Life
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head — Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, — It is so sad to watch one of America's greatest cities die a horrible death. Once upon a time, the city of Detroit was a teeming metropolis …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Big Racial Divide over Zimmerman Verdict — Whites Say Too Much Focus on Race, Blacks Disagree — OVERVIEW — The public is divided over the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial and over the conversation about race that has surrounded it. The latest national survey …
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Jon Cohen / Post Politics:
Zimmerman verdict: 86 percent of African Americans disapprove
Zimmerman verdict: 86 percent of African Americans disapprove
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Obama Approval Dips to 47.9% in 18th Quarter in Office — Second consecutive quarter his approval average has declined — PRINCETON, NJ — President Obama's job approval rating averaged 47.9% during his 18th quarter in office. His quarterly average has declined in each of the last two quarters …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Obama's approval rating drops for second straight quarter
Poll: Obama's approval rating drops for second straight quarter
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W. James Antle III / The Daily Caller:
Southern Avenger no more: Rand Paul aide Jack Hunter leaves staff, returns to punditry — The man who for years called himself the “Southern Avenger” says he now seeks to avenge his own honor. — Jack Hunter, the aide to Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul who has been under fire …
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James Arkin / Politico:
Controversial Rand Paul aide Jack Hunter leaves
Controversial Rand Paul aide Jack Hunter leaves
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Illinois Review:
OBAMA CO-SPONSORED LEGISLATION STRENGTHENING ILLINOIS' “STAND YOUR GROUND” LAW — CHICAGO - This past week President Obama publicly urged the reexamination of state self-defense laws (see remarks below). However, nine years ago then-State Sen. Barack Obama actually co-sponsored a bill …
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John Fund / National Review:
Obama Voted to Strengthen Illinois's Stand Your Ground Law in 2004
Obama Voted to Strengthen Illinois's Stand Your Ground Law in 2004
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt — A Mormon Doubts: Hans Mattsson was once a high-ranking leader for the Mormon church in Europe. He joins others who are experiencing a crisis of faith and finding few answers from their church. — In the small but cohesive Mormon community where he grew up …
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Jacob Fischler / BuzzFeed:
Mayors Abandon Bloomberg's Gun Control Group — Some weren't sure what they signed on for. And as some mayoral members of Bloomberg's group leave office, their successors are hesitant to sign up. — Via: Kena Betancur / Getty Images — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group Mayors …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Bloomberg:
Virginia Republican Suffers Abortion Backlash From Donors — Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli has less than half as much cash as Democratic opponent Terry McAuliffe, with a prominent list of Republican donors sitting out this year's most competitive U.S. political contest — and in some cases switching sides.
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Steve Kornacki / Salon:
Christie may be forced to quit as governor — If the polls are right and Chris Christie wins a lopsided reelection victory this fall, it will put the New Jersey governor in position to seek the presidency in 2016. That's the conventional wisdom, at least, and there's plenty to be said for it.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Detroit, the New Greece — When Detroit declared bankruptcy, or at least tried to — the legal situation has gotten complicated — I know that I wasn't the only economist to have a sinking feeling about the likely impact on our policy discourse. Was it going to be Greece all over again?
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