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Alyssa Newcomb / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Juror Says He ‘Got Away With Murder’ — The only minority on the all-female jury that voted to acquit George Zimmerman said today that Zimmerman “got away with murder” for killing Trayvon Martin and feels she owes an apology Martin's parents.
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Hal Boedeker / The TV Guy:
George Zimmerman trial ‘a publicity stunt,’ juror tells ABC — Robin Roberts, left, interviews Juror B-29, the only minority juror from the George Zimmerman trial. The juror's attorney, David Chico, is at right. (Donna Svennevik / ABC / July 23, 2013) — Juror B-29, the only minority juror …
Marist Poll:
7/25: Quinn Reclaims Lead from Weiner in Democratic Primary... Should Weiner Drop Out? Dems Divide — In light of new revelations that Anthony Weiner continued to engage in lewd online behavior after he resigned from Congress two years ago, Weiner now trails Christine Quinn in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
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Associated Press:
Weiner: I Messaged Up To Three Women After I Resigned, I Am Seeking Help — NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner says he traded racy messages with as many as three women after resigning from Congress in 2011 for similar conduct. — The married Democrat also said Thursday that he's still …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Up to 3 women since quitting
Anthony Weiner: Up to 3 women since quitting
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Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Anthony Weiner texter felt ‘manipulated’
Anthony Weiner texter felt ‘manipulated’
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New York Post, ABC News and Jezebel
Gideon Resnick / Politicker:
Rival Says Weiner Needs to Apologize to Latinos for ‘Carlos Danger’ Nickname
Rival Says Weiner Needs to Apologize to Latinos for ‘Carlos Danger’ Nickname
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National Review
Nancy Pelosi / CNN:
Pelosi blasts Weiner, Filner: Do your therapy in private
Pelosi blasts Weiner, Filner: Do your therapy in private
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Preclearance requirement sought for Texas on voting — The Obama administration, seeking to salvage significant power to stop racial discrimination in voting even after a major defeat in the Supreme Court, will be asking federal courts to put the state of Texas under a continuing duty …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Voting rights challenge in Texas opens up new Obama-GOP fight — Attorney General Eric Holder's surprise decision to challenge Texas's voting laws triggers a huge new fight between the federal government and southern states dominated by the Republican Party.
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department to challenge states' voting rights laws
Justice Department to challenge states' voting rights laws
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Inside Groundswell: Read the Memos of the New Right-Wing Strategy Group Planning a “30 Front War” — Ginni Thomas, Allen West, and a crew of conservative activists and journalists have formed a hush-hush coalition to battle progressives—and Karl Rove. — From left: Frank Gaffney; Ginni Thomas; Allen West
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Paula Deen's Cook Tells of Slights, Steeped in History — SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dora Charles and Paula Deen were soul sisters. That's what Ms. Deen called the black cook from the start, even before the books and the television shows and the millions of dollars. — For 22 years, Mrs. Charles was the queen of the Deen kitchens.
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Declan McCullagh / CNET:
Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords — Secret demands mark escalation in Internet surveillance by the federal government through gaining access to user passwords, which are typically stored in encrypted form. — The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet …
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Max Fisher / WorldViews:
Al-Qaeda hosts a family fair in Syria, complete with ice cream and jihad — Nothing says wholesome family fun like al-Qaeda, which is why the group's Syrian and Iraqi branches held a festival in a rebel-held neighborhood of Aleppo. The bizarre event, captured on video …
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Richard Hall / The Independent:
Video: Al-Qa'ida holds family fun day in war torn Aleppo
Video: Al-Qa'ida holds family fun day in war torn Aleppo
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Wall Street Journal:
Jindal and Walker: Unworkable ObamaCare — Opaque rules, big delays and rising costs: The chaos is mounting. — By - BOBBY JINDAL - AND SCOTT WALKER — Remember when President Obama famously promised that if you like your health-care plan, you'll be able to keep your health-care plan?
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Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh: 'Weiner isn't Clinton' — Rush Limbaugh has a theory for why Anthony Weiner's bid for New York mayor, even when bolstered by his wife's insistence to speak for his character, isn't working: Weiner, he says, isn't Bill Clinton. — “There are a number of Drive-By Media outlets who think Weiner's gotta go now.
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David Weigel / Slate:
The Overrated Huma Abedin
The Overrated Huma Abedin
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Norm Ornstein / NationalJournal.com:
The Unprecedented—and Contemptible—Attempts to Sabotage Obamacare — Doing everything possible to block the law's implementation is not treasonous—just sharply beneath any reasonable standards of elected officials. — When Mike Lee pledges to try to shut down the government unless …
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Undeniable Sabotage — In my experience, Obamacare opponents …
Undeniable Sabotage — In my experience, Obamacare opponents …
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New Republic, The Mahablog, Daily Kos and PoliticusUSA
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Senior GOPer: Try To Ditch Obamacare? Dream On, Guys — As conservatives escalate their efforts to shut down the government if Obamacare is not defunded, a familiar voice of reason is returning to the fray to send them a message: Dream on. — Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a deputy majority whip …
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Ross Douthat:
The Politics of Voter ID — The New Republic's Nate Cohn brings some data to the debate over the Republican push, in North Carolina and elsewhere, for increasingly-stringent identification requirements at the polls: … Depending on the design of the rules, Cohn concludes …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, American Prospect and The Daily Beast
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
How Safe Is Train Travel? — There was an awful high-speed rail crash in Spain yesterday, and according to the latest reports at least 80 people are confirmed dead. It appears that for some reason, the train took a turn much too fast and then derailed. What's notable about the accident, though, is how rare this kind of accident is.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner blasts Steve King again — If it wasn't clear Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner wants Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to pipe down. — Boehner on Thursday called his comments about illegal immigrants “deeply offensive and wrong.” — “What he said does not reflect the values …
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Boehner Calls out Rep. King on Immigration Insult
Boehner Calls out Rep. King on Immigration Insult
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Bridget Johnson / The PJ Tatler:
Obama: Ho Chi Minh Was Inspired by Our Founders — President Obama hailed hard-core communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh today as a pretty open guy who was actually inspired by the Founders. — Obama took a break from his jobs-pivot speeches to meet Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the White House.
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Christopher White / The College Fix:
College Republicans Deemed Security Threat, Refused Entrance to Obama's Campus Speech — WARRENSBURG - Ten College Republicans were dubbed a security threat and refused admittance to President Barack Obama's speech at the University of Central Missouri on Wednesday.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
McCain: $1 coin could lead to bigger tips for strippers — The Arizona Republican joined Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) in introducing the COINS Act last month. Advocates for the measure contend that saying sayonara to George Washingtons …
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