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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 …
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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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Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
The good wife? Oh, give us a break! — Our would-be Mayor Carlos Danger has done it again. — After sitting for lengthy, sympathetic profiles with The New York Times magazine, New York and People — where he declared, “I feel like a different person” — serial online sexter Anthony Weiner and his wife …
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Up to 3 women since quitting — NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said Thursday that he may have engaged in online sexual relationships with up to three women since resigning from Congress in 2011. — “I don't believe I had any more than three,” …
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Nancy Pelosi / CNN:
Pelosi blasts Weiner, Filner: Do your therapy in private — Washington (CNN) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tore into Anthony Weiner and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, saying Thursday the two former House Democrats should “get a clue” as they face backlash for their questionable behavior with women.
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Jon Schuppe / nbcnewyork.com:
Anthony Weiner's Lead in NYC Mayor's Race Evaporates After New Revelations of Online Affair: Poll
Anthony Weiner's Lead in NYC Mayor's Race Evaporates After New Revelations of Online Affair: Poll
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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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Limp XXXcuse: Weiner blames rocky marriage for sext relapse
Limp XXXcuse: Weiner blames rocky marriage for sext relapse
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department to challenge states' voting rights laws — The Justice Department is preparing to take fresh legal action in a string of voting rights cases across the nation, U.S. officials said, part of a new attempt to blunt the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that the Obama administration …
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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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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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David Morgan / Reuters:
Republicans prepare for ‘Obamacare’ showdown, with eye to 2014 elections
Republicans prepare for ‘Obamacare’ showdown, with eye to 2014 elections
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Jonathan Cohn / New Republic:
The Right's Latest Scheme to Sabotage Obamacare
The Right's Latest Scheme to Sabotage Obamacare
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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.
Sen. Marco Rubio / Fox News:
America, it's not too late to stop ObamaCare … Too often, politicians forget how their decisions impact real people. They dig in to protect their political agenda at all costs, even if it hurts the very people they were elected to serve. And when that happens, no one gets hurt as much as working class Americans.
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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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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Politics of Contempt — Obama pivots for the 973rd time.
The Politics of Contempt — Obama pivots for the 973rd time.
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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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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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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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul, Cruz rising for 2016 — PPP's newest look at the Republican field for 2016 finds some big changes from our previous polling. Marco Rubio, who had led all of our polling since December, has dropped all the way to 6th place. Rand Paul now has the lead nationally …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Obama: Reporters tell me my ideas are ‘great’ — President Obama said reporters praise his economic proposals as “great” and tell him they are “all good ideas.” — Obama made the remarks in a speech Wednesday in Galesburg, Ill. focused on the economy. — The address didn't include …
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Al Goodman / CNN:
80 dead in Spain crash; video catches train's final moments — Santiago de Compostela, Spain (CNN) — The train races into view, and in the space of a heartbeat, the cars derail and crash into a wall of concrete, flipping onto their sides and skidding along the track with terrifying speed and force.
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Reuters:
Driver investigated after 78 killed in Spain train crash
Driver investigated after 78 killed in Spain train crash
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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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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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