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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
George Zimmerman trial ‘a publicity stunt,’ juror tells ABC
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Chris Christie: Rand Paul ‘dangerous’ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is ripping libertarians - including Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). - for challenging government surveillance programs and failing to understand the dangers of terrorism. — “This strain of libertarianism that's …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Christie Cites 9/11 in Assailing Libertarian Trend in G.O.P. — ASPEN, Colo. — Invoking the families of 9/11 victims, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on Thursday heatedly denounced the growing libertarian drift on national security in the Republican Party that is favored by Senator Rand Paul …
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Brendan Sasso / Hillicon Valley:
The FBI has flown drones ten times in US — The FBI revealed to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that it has flown drones in U.S. airspace ten times since 2006. — In a letter released by Paul on Thursday, Stephen Kelly, the FBI's director of legislative affairs, said that the agency uses drones in …
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Inside Edition:
EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Leathers Details Being At Center Of Anthony Weiner Sexting Scandal — We're hearing for the first time from the young woman at the center of the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal. — Twenty-three-year-old Sydney Leathers spoke exclusively to INSIDE EDITION about the raunchy text messages …
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Marist Poll:
7/25: Quinn Reclaims Lead from Weiner in Democratic Primary... Should Weiner Drop Out? Dems Divide
7/25: Quinn Reclaims Lead from Weiner in Democratic Primary... Should Weiner Drop Out? Dems Divide
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Emma Dumain / Goppers:
Republicans to Eric Holder: Don't Mess With Texas on Voting Rights — Republican members of the Lone Star State House delegation made their position clear to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday: Don't mess with Texas. — They also had another message for the head of the Justice Department …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Voting rights challenge in Texas opens up new Obama-GOP fight
Voting rights challenge in Texas opens up new Obama-GOP fight
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Associated Press:
AG Eric Holder: Justice Department targeting Texas redistricting in voting-rights fight
AG Eric Holder: Justice Department targeting Texas redistricting in voting-rights fight
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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
CBO's Publications:
How Eliminating the Automatic Spending Reductions Specified by the Budget Control Act Would Affect the U.S. Economy in 2014 — Letter to the Honorable Chris Van Hollen — This letter provides an analysis of how a cancellation of the automatic spending reductions specified by the Budget Control Act of 2011 …
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO: Sequester cuts would cost up to 1.6M jobs through 2014
CBO: Sequester cuts would cost up to 1.6M jobs through 2014
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Daily Kos and Firedoglake
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republican Health Care Panic — Leading Republicans appear to be nerving themselves up for another round of attempted fiscal blackmail. With the end of the fiscal year looming, they aren't offering the kinds of compromises that might produce a deal and avoid a government shutdown; instead …
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Mother of slain Benghazi victim Sean Smith: ‘My son is dead. How could that be phony?’ — The mother of a Benghazi victim is furious about the new White House strategy of calling the terrorist attack and many other scandals plaguing the Obama administration “fake” or “phony.”
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
When Did Obama Decide That The Scandals He Once Thought Were Serious Are Now ‘Phony’?
When Did Obama Decide That The Scandals He Once Thought Were Serious Are Now ‘Phony’?
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Hot Air
CNN:
Hillary Clinton didn't know close friend and adviser Huma Abedin would speak out — (CNN) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had no advance knowledge that her longtime friend and adviser, Huma Abedin, would speak out on behalf of her husband, Anthony Weiner, according to two sources with knowledge.
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David Weigel / Slate:
The Overrated Huma Abedin
The Overrated Huma Abedin
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The United States Department of Justice:
Halliburton Agrees to Plead Guilty to Destruction of Evidence in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Tragedy … Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department of Justice announced today.
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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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KPBS San Diego:
Four More Women Accuse Filner … Four prominent San Diego women came forth today accusing Mayor Bob Filner of unwanted sexual advances. They related specific incidents in an exclusive interview with KPBS News. — The latest accusers —a retired Navy rear-admiral, a dean at San Diego State University …
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Senate Democrats push Yellen for Fed chair — A group of Senate Democrats is pushing President Barack Obama to nominate Janet Yellen as the next Federal Reserve chairman, as liberals have responded negatively to recent speculation that former White House economic adviser Larry Summers could get the job.
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Robin Harding / Financial Times:
Summers dismissed QE effectiveness
Summers dismissed QE effectiveness
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
EXCLUSIVE: Fed-up Silda Spitzer plans to divorce Eliot after election — Silda Spitzer is privately telling friends she plans to divorce her hooker-loving husband, Eliot Spitzer, Page Six can exclusively reveal. — Multiple sources tell us long-suffering Silda — who, he last night admitted …
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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.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Pro-Obama group releases new ad backing economic pivot — Organizing for Action, the group descended from President Obama's presidential campaign, plans to release a new ad aimed at helping the president shift the national focus to the economy and job creation.
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