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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 …
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 — 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.
Breanna Edwards / Politico:
Anthony Weiner texter felt ‘manipulated’
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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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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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 — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday estimated that keeping the spending cuts from sequestration in place through fiscal 2014 would cost up to 1.6 million jobs. — Canceling the cuts, on the other hand …
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Firedoglake and Daily Kos
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
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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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters say repeal ObamaCare, expect new law will cost them
Fox News Poll: Voters say repeal ObamaCare, expect new law will cost them
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Anthony Weiner: Up to 3 women since quitting
Anthony Weiner: Up to 3 women since quitting
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David Weigel / Slate:
The Overrated Huma Abedin — We like her, we really like her. Because ... we like her! — Mansplaining disclosure: The following item is written by a man, analyzing the political progress of a woman, and thus can be easily dismissed if you're the type of person who dismisses such commentary.
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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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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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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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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