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Manning Is Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy — FORT MEADE, Md. — A military judge on Tuesday found Pfc. Bradley Manning not guilty of “aiding the enemy” for his release of hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks. But she convicted him of multiple counts …
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Court: Manning didn't aid enemy — Fort Meade, Maryland (CNN) — A military judge acquitted Army Pfc. Bradley Manning on Tuesday of aiding the enemy, but convicted him of violations of the Espionage Act for turning over a trove of classified data to the website WikiLeaks …

Statement by Julian Assange on Verdict in Bradley Manning Court-Martial — Today Bradley Manning, a whistleblower, was convicted by a military court at Fort Meade of 19 offences for supplying the press with information, including five counts of ‘espionage’. He now faces a maximum sentence of 136 years.
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Bradley Manning trial verdict: Acquitted of aiding the enemy, convicted on lesser charges — FORT MEADE, Md. — A military judge Tuesday acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge the Army intelligence analyst faced for leaking hundreds of thousands …
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Top Weiner Aide Trashes Intern Who Wrote Campaign Tell-All — Tuesday was an angry day in Weinerland. — The campaign staff awoke to see their former intern, Olivia Nuzzi, on the front cover of the Daily News. Inside the paper was an article bylined by Nuzzi in which she told …
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Anthony Weiner intern reveals why she, fellows joined New York mayoral campaign — Says Olivia Nuzzi: Several of my friends sent me links to the same online ad for the Weiner campaign, seeking applications for internships. They thought it would be educational and entertaining.

Democratic mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner talks about his marriage, the sexting scandal and his hopes for City Hall


Anthony Weiner would remain defiant even if the Clintons called for him to drop out of mayoral race
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Blaming Huma Abedin
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Obama's ‘grand bargain’ for Big Business — President's pitch to cut corporate tax rates leaves families and small businesses behind. — CONNECT — Today, in a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn, President Obama said he's interested in tax reform for corporations — but not for families or small businesses.
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FACT SHEET: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class: Jobs
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Obama Challenges GOP to Accept Corporate Tax Deal
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Obama, GOP clash over proposed ‘grand bargain’
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Bloomberg's ban on big sodas is unconstitutional: appeals court — (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial plan to keep large sugary drinks out of restaurants and other eateries was rejected by a state appeals court on Tuesday, which said he had overstepped his authority in trying to impose the ban.
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Appeals court upholds ruling slapping down Mayor Bloomberg's soda ban
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N.Y.'s Large Soda Ban Block Ruling Upheld on Appeal
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Mike Lee To GOP On Obamacare: 'If You Fund It, You're For It' — Tea party Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) put the GOP on notice Tuesday by characterizing a vote against shutting down the government by refusing to fund the Affordable Care Act as endorsing the law outright. — “Defund it, or own it.
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Obama Asks Graham, McCain to Travel to Egypt
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San Diego sues Mayor Bob Filner — San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is facing yet another lawsuit, this time from his own city. — San Diego is suing its mayor for the costs incurred as a result of the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by his former communications director Irene McCormack Jackson …
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San Diego to sue Mayor Filner for costs of sexual harassment suit
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Take your jobs plan and shove it, Mr. President: Your policies have harmed Chattanooga enough — Welcome to Chattanooga, one of hundreds of cities throughout this great nation struggling to succeed in spite of your foolish policies that limit job creation, stifle economic growth and suffocate the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Groundswell: A Secret Tape Reveals How It Lobbied Boehner and Issa on Benghazi — As Mother Jones revealed last week, Groundswell, the hush-hush right-wing strategy group partly led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, wanted to hype the Benghazi tragedy …
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Immigration bill: John McCain says ‘border surge’ could be changed — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) signaled Tuesday that the dramatic boost in border-security in the Senate's comprehensive immigration bill could be one of the provisions that may be changed in a potential House-Senate compromise.
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Paul: Christie is the ‘king of bacon’ on government spending — (CNN) - The feuding between Republicans Chris Christie and Rand Paul continued Tuesday as the senator from Kentucky cautioned the governor from New Jersey was picking a fight with the wrong guy.
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As 2014 looms, GOP using Weiner as weapon against Bill Clinton — Republicans fighting to retake control of the Senate in the 2014 midterm elections fear Bill Clinton as a popular, vote-getting, fundraising-powerhouse threat to their aspirations. Enter Anthony Weiner …
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Guns Are for White People — By Francis Wilkinson 2013-07-30T14:13:25Z — Everybody's white. That's the conclusion from a survey of gun magazines I bought the other day. The survey, I admit, was not conducted in accord with the best research practices: I asked the guy at the subway kiosk …
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Gov't Knows Best? White House creates ‘nudge squad’ to shape behavior — The federal government is hiring what it calls a “Behavioral Insights Team” that will look for ways to subtly influence people's behavior, according to a document describing the program obtained by FoxNews.com.

Another Citizens United—but Worse — Think the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United was bad? A worse one may be on the horizon. — To recognize the problem, it's necessary to review some of the Court's gnarled history on the subject of campaign finance.
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Video of Violent, Rioting Surfers Shows White Culture of Lawlessness — A frightening and violent mob swept through the normally quiet seaside community of Huntington Beach last night following a surfing competition in the area. Businesses were vandalized and looted, portable toilets overturned …
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UCSD Student “Forgotten by DEA” to Get Millions — Daniel Chong was hospitalized in April 2012 after spending five days in a DEA holding cell without food or water — The U.S. government will pay $4.1 million in response to a lawsuit filed against federal agents who forgot …
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