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Christine Haughney / New York Times:
New York Times Company Sells Boston Globe — The New York Times Company said on Saturday that it had agreed to sell The Boston Globe and its other New England media properties to John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, returning the paper to local ownership after two decades …
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Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:
Boston Globe to Be Sold to Red Sox's Henry for $70 Million — New York Times Co. (NYT:US), which put its Boston Globe newspaper up for sale this year, agreed to sell the publication to John Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, for $70 million in cash.
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
NEW YORK TIMES SELLS BOSTON GLOBE AT 93% LOSS — After purchasing the Boston Globe in 1993 for a then-record $1.1 billion, the financially troubled New York Times just announced it sold the 141 year-old paper to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry for a mere $70 million. That's a straight 93% loss.
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Associated Press, Michelle Malkin, The Gateway Pundit, Poynter, Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav, more at Mediagazer »
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
A Star Philosopher Falls, and a Debate Over Sexism Is Set Off — Ever since Socrates' wife was painted as a jealous shrew by one of his pupils, women have had it tough in philosophy. — Thinkers from Aristotle to Kant questioned whether women were fully capable of reason.
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Brad DeLong and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Obama Photo Used As Target In Dart Game At Otsego County Fair In New York (PHOTOS) — President Barack Obama's image is being used as a target in a dart game at the Otsego County Fair in Morris, New York. — In images provided to HuffPost by fairgoer Abigail Czapsky …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, NewsBusters blogs and The Right Scoop
Democracy Now:
“We Are Slowly Dying”: Fast-Food Workers Launch Strike for Living Wage and Right to Unionize … A national strike for a living wage and the right to unionize in the fast-food and retail sectors has spread across seven cities. Hundreds of workers walked off the job Thursday in Milwaukee …
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Crooks and Liars and The Raw Story
New York Times:
Cory Booker for Senator — Voters in the Democratic primary in New Jersey on Aug. 13 for the United States Senate are lucky to have a choice among four candidates with solid credentials: two with experience in Congress and good voting records; one who has worked hard at the state level on women's issues …
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New York Times:
U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth — WASHINGTON — The number of federal workers forced to work shorter hours soared this summer — to 199,000 in July, from 55,000 a year earlier — in a sign of the problems that federal budget policy is causing for the economy.
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The Moderate Voice and Brad DeLong
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama golfs ahead of birthday — President Obama on Saturday celebrated his upcoming birthday on the golf course with friends from nearly every stage of his life. — Included in the group were Obama's high school pals from Hawaii, Greg Orme, Bobby Titcomb and Mike Ramos.
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The Gateway Pundit and Jammie Wearing Fools
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Qaeda Messages Prompt U.S. Terror Warning — WASHINGTON — The United States intercepted electronic communications this week among senior operatives of Al Qaeda, in which the terrorists discussed attacks against American interests in the Middle East and North Africa, American officials said Friday.
Miriam Elder:
Why Russia Turned Against The Gays — Vladimir Putin's new campaign for national — and political — survival. — An anti-gay activist grabs a protester at an LGBT rights demonstration in central Moscow in May. Image by ANDREY SMIRNOV / Getty Images — Three months before Russia's …
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Vox Popoli, BuzzFeed, RT and Balloon Juice
Fox News:
Rep. Gowdy claims gov't creating ‘aliases’ for Benghazi survivors — Rep. Trey Gowdy claimed in an interview on Fox News that the Obama administration is creating “aliases” for survivors of the Benghazi terror attack and “dispersing them” throughout the country.
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