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10:15 AM ET, August 4, 2013

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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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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 …
Edmund Lee / Bloomberg:   Boston Globe to Be Sold to Red Sox's Henry for $70 Million
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.
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Study: Medicare For All Would Save Half-Trillion In First Years  —  Not that you didn't know this, of course, but it's nice to have some figures to throwback at politicians and “journalists” the next time they start explaining to us how very, very urgent it is to cut Medicare:
Brendan Sasso / Hillicon Valley:
Obama administration vetoes ban on certain Apple devices  —  The Obama administration on Saturday reversed a decision by a trade agency that would have banned the sale of certain Apple devices, including older iPhone models.  —  The unusual decision to intervene in the case is a blow to Samsung …
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
Sheldon Alberts / Hillicon Valley:
Unknown Republican blocks bill requiring email search warrants  —  An anonymous Republican senator has delayed a vote on legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other online messages.  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) …
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Top Democrat Floats Nuclear Option Over Judicial Filibusters
CBS News:
Source: Terrorists behind embassy threat in place  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  The terror threat prompting the U.S. government to close nearly two dozen embassies and consulates Sunday is the most specific, credible threat information in years, CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.
Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
Pay-up time for Brawley: '87 rape-hoaxer finally shells out for slander  —  Just $431,000 to go  —  Twenty-five years after accusing an innocent man of rape, Tawana Brawley is finally paying for her lies.  —  Last week, 10 checks totaling $3,764.61 were delivered to ex-prosecutor Steven Pagones …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
So, What Is the Benghazi Cover-Up All About?  —  Shortly after the Benghazi debacle in September 2012, it was rumored that the terrorist attack occurred in the context of a CIA operation whereby Libyan arms, which presumably were either purchased or scooped up by the Agency in the wake of Gaddafi's overthrow …
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Martin O'Malley Putting Together “Framework” For Presidential Bid  —  The Maryland governor is openly making preparations for a White House run.  “I think we're on course to have a body of work that lays the framework of a candidacy for 2016,” says O'Malley.  —  Image by Charlie Neibergall, File / AP
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Paul Fain / Inside Higher Ed:
Beyond Grades  —  Testing firms are offering new ways to measure what students learn in college.  Their next generation of assessments is billed as an add-on - rather than a replacement - to the college degree.  But the tests also give graduates something besides a transcript to send to a potential employer.
Discussion: Instapundit
BuzzFeed:
Newsweek's New Owners Say They Bought “A Lot Of Cachet”  —  IBT's plans to revive the title aren't clear.The company has ties to controversial religious leader David Jang's Olivet University.  —  Less than a year after announcing that it would cease publishing in print …
New York Times:
Despite Administration Promises, Few Signs of Change in Drone Wars  —  WASHINGTON — There were more drone strikes in Pakistan last month than any month since January.  Three missile strikes were carried out in Yemen in the last week alone.  And after Secretary of State John Kerry told Pakistanis …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Qaeda Messages Prompt U.S. Terror Warning
 
 
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Michael Wilner / Jerusalem Post:
US senators demand Obama place tougher sanctions on Iran
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