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Sky News:
Sky News Cameraman Killed In Egypt — Sky News cameraman Mick Deane has been shot and killed in Egypt this morning. — Mick had worked for Sky for 15 years, based in Washington and then Jerusalem. — He was part of our team covering the violence in Cairo. The rest of the team are unhurt.
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BBC, New York Times, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, The Dish, Macleans.ca, Poynter, Guardian and Committee to Protect …, more at Mediagazer »
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Josh Levs / CNN:
Tent camps turned to bloody war zone: ‘Just the beginning’ for Egypt — Are you there? Send us your images, but please stay safe. — Cairo (CNN) — In a matter of hours Wednesday, two peaceful protest camps in Cairo turned into unrecognizable war zones. And the violence is still under way.
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The Spectacle Blog
Agence France Presse:
Morsi supporters ‘torch three churches’ in Egypt
Morsi supporters ‘torch three churches’ in Egypt
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National Review, Jihad Watch and Hot Air
Reuters:
Egypt imposes state of emergency after 95 people killed
Egypt imposes state of emergency after 95 people killed
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Washington Monthly, BBC, Guardian, msnbc.com, FP Passport, Washington Free Beacon, Crooks and Liars and bet.com
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
McCain suggests Kerry is partly to blame for violence in Egypt
New York Times:
Unease at Clinton Foundation Over Finances and Ambitions — Soon after the 10th anniversary of the foundation bearing his name, Bill Clinton met with a small group of aides and two lawyers from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Two weeks of interviews with Clinton Foundation executives …
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Power Line, Politico, Jezebel, First Read, The Week, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Taegan Goddard's …
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Tim Stanley / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
The New York Times takes down the Clinton Foundation. This could be devastating for Bill and Hillary — Is the New York Times being guest edited by Rush Limbaugh? Today it runs with a fascinating takedown of the Clinton Foundation - that vast vanity project that conservatives are wary …
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JustOneMinute and Rush Limbaugh
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul: 'I Don't Think There Is Any Particular Evidence' Of Black Voters Being Prevented From Voting — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a tea party senator with a long history of opposition to civil rights laws, told an audience in Louisville, Kentucky on Wednesday that there is no evidence of black voters being excluded from the franchise.
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Little Green Footballs
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
North Carolinians Fear the End of a Middle Way — EDEN, N.C. — When Pat McCrory, a Republican former mayor of Charlotte, was elected governor last year, he pledged to “bring this state together,” and to focus on bread-and-butter issues amid an ailing economy.
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
92-Year-Old Who Once Faced Literacy Tests Sues North Carolina Over New Wave Of Voter Suppression
92-Year-Old Who Once Faced Literacy Tests Sues North Carolina Over New Wave Of Voter Suppression
Jamelle Bouie / The Daily Beast:
North Carolina's Attack on Voting Rights
North Carolina's Attack on Voting Rights
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The Impolitic, Guardian, The Fix, @NCCapitol and msnbc.com
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Gingrich: Republicans have ‘zero’ health care ideas — Boston (CNN) - Former House Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich reprimanded his fellow Republicans in unusually harsh terms Wednesday, blaming GOP members of Congress for developing “zero” alternatives to President Obama's health care reform law.
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Politico, Mediaite and The Right Scoop
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Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
Ron Johnson, other Republicans say government shutdown unlikely — By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson rode opposition to President Barack Obama's signature health care law to victory in 2010. — But Johnson indicated Tuesday that shutting down the federal government …
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Taegan Goddard's …, Business Insider, National Review, Post Politics, The Hill and Hot Air
Chicago Tribune:
Jesse Jackson Jr., wife Sandi, await sentencing — WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty to misspending about $750,000 in campaign funds, will learn today how much his crime will cost him. — A federal judge will sentence Jackson on a felony conspiracy count …
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison
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Associated Press
Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Former Rep. Jackson Sentenced to 2½ Years
Former Rep. Jackson Sentenced to 2½ Years
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The Week
Matt Higgins / CBS DC:
White House: President Has No Reaction To Rodeo Clown Wearing Obama Mask — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CBSDC/AP) — The White House isn't saying much about a State Fair event in which a rodeo clown riled up the crowd as a bull chased a masked man imitating President Barack Obama.
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Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, Red Alert Politics and The Gateway Pundit
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U.S. News:
Pentagon to extend benefits to same-sex military couples — including 10 days of marriage leave — The U.S. Department of Defense is set to announce Wednesday that same-sex spouses of military service members will become eligible for a range of federal benefits as early as September, a senior official told NBC News.
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Towleroad News #gay, Daily Kos and The Dish
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Peter Orszag / Bloomberg:
With So Many Job Openings, Why So Little Hiring? — An odd puzzle is taking shape in the labor market: Over the past three years, the number of job openings has risen almost 50 percent, but actual hiring has gone up by less than 5 percent. Companies are advertising a lot more jobs, in other words, but not filling them.
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Outside the Beltway, National Review and AEIdeas
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — August 14, 2013 - Spitzer Has 19-Pt Lead In New York City Comptroller Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Men, Women, Blacks Back Him Big — With no gender gap and a lead among black voters of more than 3-1, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer tops Manhattan Borough President …
Braden Goyette / The Huffington Post:
Google: Gmail Users Can't Legitimately Expect Privacy — Google doesn't believe that people can reasonably expect their emails to stay private. — At least, that's what the Internet giant articulated in a brief that was filed last month in federal court and recently surfaced by Consumer Watchdog.
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GigaOM and Firedoglake
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Dominic Rushe / Guardian:
Google: Gmail users shouldn't expect email privacy
Google: Gmail users shouldn't expect email privacy
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The Verge, TechCrunch, Gizmodo and AllThingsD
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake:
Bradley Manning Makes Statement During Sentencing Phase of His Trial (Live Updates) — 11:25 AM EST The Judge issued a ruling that much of militant Islam expert Youssef Aboul-Enein's testimony on Al Qaeda was admissible evidence. — 11:10 AM EST Cpt. Michael Worsley, a clinical psychiatrist expert …
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CANNONFIRE and BuzzFeed
WKYT-TV:
McConnell says government shutdown won't stop Obamacare — McConnell says government shutdown wouldn't stop Obamacare — CORBIN, Ky. (WYMT) - — A government shutdown would not prevent the Affordable Care Act from being funded, Kentucky's senior senator said Tuesday.
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First Read, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, The Plum Line and The Daily Caller
Josh Eidelson / Salon:
Fast food strikes to massively expand: “They're thinking much bigger” — Top union officials tell Salon the largest mobilization of fast food workers in U.S. history is about to get huge — Fast food strikers will escalate their campaign within the next week and a half, according to the key union backing their recent walkouts.
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susiemadrak.com
kff.org:
Quantifying Tax Credits for People Now Buying Insurance on Their Own — A number of states have recently released information on what premiums will be in the individual insurance market in 2014, when significant changes in that market take effect due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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ThinkProgress and Yahoo! News
Jeffrey Rosen / The New Republic:
The Lies Aren't What Makes Obama's NSA Stance So Awful — President Obama's repeated comments that “there is no spying on Americans” and that “we don't have a domestic spying program,” as he told Jay Leno, were contradicted by two revelations at the end of last week.
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The Dish, emptywheel and Yahoo! News
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
DC Obamacare exchange awards $375k grant to Planned Parenthood — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL OBAMACARE ABORTION — Washington, D.C.'s health insurance exchange has awarded a $375,000 grant to abortion provider Planned Parenthood to help enroll participants in Obamacare, the exchange announced on Tuesday.
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LifeNews.com, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, TheBlaze.com and The Daily Caller
Frederick N. Rasmussen / Baltimore Sun:
Jack W. Germond, political columnist, dies at 85 — In addition to his newspaper work, Germond was the author of six books and a much in demand talking head — Political reporter Jack Germond, who died August 14 at age 85, talks in a 2012 interview about working for the Baltimore Sun.
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Washington Monthly, The Fix, Esquire and Wonkblog