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Julie Tate / Washington Post:
Judge sentences Bradley Manning to 35 years — A military judge on Wednesday morning sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. — Manning, 25, was convicted last month of multiple charges …
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Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking Government Secrets — FORT MEADE, Md. — A military judge on Wednesday sentenced Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 government files to WikiLeaks, a gigantic leak that lifted the veil on military and diplomatic activities around the world.
Washington Free Beacon:
Gay Reporter Kicked Off Kremlin Network After Protesting Anti-Gay Law — Reporter James Kirchick was kicked off the air of Russian TV Wednesday after he refused to talk about Bradley Manning and instead spoke about the Russian government's anti-gay laws. — “Being here on a Kremlin-funded …
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U.S. soldier Manning gets 35 years in WikiLeaks trial
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Tom McCarthy / Guardian:
Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years with chance for parole - live updates
Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years with chance for parole - live updates
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Syria conflict: ‘Chemical attacks’ kill hundreds — Chemical weapons attacks have killed hundreds on the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian opposition activists say. — Rockets with toxic agents were launched at the suburbs of the Ghouta region early on Wednesday as part of a major bombardment on rebel forces, they say.
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Syria opposition: Chemical agents kill hundreds in Damascus countryside
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Reuters:
Opposition says as many as 1,300 killed in gas attack near Damascus
Opposition says as many as 1,300 killed in gas attack near Damascus
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Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Syrian activists accuse government of deadly chemical attack near Damascus
Syrian activists accuse government of deadly chemical attack near Damascus
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David Kenner / FP Passport:
Was There Just a Major New Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria?
Was There Just a Major New Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria?
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UPS to drop 15,000 spouses from insurance, cites Obamacare — United Parcel Service Inc. plans to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere. The Atlanta-based logistics company points to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare …
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Poll: Louisiana GOPers Unsure If Katrina Response Was Obama's Fault — A significant chunk of Louisiana Republicans evidently believe that President Barack Obama is to blame for the poor response to the hurricane that ravaged their state more than three years before he took office.
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‘Senseless’ shooting of Australian Chris Lane sparks calls for U.S. boycott — (CNN) — They were younger than him, just teenagers who were driving around, apparently bored and looking for somebody to kill, according to police in Duncan, Oklahoma. — The indiscriminate shooting of Christopher Lane …
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Sydney Leathers Does Porn (For Real This Time) [NSFW] — Talk about a tease: Just two weeks after releasing the sex tape equivalent of a dry hump, Sydney Leathers of Anthony Weiner fame has unleashed a full-(hard)on porno to satisfy the demands of her handful of fans.
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Top Roger Ailes Adviser Fired and Escorted From Fox News Building (Exclusive) — UPDATED: Brian Lewis, executive vp corporate communications, was ousted after an investigation found breach of contract and “issues relating to financial irregularities,” the network says in a statement.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Roger Ailes Fired His PR Chief, and Now He's All Alone
Roger Ailes Fired His PR Chief, and Now He's All Alone
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(Credit: Michael Lionstar) — I can vividly remember the first time I read Camille Paglia. I was visiting New York with my mom during college and we happened across “Vamps and Tramps” at a bookstore near our hotel. Lying in neighboring twin beds, I read passages out loud to her.
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Maggie Gallagher / National Review:
What I Really Think About Christie's Veto — Due to staff error, a statement on Chris Christie's signing a bill banning all professional counseling for minors unless it is gay-affirming was issued without my consent, or knowledge. I dislike using language that portrays gay people as …
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Good As You and Equality Matters
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Abandoned Dogs Roam Detroit in Packs as Humans Dwindle — Detroit Dominated by Pitbulls as 50K Dogs Roam Free — As many as 50,000 stray dogs roam the streets and vacant homes of bankrupt Detroit, replacing residents, menacing humans who remain and overwhelming the city's ability to find them homes or peaceful deaths.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bill's Turn at Bat — So it turns out that Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio, who's campaigning for mayor on a promise to de-Bloomberg Gotham, do have something in common. — Both men, who grew up in the Boston area, threw caution to the wind and admitted while running for mayor of New York that they were Red Sox fans.
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The GOP Plan to Crush Silicon Valley — What will become of Steve Jobs's angel? — When Congress returns from its summer recess in early September, it will have exactly nine legislative days to agree on a budget or the government will shut down. House Republicans are seeking far greater cuts …
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How The NRA Built A Massive Secret Database Of Gun Owners — While the National Rifle Association publicly fights against a national gun registry, the organization has gone to incredible lengths to compile information on “tens of millions” of gun owners — without their consent.
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What You Need to Know on New Details of NSA Spying — By - JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES and - SIOBHAN GORMAN - — Today's report in The Wall Street Journal reveals that the National Security Agency's spying tools extend deep into the domestic U.S. telecommunications infrastructure …
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William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:
William Galston: How Much Transparency Do We Really Want?
William Galston: How Much Transparency Do We Really Want?
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The price Gina Gray paid for whistleblowing — President Obama, in his news conference this month, said that Edward Snowden was wrong to go public with revelations about secret surveillance programs because “there were other avenues available for somebody whose conscience was stirred and thought …
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Prairie Weather
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Another sex harassment accusation for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner — Businesswoman Dianne York told CNN that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner put his hands on her buttocks during this photo op after a meeting three months ago. York said there were witnesses to what happened.
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Politico, KGTV-TV, Weasel Zippers and Post Politics
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Slavery in the City: Death of 21-year-old intern Moritz Erhardt at Merrill Lynch sparks furore over long hours and macho culture at banks — Young German worked until 6am for three consecutive days before collapse at home in east London — Serious concerns have been raised tonight …
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How Democrats May Lose Their Media Edge — Yesterday saw a spate of stories arguing that Republicans are — quietly, off the record — a bit worried about their ability to hold the House of Representatives come 2014. Not panicking, by any means; the electoral map still looks challenging for Democrats.
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'I'm Not Paranoid': Matthews Says GOP'ers Calling Obama ‘Obama’ Attempt to ‘Delegitimize’ Him — MSNBC host Chris Matthews went off on Tuesday about what he characterized as a variety of efforts by Republicans and conservatives to “delegitimize” President Barack Obama.
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