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Rolling Stone:
Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71 — New York legend, who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, underwent a liver transplant in May — Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today.
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Ben Ratliff / New York Times:
Outsider Whose Dark, Lyrical Vision Helped Shape Rock ‘n’ Roll — Lou Reed, the singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s had a major influence on generations of rock musicians, and who remained a powerful if polarizing force for the rest of his life …
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CNN:
Rock legend Lou Reed dies at 71 — Lou Reed: Rock legend — (CNN) — Lou Reed, who took rock ‘n’ roll into dark corners as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 71.
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama unaware as U.S. spied on world leaders: officials. — The National Security Agency ended a program used to spy on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a number of other world leaders after an internal Obama administration review started this summer revealed to the White House the existence of the operations, U.S. officials said.
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Louise Barnett / Telegraph:
Barack Obama 'approved tapping Angela Merkel's phone 3 years ago' — President Barack Obama was told about monitoring of German Chancellor in 2010 and allowed it to continue, says German newspaper — President Barack Obama was personally informed about secret US monitoring …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Florida Blue CEO Refuses to Play Along with David Gregory's Concern Trolling — You hear it on the lips of every single one of the Republican talking heads on every single Sunday news show: President Obama promised that if you liked your healthcare, you could keep it and HE LIED!!! (cue sobbing) …
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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Meet The Florida Men Who Got Dressed Up As George Zimmerman And Trayvon Martin For Halloween — Buster — A pair of Florida men decided to celebrate Halloween this year by dressing up as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, complete with blackface and blood-stained hoodie.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
60 Minutes confirms Benghazi is a real scandal, and you've been lied to — 60 Minutes had an absolutely devastating report on the Obama administration's failure to protect Ambassador Chris Stevens and other Americans in Benghazi. — I'll post the video when available (update …
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CBS News:
60 Minutes: Benghazi — The following script is from “Benghazi” which aired on Oct. 27, 2013. The correspondent is Lara Logan. Max McClellan, producer. — When Chris Stevens was killed in Benghazi, Libya, on the anniversary of September 11th last year, it was only the sixth …
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Clinton: Ideologues Reliable GOP Voters — Conservative ideologues are reliable voters who could threaten Democrat Terry McAuliffe's political chances, former President Bill Clinton warned Sunday as he joined his longtime buddy's campaign for Virginia governor.
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Shaquille O'Neal Endorses Chris Christie — The NBA superstar is endorsing New Jersey's Republican governor—and so are many other African Americans. John Avlon on what Christie can teach the GOP. — The big man of basketball is endorsing the big man of politics.
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Alan Duke / CNN:
Chris Brown jailed on felony assault charge — (CNN) — Chris Brown and a bodyguard were arrested Sunday morning and charged with felony assault, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department said. — The singer and bodyguard Christopher Hollosy were allegedly involved in an altercation …
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Chris Brown / TMZ.com:
FOR FELONY ASSAULT — Chris Brown was arrested in Washington D.C …
FOR FELONY ASSAULT — Chris Brown was arrested in Washington D.C …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Cheney: Enzi lied about our relationship — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) lied about their relationship when he said that the two had gone fishing. — Cheney's daughter, Liz Cheney, is challenging Enzi in the Wyoming Republican Senate primary.
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