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Ann Hornaday / Washington Post:
In a final videotaped message, a sad reflection of the sexist stories we so often see on screen — Police were examining this video posted on YouTube in which a man who identifies himself as Elliot Rodger says he is planning an attack in Isla Vista because he had been snubbed by women.
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Daniel Beekman / NY Daily News:
Woman ‘devastated’ to be named by Santa Barbara shooter Elliot Rodger as motivation for killing spree, dad says — The father of the woman, whose name the Daily News is withholding, 'doesn't even remember' Rodger, who went on a killing spree Friday night that left six dead and 13 injured.
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The Other McCain, The Agonist, Mediaite, Jezebel and CNN
Los Angeles Times:
In Isla Vista, red flags came too late
In Isla Vista, red flags came too late
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ThinkProgress, Guardian, CBS News, Washington Post and The Week
James Poulos / The Daily Beast:
Alleged Santa Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger and the Twisted Cult of Modern Masculinity
Alleged Santa Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger and the Twisted Cult of Modern Masculinity
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The Dish, New York Times and Yahoo! News
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Rap Genius Co-Founder Moghadam Fired Over Tasteless Comments on Santa Barbara Shooting
Rap Genius Co-Founder Moghadam Fired Over Tasteless Comments on Santa Barbara Shooting
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Alan Duke / CNN:
Five revelations from the ‘twisted world’ of a ‘kissless virgin’
Five revelations from the ‘twisted world’ of a ‘kissless virgin’
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The PJ Tatler, PoliticusUSA, Gawker, TIME and The Raw Story
Mike Allen / Politico:
HILLARY CLINTON: Book is not for 'followers of Washington's long-running soap opera ... I'm proud of what we accomplished ... America remains the “indispensable nation"' — GOP SENATE CONTRACT '14? — EXCLUSIVE: The initial printing of Hillary Rodham Clinton's “Hard Choices,” …
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Post-primary poll gives Jack Kingston an early edge over David Perdue
Post-primary poll gives Jack Kingston an early edge over David Perdue
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Monthly
Manu Raju / Politico:
GOP pols press for 2014 ‘Contract with America’
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Gun Activists Flaunting Assault Rifles Get Booted From Chili's and Sonic — As a backlash grows, open-carry groups in Texas beat a retreat. — It would be an understatement to say that the tactics of gun rights activists have been backfiring of late. The showdown has taken place foremost in Texas …
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Raw Story and Eschaton
Ezra Klein / Vox:
There's another scandal in American health care — TWEET SHARE LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT — The investigation is ongoing, but as of now, it looks like overwhelmed VA hospitals shunted some veterans onto secret wait lists and delayed their care (read Vox's explainer here).
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Phil Galewitz / Kaiser Health News:
Safety Net Hospitals Already Seeing More Paying Patients — And Revenue — This KHN story was produced in collaboration with — At Seattle's largest safety-net hospital, the proportion of uninsured patients fell from 12 percent last year to an unprecedented low of 2 percent this spring …
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ThinkProgress and Balloon Juice
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Report: CEO paychecks top $10 million mark — Paychecks for top executives are reaching new highs, as the median pay for a CEO exceeded $10 million for the first time in 2013. — A new report from The Associated Press found that the head of an average large public company brought home $10.5 million …
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
MEDIAN CEO PAY CROSSES $10 MILLION IN 2013
MEDIAN CEO PAY CROSSES $10 MILLION IN 2013
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NPR and ThinkProgress
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Joe The Plumber To UCSB Parents: 'Your Dead Kids Don't Trump' My Guns — Samuel Wurzelbacher gave his condolences this week to the families of the victims of the mass shooting near the University of California, Santa Barbara. But no tragedy is going to stop “Joe The Plumber” from defending the Second Amendment.
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TheBlaze.com:
Major Jewish Group Slams MSNBC Host Toure for Suggesting Holocaust Survivors Benefitted from ‘the Power of Whiteness’ — A major Jewish organization dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and pursuing Nazi war criminals is criticizing MSNBC host Toure for suggesting that Jewish Holocaust survivors benefitted from being white.
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New York Times:
A Cable Merger Too Far — There are good reasons the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission should block Comcast's $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable. The merger will concentrate too much market power in the hands of one company, creating a telecommunications colossus …
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The Hill, Daily Kos, TVNewser and The Huffington Post
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Christie's Lawyer Problem — Chris Christie rose to national prominence in 2010 in part on his reputation for taking on unpopular battles, entrenched interests, and vocal critics at town-hall meetings across his heavily Democratic state. — But the governor's decision last Wednesday …
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City Journal
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: U.S. to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will seek to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by 2016, senior administration officials said Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal:
New Costs From Health Law Snarl Union Contract Talks — Workers and Employers Tussle Over Who Should Pay for New Costs Tied to Affordable Care Act — Disputes between unions and employers over paying for new costs associated with the Affordable Care Act are roiling labor talks nationwide.
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