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David Remnick / Comment:
AFTER THE CRASH — Geography, motive, communications intercepts, and all manner of circumstantial evidence suggest that the likeliest suspect in the horrific deaths of two hundred and ninety-eight people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was the curiously well-armed and well-coördinated …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Russia Today London correspondent resigns in protest at ‘disrespect for facts’ over Malaysian plane crash — A Russia Today reporter based in London has resigned with immediate effect in protest at the station's coverage of yesterday's plane crash in Ukraine.
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Talking Points Memo, Guardian, The Huffington Post, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
Talking Points Memo:
Why Airlines Didn't Avoid Risky Ukraine Airspace — The possibility that the civilian jetliner downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 people onboard was hit by a missile could have profound consequences for the world's airlines. — Airlines might have to be more vigilant …
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Fox News:
Smoking gun? Intercepted calls point finger at Russian separatists in jet downing — Intercepted phone calls purportedly between Russian military intelligence officers and members of a pro-Russian separatist group that appear to capture the moment the rebels realized the plane they shot …
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National Review, protein wisdom and Business Insider
Kyiv Post:
SBU intercepts phone conversations of separatists admitting downing a civilian plane (FULL TRANSCRIPT; VIDEO) — Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was allegedly shot down by a group of Russian-backed Cossack militants near the village of Chornukhine …
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Politico, Sky Dancing, CANNONFIRE, Business Insider, Scared Monkeys, RT, RedState, PJ Media, Mediaite, Fox News, National Review, New York Times and CBS DC
Steve Lillebuen / Sydney Morning Herald:
Crash claims top AIDS researchers heading to Melbourne — Video posted to Instagram as at least 28 Australians and about 100 heading to Melbourne's International AIDS conference boarded Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. — About 100 of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash …
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ThinkProgress, Mirror.co.uk, The New Civil Rights Movement, Reuters, Guardian, AEIdeas, ABC News, Mashable, RT, Boing Boing and Business Insider
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
No One Checked Into Flight MH17 With A U.S. Passport, Administration Emails Reveal — Still a possibility of dual nationals. — Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters — WASHINGTON — None of the passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine used a U.S. passport to check in …
David Martosko / Associated Press:
‘It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy’: Obama sparks anger with 40-second mention …
‘It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy’: Obama sparks anger with 40-second mention …
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RedState, Hot Air, American Spectator, No More Mister Nice Blog, Twitchy, Ed Driscoll and JustOneMinute
New York Times:
Intercepted Audio of Ukraine Separatists
Intercepted Audio of Ukraine Separatists
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Monthly
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Bodies, Jet Parts and a Child's Pink Book
Bodies, Jet Parts and a Child's Pink Book
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Boing Boing, Daily Kos and Politico
Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
The Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer
The Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer
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Associated Press, The Dish, ThinkProgress, Guardian, Poynter, Business Insider, New York Times, National Review, The Verge and dallasmorningviewsblog …
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
At Least 100 Aboard Doomed Malaysia Airlines Plane Were Set To Attend AIDS Conference
At Least 100 Aboard Doomed Malaysia Airlines Plane Were Set To Attend AIDS Conference
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Trust.org, The Raw Story and AMERICAblog News
The New Republic:
Where Did Ukraine's Rebels Get the Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down the Malaysia Airlines Plane?
Where Did Ukraine's Rebels Get the Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down the Malaysia Airlines Plane?
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Jet was ‘blown out of the sky’
Jet was ‘blown out of the sky’
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Politico, Hot Air, Washington Post, CNN, The Daily Banter, Daily Kos and Mediaite
Anton Zverev / Reuters:
Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead reported
Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead reported
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Washington Post, Business Insider, Telegraph, BBC and American Spectator
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Moral clarity in Gaza — Israel accepts an Egyptian-proposed Gaza cease-fire; Hamas keeps firing. Hamas deliberately aims rockets at civilians; Israel painstakingly tries to avoid them, actually telephoning civilians in the area and dropping warning charges, so-called roof knocking.
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RedState, Israel Matzav, National Review, Betsy's Page, Washington Examiner, Israpundit, The Huffington Post and The Times of Israel
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Nathan Thrall / New York Times:
Gaza and Israel: The Road to War, Paved by the West
Gaza and Israel: The Road to War, Paved by the West
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Prairie Weather
Associated Press:
US: Israel Must Do More to Protect Gaza Civilians
US: Israel Must Do More to Protect Gaza Civilians
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Politico, The Times of Israel and Jihad Watch
Fox News:
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip
Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip
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Taylor Marsh, The Other McCain, The Gateway Pundit and Conservatives4Palin
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
CNN Removes Reporter Diana Magnay From Israel-Gaza After ‘Scum’ Tweet — NEW YORK — CNN has removed correspondent Diana Magnay from covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after she tweeted that Israelis who were cheering the bombing of Gaza, and who had allegedly threatened her, were “scum.”
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Dorsey Shaw / BuzzFeed:
Israeli Crowd Cheers As Missile Hits Gaza Live On CNN
Israeli Crowd Cheers As Missile Hits Gaza Live On CNN
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The Right Scoop, The Dish and Mediaite
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
A few words of praise for some of the reporters covering Israeli-Palestinian violence
A few words of praise for some of the reporters covering Israeli-Palestinian violence
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Philly.com, Business Insider and The Huffington Post
NY Daily News:
Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold — SEE THE VIDEO — VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died Thursday after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk, video of the incident shows.
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ThinkProgress, Staten Island Advance, New York Times, The Raw Story and Gothamist
John Dickerson / Slate:
Run, Elizabeth, Run! — Why an Elizabeth Warren presidential bid would be good for all Americans. — Imagine there were a political movement that was against pablum in the public square, that promoted tough debates on pressing issues, that was suspicious of coronations …
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BillMoyers.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon and NBC News
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WSB-TV:
Poll shows Carter widening lead over Deal — Sponsored Links — ATLANTA — An exclusive Channel 2 Action News poll indicates if the election were held today, Georgia could have a new governor. — The poll conducted by Landmark Communications on July 15 found Democratic challenger Jason Carter …
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Washington Monthly and Political Insider blog
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Addicted to Inflation — The first step toward recovery is admitting that you have a problem. That goes for political movements as well as individuals. So I have some advice for so-called reform conservatives trying to rebuild the intellectual vitality of the right …
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Washington Post
Michael Levenson / The Boston Globe:
Poll has Martha Coakley, Charlie Baker in dead heat — Democrat Martha Coakley has seen her edge over Republican Charlie Baker nearly erased in the last several weeks and is now virtually tied with Baker in a potential general-election matchup, according to a new Boston Globe poll.
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OnPolitics and Taegan Goddard's …