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11:25 AM ET, August 14, 2014

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Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ferguson Police Chief Turns To Hannity To Handle His PR  —  After a long day of crowd control and reporter arrests, the chief made an appearance on Sean Hannity's show to reassure everyone he had things under control.  —  Police Chief Thomas Jackson took a breather from all of his responsibilities …
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Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:
Huffington Post Reporter Arrested In Ferguson  —  The Huffington Post's Ryan J. Reilly and the Washington Post's Wesley Lowery were arrested Wednesday evening while covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, who was shot by a police officer last week.
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Washington Post reporter arrested in Ferguson  —  Wesley Lowery, a reporter for The Washington Post who has been reporting on the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., was detained Wednesday evening by police in Ferguson.  —  He and other reporters were working in a McDonald's in Ferguson when about half …
Politico:
Reporters arrested in Ferguson  —  Reporters from The Washington Post and the Huffington Post were arrested in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday night while covering the protests that have rocked the St. Louis suburb.  —  Wesley Lowery, a Washington Post political reporter, and Ryan Reilly …
Stephanie Baumer / KMOV-TV:
Alderman Antonio French released from police custody in Ferguson  —  (KMOV.com) -St. Louis Alderman Antonio French was released from police custody Thursday morning after being arrested the night before during a protest in Ferguson.  —  After being released from custody …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Harrowing Images Out of Ferguson
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air:
Free societies require more of police than turning tough situations into militarized zones
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Post's Lowery detained in Ferguson
Max Fisher / Vox:
Washington Post reporters have been arrested in two cities this year: Ferguson and Tehran
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matt Higgins / CBS St. Louis:
Ferguson Mayor Addresses Racial Tensions, Number of Black Officers in City
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Clinton hurt 2014 Dems  —  Democrats face potentially catastrophic midterm elections that could leave Republicans and conservatives in control of the House, the Senate and the Supreme Court.  Yet while Democrats face a political state of emergency, Hillary Clinton this week launched …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and New York Times
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Politico:
Democrats to White House: Immigration's your call  —  Senate Democratic leaders are grappling with how far to push President Barack Obama on immigration before the crucial midterm elections.  —  For all the insistence that Obama take bold action — and despite a furious push from immigration activists …
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
How Money Warps U.S. Foreign Policy  —  The key divide on America's role in the world is no longer between Democrats and Republicans.  It's between elites and everyone else.  —  On Sunday, when Hillary Clinton used an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg to take pointedly more hawkish stances …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Barack Obama problem
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Obama prepares schools for migrant kids  —  The Obama administration is preparing the nation's schools to accept thousands of new students who illegally crossed the southwest border and are now awaiting trials on their possible deportations.  —  A fact sheet from the Department of Education sent …
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Washington Post:
Obama administration shows little urgency for stemming Islamic State violence  —  Senior U.S. officials describe the threat posed by the Islamic State in chilling terms, but they have mounted a decidedly modest military campaign to check its advance through northern Iraq.
Discussion: Power Line
Los Angeles Times:
Column Make no mistake: We're back in an Iraq war
Discussion: National Review and Politico
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
It doesn't matter if you call it ISIS, ISIL or Islamic State, the extremist brand is winning
Washington Post:
Seeking clarity on the number of jobs the Export-Import Bank is responsible for  —  THE EXPORT-IMPORT Bank is fighting for its life on Capitol Hill.  To both advocates and opponents, one key bone of contention is jobs — specifically, how many does Ex-Im add, subtract or multiply?
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Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Ex-Im busts travel budget by $3M
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Signal
David Martosko / Daily Mail:
‘When people are dying, you must come back from vacation’: French foreign minister seems to slam Obama for golfing while Iraq burns  — Obama is on Martha's Vineyard while Iraq undergoes regime change and terrorists slaughter ethnic and religious minorities
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Carter: ‘Nutcases’ are stopping climate action  —  Former President Carter says climate skeptics are the “biggest handicap” for the U.S. when it comes to acting on global warming.  —  “I would say the biggest handicap we have right now is some nutcases in our country that don't believe in global warming …
Discussion: Aspen Times and RedState
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Candidate: I Had An Affair Two Weeks Ago, Am Quitting My Campaign  —  New York state Senate candidate Gia Arnold, a 24-year-old Republican, halted her campaign on Wednesday because she said she had engaged in an extramarital affair within the past two weeks.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Glenn Blain / NY Daily News:   New York state senate candidate halts her campaign because of recent extramarital affair
Chris Frates / CNN:
Sen. Mary Landrieu to reimburse Senate for charter flight  —  (CNN) — Sen. Mary Landrieu will reimburse the Senate more than $5,700 for a charter flight she paid for with taxpayer money after CNN questioned the expense.  —  The Louisiana Democrat chartered a private plane last September …
 
 
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Elizabeth Hartfield / CNN:
310,000 healthcare consumers could lose coverage come September if they don't prove eligibility
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John McWhorter / The Daily Beast:
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James Hamblin / The Atlantic Online:
The Suburbs Made Us Fat
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Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
Rude Pundit: We're Lucky There Aren't More Riots
Discussion: Vox, Liberaland and The Rude Pundit
Travis Gettys / The Raw Story:
Tea Party official opens Miss. meeting with prayer asking for violence against Republicans
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Rush Limbaugh Clarifies ‘Out-of-Context’ Remarks About Robin Williams' Death
 

 
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