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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police — Anyone who thinks that race does not skew the application of criminal justice in this country is just not paying close enough attention. And the root of the problem is big government. — The shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown is an awful tragedy …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Claire McCaskill: ‘We need to demilitarize’ — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is calling for the “demilitarization” of the police in Ferguson, Missouri, deeming the response by law enforcement “the problem instead of the solution.” — McCaskill, who was in Ferguson on Thursday morning meeting …
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The Hill and New York Times
Adam Serwer / msnbc.com:
In Ferguson, the blurred line between law enforcement and combat
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ThinkProgress, The Raw Story, The Huffington Post, Gawker, Daily Kos, Colorlines, Independent Journal Review and Jezebel
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
White House walks a careful line on Ferguson
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New York Times and Wall Street Journal
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air:
Free societies require more of police than turning tough situations into militarized zones
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RedState, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Raw Story and alicublog, more at Mediagazer »
Bloomberg:
St. Louis County Police to Be Removed From Ferguson: Clay — Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will announce that St. Louis County law enforcement will be relieved of duty in Ferguson, which has been roiled by protests after the shooting death by police of an unarmed teenager, according to Representative William Lacy Clay.
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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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Balloon Juice, Slate and Taylor Marsh
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Ferguson's Police Got Free Military Gear Straight From The Pentagon
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ThinkProgress, Newsweek, Fox News and The Raw Story
Catalina Camia / OnPolitics:
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon criticized for slow Ferguson response
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Colorlines, Washington Post, msnbc.com, National Review and Bloomberg View
The Huffington Post:
State Senator To Ferguson Police: ‘Will I Get Tear-Gassed Again?’
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Mediaite, USA Today, Colorlines and Mashable
Ross Kaminsky / American Spectator:
Ferguson on Fire — As the suicide of Robin Williams …
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Washington Monthly, CNN, Colorlines and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Two reporters briefly detained near protest in Ferguson, Mo.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com:
“Meet the Press:” Gregory out, Todd in — NBC will name Chuck Todd the new host of “Meet the Press” as soon as Thursday afternoon, according to people with direct knowledge of the network's plans. — The sources confirmed widespread speculation that David Gregory, who moderated the show …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Did MSNBC's Ticker Just Confirm That Chuck Todd Is Taking Over ‘Meet The Press’? — CNN's Brian Stelter reported that NBC could officially name Chuck Todd as the new host of “Meet the Press” as early as Thursday afternoon. But confirmation of the change may have gone largely unnoticed.
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Casey Nolen / KSDK-TV:
TV crews hit by bean bags, tear gas — AL JAZEERA AMERICA TV crews were overcome with tear gas fired near their vehicle in Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday night. Minutes later, police took down the crew's light kit, and pointed their camera at the ground. KSDK — CONNECT
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
What I Saw in Ferguson — Nothing that happened in Ferguson, Missouri, on the fourth night since Michael Brown died at the hands of a police officer there, dispelled the notion that this is a place where law enforcement is capable of gross overreaction. Just after sundown on Wednesday …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Losing perspective in Ferguson — The popular line on Ferguson, Missouri — the site of ongoing protests over the police shooting of an 18-year-old African-American — is that it's become an American Iraq. The Huffington Post banner reads “Baghdad USA.” Lydia Polgreen, deputy International editor …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Politico's Media Reporter Says Arrested Journalists 'Aren't Heroes' — Politico's media reporter Dylan Byers is calling for some perspective in the press coverage of the events in Ferguson, Mo. following the Wednesday arrests of the Huffington Post's Ryan Reilly and the Washington Post's Wesley Lowery.
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Washington Post and Politico
Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:
Huffington Post Reporter Arrested In Ferguson
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Allie Jones / Gawker:
Joe Scarborough: Reporters Arrested in Ferguson Just Want Attention
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Talking Points Memo, UPROXX and Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Where We Came From, State by State — Charts showing how Americans have moved between states for 112 years. — BLURRING PARTY LINES | AUGUST 14, 12:23 AM — Welcome to Rhode Island, America's Least Polarized State — Wonder what Washington might look like if it were less polarized?
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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 …
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Liberal Values, Outside the Beltway, Taylor Marsh, Washington Post and New York Times
Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Obama Stifled Hillary's Syria Plans and Ignored Her Iraq Warnings for Years
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Fox News, RedState, New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, Wall Street Journal and Conservatives4Palin
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King: Since Ferguson Rioters Are All Of The Same ‘Continental Origin,’ Racial Profiling Is Not A Concern — Rep. Steve King appeared on Newsmax TV yesterday, where host J.D. Hayworth asked him about the rising tensions in Ferguson, Missouri and the call by members of the Congressional Black Caucus …
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Steve King: Ferguson Protestors Are Of A Single ‘Continental Origin’ (VIDEO)
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Daily Kos
Tim Arango / New York Times:
Maliki Agrees to Relinquish Power in Iraq — BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Thursday night that he had agreed to relinquish power, state television reported, potentially ending a crisis in which his deployment of extra security forces around the capital had raised worries of a military coup.
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Outflanks White House Over Gaza — The Obama administration has tightened control on arms transfers to Israel since learning last month that the Israeli military had been securing supplies of ammunition from the Pentagon without its approval.
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The Times of Israel, Taylor Marsh, Guardian, Hot Air, Mondoweiss, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Israel Matzav, Fox News and Washington Free Beacon
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