memeorandum: Perry: ‘I stood up for the rule of law’ (Mackenzie Weinger/Politico)

10:35 AM ET, August 17, 2014

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This Indictment Of Rick Perry Is Unbelievably Ridiculous — I have never seen anything so frivolous in my (admittedly nonexistent) legal career. — Shares … They say a prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, and this always seemed like hyperbole …

Discussion: Power Line, Dallas Morning News, Patterico's Pontifications, Business Insider, JONATHAN TURLEY, Washington Post, National Review, protein wisdom, Twitchy, Instapundit and Austin American-Statesman

Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:

Perry: ‘I stood up for the rule of law’ — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Sunday he would “make exactly the same decision” that resulted in a grand jury indicting him. — Perry, who was indicted by a Travis County grand jury in Texas on Friday alleging he abused the powers of his office …

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Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
What the Hell Just Happened in Texas, and Why Was Rick Perry Just Indicted?

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Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Analysis: It's Not the Crime, It's the Politics

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Jason Sickles / Yahoo! News:

Photos: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson earned police honor before fatal shooting Yahoo News 4 hrs ago — FERGUSON, Mo. — Six months before he shot and killed an unarmed teenager, police Officer Darren Wilson earned a commendation for his “extraordinary effort in the line of duty.”

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Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:

Cigars, But Not Close — The “narrative” of Ferguson, Missouri changed somewhat today. But, amid the confusion, the blundering stupidity of the city's police department remains consistent. — This morning the Police Chief, Thomas Jackson, released security-camera shots …

Discussion: Mother Jones, The PJ Tatler, Ed Driscoll, Washington Post and Samizdata

New York Times:

Midnight Curfew in Effect for Ferguson — FERGUSON, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri on Saturday imposed a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew in this small city, declaring a state of emergency as violence flared anew after a week of street protests over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer.

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Jim Salter / Associated Press:

POLICE, PROTESTERS CLASH AGAIN IN FERGUSON — FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police and about 200 protesters clashed again in Ferguson, Missouri late Friday after another tense day in the St. Louis suburb that included authorities identifying the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager …

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msnbc.com:
Calm unravels in Ferguson

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CNN:
Curfew set in Ferguson

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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Rev. Jesse Jackson shows up at protest site as Brown family calls for calm

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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Where's the Justice at Justice? — WASHINGTON — JIM RISEN is gruff. — The tall slab of a reporter looks like someone who could have played an Irish Marine sergeant in an old World War II movie. — “Editors think I'm a curmudgeon,” the 59-year-old admits, laughing.

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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:

High fashion, expense for Hillary travel — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers questions during the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' annual conference at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate …

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Andrew Browne / Wall Street Journal:

The Great Chinese Exodus — Many Chinese are leaving for cleaner air, better schools and more opportunity. But Beijing is keeping its eye on them. — A recent report showed that 64% of China's rich are either migrating overseas or have plans to leave the country.

William C. Rhoden / New York Times:

Mo'ne Davis Dominates at Little League World Series — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — An unmistakable electricity ran through Howard J. Lamade Stadium on Friday as a team from Pennsylvania faced a team from Tennessee on the second day of the Little League World Series.

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Sattkisson / Sharyl Attkisson:

HHS HealthCare.gov Official: “Delete this email” — An email obtained by Congress shows the top official for Healthcare.gov at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Department of Health and Human Services, Marilyn Tavenner, instructed the agency's top spokesman to “Please delete this email.”

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New York Times:

Mapping the Spread of the Military's Surplus Gear — State and local police departments obtain some of their military-style equipment through a free Defense Department program created in the early 1990s. While the portion of their gear coming from the program is relatively small …

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