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New York Times:
Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times — FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer, sparking protests around the nation, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy performed on Sunday found.
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Washington Post:
County investigation: Michael Brown was shot from the front, had marijuana in his system — Michael Brown was shot in the head and chest multiple times, according to Mary Case, the St. Louis County medical examiner. — While Case declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation …
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Talking Points Memo, Little Green Footballs, Hinterland Gazette, Hot Air, Daily Kos, Mediaite and SOOPERMEXICAN
Missouri Governor's Office / Governor Jay Nixon:
Following coordinated attacks on civilians and law enforcement, Governor Nixon signs executive order directing Missouri National Guard resources to Ferguson — Gov. Jay Nixon has signed an executive order directing additional resources through the Missouri National Guard to help restore peace …
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Politico, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Firedoglake, BuzzFeed, NBC News, Taylor Marsh, SOOPERMEXICAN, Hot Air, The Week, The Verge and Mediaite
Gabrielle Bluestone / Gawker:
Cops in Ferguson Threaten to Shoot Reporter, Mace Chris Hayes — Police in Ferguson were caught on camera Sunday night threatening to mace one reporter and shoot another. At least two other journalists also claim they were arrested while following police orders.
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ThinkProgress and Liberaland, more at Mediagazer »
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Fox Panel Defends Ferguson Police: ‘The Response Last Night Is What Needs To Happen’ — An all-white male panel of Fox News experts defended the militarization of police in Ferguson, Missouri and the actions of police officer Darren Wilson, arguing that local police districts need to use tear gas …
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Guardian, St. Louis Public Radio and Mediaite
Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
Officer appears to threaten cameraman covering chaos in Ferguson — Tensions erupted yet again in Ferguson, Mo., Sunday night as the community responded to the ongoing controversy around the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. And law enforcement on the ground continued …
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Mediaite, RT, Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Politico, Booman Tribune and The Raw Story
Jon Swaine / Guardian:
Ferguson police officer was ‘doing his job’, say supporters
Ferguson police officer was ‘doing his job’, say supporters
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Talking Points Memo, Simple Justice, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KSDK-TV, Liberaland, ThinkProgress and Popehat
USA Today:
Chaos, violence in Ferguson; National Guard called in
Chaos, violence in Ferguson; National Guard called in
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Washington Monthly, Shallow Nation, CNN, Hit & Run, Main Justice, Religion News Service, CBS Philly and RedState
Joe Millitzer / FOX2now.com:
Watch Capt. Ron Johnson's amazing Michael Brown speech
Watch Capt. Ron Johnson's amazing Michael Brown speech
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Raw Story, St. Louis Public Radio, kdvr.com and New York's PIX11
William Powell / The Atlantic Online:
The Roots of Violence in Ferguson
The Roots of Violence in Ferguson
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Washington Post and Simple Justice
New York Times:
Missouri Deploys National Guard as Ferguson Police Try New Tack to Quell Unrest
Missouri Deploys National Guard as Ferguson Police Try New Tack to Quell Unrest
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Daily Banter, Gawker, Jezebel and The Verge
Ellen Wulfhorst / Reuters:
National Guard called in after second night of chaos in Ferguson, Missouri
National Guard called in after second night of chaos in Ferguson, Missouri
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Hot Air and National Review
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
The Charges Against Rick Perry Are Thin. But They Are Also Clarifying. — Barely had their schadenfreude subsided over the indictment Friday of Texas Governor Rick Perry for abusing the powers of his office than even some liberal commentators began questioning the charges.
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Washington Monthly, Hit & Run, The Week, The Daily Caller, Betsy's Page, RedState, National Review, Conservatives4Palin, Althouse, Off the Kuff and Mediaite
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John Fund / National Review:
The Perry Indictment's Predecessor
The Perry Indictment's Predecessor
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RedState, Clash Daily, The PJ Tatler and Guardian
Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Five Things to Know About Perry Indictment
Five Things to Know About Perry Indictment
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Bloomberg View, The Week, Off the Kuff, NewsBusters, Guardian and The Moderate Voice
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Georgia Man Charged After Stray Bullet Kills Texas Woman — Police said a Georgia man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after he accidentally fired his gun Saturday, shooting himself in the hand and killing a woman walking by him with the stray bullet.
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Balloon Juice
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / TIME:
The Coming Race War Won't Be About Race — Ferguson is not just about systemic racism—it's about class warfare, and how America's poor are held back — Will the recent rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, be a tipping point in the struggle against racial injustice, or will it be a minor footnote …
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Hot Air, National Review and ACS Blog
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Clinton making 1st Iowa trip since '08 — Hillary and Bill Clinton will be featured guests at retiring Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry, marking her return to the Hawkeye State for the first time since her failed 2008 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the event said.
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CNN and Talking Points Memo
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Thomas Frank / Salon:
How to wreck the GOP in 3 easy steps! — Now's the time for change — and here's how to make it — President Obama is in the doldrums. He has run out of ideas, and out of gas. His strongest supporters are in the grip of a morbid fatalism. There is nothing the president can do any longer …
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Power Line, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Daily Kos
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Breaking: Nuclear Sabotage in Europe? — Here's a curious story out of Belgium that is receiving no media attention (outside a few mentions in the specialized press) in the US: … According to a separate report in the Belgian press, Belgian anti-terrorism investigators are working on the case.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Congressional Re-Elect Measure Remains Near All-Time Low — American voters not as negative about their own member of Congress — PRINCETON, NJ — Nineteen percent of U.S. registered voters say most members of Congress deserve re-election, roughly the same as in two measures earlier this year.
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Firedoglake, Washington Post, Politico and Washington Times
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Top House Democrat open to ‘boots on the ground’ to fight ISIS — Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that the U.S. might need “some boots on the ground” to fight the militant group the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), adding that the U.S. should consider airstrikes in Syria.
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Firedoglake