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8:30 PM ET, August 19, 2014

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Sunil Dutta / Washington Post:
I'm a cop.  If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me.  —  It's not the police, but the people they stop, who can prevent a detention from turning into a tragedy.  —  Sunil Dutta, a professor of homeland security at Colorado Tech University, has been an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department for 17 years.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING REPORT: Officer Darren Wilson Suffered “Orbital Blowout Fracture to Eye Socket” During Mike Brown Attack  —  The Gateway Pundit can now confirm from two local St. Louis sources that police Officer Darren Wilson suffered facial fractures during his confrontation with deceased 18 year-old Michael Brown.
Daily Mail:
'I can't go out... the support is really keeping me going during this stressful time.  Just stay safe': Under 24-hour guard in fear for his life, Darren Wilson breaks his silence in texts to friend  — Wilson, who shot dead Michael Brown, sparking seven nights of unrest …
New York Times:
Obama Is Seen as Frustrating His Own Party  —  WASHINGTON — The meeting in the Oval Office in late June was called to give President Obama and the four top members of Congress a chance to discuss the unraveling situation in Iraq.  —  But Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, wanted to press another point.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why Obama won't give the Ferguson speech his supporters want  —  TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT  —  President Obama's statement today on Ferguson began with the words “I also want to address the situation in Ferguson.  Earlier this afternoon I spoke with Governor Nixon...” It didn't get much more passionate from there.
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Obama heads back to vacation after unexplained DC trip
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House hasn't ruled out sending Obama to Ferguson
Argus Leader:
Reid: ‘We are going to lose in South Dakota’
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
The Survivor  —  Why the hell is Eric Holder still around?
Discussion: Fox News
Stuart Stevens / The Daily Beast:
Why Won't Obama Go to Ferguson?
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Eric H. Holder Jr / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
A message to the people of Ferguson  —  Since the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, the nation and the world have witnessed the unrest that has gripped Ferguson, Mo. At the core of these demonstrations is a demand for answers about the circumstances of this young man's death …
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Bonyen Lee / KCTV:
Kansas City officer faces review for Michael Brown Facebook posts  —  A Kansas City Police Department officer vented on Facebook about the Michael Brown shooting, and now he faces an internal review.  —  Officer Marc Catron's postings have produced outrage on social media …
New York Times:
Is Gov. Rick Perry's Bad Judgment Really a Crime?  —  Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is one of the least thoughtful and most damaging state leaders in America, having done great harm to immigrants, abortion clinics and people without health insurance during his 14 years in office.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Why Rick Perry May Be Out of Luck  —  Governor Rick Perry of Texas and President Barack Obama, strangest of bedfellows, are making similar discoveries about the scope of prosecutorial discretion.  In short, it's very broad.  —  Perry's education on the subject is an unhappy one.
Fox News:
Texas Gov. Perry booked on abuse of power charges, vows to ‘prevail’
Discussion: Business Insider and Hot Air
Daniel Doherty / Townhall.com:
NYT Editoral Board: The Indictment Against Rick Perry “Appears” to be “Overzealous”
Simon Maloy / Salon:
The right's “bombshell” deceit: Why the left's defense of Perry reveals so much
Vera Culley / FOX2now.com:
St. Louis City police shoot, kill knife-wielding suspect  —  ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - People are again in the streets after a police officer shoots and kills a suspect.  This time in North St. Louis.  The call came out just after noon, when police say a man with a knife charged officers.
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Stephanie Baumer / KMOV-TV:
Police: Knife-wielding suspect shot, killed by officers
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and abc13.com
Travis / Uber Blog:
A Leader for the Uber Campaign  —  Uber the Candidate  —  Uber's simple mission: Transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere, for everyone.  In pursuit of that mission over the past four years, Uber has transformed the fabric of 170 cities around the world …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
David Plouffe joins Uber as ‘campaign manager’
Discussion: New York Times, Re/code and FishbowlDC
John Cook / The Intercept:
Intercept Reporter Shot With Rubber Bullets and Arrested While Covering Ferguson Protests  —  Intercept reporter Ryan Devereaux was arrested this morning while on the ground covering the protests in Ferguson, Mo. According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ferguson police will keep arresting reporters
Blupman / Our Bad Media:
Did CNN, The Washington Post, and TIME Actually Check Fareed Zakaria's Work For Plagiarism?  —  WHEN AN “ISOLATED” INCIDENT ISN'T  —  Following our reports on Benny Johnson and plagiarism last month, a number of news outlets ran articles analyzing the future of journalism in the Buzzfeed age.
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
ISIS Reportedly Beheads U.S. Journalist James Wright Foley on Camera  —  According to multiple reports, ISIS claims to have executed American freelance journalist James Wright Foley.  Politico's Blake Hounshell was one the first to report the news on Twitter, saying the militant Islamic group …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Hagan leads Tillis by 4  —  PPP's newest North Carolina poll continues to find Kay Hagan in the lead, although the race has tightened slightly compared to a month ago.  Hagan is at 42% to 38% for Thom Tillis with Libertarian Sean Haugh continuing to hold on to 8% of the vote.
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Tarini Parti / Politico:
Democratic poll: Kay Hagan lead narrows
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
Microsoft Corporation:
Steve Ballmer steps down as board member at Microsoft  —  As I approach the six month mark of my retirement and your appointment as CEO, I have been reflecting on my life, my ongoing ownership of Microsoft stock, and my involvement with the company.  I have reached some conclusions and wanted to share them with you.
TIME:
Trayvon Martin's Mom: ‘If They Refuse to Hear Us, We Will Make Them Feel Us’  —  Sybrina Fulton is the mother of Trayvon Martin and the founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation.  In a letter to the family of Ferguson teen Michael Brown written exclusively for TIME, Fulton reflects on what the families now share.
 
 
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Compton school police authorized to carry AR-15 assault weapons
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Activist Encourages Defacement of Cover of Paul Ryan's Book
New York Times:
Airstrikes Over Tripoli Kill Six; Source of Bombing Is Unknown
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Ferguson mayor: No ‘racial divide’
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
Five Children Murdered After They Were Deported Back To Honduras
Daily Mail:
Fiancé faked his own death to get out of dream wedding to 23-year-old partner by ringing …
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 Earlier Items: 
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
WATCH: Ferguson Protesters Throw Rocks at Chris Hayes' Head
Charlie Spiering / BREITBART.COM:
MISSOURI GOP: MICHAEL BROWN VOTING REGISTRATION BOOTHS ‘DISGUSTING’
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Howard Dean: I hope Hillary Clinton becomes president
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Trouble With Tenure  —  DENVER — Mike Johnston's mother was a public-school teacher.
Politico:
The Kochs' plan to beat Harry Reid
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
The Atlantic Online:
Reparations for Ferguson  —  A few weeks ago I received …
Discussion: Colorlines and The Dish
 

 
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