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Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley — (CNN) — A video released by ISIS shows the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and threatens the life of another American if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq. — In the video posted Tuesday on YouTube …
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Video shows ISIL beheading of photojournalist James Foley — Men claiming to be part of terrorist group ISIL posted a video allegedly showing the beheading of freelance photojournalist James Wright Foley, who disappeared in northwest Syria on November 22, 2012.
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ISIS Appears To Behead American Photojournalist In YouTube Video — Updated: Family grieved Tuesday for James Wright Foley, who was kidnapped in November 2012 in Syria. In the video, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, indicates the killing is a response to recent American operations in Iraq.
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'Spare the lives of the remaining hostages. Like Jim they are innocents': Brave mother of beheaded American journalist calls on ISIS to cease killing as she pays tribute to her ‘extraordinary son’ — A masked and robed member of ISIS speaking English in what is thought to be a British accent addresses the camera as well
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ISIS Reportedly Beheads U.S. Journalist James Wright Foley on Camera
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Rick Perry's flimsy indictment: Our view — Let voters, not jurors, judge Texas governor's politics. — Politics as usual should not be a violation of criminal law. This ought to be obvious to anyone in a democratic society. But it does not seem to be well understood in Texas …
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Perry booked, gets mug shot — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) was booked at a courthouse in Austin on Tuesday, getting his fingerprints taken and a mug shot, following his indictment by a grand jury on abuse of power charges. — “I'm here today because I believe in the rule of law …

Dershowitz: Perry Indictment ‘What Happens in Totalitarian Societies’
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Texas Gov. Perry booked on abuse of power charges, vows to ‘prevail’
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Why Rick Perry May Be Out of Luck
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NYT Editoral Board: The Indictment Against Rick Perry “Appears” to be “Overzealous”
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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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Shooting Accounts Differ as Holder Schedules Visit to Ferguson — FERGUSON, Mo. — As a county grand jury prepared to hear evidence on Wednesday in the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer that touched off 10 days of unrest here, witnesses have given investigators sharply conflicting accounts of the killing.
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Kansas City officer faces review for Michael Brown Facebook posts
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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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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.
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Fareed Zakaria rebuts plagiarism charges — Fareed Zakaria sought to dismiss new plagiarism allegations on Tuesday after an anonymous report cited 12 instances in which the veteran foreign policy journalist appeared to lift passages from other news outlets and websites.
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Mitt Romney: Obama worse than even I expected … BECKLEY, W.Va. — When Mitt Romney stumped here Tuesday for a trio of Republican candidates for Congress, the event had all the trappings of a “Romney for President” rally. — The crowd chanted, “Mitt! Mitt! Mitt!”
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McConnell's plan to ‘shutdown’ Obama — HENDERSON, Ky. — Mitch McConnell has a game plan to confront President Barack Obama with a stark choice next year: Accept bills reining in the administration's policies or risk a government shutdown. — In an extensive interview here …
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Why the Media Is Siding With the Protesters — It isn't simply because of tear gas and rubber bullets. — Anyone tuning in to the nightly coverage of the protests in Ferguson has seen the reporters on the ground becoming part of the story. On Monday night, they could watch …
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City of Ferguson Pledges to Outfit Officers with Vest Cameras — The City of Ferguson is exploring some serious changes to their police force. Most notably, police officers may soon be wearing cameras on their vests so all acts will be recorded. — They offered this statement:
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Even When Police Do Wear Cameras, Don't Count on Seeing the Footage
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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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