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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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White House Knew of Recent ISIS Threat to Kill US Journalist — ISIS had recently threatened to kill U.S. journalist James Foley to avenge airstrikes the United States has conducted in Iraq, a senior U.S. official told ABC News. — The White House had been aware of the threat prior …

A message from Jim's mom, Diane Foley: — We have never been prouder of our son Jim.

These Are the Stories James Foley Risked His Life to Tell
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Obama Transcript and Video: World ‘Appalled’ by Foley Murder; ISIS ‘Cancer’ Must Be Extracted
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Murder of James Foley
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BREAKING: ISIS Beheads American Journalist James Foley — THREATENS TO MURDER SECOND JOURNALIST!
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James Foley and the Last Journalists in Syria
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Missouri cop was badly beaten before shooting Michael Brown, says source — Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer whose fatal shooting of Michael Brown touched off more than a week of demonstrations, suffered severe facial injuries, including an orbital (eye socket) fracture …
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Why the Fires in Ferguson Won't End Soon — The tensions have been building for a long time, and even justice for Michael Brown won't change that. — FERGUSON, Missouri—Talk to anyone in Ferguson and you'll hear a story about the police. “One of my friends had a son killed …
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Why Isn't the NRA Defending Ferguson's Blacks?
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McConnell's plan to shut down 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 veto them and risk a government shutdown. — In an extensive interview here …
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McConnell Promises Government Shutdown Wars In A GOP Majority — The government shutdown battles are poised to make a comeback if Republicans win control of the Senate this fall. — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) promised in no uncertain terms that he'd use must-pass spending bills …
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‘SNL’ Political Secrets Revealed: Hillary's “Entitlement,” the Sketch Obama Killed and the Show's “Karl Rove” — In an exclusive book excerpt, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and even Sarah Palin recount the inner battle between the left and right … Lorne Michaels, executive producer …
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Supreme Court blocks Virginia same-sex marriages — The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked same-sex marriage from taking place this week in Virginia. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to a stay Wednesday on a federal appeals court's ruling …
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From a vulnerable red state Democrat, a strong pro-Obamacare ad — One of the key questions of this cycle has been: As the potency of anti-Obamacare attacks fading as enrollment mounts and roll-out problems are forgotten, will we reach a point where vulnerable Democrats in red state territory …
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Missouri's Capt. Johnson Flashes Fraternity Sign, Gets Called A ‘Gang Member’ — Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, the highway patrol captain placed in charge of security in Ferguson Missouri, was photographed making hand signs that some quickly thought were gang signs.
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Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson is not a gang member. He's just a Kappa.
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WATCH: Chris Christie spars with N.J. woman over Bruce Springsteen — LONG BRANCH — Gov. Chris Christie and Bruce Springsteen haven't always been on the same page. — But don't tell the governor he can't play his idol's music ahead of his town hall events.
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Who Will Stand Up for the Christians? — WHY is the world silent while Christians are being slaughtered in the Middle East and Africa? In Europe and in the United States, we have witnessed demonstrations over the tragic deaths of Palestinians who have been used as human shields by Hamas, the terrorist organization that controls Gaza.
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Joe The Plumber: Hold A Job Fair In Ferguson, Protestors Will ‘Scatter Like Cockroaches’ — Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as “Joe the Plumber,” took to Facebook on Wednesday to post his thoughts about the ongoing conflict in Ferguson, Mo. and compared the protestors to “cockroaches.”
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In first, Hamas official takes credit for kidnap and murder of Israeli teens — Salah al-Aruri praises “heroic action” of Kassam Brigades; Hamas had previously denied kidnapping Fraenkel, Shaer and Yifrah. — A senior Hamas official admitted for the first time on Wednesday …
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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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