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Washington Post:
Obama denounces killing of journalist James Foley and pledges ‘justice’ — On Wednesday, President Obama spoke at a news conference in Martha's Vineyard about American journalist James Foley, who Islamic State militants beheaded in a video. The president said groups like IS have “no place in the 21st century.”
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Daily Mail:
'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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ABC News, American Spectator, Weekly Standard, PUNDITGUY, Clash Daily, Vox Popoli and Betsy's Page
Guardian:
British Isis militant in James Foley video ‘guards foreign hostages in Syria’
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New York Times, Mashable, RT, Press Association and Samizdata, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
In Raid to Save Foley and Other Hostages, U.S. Found None
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The Daily Caller and Gawker
Free James Foley / Facebook:
A message from Jim's mom, Diane Foley: — We have never been prouder of our son Jim.
John Kerry / US Department of State:
Murder of James Foley
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The Moderate Voice and TalkLeft
Uri Friedman / The Atlantic Online:
James Foley and the Last Journalists in Syria
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Defense One, New York Times, Guardian, Poynter, The Long War Journal, PandoDaily, Vox, Runnin' Scared, Foreign Policy and The Dish
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
The Social Media Strategy Behind The Brutal Beheading Of An American Journalist
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BuzzFeed, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner and Shakesville, more at Mediagazer »
Fox News:
US intel confirms journalist execution video ‘authentic,’ Obama vows ‘relentless’ fight against ISIS
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Independent Journal Review, Fox News Insider and The News Commenter
Patrick Reis / NationalJournal.com:
These Are the Stories James Foley Risked His Life to Tell
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Telegraph, WBUR, Business Insider and The Huffington Post
Hollie McKay / Fox News:
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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Police sources to NYT: Witnesses, forensics prove Wilson sustained an injury during his confrontation with Michael Brown
Shannon O'Brien / fox4kc.com:
Shawn Parcells' credentials, role in Michael Brown autopsy questioned by doctors
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The Gateway Pundit, Right Wing News and Clash Daily
Hollywood Reporter:
‘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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The Reaction, Ed Driscoll, Washington Post, OnPolitics, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, FishbowlDC and The Verge
KFVS-TV:
Councilman under fire for posting what some call ‘racist photos’ on Facebook … POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - — A Poplar Bluff city councilman is under fire for posting what some are calling racist photos of President Obama on his Facebook page. — The issue was brought up at Monday night's city council meeting.
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Missouri Councilman Explains Racist Facebook Posts: ‘I Was A Very Active Republican’ — A Republican city councilman in Missouri apologized this week for posting racist messages about President Obama on Facebook, citing his own strong engagement with the Republican Party as the reason behind his actions.
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Liberaland
Manu Raju / Politico:
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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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell Promises Government Shutdown Wars In A GOP Majority
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
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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Fox News:
Missouri gov calls for ‘vigorous prosecution’ of Ferguson shooting case
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Clash Daily, Guardian, WWBT-TV, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, RT and Politico
Cliff Schecter / The Daily Beast:
Why Isn't the NRA Defending Ferguson's Blacks?
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Shot in the Dark
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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 …
Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
“No One Treats African-Americans Worse Than We Treat Each Other” — The troubling self-flagellation in Ferguson's black community — Last Thursday, the rapper Nelly went on the air of his hometown hip-hop radio station, St. Louis's Hot 104.1, to announce a college scholarship fund …
Soraya Nadia McDonald / Washington Post:
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson is not a gang member. He's just a Kappa. — Today in Ferguson, Mo., news, The Washington Post takes on the assertion that Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson has been photographed flashing gang signs with members of the community. — He has not.
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Hit & Run, Daily Kos and The Raw Story
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Missouri's Capt. Johnson Flashes Fraternity Sign, Gets Called A ‘Gang Member’
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Shakesville
Jerusalem Post:
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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CANNONFIRE, Business Insider, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Israel Matzav and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Holder tells Ferguson students he was a victim of racial profiling — FERUGUSON, Mo. — Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday told a group of black college students here that he had been a victim of racial profiling. — Holder, who is in Ferguson as part of the Justice Department's investigation …
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Mediaite
Alex Byers / Politico:
Ferguson: Social media more spark than solution — Social media was the kerosene that turned fire in Ferguson into a national blaze. — What it's less likely to be: the extinguisher. — Unrest in Ferguson, Mo., continues to dominate America's attention more than 10 days after Michael Brown …
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The PJ Tatler, KSDK-TV and St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
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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Hinterland Gazette and No More Mister Nice Blog
Alex Roarty / NationalJournal.com:
Is Alaska's Senate Race Slipping Away From the GOP? — Thanks to a tougher-than-expected primary and a politically smart incumbent, Republicans are playing catch up in a key Senate battleground. But will the state's GOP lean ultimately lift them to victory?
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New York Times, Outside the Beltway and Washington Post
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
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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Business Insider, Politico, OnPolitics, Taylor Marsh, Gawker and Gothamist
Suffolk University:
Suffolk University/USA TODAY NC Poll Shows Incumbent Sen. Hagan Up by 2 Points — Incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan is clinging to a 2-point lead over Republican challenger and North Carolina General Assembly Speaker Thom Tillis, according to a Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll of likely general-election voters.
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