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ISIS Demanded Ransom From U.S. Before Killing Reporter — Kneeling in the dirt in a desert somewhere in the Middle East, James Foley lost his life this week at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Before pulling out the knife used to decapitate him, his masked executioner explained …
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‘We will be relentless’ (right after my vacation): Fury as Obama is seen fist-bumping, high-fiving and laughing on the golf course just MINUTES after pledging justice for journalist James Foley — The vacationing commander-in-chief played 18 holes with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning and two business pals
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Hot Air and Power Line


The Men Who Killed James Foley — A video showing the beheading, by a black-garbed executioner, of the American journalist James Foley is the latest in a series of sickening acts that the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, has visited on the world in recent months.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Prairie Weather and Wall Street Journal


Dick Cheney: Magnify James Foley by ‘a million’ — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is predicting that the beheading of American journalist James Foley is just the start of more violence if President Barack Obama doesn't “deal with this crisis” in Iraq. — “The ISIS organization in charge …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Truth Revolt


How the U.S. and Europe Failed James Foley — America doesn't negotiate with terrorists. Should it? — Somewhere in the desert of eastern Syria, a militant from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria beheaded the American journalist James Foley this week. The killer and his terrorist group are responsible for Foley's death.
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The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, David Rohde, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Althouse and EconLog

DOJ investigating ISIS killing of Foley — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday announced that the Department of Justice has “an open criminal investigation” into the brutal killing of photojournalist James Foley by Islamic militants. — “Those who would perpetrate such acts need …
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CNBC, MichelleMalkin.com and Hot Air


Obama returns to golf green after talking to media about journalist's ISIS execution

U.S. Tried to Rescue Journalist James Foley From Islamic State Captors in Syria

Obama returns to golf course after condemning ISIS
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Politico, Instapundit, Power Line and Hit & Run


Clintonphobia: Why No Democrat Wants to Run Against Hillary — Strong frontrunners have drawn challengers before. But given the Clintons' reputation for retaliating for betrayals, it's just not worth it in 2016. — The mystery of the 2016 Democratic presidential race isn't why Hillary Clinton seems likely to run.
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Booman Tribune

By Any Means Necessary — The Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — has endured so many near-death experiences that digging into the details of still another effort to demolish it is admittedly not an inviting prospect. (My own reaction, I confess, to hearing some months back about the latest legal challenge …
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The Atlantic Online, Washington Monthly, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Prairie Weather and Balkinization


Holder says he understands mistrust of police as Ferguson protests dwindle — Attorney General Eric Holder during his meeting at the FBI building in St. Louis. Holder told Ferguson community leaders that he has assigned the federal government's 'most experienced agents and prosecutors …
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Holder's stop in Ferguson is deeply personal
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The PJ Tatler and The Gateway Pundit

McCulloch: Grand jury to get evidence in Ferguson case through mid-October
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Guardian, Scared Monkeys, The Raw Story, WWBT-TV, Daily Kos and RT

‘Orange is the New Black’ fight sparks new House Wikipedia ban — For the third time this summer, computers in the House have been blocked from editing Wikipedia due to a string of controversial edits. — Anonymous users operating from an Internet Protocol (IP) address linked to the House …
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The Raw Story and PandoDaily

A question for Washington pollsters: How wrong must you be to never work again? — Just how wrong does someone have to be to lose their job in Washington, D.C.? For John McLaughlin, even historically wrong wasn't enough. — If the name doesn't ring a bell, maybe you know his work.
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Washington Monthly, American Prospect and Hullabaloo

US DIPLOMATS BARRED FROM ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE — WASHINGTON (AP) — The charity stunt has lured athletes, celebrities, politicians and rock stars and gone viral on the Internet, but don't look for U.S. diplomats to get in on the fun. — Lawyers at the State Department have banned American ambassadors …
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Mediaite


From cupcakes to the police, fed up with government — In physics, a unified field theory is an attempt to explain with a single hypothesis the behavior of several fields. Its political corollary is the Cupcake Postulate, which explains everything , from Missouri to Iraq …


Hook-Up Culture at Harvard, Stanford Wanes Amid Assault Alarm — As former social chair of the Sigma Chi fraternity at Harvard University, Malik Gill wants to appear especially welcoming to girls who come to the house for parties. — Yet, Gill, who starts his junior year in a few weeks …
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Gawker

Answering question on Israel, Bernie Sanders tells townhall hecklers to ‘shut up!’ — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has little patience for being heckled. — The self-described “socialist,” often named as a liberal alternative to Hillary Clinton in 2016, fought with constituents over Israel …
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Israel Matzav and Weekly Standard

Giant flag in support of Palestinians draped on side of Manhattan Bridge — In the latest breach of security on New York City bridges, a large banner in the colors of the Palestinian flag was hanging on the south edge of the East River span, reading ‘Boycott,’ ‘Divest,’ ‘Sanction.’ It reads ‘Gaza in our hearts’ in the center.
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Independent Journal Review and National Review