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Don Emmert / GlobalPost:
Full text of the last email the Islamic State sent to the Foley family — The last time James Foley's parents heard from their son's captors was on Aug. 12. They received this message. — BOSTON, Mass. — American journalist James Foley was murdered by Islamic State militants …
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New York Times:
A Terrorist Horror, Then Golf: Incongruity Fuels Obama Critics — WASHINGTON — He had just hung up the telephone with the devastated parents before heading in front of the cameras. Unusually emotional, President Obama declared himself “heartbroken” by the brutal murder of an American journalist …
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Daily Mail and Guardian
Jack Shafer:
The Islamic State buys itself a day of horror, little else, by killing James Foley
The Islamic State buys itself a day of horror, little else, by killing James Foley
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:
‘We will be relentless’ (right after my vacation) …
‘We will be relentless’ (right after my vacation) …
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Twitchy, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler, NY Daily News and Power Line
Robin Wright / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Obama, be upfront on Iraq
Op-Ed Obama, be upfront on Iraq
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New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, Hot Air and Foreign Policy
Yishai Schwartz / The New Republic:
Convicting Darren Wilson Will Be Basically Impossible — You can thank Missouri law for that — On Wednesday, amid continued protests demanding “Justice for Michael Brown” prosecutors will bring evidence before a grand jury as they determine whether to indict Brown's killer, Officer Darren Wilson.
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Prosecutors have not spoken to Darren Wilson yet — A spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said he would not comment on reports that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson suffered a fractured eye bone during Wilson's confrontation with Michael Brown that ended …
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Mediaite, The Raw Story and The Last Refuge
Washington Post:
Eric H. Holder Jr., in Ferguson, shares painful memories of racism
Eric H. Holder Jr., in Ferguson, shares painful memories of racism
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Talib Kweli Flips Out At Don Lemon Over CNN Ferguson Coverage (VIDEO) — Rapper Talib Kweli flipped out at CNN's Don Lemon over the news channel's coverage of the protests in Ferguson Missouri on Wednesday. — The segment started out pretty harmlessly with Kweli explaining why he thought …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Don Lemon, Automatic Weapons, and the Integrity of Language — Last night, on national television, CNN host Don Lemon attempted to alter physical reality through the sheer force of his will: — Lemon's central claim was that, after the shooting in Colorado in 2012, he was able to go out and …
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The Daily Caller, Booman Tribune, The Daily Banter, Twitchy and Ed Driscoll
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
VIDEO: CNN'S DON LEMON HAS NO IDEA WHAT AN AUTOMATIC FIREARM IS
VIDEO: CNN'S DON LEMON HAS NO IDEA WHAT AN AUTOMATIC FIREARM IS
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Talking Points Memo and SOOPERMEXICAN
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Oversight Report: Obama Admin Violated Law by Freeing Taliban Members — The Obama administration violated federal law when it released five senior Taliban leaders from prison without notifying Congress, as is legally mandated, according to an investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
GAO: Pentagon Violated Law With Bergdahl Swap
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why congressional Democrats don't like Obama
Why congressional Democrats don't like Obama
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Nick Gillespie / The Daily Beast:
The Libertarian Moment in Ferguson — A new kind of politics is being born in the discussion over race and militarized policing in Ferguson. — Just two weeks ago, The New York Times Magazine had the temerity to ask, “Has the Libertarian Moment Finally Arrived?”
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
The Twilight of Antonin Scalia — When the Supreme Court reassembles in October, the same nine justices will gather in the robing room, but the Court itself will be different. As one example, consider the position of Justice Antonin Scalia. For a quarter of a century, Scalia has been the conservative wing's alpha dog.
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Booman Tribune and New York Times
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Steve King Goes Off About Ferguson And The Congressional Black Caucus — Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has a lot of thoughts about race in America, as he demonstrated in an interview Wednesday that touched on the protests in Ferguson, Mo., the “sin” committed by the likes of Rev. Al Sharpton and the …
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Mediaite and Washington Monthly
The United States Department of Justice:
Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Justice Department Settlement for Financial Fraud Leading up to and During the Financial Crisis — Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West announced today that the Department of Justice has reached …
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newsroom.bankofamerica.com, Bloomberg View, American Power, Politico and New York Times
Washington Post:
Updates: Day 19 of the McDonnell corruption trial — Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell (R) and his wife, Maureen, are battling a 14-count public corruption indictment that alleges that they lent the prestige of the governor's office to a Richmond area businessman and that …
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abc7.com and Talking Points Memo
Delivering local news to Selma, Alabama since 1827:
UPDATED: Teacher suspended after lesson on shooting — A sixth grade Brantley Elementary teacher was put on paid administrative leave Wednesday after a Facebook post revealed the teacher allegedly instructed the students Tuesday to reenact a Ferguson, Mo. shooting known nationwide.
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