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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
W.H. defends post-Foley golf game — The White House on Friday defended President Barack Obama's decision to head to the golf course earlier this week just moments after condemning the killing of American journalist James Foley. — While principal deputy press secretary Eric Schultz declined …
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Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Isis gains in Syria put pressure on west to deliver more robust response — US looks at options for action in Iraq as Islamic State ramps up attacks while senior Tories call for UK to join in air strikes — Western powers are coming under mounting pressure to do more to confront Islamic State …
Joseph Miller / The Daily Caller:
Pentagon Official: White House Foley Leak Endangers Future Operations, American Hostages — Joseph Miller is the pen name for a ranking Department of Defense official with a background in U.S. special operations and combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has worked in strategic planning.
Agence France-Presse:
Morocco says it has arrested two IS jihadists AFP 20 mins ago
Morocco says it has arrested two IS jihadists AFP 20 mins ago
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Foley's killing was ‘absolutely’ a terrorist attack
White House: Foley's killing was ‘absolutely’ a terrorist attack
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Zeke J Miller / TIME:
Harry Reid's Joke to Asians: You're Not Smarter Than Everyone Else — “One problem that I've had today is keeping my Wongs straight” — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid drew laughter from an Asian audience Thursday with a pair of Asian-themed jokes. — “I don't think you're smarter …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Harry Reid just told Asian Americans they're not ‘smarter than anybody else.’ He does stuff like this a lot.
Harry Reid just told Asian Americans they're not ‘smarter than anybody else.’ He does stuff like this a lot.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Reid apologizes for Asian jokes
Reid apologizes for Asian jokes
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
President Barack Obama is trying to rally support for a taxpayer-subsidized bank that he says creates jobs. — In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama urges business owners to lobby Congress to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank. — The bank provides loans, loan guarantees …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Cubs Cut Workers' Hours To Avoid O-Care Mandate, Then Disaster Struck — Earlier this week, the Chicago Cubs grounds crew experienced a disaster. As rain poured onto Wrigley Field, they were unable to cover the playing surface with a tarp in time. They were booed. The game was called.
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Noah Rothman / Hot Air:
Sanitizing terror: Has the press distorted Islamic radical's crusade against gay men? — Ali Muhammad Brown was already a suspect in the murder of three Seattle men when he shot 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin eight times at a West Orange traffic light in his home state of New Jersey in June.
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Seth Richardson / The Daily Caller:
St. Louis Area Cop Thinks Protesters Should Be ‘Put Down Like Rabid Dogs’ — A police officer just 15 miles away from the ongoing protests in Ferguson, Mo. allegedly said he thinks the protesters should have been “put down like rabid dogs.” — Officer Matthew Pappert is a police officer with the Glendale Police Department.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
The rise of ‘Obama Inc.’ — The presidency of Barack Obama has catapulted a network of former advisers into lucrative positions. — Members of the president's brain trust have steadily moved outside the administration in recent years, capitalizing on their association with the Obama brand …
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Joe Biden / Washington Post:
Iraqis must rise above their differences to rout terrorists — Joe Biden is vice president of the United States. — In recent months, the terrorist group known within the U.S. government as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has seized significant territory inside Iraq …
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Irin Carmon / msnbc.com:
White House issues new fix for contraceptive coverage — The Obama administration has issued a new set of rules to provide contraceptive access to women whose employers object to their insurance plans covering birth control, which is required under the Affordable Care Act.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Admin Offers Hobby Lobby Workaround On Birth Control
Obama Admin Offers Hobby Lobby Workaround On Birth Control
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New York Times:
U.S. Finds ‘Backoff’ Hacker Tool Is Widespread — More than 1,000 American businesses have been affected by the cyberattack that hit the in-store cash register systems at Target, Supervalu and most recently UPS Stores, the Department of Homeland Security said in an advisory released on Friday.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Conservative Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza Compares “What's Going On In Ferguson” To ISIS — “You have these people who basically believe that to correct a perceived injustice, it's perfectly okay to inflict all types of new injustices.” — View Video ›
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