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11:35 AM ET, September 14, 2014

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Greg Botelho / CNN:

ISIS executes British aid worker David Haines; Cameron vows justice — (CNN) — British aid worker David Haines has been executed by ISIS militants, according to a video posted Saturday to a website associated with the group, making him the third Western captive to be killed by the Islamist extremist group in recent weeks.

Discussion: New York Times, Telegraph, BBC, No More Mister Nice Blog, American Thinker, Althouse, Scared Monkeys, The Daily Banter, Hinterland Gazette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and NBC News, more at Mediagazer »

Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:

John Kerry: “We are at war” with ISIS — Shares - — Secretary of State John Kerry backtracked on the language he had used to describe the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL), saying in an interview on CBS' “Face the Nation” Sunday that, “we are at war” with the group.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Business Insider

Wall Street Journal:

Islamic State Video Claims Beheading of British Man — Obama, Cameron Condemn Killing, Vow to Bring Perpetrators to Justice — BAGHDAD—The Islamic State militant group released a video late Saturday that it said showed the beheading of David Haines, a British aid worker.

Discussion: National Review

Thomas Tracy / NY Daily News:

Alan Henning, shown in alleged ISIS video as next victim, is British aid worker who was helping Syrian refugees — Henning is seen at the end of the video that reportedly shows the execution of fellow Brit David Haines. He's a humanitarian worker from the Manchester area who was abducted …

David Cameron / Mirror.co.uk:

Chilling: ISIS militants threatened to kill David Haines if their demands were not met — Islamic State militants have released footage claiming to show the beheading of British hostage David Haines. — The aid worker, 44, was captured by ISIS in Syria in March 2013.

Discussion: Telegraph, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Natasha / The Young, Black, and Fabulous:

THAT'S UNFORTUNATE: “Django Unchained” Star Daniele Watts & Husband Claim Cops ARRESTED Her...After Being Horribly Mistaken For A Prostitute — In what seems to be yet another case of police prejudice and brutality, Django Unchained star Daniele Watts and her husband are speaking out about a wrongful arrest …

Discussion: Liberaland and Raw Story

New York Times:

A Risky Bet on Syrian Rebels — President Obama's new strategy for routing ISIS, the extremist Sunni group that controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, rests substantially and precariously on having rebels in Syria fight ISIS, even as they battle the forces of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, emptywheel and Sic Semper Tyrannis

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Paths to War, Then and Now, Haunt Obama — WASHINGTON — Just hours before announcing an escalated campaign against Islamic extremists last week, President Obama privately reflected on another time when a president weighed military action in the Middle East — the frenzied weeks leading up to the American invasion of Iraq a decade ago.

Discussion: Business Insider, Althouse and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Bill Maher announced he's targeting Rep. John Kline. He picked the wrong guy. — Comedian Bill Maher announced Friday night that he will personally target Republican Rep. John Kline (Minn.) for defeat in the November election — the culmination of his longstanding “Flip a District” …

Discussion: Mediaite, his vorpal sword, ABC News, Power Line, Washington Monthly, The Hill and Booman Tribune

Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
GOP congressman's campaign slams opponent for ‘promoting’ Bill Maher

Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

Mark Sanford's Breakup Post Caught His Fiancée Off Guard — Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina surprised the political world on Friday with his announcement that he was ending his engagement to the woman with whom he had an extramarital affair, the revelation of which stunted his rising-star career five years ago.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Guardian, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Beast and Congressman Mark Sanford

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

Building Legacy, Obama Reshapes Appellate Bench — WASHINGTON — Democrats have reversed the partisan imbalance on the federal appeals courts that long favored conservatives, a little-noticed shift with far-reaching consequences for the law and President Obama's legacy.

Amanda Marcotte / Salon:

7 women working tirelessly to attack equal rights for women — Sadly, these women find it personally advantageous to reject feminism and continue perpetuating sexist social norms — A lot of people assume the term “female misogynist” is an oxymoron. How can a woman be opposed to the fight to help women achieve equality?

Discussion: American Power and protein wisdom

Drew Karedes / KHOU-TV:

Chemistry teacher allegedly brought “date rape recipes” to school — An Oak Ridge teacher and her husband were arrested on drug charges — An Oak Ridge High chemistry teacher is in big trouble, and her students know it because she was arrested at school. — CONNECT

Discussion: Raw Story, abc13.com and Liberaland